Learn to Adapt

• 750,000 lost jobs? The dodgy digits behind the war on piracy - A very thoughtful and informative piece from Julian Sanchez that tries to get to the real cost of IP piracy. The cost to "the U.S. economy" seems to be considerably overstated. He also discusses the potential boon that piracy plays in the economy through its role in innovation.
• Analyst: Half of ’social media campaigns’ will flop | The Social - CNET News - Adam Sarner, an analyst with market research firm Gartner, has projected that over 75 percent of Fortune 1000 companies with Web sites will have undertaken some kind of online social-networking initiative for marketing or customer relations purposes. But, he added in an interview with CNET News, 50 percent of those campaigns will be classified as failures.

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• Enterprise 2.0: Lively conversations driving change | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com - Dion's latest reflection on Enterprise 2.0
• Average teenager’s iPod has 800 illegal music tracks - Times Online - What will happen to intellectual property when copyright no longer works? As all media goes digital, all media can span infinite copies. This is just the beginning of a major shift in our culture and how we attach value to art.

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These are my links for February 18th:

• The Pirates Can’t Be Stopped - An interesting look at the seemingly futile battle against piracy. This has huge implications for life as we know it. We have had IP since the first copyright law in 1663. How can we adapt to a new model that will still reward our “starving artists”?
• First Look: Kluster’s Market Approach to Crowdsourcing - A nice article on the forthcoming Kluster.com. Sounds like a nice spin on crowdsourcing plus a predictive market for the ideas generated plus financial incentive. As these markets grow people need to learn how to harness their potential

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