Insights

Evolving Docklands

I was in Docklands in London a coouple of weeks ago. I was staying in the one remaining bit that has still to grow and develop and is located around the Royal Victoria Dock and Excel Exhibition Centre.  You can see very easily how the old co-habits with the new and how the new is
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Jonathan Furness’ Blog

This is entirely Jonathan’s little demo of embedded live video in a web page. Unfortunately it only works if you have a Mac with an iSight camera. Oh Well!
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FACEBOOK

Why is Facebook so popular?  It was only last September that it stopped being a site for students only but now the world and his wife has a Facebook site and wants to be your friend.  Is it simply the power of viral marketing demonstrating itself before your very eyes?
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Great Presentations: Hans Roling

The best presentations engage us emotionally, and tell us simple stories.  This is a brilliant 20 minute talk for TED by Hans Roling an expert on global development and poverty.  it presents an optimistic view of the future and an optimistic view of how far the third world has moved over the last 30 or
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The Waiting Room of Life

Sitting in the Lounge in KL airport (one of the nicest airports in the world) for the minutes to tick by to board my flight for London.  It struck me that it is like living in suspended animation; outside time and space waiting for the  flight call.  A bit like Sartre’s waiting room and his
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Mac v PC

For those of you wanting an objective and scientific evaluation of Mac v PC you had better avoid this rap contest between the two products, produced brilliantly by Pantless Knights Pro.  I commend it to you.
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Crikey!

Australia has a great online daily news service called Crikey!   It covers stories beyond the reach of newspapers or in  greater depth than the newspapers can manage. It had a little quote today that I once used to use, but had slipped out of consciousness.  I need to start using it again as I
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America Bites Back

If you feel that US opinion points only one way then I suggest you listen to this extraordinary 10 minute statement to camera by the respected MSNBC   News Anchor Keith Olberman .  It might restore your faith a little.
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Eric Schmidt in Paris

You can watch Google’s CEO recent Paris press conference here .  Part of the fun is hearing Google’s vision for the next big thing(s). Buzz points: integrated search for objects, images, text and people increasing use of personal search (iGoogle) so that the gap between ‘what I want, and what I type’ closes.  Increasing translation
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Who Says CEOs Don’t Get It

The latest edition of ASTD’s T + D magazine has an interview with Bob Lawless the Chairman and CEO of McCormick and Company . That’s it, the spice people.  It is one of a series of 15 CEO interviews about how companies link learning to success.  It you are feeling that your company is ignoring
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