Archive for February, 2008

On Quantum Theory and Social Media

February 26, 2008

Richard Feynman, a famous physicist and notable expert on quantum theory, once said “Nobody understands quantum theory”.
I spend a lot of time thinking in metaphors when I am trying to understand something and lately I have been thinking about quantum mechanics and how some of the concepts cross over to social media.
Now I am no [...]

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Three “impossible” Corporate Conversations

February 26, 2008

I try not to re-blog someone else’s post without adding some of my own insight, but I am going to break that rule today.
Jerimiah Owyang’s The 3 “impossible” Conversations for Corporations is a fine post that would only be marred by my two cents. It isn’t groundbreaking and to some might be obvious, but it [...]

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Future of Software?

February 25, 2008

If you are a mac twitter user, you probably know about twitterific or similar programs. I just installed it and was checking out the pricing options and came across the image you see to the left here.
I have seen various versions of this type of “nagware” licesnse before in shareware, but this was the most [...]

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KFCs Unintended Profanity

February 25, 2008

Forwarded to me by my brother, Graham. Who made an excellent point about it:
“It is interesting though that in the days before the internet, something like this would almost never get seen. With the ease of distribution we all get to enjoy this fingerlicking goodness that one person was creative enough to notice.”
So an [...]

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Shill Podcast – Piranhas, Cows and other awkward metaphors

February 22, 2008

Show Notes
0:47 After some stammering Doug tells a graphic story of what happens to hapless cows in the Amazon and somehow believes it to be relevant to Social Media. Dave is kind enough to mute his mic while laughing up his sleeves.
2:23 Having set the stage Doug burns it down revealing that only bloody cows [...]

 
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