Archive for February, 2008
Ant Colonies, Infotopia in waiting and Barack Obama
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Okay - here I go. A few thoughts have been swirling in my mind the last few days after numerous conversations with people whose one thoughts I trust and greatly appreciate/admire, mainly the fellows at Uber, Ross and Pat. So, let me lay it out…
1) Ant Colonies. Ross planted this seed. We chatted extensively the […]
Break my happy egg and call me cooked…
Thursday, February 21st, 2008The whole Generation Y issue is getting to me. As you may or may not know, I work in the World Vision Australia youth marketing department. Part of what we do, better than anyone else in that organisation (and, we like to hope someday, better than anybody in any market) is ‘get’ and understand young people. We […]
Mindfullness in Opportunity Evaluation
Sunday, February 10th, 2008I was given this fantastic article by dad today - It’s a Harvard Business Review piece written by Paul Saffo about how to make effective forecasts. The article reads fantastically well (you know how much I appreciate good writing) and is easy to remember and learn from due to the nature of Saffo’s explanations. Very […]
Microsoft vs Google on my laptop
Friday, February 8th, 2008I just downladed Skype as my laptop hasn’t had it on since it was wipped. In doing so, I was asked if I wanted (read, forced to) upload the Google toolbar to my Internet Explorer. Well, for those of you familar with the Vista opperating system…and the famous Allow, Allow, Allow Microsoft vs Mac ads, […]