Force.com Success Stories
Force.com has been so successful because it's the fastest platform for building business apps. Unlike a stack of disparate hardware and software products, Force.com unifies the development and deployment model from the database to the device. You easily assemble applications with clicks, components and code then instantly deploy them to salesforce.com’s trusted global infrastructure.
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Fox vs. The HedgeHog
It's the classic "Fox" vs. the "Hedge Hog" that Jim Collins speaks about in Good to Great. Foxes never focus on one idea too long. They run from one new idea to the next, while the hedge hog just keeps focused on the task at hand. The hedge hog does what hedge hogs do, and they do it consistently over time. Which is why they're so much more successful than a fox.
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ProPublica Puts Spotlight on Tracking TARP Money
The MediaShift Innovation Spotlight looks in-depth at one great mash-up, database, mapping project or multimedia story that combines technology and journalism in useful ways. These projects can be at major newspaper or broadcast sites, or independent news sites or blogs.
ProPublica's Show Me the TARP Money is a simple map and chart reflecting the recipients of money provided through TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program), a federal program that authorizes the U.S. government to buy assets from struggling financial institutions in an effort to remedy the subprime mortgage crisis. The site shows institutions that have been approved for assistance and keeps a running total of the number of institutions, the amount committed, and the amount invested so far. There is an RSS feed and a widget for the site as well.
When the non-profit site ProPublica put this site together, no one else, including the government, was publicly tracking this information.
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ProPublica's Show Me the TARP Money is a simple map and chart reflecting the recipients of money provided through TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program), a federal program that authorizes the U.S. government to buy assets from struggling financial institutions in an effort to remedy the subprime mortgage crisis. The site shows institutions that have been approved for assistance and keeps a running total of the number of institutions, the amount committed, and the amount invested so far. There is an RSS feed and a widget for the site as well.
When the non-profit site ProPublica put this site together, no one else, including the government, was publicly tracking this information.
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TimeSpace: World
TimeSpace: World
TimeSpace is an interactive map that allows you to navigate articles, photos, video and commentary from around the globe. Discover news hot-spots where coverage is clustered. Use the timeline to illustrate peaks in coverage, and customize your news searches to a particular day or specific hour. (Many Washington Post stories appear at midnight; others are published throughout the day as news happens). Click the ? In the upper right for help
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TimeSpace is an interactive map that allows you to navigate articles, photos, video and commentary from around the globe. Discover news hot-spots where coverage is clustered. Use the timeline to illustrate peaks in coverage, and customize your news searches to a particular day or specific hour. (Many Washington Post stories appear at midnight; others are published throughout the day as news happens). Click the ? In the upper right for help
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Social networks compared
I came across this great site that gives an interesting insight into the details around the traffic to any particular website. Better still, it lets you compare the stats between similar websites and this can be very useful information. And the best part is, it is free !
I was researching the most popular social networks out there for a secret project and found the following when I compared facebook, orkut and myspace
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I was researching the most popular social networks out there for a secret project and found the following when I compared facebook, orkut and myspace
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