In 1976 Richard Dawkins coined the term ‘meme‘ as an afterthought in his book “The Selfish Gene“, a meme – he stipulated, is a unit of cultural knowledge that has the capacity (and propensity) to replicate itself. Other popular writers picked up the idea and ran with it.
Posts Tagged ‘Malcolm Gladwell’
On networking and connectedness
Posted: by Rudy Nadler-Nir in Anthrodigital, TheoriesTags: Automated Intelligence, Connectors, Evan Louis Sheehan, Guerrilla Creativity, Ideavirus, interpersonal networks, Jay Conrad Levinson, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Granovetter, Mavens, meme, memes, personal brand, reciprocal services, Richard Brodie, Richard Dawkins, Robert Aunger, Salespeople, Seth Godin, strong ties, The Connect Effect, The Mocking Memes, The Selfish Gene, The Strength of Weak Ties, The Tipping Point, unit of knowledge, Unleashing the Ideavirus, Virus of the Mind, weak ties
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Idea Connectors
Posted: by Rudy Nadler-Nir in Anthrodigital, Learning from othersTags: connector, Idea Connection, IdeaConnection, IdeaConnection.com, Malcolm Gladwell, Scott Wurtele, The Tipping Point, WorldBid, WorldBid.com
Scott Wurtele is a man with a mission. He is what Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point) calls a connector, offering means of communication to those who are interested in engaging in some form of exchange. Wurtele is the visionary behind exchange hubs such as WorldBid.com (the largest network of international trade marketplaces in the world, [...]