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October 31, 2005

To Think It Up Or To Look It Up - That is the Question

Over the weekend, I got caught with my pants down — again.  I was engaged in an energetic debate on “some issue” when suddenly the tables turned on me when my bluff was called.  During the discussion, I was caught... [continued]

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October 19, 2005

Let George Washington Spread Your Message | A Clever Analog Promotional Technique

A few Fridays ago, I was perusing the New York Times with coffee-in-hand. (Something I can do occasionally if I manage to get to the Times before my wife completely dismantles it and uses relevant sections for pet clean-up tasks —... [continued]

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October 18, 2005

Measuring The ACTUAL Blogosphere Part 1 - Technorati View

Technorati 100 or Feedster 500? 10 million or 70 million blogs? Confused? … So was I. … Time For A Blogosphere Meta-Analysis. Introducing "The Sacred Cow Dung 500 Index" (or the "Dung 500 Meta-Analysis") This is the first of a... [continued]

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October 06, 2005

The Politics of Denial - Fiscal Responsibility vs Un-Checked Power

Denial Isn’t Always Bad As I have mentioned before, denial is not necessarily a bad thing.  Denial is clearly quite useful to keep organisations and groups on track towards long-term goals and not be too distracted by short-term setbacks and... [continued]

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