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Mark Finnern

Biography

Mark Finnern studied Business-oriented Computer Science in Furtwangen, Germany. Since 1990, he has worked for SAP both in Germany and the US as consultant, developer and product manager. He has held speaking engagements at several SAP TechEd, Sapphire and ASUG conferences in the US, Australia and Europe. Currently he is managing the collaboration area of the SAP Developer Network. Mark is also the founder and host of the Bay Area Future Salon, a group that explores accelerated change in technology, science, business and society. Although he works for SAP his opinions expressed here are his own. Period.

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SlideShare Karaoke Toastmaster Table Topics Mashup

June 05 2009

The YouTube for slides: SlideShare has a nifty little game they call SlideShare Karaoke. You put in a keyword and it randomly selects one deck of slides for you to present. If you want to improve your presentation skills, there is no better way than going to weekly Toastmasters meetings.… read more

Assemble Your Tribe in Prezi @ SAP Inside Track

May 27 2009

I haven't posted here in a long time. Hope this one is helpful to you. I want to introduce you to a new way of visualizing your thoughts for a presentation. Andre Heller once called his life falling through dreams.... read more

Really Far Out Emerging Tech at the Future Salon

June 14 2006

Far out as in going life in 11 years and 306 days from today. Really far out as in 100,000 km (62,000 mile) out into space. I remember late night conversations after Future Salons where some of the more-out-there Saloners would marvel over Dyson Spheres and Space Elevators. Accelerating… read more

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