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Fiddling the prices

Dec 242012

Has the Internet’s promise of transparency failed as online retailers vary prices.

December 24, 2012
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 9:02 pm
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Big Data, business advice, consumer, Internet
Tagged with: business, e-commerce, internet, online, pricing, retail, transparency

The importance of transparency

Jan 042012

The US Federal Reserve has announced they will release more details from the information they use on determining official interest rates. On the same day the social networking site Twitter is embarrassed when its opaque verified account policy fails. Being open and honest is the key component in trust and in turn trust is the [...]

January 4, 2012
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 1:58 pm
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business advice, consumer, Innovation, marketing
Tagged with: Facebook, federal reserve, google, transparency, twitter

Twenty Internet rules for politicians

Jul 182010

The web and social media is changing politics just as TV did

July 18, 2010
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 9:34 am
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politics
Tagged with: democracy, Facebook, politics, transparency, twitter

Decoding the new economy

This blog looks at how society and business are changing in the 21st Century.

While the site has a focus on technology, I also look at the human factors along with the demographic and economic changes that are driving how we live, work and play.

About Paul
I'm a recovering entrepreneur, writer and broadcaster with a fascination about how our business world and society is evolving.

Since being invited on ABC Radio in 1998 to discuss Y2K issues, I've been speaking on technology and change for over 12 years. I've also written seven books.

I've founded four businesses and my team built PC Rescue into a national computer help network. I have a consulting business, Netsmarts, which helps businesses deal with challenges in the new economy.

Today I speak and write on change along with consulting to businesses on how they can take advantage of opportunities in today's fast changing marketplace.