“Genuine collaboration is possible, and comes natural to us. Aristotle defined man as “the rational animal” and he was right. And when we set out in a spirit of genuine inquiry and respect for humanity, we can achieve great things. Each of us, coming to a project like Wikipedia for our own reasons, can help to build something that, I think, shows the promise of the future, our dreams of peace, to be within reach.”
Jimbo Wales, Wikipedia’s knowledge is power to the people
July22008
10AM
“What happens when marketers stop arguing on behalf of their corporate or organizational client and start arguing on behalf of the customer instead? What happens when marketers become statesmen?”
Seth Godin on Seth’s Blog
July12008
Extreme office time-wasters
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Instant messengers
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Social networks
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Newsreaders
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YouTube
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PC and online games
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E-mail
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Photos
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Manual file-searching
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iTunes
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E-commerce
Finally a list that hits the nail on the head. OY.
12PM
Senor Coconut And His Orchestra - Around The World (Daft Punk cover)
Senor Coconut kicks ass. Serious, serious ass.
12PM
“The innovative part involves the distribution plan. Google will syndicate the program using its AdSense advertising system to thousands of Web sites that are predetermined to be gathering spots for Mr. MacFarlane’s target audience, typically young men. Instead of placing a static ad on a Web page, Google will place a “Cavalcade” video clip.”
Google and Creator of ‘Family Guy’ Strike a Deal - NYTimes.com
God, I love reading and talking about distribution.
11AM
Photos, Details From Rhapsody’s MP3 Launch Party From the Listening Post
Uh, how unhappy does Ted Danson look to be there?
June302008
M.I.S.S. JULY 2008 from the M.I.S.S. CREW BLOG
Hello insane-o nails! Guess who will be on my work desktop tomorrow. If you guessed this, you guessed right!
11PM
splatters (via bitsandbobbins)
Something about concret and splashes of color that’s really liberating.