January 2008
122 posts
links for 2008-01-31 →
Performance reviews are a big fat waste of time (tags: HR) The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard Great piece of storytelling about consumerism, and how and why we need to change (tags: sustainability consumerism environment) Insight Center - Becoming the Boss - Portfolio.com (tags: Management leadership)
links for 2008-01-31 →
Performance reviews are a big fat waste of time (tags: HR) The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard Great piece of storytelling about consumerism, and how and why we need to change (tags: sustainability consumerism environment) Insight Center - Becoming the Boss - Portfolio.com (tags: Management leadership)
Insight Center - Becoming the Boss - Portfolio.com →
Wishing the best of british to Mr and Ms. @antikewl. Waiting for the patter of tiny tweets.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard →
Great piece of storytelling about consumerism, and how and why we need to change
preparing for pitch presentation tomorrow
Performance reviews are a big fat waste of time →
on my way into HQ for a one-to-one catch-up with @patmays
just finished an article for mad.co.uk, now off to the gym
links for 2008-01-30 →
A VC: The Long Tail Of Business Models (tags: monetization businessmodels web2.0 entrepreneurship marketing)
Looking at domain name auctions on ebay. mostly crap. where’s a good place to find one?
been working on an interesting lead for a music biz website. heading to the gym for a run then into the office late morning
A VC: The Long Tail Of Business Models →
registering domain names for the missus. everyone needs to own their name.
Just left Victoria, heading back to brighton
On the train to london for the PR, new media and biz blogging conference
links for 2008-01-28 →
Podcast: Chris Messina on DiSo at Like It Matters (tags: socialnetwork diso podcasts interview) Tom Hume: Scrum so far: Sprint 5 (tags: scrum)
enjoying watching @antikewl and @bright_one bonding over Twitter. cute.
Tom Hume: Scrum so far: Sprint 5 →
Podcast: Chris Messina on DiSo at Like It Matters →
enjoyable lunch with @tomhume, and thanks for picking up the bill! my treat next time.
Heading to @nixonmcinnes HQ for sales meeting
links for 2008-01-27 →
The role of anti-marketing design « Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger (tags: design scoble) Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s - GigaOM (tags: socialnetwork socialmedia trends)
links for 2008-01-27 →
The role of anti-marketing design ?? Scobleizer ??? Tech geek blogger (tags: design scoble) Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s - GigaOM (tags: socialnetwork socialmedia trends)
@builtbydave - i think facebook would like that very much, but it’ll be hard for them to compete with something much more open and flexible
@builtbydave - absolutely. your blog will eventually replace your facebook profile.
@builtbydave facebook’s competition is a decentralised social network using open standards. writing long blog post about this at the moment.
Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s - GigaOM →
The role of anti-marketing design « Scobleizer —... →
laughing at everyone’s drunk tweets from last night
heading out to walk a tiny, useless, street-cred-crushing dog. but it’s better than letting it piss and shit on the floor.
italian restaurant + bring your own booze = full up and half pissed. nice.
Are you for or against trade with China? http://tinyurl.com/yrsk43
The reason why Chinese sweatshops aren't all bad →
I’ve never had much of a position on globalisation and free markets. The entrepreneur in me loves the idea of free trade, but then there’s the pesky issue of human rights. I recently picked up a copy of Pietra Rivoli’s ‘Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy’ and it has finally given me some perspective on the issue. The main take-home point is that both the free...
@ivan007 gadgetslut :)
@carlsonator blimey, that’s news to me! we had them round only yesterday. sheesh.
How to make an 'employees set their own salary'... →
This is one of the more radical policies at Semco - Ricardo Semler’s ultra-democratic Brazilian company. I think that if you can implement it right, it can help to make your organsiation a magnet for talent. The concept also gives me a feeling of mischievous excitement, which appeals too :) We tentatively tried this out once with an employee who was hungry to progress quickly in the company,...
@wayne_douglas areti.net have a very good DNS set-up and they’re nice chaps. … I’m not on commission with them!!
@carlsonator we’ve been happy with The Cleaning Company - 01273 684434. Mention my name and we both get a discount. gotta love WOM marketing
Engadget convinces me I don’t want an Macbook Air. http://tinyurl.com/yqbl9f
‘avin a lie-in. Thinking about social application platforms. As you do.
At community base for SCIP board meeting then hooking up with will and pete burden
Preparing for SCIP board meeting
links for 2008-01-23 →
lul.gif (GIF Image, 3997x2662 pixels) - Scaled (21%) (tags: Underground tube map scale) London Meeting Rooms: Meeting Rooms, Training Rooms and Conference Rooms for hire in Central London meeting rooms in piccadilly circus and liverpool st (tags: meeting room london)
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lul.gif (GIF Image, 3997x2662 pixels) - Scaled (21%) (tags: Underground tube map scale) London Meeting Rooms: Meeting Rooms, Training Rooms and Conference Rooms for hire in Central London meeting rooms in piccadilly circus and liverpool st (tags: meeting room london)
London Meeting Rooms: Meeting Rooms, Training... →
meeting rooms in piccadilly circus and liverpool st
lul.gif (GIF Image, 3997x2662 pixels) - Scaled... →
Heading up to london for umair haque’s Next wednesdays then on to Top Cats
Finishing off budgets for next year
tiring day, but some interesting and useful stuff has come out of one-to-ones with team members