April 2009
11 posts
“Tell us some good stories and capture our interest. Don’t talk to us as if...”
– Christopher Locke in The Cluetrain Manifesto - I’m re-reading this classic book and came across this line. The book is almost 10 years old and this still rings true when thinking about how companies communicate with their markets. It really helps remind me to continue to help my own companies...
Project status questions
I spent some time today catching up on some recent episodes of the .NET Rocks! podcast. One episode in particular really caught my attention that has a great discussion with Pat Hynds on why projects fail. Pat dropped some great ideas around project management and how to communicate clearly in order to progress a project smoothly.
One of the aspects I strongly believe in while running a project...
“Great companies have a point of view, not just a product….But there’s a...”
– This plays a big part in what makes certain companies great, they get this idea and actually make a huge effort to enact it - The difference between truly standing for something and a mission statement - (37signals)
Hello mac, welcome to information overload
Over the past few months I’ve noticed my media consumption habits have made a shift. I’ve always been someone who’s enjoyed taking in a lot of various forms of media and enjoyed the luxury of the time to enjoy and consume it all. I think I’m kind of a news junkie, but I haven’t made it to the first step of recovery yet (knowing you have a problem).
I subscribe to 200+ blogs that I try to...
You are being lied to about pirates →
I really wonder how much of this is true? I guess I wouldn’t be at all suprised if it was 100% true. Sad really, makes you think and goes along with my issues with cable news, why haven’t we seen any news coverage about why these “pirates” are out doing what they’re doing?
In 1991, the government of Somalia collapsed. Its nine million people have been teetering on...
