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Peer-to-peer banking - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

The principle is simple – you lend to individuals at interest rates based on their credit rating, and since you’re cutting out the bank as middleman, both lender and depositer get more attractive interest rates than they can get commercially. Banks are the archetypical intermediary, in this case between depositers and lenders.

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Tech Moves: Accolade’s new board member; Adaptive Biotechnologies names a COO; and more

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Longtime F5 Networks board members Gary Ames and Deborah Bevier will be retiring from the board of directors effective March 11, when the company hosts its annual meeting. Ames has served on the board since 2004 and is the former president and CEO of telecommunications company MediaOne International. . Mark Adams is now COO.

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The GeekWire Summit returns next week: Agenda released featuring Andy Jassy, Ciara and others

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The former Hotwire and Expedia exec has not slowed down since leaving Zillow, bankrolling a handful of new ventures, launching a SPAC that acquired real estate service Opendoor, and even starting a new food-oriented social networking startup with his teenage daughter. Where will Andy Jassy take Amazon?

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Sell-side banks become consultants - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

As such, the emerging domain of algorithmic trading – which largely automates trade execution – is in fact providing new ways for investment banks to create high-value relationships with the clients. However even greater value can be created by adding explicit value to clients’ decision-making processes.

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Network Roundtable: Building Collaborative Teams - Trends in the Living Networks

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For the most current insights and trends in the living networks, follow @rossdawson on Twitter! Interestingly, they found no correlation between incentive schemes to support collboration and actual collaborative behaviors. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0 Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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Lloyds TSB pilots social media - Trends in the Living Networks

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About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Interview on the state of applying Web 2.0 In a recent post New ways of collaborating at the bank , James writes about how Lloyds TSB is piloting social media such as blogs.

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Interviews: Six important forces that will shape 2009 - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Future Exploration Network. Outsourcing used to be for banks and telcos. In 2009, companies will truly embrace social networks, blogs, and other Web 2.0 Nov 24, 2008 — ABC Radio — The value of social networks. Nov 20, 2008 — The Age — Social networking can help business. Living Networks.

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