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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
10 New Habits
As a result of TEN Happy-Hours, we have been observing some new and very positive habits about our members. They ...:
- .. become members of TEN and other social networks
- .. bring their friends along
- .. exchange their business cards
- .. lose shyness and communicate better among themselves
- .. meet TEN members in other venues later on
- .. take note of TEN events calendar: indoor & outdoor
- .. do business among themselves
- .. build trust in the process
- .. start acting as unofficial Chief Networking Officer unconciously
- .. spread the word around
Please come, meet us, experience TEN Happy-Hour and develop new and positive habits for your personal and professional lives.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
TEN Happy-Hour - Learning curve
As one can see, TEN-Happy Hours in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are becoming a big hit. We took a picture of these 6th first experiences as follows:
Fixed
Location: Mentha
Date: 2nd tuesday of the month
Time: 19-23h
Public
Activities: corporate, entrepreneurs, investors & independent professionals from all sectors
Class: A & B
Average age: 30-50
Male / Female : 50-50%, sometimes, more females*
Brazilian / Foreigners: 75-25%
Represented Countries (16) : Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Katar, Latvia, Netherlands, UK, USA,
English spoken: 50+%, at least
Presence in social networks: 80+%, and increasing....
Activities: corporate, entrepreneurs, investors & independent professionals from all sectors
Class: A & B
Average age: 30-50
Male / Female : 50-50%, sometimes, more females*
Brazilian / Foreigners: 75-25%
Represented Countries (16) : Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Katar, Latvia, Netherlands, UK, USA,
English spoken: 50+%, at least
Presence in social networks: 80+%, and increasing....
(*) I guess that there is a natural career path for executive women to work as CNO - Chief Networking Officer in organizations. Perhaps, the increasing number of women at TEN Happy-Hours indicates that this perception makes sense after all.
In order to grow in quantity and, mainly, quality consistently, we created a quick online satisfaction research (password: ten) . Please participate!
We are "recruiting" network managers, i.e., volunteers who will basically help promoting TEN Happy-Hours among their peers and welcome/connect people during events.
We are also looking for a leader + 2-3 network managers who would like to replicate TEN Happy-Hour format in São Paulo. Top local networkers are welcome!
Best regards,
Octavio Pitaluga
CNO - Chief Networking Officer
TEN - Top Executives Net
Friday, February 13, 2009
6th TEN Happy-Hour / Thank you
Hi there,
1. Thanks for attending our event yesterday. Another record was broken. We will see how soon we will have 100 professionals in our event. Traditionally, the most recent photos of all previous events are in TEN-Happy Hour.
2. 7th TEN-Happy Hour is already scheduled on March 10th at 19h in Mentha. Please bring your friends along.
3. Aiming to better serve you in a near future, we created a quick online satisfaction research (password: ten) which is the first step as communication channel and feed-back. It takes only 1 minute to be filled but you can make a difference. Please participate! Your opinion is very important to us. Members who reply it, will enjoy additional 3-month free membership.
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As an expert in business networks management and social networks, we created Happy Hour Empresarial to attend companies that need harmonize their different teams spread over several floors, buildings and subsidiaries. We can customize a calendar of events both indoor and outdoor.
It is a great pleasure that we see the theme of CNO - Chief Networking Officer is being discussed as a career opportunity for executive women in social networks (Portuguese / English). It seems that companies are awakening to the growing importance of this work. Also, we have increased our proposals for training and coaching in Brazil and abroad.
Sincerely,
Octavio Pitaluga
CNO - Chief Networking Officer
TEN - Top Executives Net
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Is there evil?
During a conference with several academics, a professor at the University of Berlin challenged his students with this question:
'God created everything that exists? "
A student responded with great certainty:
-Yes, he has created!
-God created everything?
Asked the teacher again.
-Yes sir, replied the young.
The teacher asked:
-If God created everything, then God made evil? Because evil exists, and on the precept that our works are a reflection of ourselves, then God is evil?
The student was silent before such a response and the teacher, happily have proved once again that faith was a waste of time.
Another student raised his hand and said:
-Can I ask a question, professor?
-Of course, the answer was the teacher.
He was standing and asked:
-Professor, does cold exist?
What question is this? Of course it does, or by chance haven´t you ever felt cold?
With some imposing tone, the boy replied:
-And is there darkness? The student continued.
The teacher replied fearing a continuation of the student: Yes, there is!
The student replied:
Continued:
And he replied:
Albert Einstein
'God created everything that exists? "
A student responded with great certainty:
-Yes, he has created!
-God created everything?
Asked the teacher again.
-Yes sir, replied the young.
The teacher asked:
-If God created everything, then God made evil? Because evil exists, and on the precept that our works are a reflection of ourselves, then God is evil?
The student was silent before such a response and the teacher, happily have proved once again that faith was a waste of time.
Another student raised his hand and said:
-Can I ask a question, professor?
-Of course, the answer was the teacher.
He was standing and asked:
-Professor, does cold exist?
What question is this? Of course it does, or by chance haven´t you ever felt cold?
With some imposing tone, the boy replied:
-Indeed, sir, cold does not exist. Under the laws of physics, what we consider cold, in fact, is the absence of heat. Every body or object is susceptible to study when has or transmits energy, heat is so that this body has or transmits energy. The absolute zero is the total and absolute absence of heat, all bodies are inert, incapable of reacting, but the cold does not exist. We have created this definition to describe how we feel if we do not have heat.
-And is there darkness? The student continued.
The teacher replied fearing a continuation of the student: Yes, there is!
The student replied:
Again, another mistake, sir, there is also no darkness. The darkness is, in reality, the absence of light. The light can be studied, not the darkness! There is even a prism of Nichols to break white light into many colors that it is composed, with its waves of different lengths. The darkness does not!
Continued:
-A simple ray of light through the darkness illuminates the surface where the ray of light ends.
How can you know how dark is a determined area? Based on the amount of light in this space, is not? Darkness is a definition that man developed to describe what happens when there is no presence of light.
How can you know how dark is a determined area? Based on the amount of light in this space, is not? Darkness is a definition that man developed to describe what happens when there is no presence of light.
Finally, the young asked the teacher:
-Lord, does evil exist?
Sure that for this question the student would not have an explanation, the professor replied:
- Of course, it does!. As I said from the beginning, we have rape, crime and violence all around the world, these things are of evil!
-Lord, does evil exist?
Sure that for this question the student would not have an explanation, the professor replied:
- Of course, it does!. As I said from the beginning, we have rape, crime and violence all around the world, these things are of evil!
With a smile on his face the student replied:
There is no-evil, sir, at least there isn´t for itself. The evil is simply the absence of the good, it is the same as the previous cases, evil is a definition that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. It is not as faith or as love that exist as exist heat and light. The evil is the result of humanity not have God presence in their hearts. It is like the cold when there is no heat or the darkness where there is no light.
There is no-evil, sir, at least there isn´t for itself. The evil is simply the absence of the good, it is the same as the previous cases, evil is a definition that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. It is not as faith or as love that exist as exist heat and light. The evil is the result of humanity not have God presence in their hearts. It is like the cold when there is no heat or the darkness where there is no light.
Around the years 1900, the crowd standed and applauded this young man and the teacher just shaked his head remaining silent ... Immediately the director went to that young man and asked what his name was.
And he replied:
Albert Einstein
Friday, January 30, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
TEN Happy-Hour Jan 2009 / Thank you!
Dear all,
We took the freedom to bcc you all in respect to your privacy.
1. We would like to thank you all for making TEN Happy-Hour on Jan 15th, 2009 another big hit.
2. Please check photos of all events.
3. We strongly encourage you to join TEN - Top Executives Net in order to continue communicating among yourselves. In addition, kindly register for TEN Rio de Janeiro group in order to make our life much easier for future invitations and reminders.
We took the freedom to bcc you all in respect to your privacy.
1. We would like to thank you all for making TEN Happy-Hour on Jan 15th, 2009 another big hit.
2. Please check photos of all events.
3. We strongly encourage you to join TEN - Top Executives Net in order to continue communicating among yourselves. In addition, kindly register for TEN Rio de Janeiro group in order to make our life much easier for future invitations and reminders.
4. We are pleased to announce our partnership with Mentha for future TEN Happy-Hours. It will happen every 2nd tuesday of the month from now on. Please bring your friends (minimum 1 woman & 1 man) plus business cards along.
5. Next events posted on TEN Rio de Janeiro. Please register now!
5. Next events posted on TEN Rio de Janeiro. Please register now!
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May you wish to know more about our expertise of Business Networks Management & Social Networks, please click on the recommended links of this blog.
Best regards,
Octavio Pitaluga Neto
TEN - Top Executives Net
CNO - Chief Networking Officer
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
TEN Happy-Hours Q1 2009
Based on successful experience we have seen before in Europe, we knew that TEN Happy-Hour should define regular:
- Place: changing it confuses people.
- Time: always from 7 to 11PM
- Day of the week/month: in order to create a tradition. 2nd tuesday
We listened to our audience when they asked us to organize TEN Happy-Hours (photos & videos) in other venues in Rio. With great respect for all of them, we concluded that Mentha scored higher in all main points which are important to both organizers and attendees.
For this reason, we have already defined our schedule there for Q1 2009:
Rule of Thumb: Every 2nd tuesday of month during Q1 2009, TEN Happy-Hour at Mentha is the best choice for executives, entrepreneurs and liberal professionals to exchange their business cards, to share their back-grounds and to meet new and very interesting people.
Looking forward to welcoming you and your peers consistently.
Thanks in advance,
Octavio Pitaluga
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Career change and Business Networks Management
We met Bruno Maia during 1st TEN Happy-Hour dated Oct 09th, 2008. At that time, Bruno had already packed his luggage towards a new professional challenge: new job in the U.S.A. We interviewed Bruno about this experience.
1. Please let us know a bit about your professional background
BM: I have a strong technical professional background based on my undergraduate and MSc in Telecommunication Engineering. Also all my professional life was related with wireless communication, starting with a startup company called WINGS Telecom, which I was partner and afterwards at CLARO, the biggest Mobile Operator from Americas.
During this time at CLARO, due to my human communication skills associated with technical knowledge, led me to technical leadership positions in several projects., which allowed me improving not only my technical background but also my management capabilities.
During this time at CLARO, due to my human communication skills associated with technical knowledge, led me to technical leadership positions in several projects., which allowed me improving not only my technical background but also my management capabilities.
2. When you realized it was time for a career change?
BM: The world nowadays doens't work locally. All economies, big companies and market trends are connected due to the globalization phenomena. This fact created a high demand for professionals with capabilities to deal with different cultures, high flexibility, communication skills and capacity to understand differences in the corporate enviroment.
In order to reach this new level of knowledge in my professional life, I realized that I had to start an international career, i.e., travelling abroad and exposing myself to different cultures, ways of thinking and situations would lead to develop the necessary skills on this area. I strongly believe that in a couple of months or years, this cicle will be completed and this will lead me to more interesting positions in my area.
Of course this decision has a price. The distance with family and close friends. Family is everything to me. So one has to have a great phsicological condition in order to deal with this high price to access all the offers around the world. But if onercan deal with it, the international career is simple amazing, which makes one feels that the world is small.
In order to reach this new level of knowledge in my professional life, I realized that I had to start an international career, i.e., travelling abroad and exposing myself to different cultures, ways of thinking and situations would lead to develop the necessary skills on this area. I strongly believe that in a couple of months or years, this cicle will be completed and this will lead me to more interesting positions in my area.
Of course this decision has a price. The distance with family and close friends. Family is everything to me. So one has to have a great phsicological condition in order to deal with this high price to access all the offers around the world. But if onercan deal with it, the international career is simple amazing, which makes one feels that the world is small.
3. What have motivated you to look for a position in the USA?
BM: The United States of America is an unique market, very competitive, with high pressure and high demand. It´s an incredible opportunity to start my international career in the most challenging enviroment. Getting my experience in Brazil and US, I can say that I will be prepared for all the global markets due to high flexibility and also after to be exposed to a very challenging enviroment here in the U.S.
4. How have you activated your business network in this regard?
BM: Due to my leadership position in several projects in CLARO I got under my team several international consultants, with whom I have established a very good relationship. These professionals were the key element to make the bridge with the companies outside Brasil.
5. Please share insights about business networks management focused on career development
BM: Since the my initial days on my career I tried to focus and see my "development path" along with my career. This fact permitted me to identify may ways to reach my objectives.
So my tip would be identify this key points and develop the competences needed and also stablish the network necessary to reach it. Do not be affraid to exposed you. Challenging situations always have a good premium. One must stay closer to decision makers. This helps to create an even more efficient network.
The engineers have to understand that nowadays not only technical skills are needed but also an incredible capacity to communicate, to relate and to interact with other non-technical areas. The world demands people with this unique profile and if one doesn't have it, it is not impossible to develop it, just a matter of how many energy will one put into the process.
I honestly believe that if you put yourself in a positive approach, keeping always a good mood and smiling very often, you can work with a lot of intelligent people, develop yourself in any area that you want. Life is simple for those who play well.
So my tip would be identify this key points and develop the competences needed and also stablish the network necessary to reach it. Do not be affraid to exposed you. Challenging situations always have a good premium. One must stay closer to decision makers. This helps to create an even more efficient network.
The engineers have to understand that nowadays not only technical skills are needed but also an incredible capacity to communicate, to relate and to interact with other non-technical areas. The world demands people with this unique profile and if one doesn't have it, it is not impossible to develop it, just a matter of how many energy will one put into the process.
I honestly believe that if you put yourself in a positive approach, keeping always a good mood and smiling very often, you can work with a lot of intelligent people, develop yourself in any area that you want. Life is simple for those who play well.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Christmas season greetings!
Dear all,
We thank you so much for everything we received from you within 2008.
We sincerely hope we can celebrate the begining
of a long-term and win-win partnership.
of a long-term and win-win partnership.
May GOD bless your life and business bringing
peace, joy, health and prosperity.
peace, joy, health and prosperity.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
&
PROSPEROUS 2009!
Octavio Pitaluga Neto
Friday, December 19, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
TEN End-Year Party 2008
Date: Dec 16th, 2008 (tue)
Start/End: 7-11pm
Place: Melt Bar, R. Rita Ludoft, 47, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
Free entry: valid only for those who are listed. Others: R$ 20/man and R$ 10/woman. Individual consumption cards
Double drink: 7-8pm, Bohemia long neck, national caipvodka & caipirinha
Live Music: Rodrigo Santos (ex-Barão Vermelho) from 22h onwards
RSVP: Please confirm your presence online, invite your friends and inform their names asap to: cno@topexecutivesnet.com.
Deadline: Dec 16th at 1PM latest. No last minute show up will be able to enjoy free entry. Please understand.
Looking forward to meeting you and your friends there.
Best regards,
Octavio Pitaluga Neto
TEN - Top Executives Net
CNO - Chief Networking Officer
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Social Networking in Brazil - ComScore´s Research
Eighty Five Percent of Brazilian Internet Users Visited a Social Networking Site in September 2008
Google-Owned Orkut Dominates Social Networking in Brazil
RESTON, VA, November 19, 2008 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released results from a study of the state of the Internet in Brazil, which includes a focus on social networking, one of the country’s most popular Internet categories. comScore’s data show that 85 percent of Brazilians age 15 and older who accessed the Internet from home or work computers in September 2008 visited a social networking site, up from 76 percent in September 2007. Compared to other countries with Internet populations of at least 10 million monthly unique visitors, Brazil had the second highest percent reach in the social networking category, slightly behind Canada with 87 percent.
These findings, as well as additional industry insights, will be presented during a complimentary Portuguese-language webinar, entitled State of the Internet in Brazil, on Wednesday, November 26 at 3 p.m. San Paulo time (see webinar details below).
| Percent Reach for Social Networking Category in Selected Countries* Total Worldwide, Age 15+, Home and Work Locations* Source: comScore World Metrix | |||
| Country | Percent Reach | ||
| Sep-2007 | Sep-2008 | Point Change | |
| Canada | 83.9 | 86.5 | 2.6 |
| Brazil | 76.0 | 85.3 | 9.3 |
| United Kingdom | 78.7 | 78.4 | -0.3 |
| Mexico | 67.3 | 73.0 | 5.7 |
| Spain | 63.9 | 70.7 | 6.8 |
| United States | 65.8 | 70.2 | 4.5 |
| Australia | 56.5 | 67.5 | 11.1 |
| Germany | 45.9 | 65.5 | 19.6 |
| Italy | 53.0 | 62.2 | 9.1 |
| Netherlands | 55.7 | 61.3 | 5.6 |
| Russian Federation | 36.3 | 60.7 | 24.4 |
| India | 50.9 | 60.3 | 9.4 |
| France | 51.4 | 59.1 | 7.7 |
| South Korea | 52.3 | 58.3 | 6.0 |
| Japan | 56.4 | 55.7 | -0.7 |
| China | 44.7 | 50.3 | 5.6 |
| Taiwan | 48.1 | 42.9 | -5.2 |
*Includes countries with a total Internet population of at least 10 million unique visitors in September 2008.
**Excludes traffic from public computers, such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones/PDAs.
“For Internet users in Brazil, social networking continues to flourish as a hugely popular activity,” said Alex Banks, managing director of Latin America for comScore. “One likely reason for social networking’s success in Brazil is that its concept of online community closely aligns with the culture in Brazil, which is also centered on a strong sense of community and social activity.”
Social Networking Penetration High Throughout Latin America
In addition to Brazil, social networking is a popular Internet pastime across much of Latin America. Nearly 9 out of 10 people in the region visited a social networking site in September 2008, up 9 percentage points from September 2007. While social networking among Latin American nations had the highest reach in Brazil, comScore data show that Chile and Colombia were not far behind with 80 percent reach. Though Puerto Rico had the lowest penetration (71 percent) for the social networking category, it saw the largest gain versus year ago with a 10-percentage point increase.
| Percent Reach for Social Networking Category in Latin America Total Latin America, Age 15+, Home and Work Locations* Source: comScore World Metrix | |||
| Country | Percent Reach | ||
| Sep-2007 | Sep-2008 | Point Change | |
| Latin America | 78.0 | 87.2 | 9.3 |
| Brazil | 76.0 | 85.3 | 9.3 |
| Chile | 74.0 | 80.1 | 6.1 |
| Colombia | 69.9 | 79.6 | 9.7 |
| Argentina | 70.4 | 77.1 | 6.7 |
| Venezuela | 69.1 | 77.1 | 8.0 |
| Mexico | 67.3 | 73.0 | 5.7 |
| Puerto Rico | 60.5 | 70.5 | 10.0 |
*Excludes traffic from public computers, such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones/PDAs.
Orkut is the Dominant Social Networking Site in Brazil
With 21 million unique visitors in September 2008, Google-owned Orkut was by far the most visited social network site in Brazil. Visitors spent an average of 496 minutes on the site during the month, with an average of 28 visits per visitor, ranking Orkut as the social networking site with the highest engagement also.
| Visitation and Engagement for Selected Social Networking Sites in Brazil Total Brazil, Age 15+, Home and Work Locations Source: comScore World Metrix | |||
| Selected Social Networking Sites | Total Unique Visitors (000) | Average Minutes per Visitor | Average Visits per Visitor |
| Total Internet : Total Audience | 26,221 | 1,608.1 | 47.5 |
| Orkut | 20,752 | 496.1 | 28.3 |
| Yahoo! Geocities | 3,916 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| SONICO.COM | 2,978 | 10.1 | 2.7 |
| MINGLEBOX.COM | 1,677 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| FOTOLOG.COM | 1,606 | 22.1 | 5.3 |
| 8P.COM.BR | 1,463 | 11.2 | 1.9 |
| MULTIPLY.COM | 1,189 | 4.4 | 1.5 |
| HI5.COM | 1,142 | 10.6 | 2.0 |
| Lycos Tripod | 1,115 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| MYSPACE.COM | 893 | 13.2 | 2.3 |
| LIMEALL.COM | 387 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| DEVIANTART.COM | 386 | 7.3 | 1.8 |
| FACEBOOK.COM | 360 | 14.2 | 2.7 |
*comScore Media Metrix monitors the online activities of individuals in Brazil within a universe defined as those aged 15+ who have accessed the Internet from either a home or a work computer in the past 30 days. It excludes traffic from public computers, such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones/PDAs. Since a significant number of consumers in Brazil access the Internet from outside this universe definition, comScore has developed an Extended Universe for the online population in Brazil, which is computed differently from comScore's Total Internet estimate. comScore estimates Brazil's Extended Universe to be 56.2 million.
“With more than five times the number of unique visitors as any other social networking site in Brazil, Orkut has a commanding position in the marketplace,” said Banks. “The site is a particularly attractive venue for advertisers because it is able to deliver both a large and highly engaged audience.”
Conclusion: Given that Orkut dominates the social networking arena in Brazil, no wonder why only a few executives here really understand about social media and have already incorporated it in your marketing strategy.... Well, I see a lot of space for training and coaching once local market becomes ready for such amazing opportunity.
Octavio Pitaluga
TEN - Top Executives Net
CNO - Chief Networking Officer
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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