Month: April 2009

  • Create or die

    I’ve been thinking about this new cartoon from Hugh MacLeod on and off since I saw it yesterday. Hugh’s gapingvoid cartoons always make you think. I remember when I first discovered Hugh’s cartoons and that you could get one on…

  • Twitter’s explosive worldwide growth

    Data published yesterday by comScore Media Metrix shows that growth in the number of people who use Twitter continues non stop and the micro-blogging service now has nearly 10 million users worldwide. According to comScore: […] Worldwide visitors to Twitter…

  • The army’s first-person shooter recruiter

    With its mixture of live-action video featuring real soldiers in combat and a first-person shooter games interface, Start Thinking Soldier is a powerful indicator of what it might be like as a soldier in a combat situation, presented in a…

  • Dell’s Pearson now Blog Council president

    There’s big news at the Blog Council, said Andy Sernovitz in an email today: Blog Council Announces Dell’s Bob Pearson To Join As President Goal is to accelerate sharing of best practices and build social media as a discipline utilized…

  • Free travel to Chicago is a nice idea

    Discounts in the form of early bird and other reduced-price options are common devices used by conference organizers to stimulate sign-ups for their events. Here’s a tactic that’s a new one to me – sign up for a conference and…