The World Economic Forum announced selections for its Young Global Leaders. This group consists of business, government, academia, media, non-profit organizations and arts leaders from different regions around the world. Among the selections were a number of Silicon Valley leaders including Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Chad Hurley of YouTube, and Kevin Rose of Digg (not to mention non-techies like Tiger Woods and Jessica Biel).
Survey Results: Tech Leaders Not Feeling Too Negative
Good news, everyone: according to technology leaders surveyed by law firm DLA Piper, the economic world isn’t ending. Tech execs instead feel that the worst will be over within 24 months, and in the meantime, things won’t be as bad as they were eight years ago.
T. Boone Pickens On Yahoo’s Leaders: “Pathetic”
Last September, Forbes put together a list of the 400 richest Americans, and T. Boone Pickens came in 117th place. Now, thanks (at least in part) to Yahoo, he’ll likely be a few spots lower when that list gets updated.
Gadget Fans Seen As Leaders
Avid fans of technology are more assertive and are likely to be leaders according to a recent online study from Mindset Media and Nielsen Online.The study looked at the characteristics of 25,000 U.S. adults and found fans of technology scored higher in personality traits such as leadership, dynamism and assertiveness but had low levels of modesty. According to the study, these traits are not driven by age, gender or income.
Republican Leaders Oppose Google Wireless Plan
Concepts of open access for 700 MHz wireless spectrum coming up for auction have Republicans screaming mad. Let’s play my favorite game, Follow The Money.
Top 5 OSS Action Leaders
I know that the original question was “Who are the top 5 OSS thought leaders”, and that’s been covered by several folks already. I’m going to ask a similar, but different question.
Tech Leaders See Second Life Gold Mine
Fortune magazine senior editor David Kirkpatrick is just out with an article on the future of Second Life, noting:
Discriminating Trust and Corporate Leaders
Over on the Church of the Customer Blog I read the following:
Why Web Managers are Leaders
The Web requires leadership if it is to achieve its full potential. That leadership will rarely be given by senior management. So that means it’s up to you.
G8 Leaders Tout Massive Wind Farms To Thwart Global Warming
According to an anonymous source, the conglomeration of world leaders at the recent G8 Summit in Scotland decided almost unanimously on an initiative to combat the threat of global warming. Their answer: strategically placed wind farms aimed at cooling the overall air temperature of the globe.