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Maya’s first plane trip
We have not been shy to travel with our kids. Starting with Ethan when he was 3 months old, we have traveled with our kids and happily they have been excellently behaved and we have not upset too many people.
We have been out of practice when it comes to traveling with an infant [...]
This will shock and inspire you
Last year there was Paul Potts and two of his audition videos have been watched by over 42 million and 11 million people respectively on YouTube. Then this year (a few days ago in fact), Susan Boyle arrives. I challenge you not to jump to conclusions when she first appears.
Susan Boyle on Britain Got Talent
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Blast from 1998 – Dot Com revisited
Twitter explained to a 90 year old grandparent
Many years ago I used to train retirees at companies on how to look after their retirement plans. The lights went on for them (and me) when I started following this simple philosophy: Pretend you are explaining the concept to your 90 year old grandparent or your 6 year old child.
If I took my time [...]
Gifts, Charity and Presents this Holiday Season
Here is something on Blip.TV that I hope you will share with your friends. It is from a cool organization that has an initiative to help others this holiday season and beyond. It is a chance for us to do good.
Please share this with your friends. You can get the videos on Blip.tv here and here [...]
Monty Python: Legalize it!
A great sales negotiating tool is to identify objections early and address them up front – take them off the table. How to get qaulity Monty Python content online has not been the easiest thing to do – not in a legal manner. All that has changed.
Rather than sue those that put their content on YouTube [...]
Facebook Reality – Friday Night Smiles
This has been around for a while but is no less entertaining now and it is still doing the rounds. The concept is quite laughable actually, but we still do it.
IDEO rocks
From one of the great experiential consulting design firms – who says work can’t be fun?
IDEO Global Chain Reaction from IDEO Labs on Vimeo.
Yes We Can – Another Long Walk to Freedom
November 4, 2008 was an amazing night for America. An African American man wins the general election running as an American who happens to be African American. Many thought that people’s vote may have been swayed by race. In the end it wasn’t even close and America showed that it has come a long way. And [...]
Financial Meltdown = No Superpower?
With all the turmoil in the financial markets and the talking heads discussing the causes, implications and responsible parties for the financial meltdown in the US financial sector, I have been thinking about the impact on the US Super Power status.
Part of the reason why the rest of the world looks to the US is [...]
