tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130276152012-01-16T05:35:06.420-06:00Robert Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07364150179250703297noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13027615.post-76301015208115455492011-05-24T16:49:00.001-05:002011-05-25T08:20:00.639-05:00

Knowledge Management must be one of the great 4-5 "utopian unicorns" of large enterprises. I have seen endless numbers of teams espouse the need for a way to harness the collective power of an organization. There is no shortage of vendors willing to offer some software package guaranteed to solve all of our problems. Most of these are little more than fancy filesharing tools that are barely

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The following is a post originally written by Mark Suster (@msuster).  I liked it so much, I asked Mark if I could re-post it, updated for Minneapolis/St. Paul.  His thoughts really apply to most cities in the US, if not the world. I literally swapped Seattle for Minneapolis, changed the name of the universities, Fortune500 big wigs, and startups local and relevant to the Twin Cities scene. As

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I always enjoy the interviews that John Battelle does at conferences like Web 2.0 or Google Zeitgeist (Catch John's fascinating interview with Wil.i.am here).  So, it was a real pleasure to be asked to join him on stage for a conversation at Signal:Austin just before the launch of SXSW 2011. (Flash-only video, sorry folks. This video was not encoded in mobile/tablet friendly format)

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I recently tweeted that thanks to iOS' autocorrect feature, I was going to be renaming all of my usernames from "rstephens" to "estrogens". That's because my "smart" phone tries to change rstephens to estrogens every time I type it. It's a recent, modern problem. Our "smart" phones apparently are smarter than we are. I am constantly correcting my phone, deleting, and re-typing almost

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Update: There were 2 reasons I bought the iPad2: Skype Video chat, and the ability to edit video with my fingertips.  Last October, I posted the article below regarding the emerging need for a low-cost video editing service for small businesses.  With the new iPad2 + iMovie, you can now pursue this service as a business easier than ever: A person could make a very good business offering to

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I thought i'd share this email I sent recently:Rick AlbrightHarrisburg Area Community CollegeOne HACC DriveHarrisburg PA 17110Dr. Albright,I wanted to send a note of thanks for your series of podcasts entitled "English 202: Major English Writers" that I have listened to via iTunesU. I really enjoyed it, and I was impressed because many times, content that is engaging in a classroom can fall flat

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Update: I'm playing catchup on my blog posts.  This one sat in draft since February, 2010, but I figured I'd post it. I took part in a panel discussion for MIMA (MN Interactive Marketing Association). Here's the info with bios for each of the panelists. These events for me are helpful, because most of the time, I actually try not to prepare anything. I think it's more fun and helpful for the

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Photo courtesy Markus Foster Today we said goodbye to 1213 Washington Avenue North in Minneapolis as the semi-original (3rd) location of The Geek Squad, but home to our first actual sign. We're moving the sign and all its contents & operations into the giant lobby of Best Buy World HQ a few miles away where we'll re-open offering near-free support for our friends at Best Buy so they can get a

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I just downloaded FlipBoard onto my iPad this morning. Already, it is showing us whole new ways to discover the information we already experience. You see, I hate Facebook. Actually, it's the endless updates from my "friends" I hate. Well really, it's not Facebook per se, my friends, or their constant updates. It's the design. Here is what my Facebook update page looks like on my phone and

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I was a guest on Minnesota Public Radio's "Mid-Morning" show.  We chatted about technology, Google, trends, etc.  It was during a fund drive, so pardon the delays. Description from MPR: "Google CEO Eric Schmidt has declared that smartphones are "an extension of everything we are." High tech gadgets are becoming more personalized than ever before. Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens analyzes the

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I had forgotten I filmed this a few months ago, until Best Buy just ran this after CES. Predicting the future is easy. Predicting when it occurs....that's the hard part.

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I recently spoke at the Future of News conference.  During a break, Leonard Witt, founder of the Center for Sustainable Journalism, pulled me aside and did a quick interview.  I'll have to ask him what little camera he used, because the audio quality is just incredible.   Here's the 3 min vid: My #TFON presentation here:

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Recently, I was asked to sit down with two friends in the Public Radio space and the PBS space regarding a project they are working on. It involves travel and literature, and they had heard I have an avid interest in applying some new technologies to this area. Using mashups involving GPS, mobile phones, and trends like Augmented Reality, there are some exciting new possibilities.  Instead of

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Robert Stephens speaks at the 2009 eWomens's Conference from Robert Stephens on Vimeo.

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