Catching Up On Readings: What’s Ahead For 2012

The year 2012 promises to be a busy and productive one for 1M/1M and the blog as we work to change the very nature of capitalism and help more people start and nurture successful businesses. One of the first events for the year is a talk by Sramana on capitalism 2.0. Also, look for new companies on Tech Stocks, a new series on thought leaders in mobile and social, and many ideas from Irina on how 1M/1M can work with you, whether you’re an entrepreneur or an incubator. Happy New Year!

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Testing the Cloud: SOASTA CEO Tom Lounibos (Part 4)

Sramana: What is your business model?

Tom Lounibos: We sell our testing by the hour. If a company needs only a couple of hundred users, the cost might be $300 or $400 an hour. If they need thousands of users, then the cost might be around $7,500 an hour. >>>

Web 3.0 and Social Dance: Jive

Here’s jive …

Web 3.0 and Social Dance: Flamenco

If you liked the paso doble, you should also take a look at flamenco, its cousin. Here’s La Tania, one of my favorite flamenco dancers, performing in San Francisco:

And here’s social dancing at a flamenco club in Seville, Spain:

Web 3.0 and Social Dance: Paso Doble

Paso doble, of Spanish origin, is not an easy dance. Here are two wonderful scenes from Strictly Ballroom to give you a sense of what it looks like …

Web 3.0 and Mental Illness: Context

First, we explore context. What brings users to the web?

It could be that a family member is in the middle of a first psychosis. However, the family has no experience of the phenomenon, and hence, they do not know what the symptoms mean. They come to the web for research. >>>

Web 3.0 and Social Dance: Cha Cha

Another popular Latin dance, cha cha, is bouncy and fun.

Listen to this famous song, “Never On Sunday,” sung by Petula Clark:

This song, actually, is one you can dance the cha cha to … a very popular one!

And this is what the cha cha looks like …

Simple, right? Try it now with “Never On Sunday.”

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