Never mind Social Media and Finance. The value of Strategy and Philosophy in 2012.

Philosophy talks about enlightenment and wisdom.

Strategy talks, in effect, on awareness of the external (environment) and the internal (to the company).

Know thyself and understand the word. Then you are in sync with the universe and at peace.

In the era of social media (monetization, SEO, likes, friending, etc) and finance (CDSs, etc), it is the real economy that still the real economy. Of course the real economy pf 2012 cannot rely on construction (see problems with real estate bubbles in the US, Ireland, Spain) or traditional manufacturing.

But, my point, in this note is, that Strategy and Philosophy, albeit not buzz words of the times, are crucial tools in surviving and prospering in these times, or at least, being "happy" or content (for persons and for organisations, including corporations).

PS. The above does not mean that Finance and Social Media are or should be unimportant. Simply puts them in the right perspective and speaks out on the value of Strategy and of Philosophy in biz, politics and life in general,

The TOS stu....! Fewer rules and better rules!

Think of a country as a social medium (used to call them online communities) and its laws as the terms of service (TOS) of that medium/community. Would you want to live in a SM/community with a 10000000 pages TOS?

Or a condominium with a 10000000 pages book of rules for its tenants?

Or buy a TV set with a 10000000 pages manual?

Now take 27 social media or communities. How can people through-out those communities when each has its own 1000000000 pages of rulesbook? Now assume that in some areas, the rules are common, some not, but each community transposes those rules that they develop and vote together on its own? Can you easily cross between each community/social medium?

Now take 200+ social media or online communities with each its own 100000000 pages rulesbook.

That's the world (planet) we average people and the average company (micro or SME) tries to live, work, venture, growth, do things in.

See the problem?

Fewer rules, better rules, and above all, common rules. For a planet we can all live better on it.

Analyse this!

After Greece et al, it seems that now it's England's turn to be analysed top to bottom by all sorts of experts, analysts and commentators.

Who will be next?

(Contagion is contagious too)

Social Media: The video Chat revolution?

I a) live chat b) blog c) vlog d) tweet therefore I am?

EU Single Market for mainstream and new media?

EUropeans may generate more e-content than Americans (eg blogs) but a single market for content w/ 20+ languages can work?

Does the #EU have (m)any really EU-wide mainstream media, electronic or print? No! There are alas systemic/fundamental reasons! Can they ever be overcome?

IMO, with 20+ languages, a still deficient Single Market in general (1993-present) and mostly nationally focused ads, where's the EU Single Market for new and traditional media?

on Philosophy, Tweetering and "Laconising"

140 characters. Can they contain philosophical value? IMO, yes, 140 characters is enough for someone to express a valid syllogism concisely. So did the Ancient Spartans, see the ancient Spartans saying "ΤΟ ΛΑΚΩΝΙΖΕΙΝ ΕΣΤΙ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΙΝ" ("Laconising" meant brief and concise expression of thoughts without rhetoric) "Laconising means Philosophising (or Philosophing)".

social media and "followers"

re socialmedia:

IMO "social capital" does not mean social "currency"

"Followers": IMO people do not "follow" people they "follow" ideas, thoughts, opinions, insights etc