Random Thoughts

Tech Overload

16 August 2005

Why are tech types of all ages inclined to sit in front of a computer for 10, 12, 14 or more hours a day, weeks on end? They (we) replace real life, tangible experiences for ones experienced through a 20″ monitor, keyboard and mouse. This reminds me of a Frank Lloyd Wright quote: If it [...]

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Fine Print and Marketing Inertia

9 August 2005

How do you build inertia in marketing? The more people you can get behind an idea (positively if possible) the more the idea builds upon itself until it reaches a critical mass. Take BitTorrent from Bram Cohen. Started as a pet project he now lives off the donations from users. Not selling the software, DONATIONS. [...]

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When Not To Blog

4 August 2005

Interesting post on what makes a blog interesting/popular; who should blog, and who should think twice. “When A Business Should NOT Blog” from The Intuitive Life Business Blog Blogging should be a more personal experience, while a website may be more ‘marketing speak’. It’s a daily/weekly one to many and largely live, personal conversation. Comments [...]

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Idlers and Idleness

29 June 2005

An interesting article on AlterNet: An Idler’s Life

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Government By The Minority

23 June 2005

Government By The Minority

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