Select tweet and re-tweets from the past week:
An idea to speed up tech transfer from National labs. Needs to include "knowledge transfer" as well. http://t.co/yqKrrhM0
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 21, 2012
Why is Warren Buffett buying newspapers? http://t.co/piz5ZHd0 via @TIMEBusiness Local information brokers (newspapers) are a good investment
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 21, 2012
Indiana Steel Mill Revived With Lessons From Abroad http://t.co/JhsiWrsU Is manuf. return due to lower cost or better knowledge application?
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 21, 2012
Midwest Closes a Cost Gap http://t.co/bc76Dt2Q Suggests just lower cost – but that is all they measured. Where are measures of innovation?
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 21, 2012
Crwodfunding: Preparing for the masses http://t.co/KIOMqXs2 Making crowdfunding safe and effective depends on getting the regulations right.
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 21, 2012
Another Wall Street investor focuses on #IP and plans to invest $70 million+ in creating a patent pure-play business. http://t.co/EBVEe0z5
— IAM (@IAM_magazine) May 21, 2012
@erikbryn: Domestic Computer Manufacturing Is 64% Smaller Than We Thought http://t.co/a5uEwGwW @MichaelMandel Why good data is important.
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 21, 2012
Helpful background RT @WilliamBruce: Estimating value of privately held #business with rule of thumb guidelines. http://t.co/WPv1tT3H
— Mary Adams (@maryadamsICA) May 21, 2012
@auerswald: RT @wired: 7,000% growth in jobs listings including the term 'Ninja'. http://t.co/fQN7tYjM Not sure this is a good sign.
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 21, 2012
Has college become too easy?: http://t.co/lzz03CRk Students studying less, but are they learning less? Increased productivity?
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 22, 2012
Study on student study hours really shows difficulty in measuring the Intangible Economy http://t.co/lzz03CRk
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 22, 2012
The problem with housing starts: http://t.co/yCkZz212 Another reason why we should invest more not less on statistics
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 22, 2012
Michael Mandel: Republican War On Economic Data is Anti-Business and Anti-Growth http://t.co/Dfxv9Rlz Why data is important for growth
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 22, 2012
Yesterday's #ITC setback for #Kodak may provide an interesting opportunity for a brave #patent purchaser. http://t.co/uDc594o8
— IAM (@IAM_magazine) May 22, 2012
Improving Measurement of Productivity in Higher Education: http://t.co/pIsgY2HC Speaking of productivity in higher ed (see earlier tweet)
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 22, 2012
National Academy: Using American Community Survey Data to Expand Access to School Meals Program: http://t.co/fLO5yPeW How ACS is important
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 22, 2012
"valuing Facebook is more art than science" http://t.co/Xmr9SyRE Value is in intangible assets & old models can't deal with intangibles
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 22, 2012
WSJ: Inside Fumbled Facebook Offering http://t.co/mdbhTsXX CFO blasted for selling too many shares & diluting "pop" in share price …
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 23, 2012
… so what is purpose of IPO: raise $ for company or enrich those who get early shares via "pop" is share price? http://t.co/mdbhTsXX …
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 23, 2012
… thought experiment: what if Facebook was allowed to sell 1 share to each Facebook user? Or to sell via a crowdfunding/social network?
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 23, 2012
Even banks are beginning to realize where value lies. Ford had to pledge their logo during the recession. http://t.co/FdcyGyix
— Mary Adams (@maryadamsICA) May 23, 2012
RT @washmonthly: proposed Oklahoma State "steak patent" is the reductio ad absurdum of patent law: http://t.co/YQJ6upba
— David Wessel (@davidmwessel) May 24, 2012
@davidmwessel @washmonthly And how many of these new cuts of steaks are patented? WSJ: New Steak on the Block http://t.co/BNlnGQz1
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 24, 2012
WSJ: Motorola Is Now the Apple of Google's Eye http://t.co/45xX54Au Deal wasn't just for patents but whole package, includ. all intangibles
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 24, 2012
Collaborate with your customers | http://t.co/X4OY4P55 via @TIMEBusiness Ways to tap into customers as assets
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 24, 2012
There's a more nuanced story here One-Third of Google’s Acquisitions Have Failed http://t.co/9ZsH1svK
— Mary Adams (@maryadamsICA) May 25, 2012
On the Google acquisitions, it's clear that they value the IC elements they acquire but their not as specific about it as they could be.
— Mary Adams (@maryadamsICA) May 25, 2012
Is Innovation Dead — Or Doing Just Fine, Thank You? http://t.co/7Wsc5yhW via @TIMEBusiness "Innovation is complicated."
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 25, 2012
Information Was Meant To Be Expensive | The American Conservative http://t.co/rw9omUue Ultimately Wall St is about information, not $$
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 25, 2012
NYTimes: Presidential Panel Urges More Flexible Use of Spectrum – good way to manage an important intangible asset http://t.co/E3HuAo8t
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 26, 2012
Stiglitz: Shift from patents regime to prize-based system will revolutionise research and healthcare http://t.co/PmIK6vLb @ProSyn
— Joseph Stiglitz (@stiglitzian) May 26, 2012
WP: Patent trial a ‘near disaster’ for Oracle: http://t.co/rmxnoxp7 Are the sands of software IP litigation shifting?
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 26, 2012
http://t.co/iNjpadI3: Extracting value from information http://t.co/QKPBraxl On valuing and managing information assets like other assets.
— Ken Jarboe (@IntangibleEcon) May 26, 2012
Defective growth models: Why Do Economies Stop Growing? by Michael Spence – Project Syndicate via @ProSyn #oped http://t.co/qNaxn5fu
— Michael Spence (@amspence98) May 27, 2012
America makes more today than ever. How&what have changed “@SamMikhailCPE: The Rebirth of American #Manufacturing http://t.co/qVMoTo64”
— Jim Spohrer (@JimSpohrer) May 27, 2012