Imagine with Orange: share your ideas, Orange is helping you to give them life

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Orange opens innovation crowdsourcing platform « imagine with Orange »

Orange innovation teams are harnessing the power of crowdsourcing by tapping into the collective wisdom of the people at the very forefront of the digital revolution: consumers. As part of the “Imagine with Orange” initiative, your ideas take on a global dimension, giving you the chance to influence the development trajectory of digital services at Orange, or to pursue your idea by initiating an entrepreneurial venture. This is what makes the Imagine platform truly collaborative, and a unique initiative.

Discover more about Imagine with Orange, and the challenges of innovation in the interview below completed with marketing manager Daniel Schuster for Marcus Evans Innovation conference.

From a Local Idea to a Global Innovation: Imagine with Orange

Marcus Evans: Major EU-based firms continue to rely on R&D for their competitive edge. However, investment by itself does not do the…

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New IBM Digital Marketing Agency program provides game-changing marketing solutions

Social Media to Social Business

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The Buzz Gets Louder on Big Data [Infographic]

David Kay

The data on big data is… well.. big. Here are some examples of the kind of noise you’d encounter while gathering data about big data.

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IBM’s Open Source Plus strategy

Why WebSphere Blog

Quite often I get to hear the opinion that the company must choose between commercial software or Open Source. It is presented as if one choice is diagonally opposite from the other. Even at the highest levels and keynote speeches at conferences (including those of Jim Whitehurst who is Red Hat’s CEO) this debate is escalated into antagonistic argument that only one path is the “Right One” and you “must make your choice”. I beg to disagree. I do not think it has to be so black and white. It certainly plays in Red Hat interest to present it this way as they portray “commercial” software as “expensive”, “proprietary”, “outdated”, and a long list of other negative labels.

Let me remind those critics of commercial software that almost none of the innovation happening with Open Source would have been possible without those very commercial companies contributing and driving majority of…

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ExtremeTechChallenge Offers Grand Prize Time with Richard Branson

inside-Startups

While there are all kinds of Startup contests out there, few can offer a prize as compelling as time with Billionaire Richard Branson. That’s the tempting prize being offered by the ExtremeTechChallenge.

The ExtremeTechChallenge aims to bring out the best entrepreneurs and provide them with cash, infrastructure and world-class mentorship to launch groundbreaking ideas. Whether you’re just starting to put your ideas to paper, or have customers already using your product, participating in this contest may end up changing your life.

Who should apply? “We are seeking applications from relatively young start-ups who have raised less than $1 million. This is not a hard-and-fast rule, and we do encourage all start-ups to apply.”

Submissions are due by August 31, 2014.

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Advice from Musician and Entrepreneur Will.i.am: It’s not about the product; It’s about the purpose and a mission.

ExtremeTechChallenge

Will.i.am jumped into the tech entrepreneurial ring this week announcing the new smartphone, PULS, which he said over and over again was not a watch (But it really is a watch…and more). His presentation was all too familiar:

The dark clothing;

The simple messaging;

The sleek and sexy product;

The line-up of celebrity and corporate endorsements;

More importantly, he went beyond what I always call ‘the message’. You know what I’m talking about. It’s the words your PR specialist has told you to stick with no matter what the question. Always bring it back to the message of your brand, who you are, and the features of your product, right?

Wrong.

What Will.i.am did so effectively was to go beyond the product and speak about the purpose and the mission. It’s something that Steve Jobs nailed.

It’s something to consider as you market your product. What is your purpose? What…

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Extreme Tech Challenge Launches XTC Academy

A gift to say the least … Kiters rOcK!

ExtremeTechChallenge

Extreme Tech Challenge Launches XTC Academy to

Provide Strategic Guidance & Product Development for Emerging Tech Entrepreneurs

XTC, in partnership with SuperSummit, is offering exclusive

one-on-one access and support from some or world’s top technologists  

 SAN FRANCISCO, June 19, 2014 – Today, the world’s most advanced next-gen technology and innovation competition, the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), is unveiling details surrounding the launch of its XTC Academy, which offers an exclusive series of seminars and working sessions to help entrepreneurs and their startups reach their full potential.  Entrepreneurs that submit their startup become part of an exclusive community with access to key advisors and mentors who share their expertise in an intimate setting.

XTC Academy is designed to ensure all participants receive tangible, actionable information they can apply immediately to overcome the obstacles hindering their success, improve their pitch, form a powerful network, create an effective marketing strategy…

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How to pitch to Sir Richard Branson

ExtremeTechChallenge

When you earn your shot at pitching Sir Richard Branson through the Extreme Tech Challenge, you certainly don’t want to blow that epic moment. So, XTC teamed up with world renowned communications coach Carmine Gallo, to uncover the secrets to creating the most effective pitch.

Take a look:

5 Presentations Tips For Pitching Sir Richard Branson

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A startup wants to reinvent big data, by ditching binary and putting computers in space

Gigaom

There’s a lot to question about the plans of ConnectX, a Los Angeles-based startup that plans to build a new type of big data system in space — running on satellites and using a new type of non-binary processor instruction — but founder and CEO Lance Parker is adamant about his vision. “It will work,” he said during an interview about the company’s strategy.

To be more specific, ConnectX wants to make the process of storing data more efficient and also improve data-analysis speeds; space is only the ideal real estate. The real secret sauce behind ConnectX is a new computing model that replaces binary code with symbols that Parker says can store data much more efficiently. He makes a comparison to written language, where an English sentence can sometimes be captured in a single Chinese character.

ConnectX’s initial satellites will be about the size of a cantaloupe, and Parker…

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Welcome To The XTC Value Exchange

Dad instilled in me the value of being valuable to someone else

XTC Value Exchange

The XTC is a first-of-its-kind contest based on the premise of a mutual beneficial value creation. A value exchange between startups (prizes include exposure, services, infrastructure, consultation, office space, investment, partnerships etc., as well as motivation and encouragement all along the way) and a consortium of sponsors, judges, investors, partners, advisors, and referrers who get value back by collaborating with the global leaders of today, while nurturing long-lasting relationships with the next generation of disruptors in their respective industries, with commercial partnerships, investments, and/or acquisitions to follow.

 

Opportunity is open, flexible, diverse, and comes early to those who get in on what’s about to disrupt an array of sectors—and have a great time throughout every fantastic phase of the contest. 

So get involved!

For more information on the XTC Value Exchange, email partner@extremetechchallenge.com

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