Do you know the economic term “Ceteris paribus“? It’s a term being used to get hold on complexity. As an educated economist I’ve been told over and over again, that a necessary way to look upon the world, understanding the world, is by trying to reduce the number of variables in the equation.
But how can we react as reductionists and believe that everything can and should be measured?
There has been a lot of discussion lately about “Social Media” aka “Social Software” aka “Web2.0″ aka “E2.0″ aka “Enterprise2.0″ and how to measure ROI. It seems that every thing needs to be measured, still, but do we look on the right metrics?
What are the metrics by the way when looking on the deployment of new companies, new technologies and new mindsets? The same that was defined in the industrial age?
As part of our work at Wemind on how to build Social Capital as a catalyst for business innovation, improved bottom line and business survival I’m very much interested in your perspectives and maybe ideas on what the future metrics should look like. Please take a look on our take on Social Capital so far - registration is needed.
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Dear Friends,
A group of researchers at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are investigating effects of Weblogs on “Social Capital”. Therefore, they have designed an online survey. By participating in this survey you will help researches in “Management Information Systems” and “Sociology”. You must be at least 18 years old to participate in this survey. It will take 5 to 12 minutes of your time.
Your participation is greatly appreciated. You will find the survey at the following link. http://faculty.unlv.edu/rtorkzadeh/survey/
This group has already done another study on Weblogs effects on “Social Interactions” and “Trust”. To obtain a copy of the previous study brief report of findings you can email Reza Vaezi at reza.vaezi@yahoo.com.