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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Let Mark Bittman Teach You Business
I haven’t heard of celebrity chef Mark Bittman, or his methods: truthfully, only one thing leapt out at me from this post: a way of cutting through analysis-paralysis – Perfect is the enemy of Great – but the rest has some principles that are worth flicking through.
Oz and NZ public relations people on twitter
The sheer length of this list of Aussie/NZ PR people on Twitter (66+15 = 81) surprised me. Perhaps it shouldn’t: clearly twitter is becoming more popular for some professions in Australia (and NZ).
Influence Landscape framework (Beta)
A diagram that attempts to explain the nature of influence: the Influence Landscape framework (Beta)
The ROI of Stories
Though I’ve never been in this exact situation, I love having conversations with strangers, and so this post resonated with me. The ROI of Stories – An Informal Case Study – an example of how sharing stories can provide a connection with people.
The Lost Art of Reading Aloud
Lately I’m spending more time reading books to Puff, and reading the Bible in other settings to other people. At college, where we spend a lot of time translating, we have to read our translation of a verse aloud, and talk about how it fits with the original language. Reading aloud certainly brings the words …
the best of Web 2.0 space get acquired
Rapid turnover in the Web 2.0 space – just how many of those fancy web 2.0 companies have disappeared, and how many have been swallowed up?
Diamond Cafe, Hurstville
Mokador Coffee. Shop 4, 1 Diment St Hurstville. Formerly “Espresso Lane” this cafe is now an unusual combination of a chinese restaurant and a cafe. The menu is as broad as it gets, I think: you can get standard toast / eggs / big breakfast combinations, but also a range of different Asian cuisine, and …
Dashboard from 1978
There’s something about this dashboard photo that I love. I think it’s the clean, clear interface and the lack of clutter.
social media and the future of friendship
Matt commented at length on an earlier post about the changing nature of friendship in the face of social media. He points out this Guardian article about the impact that video games and social media sites may have on children’s brains. I think there are two separate discussions to have here: one on the topic …
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