tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83138152012-01-21T08:31:44.373-05:00<b>HIGH MINING IN THE INFORMATION AGE</b><br> <small>Ideas are the fuel of the Information Age. We own the drills. We are the geese with the golden eggs. We can give your project that added edge, while making the world a better place. We are not in it for the money. We are in it for the help we can offer, and the improvements we can make in the world. You can help.</small>Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679134118812845120noreply@blogger.comBlogger1131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-31536522192296527302012-01-04T19:40:00.000-05:002012-01-04T19:40:45.656-05:00

Installing Windows 7 on VirtualBox - YouTube

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-62839706963469507502011-12-26T20:42:00.000-05:002011-12-26T20:42:09.482-05:00

12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-56946054497303510212011-09-22T01:41:00.000-04:002011-09-22T01:41:40.346-04:00

Prepare Yourselves: Facebook To Be Profoundly Changed

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The Power of Words - YouTube

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-85747712966106113592011-08-26T19:23:00.001-04:002011-08-26T19:24:19.886-04:00

IRENE AID: Facebook has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to musicians, music people and artists. I think Facebook would do well to rally artists of all stripe to put on an IRENE AID concert to drum up funds to help Irene's victims, and maybe bring Facebook's creative community together for good. Are you, or anyone you know, an artist or musician who could help?

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-71848904970936562142011-08-26T16:21:00.002-04:002011-08-26T16:30:54.415-04:00

A major hurricane is closing in on our shores. What can we do in advance? 1. Many people do not evacuate because they cannot afford either the transportation, the lodging, the food, or all of the above. Their assistance should be assured, by government, charities, businesses, churches, and so on. Get the info to those who need it. 2. Hotels, motels, B&Bs and such, outside the hurricane zone,

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-53774979745186262572011-06-02T20:22:00.000-04:002011-06-02T20:22:54.571-04:00

Double leg amputee gets functioning mermaid tail to help her swim - Holy Kaw!

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-39229181315602434352011-05-19T15:00:00.000-04:002011-05-19T15:00:43.901-04:00

Google Chrome Extensions: The 11 Best Add-Ons For The Busiest Browser

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A Beginners Guide to Empire Avenue - TNW Apps

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-64538004527113197092011-05-09T20:01:00.000-04:002011-05-09T20:01:12.525-04:00

Fracking Linked To Methane In Flammable Drinking Water For First Time In Scientific Study

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MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-3719237268610146592011-03-24T19:26:00.001-04:002011-03-24T19:29:15.558-04:00

In the early Clinton years ('94-'95), one of the magazines asked readers to send in post cards with ideas for Clinton, which they would deliver. I typed out the following, in small type, pasted it to a postcard, and sent it in. This was back when "exuberance" was practically non-existent, in life or word. And winning the future was still waiting for Obama to mouth it. WTF!

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-29713682594174647792011-02-19T23:28:00.000-05:002011-02-19T23:29:24.034-05:00

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-17940968898661908522009-11-25T09:57:00.002-05:002009-11-25T09:59:56.913-05:00

The man who was in second place in the AI competition is all of the rage at present: Adam Lambert.He has a new song out, "For Your Entertainment."He's right, that's what he's here to do.

benny06http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347306335676757537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-13234067555425424662009-11-22T10:54:00.002-05:002009-11-22T11:01:00.899-05:00

Residents of Greensboro, North Carolina now have an alternative to high gasoline prices with 50cc EZ Motorbikes from EZ Motorbikes of Greensboro.Want to save gas and reduce the cost of your daily commute throughout the streets of Greensboro, North Carolina? Are you tired of the high cost of owning a car? Do you hate riding Greensboro's city buses? Would you like to reduce the amount of pollution

Billy Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-39224362368446694772009-10-26T17:51:00.004-04:002009-10-26T18:01:00.270-04:00

As reported by BBC.co.uk, ICANN is planning to introduce website address using non-Latin characters. If this is true, the landrush for domains with special characters will be huge. If you are a domainer, you need to set aside some additional budget in 2010. Grab some generic keyword domains. It's a little unclear how all of these new domains will be governed internationally. Obviously, there will

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679134118812845120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-52040271057998702972009-10-25T20:04:00.000-04:002009-10-25T20:05:49.977-04:00

Blogging is about spreading the word and making a difference but could it be that the biggest difference could come from not blogging? Such is the thinking behind International Blog Nothing Week.

Billy Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-14788725159616058692009-01-19T18:47:00.002-05:002009-01-19T18:55:08.283-05:00

Or, Putting Globalization Where The Sun Doesn't ShineFor those who may not know, RecycleBills.com Llc. is more than simply another green blog-- we are a new green business venture that plans to launch soon. We have a unique green product based on research on successful products from the Great Depression and coupled with the Internet. In the meantime we thought we'd suggest some other green

Billy Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-24518933481823493862009-01-14T15:24:00.001-05:002009-01-14T15:26:06.701-05:00

Nobody is willing to go on the record for this. But industry-leader Omniture released an update last week that knocked out SiteCatalyst (Omniture’s award-winning site metrics platform) for a handful of companies. So far we’ve heard of five affected companies in the Bay Area alone. No word yet on when Omniture will fix the problem. Judging from the anger we’re hearing Omniture better act fast.

Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679134118812845120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-83009540282461057282008-12-29T09:41:00.000-05:002008-12-29T09:41:50.239-05:00

HOW TO 2008: How To Do Almost Anything With Social Media

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-60039721663797837022008-12-14T18:06:00.000-05:002008-12-14T18:06:49.246-05:00

WRITER'S TOOLBOX: 35 Best Tools for Writing Online

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-74887415052181547802008-12-13T23:25:00.001-05:002008-12-13T23:25:03.251-05:00

Twitter, We Are Poking You To Fix Your Facebook App (http://ping.fm/InJTA)

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-55606356963219177912008-12-09T10:32:00.000-05:002008-12-09T10:32:01.897-05:00

International Business Times

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-76497037730549871792008-12-09T10:30:00.000-05:002008-12-09T10:30:07.430-05:00

ReadWriteWebWhat This Means for Enterprise 2.0"If FaceTime's ACE or other similar technologies become a mainstay in the enterprise I.T. toolkit, the explosion of Web 2.0 for business use, a trend typically called Enterprise 2.0, may be dealt quite a blow. The only Enterprise 2.0 apps that will succeed given that scenario will be the ones that worked with the I.T. admins from the very beginning to

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-12542995427557025952008-09-11T18:10:00.001-04:002008-09-11T18:11:56.108-04:00

Google Chrome

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-55581011145703054822008-08-17T21:17:00.000-04:002008-08-17T21:18:31.575-04:00

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-22396267654295448942008-08-17T19:55:00.000-04:002008-08-17T19:57:07.092-04:00

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-179337293084619122008-03-10T12:35:00.002-04:002008-03-10T12:37:03.283-04:00

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-84999670752386997792008-03-05T12:16:00.000-05:002008-03-05T12:16:10.851-05:00

Internet Archive: Moving Image ArchiveThis library contains thousands of digital movies which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to videos of every genre uploaded by Archive users. Many of these movies are available for download.

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-31737925183285136832008-03-04T12:31:00.000-05:002008-03-04T12:31:56.354-05:00

Adobe Air Applications

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-65693449591084480802008-02-22T11:13:00.002-05:002008-02-22T11:23:57.510-05:00

Today I sent an invitation to some of my Facebook friends who have joined the Facebook Idea Consultants group. This a but another venue where people can express, share and develop ideas, as well as solicit ideas for projects, without pressure, and in the spirit of improving the world, which I perceive as being a commonality among idea consultants. -David

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-50785964442062616532008-02-06T09:38:00.000-05:002008-02-06T09:44:09.981-05:00

Idea Consultant, David K Beckwith, is looking to add clients.The current rate is 35k/yr.If interested, contact David at MrWondrous (at) gmail (dot) com.

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-12829936615465205482007-12-05T09:30:00.000-05:002008-12-10T20:43:11.085-05:00

Whilst perusing the Wayback Machine, I ran across this early Projects Page from the original Idea Consultants dot com website:web.archive.org/ideaconsultants.com/projectsAmong the projects were these gems:Arcturus.org - Arcturus was a friend and visionary in Hawaii whom I included just to help drive traffic his way.These were the dotcoms I was in possession of, and had planned to develop, sell,

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-12679758703484556982007-10-23T15:37:00.000-04:002007-10-23T15:42:31.361-04:00

Every year, North Carolina celebrates ideas and the people who have them, and they call the celebration ConvergeSouth. If you are an idea person, a seer, a visionary, a creative, or a scholar...mark October on your calendar, and stick a pin in Greensboro. It's where you want to be.HERE are some links to other links on the matter...

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-39535714783585510802007-09-13T08:41:00.001-04:002007-09-13T08:41:46.269-04:00

Back in July, the House of Representatives passed a bill that requires all the NIH-funded research to be made freely available to the public within at most 12 months subsequent to publication.The equivalent bill has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this summer and will be up for vote in the Senate very soon! In advance of this important vote, The Alliance for Taxpayer Access

coturnixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-22914100908822548512007-09-01T00:00:00.001-04:002007-09-01T00:00:56.529-04:00

Late last night we opened the registration for the 2nd Science Blogging Conference. To register, go to the registration form and fill out the details. To see who is already registered, go here. If you will be here on Friday, January 18th and want to join us for dinner, add you name to this list.If you are on Facebook, join the Conference Event and invite your friends. We will appreciate it if

coturnixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-20059478827406876412007-08-16T07:21:00.000-04:002007-08-16T07:24:27.851-04:00

Here's an idea: Stand up against corruption.Are you being railroaded by the North Carolina Railroad? Click on the link to learn what can happen when the North Carolina Railroad Knocks On Your Door.

Billy Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-41414857063535932092007-08-05T12:39:00.000-04:002007-08-05T12:46:13.772-04:00

Don't miss Idea Consultant Bora's interview with John Edwards.excerpt:Q: If elected President, what can you do, and what you intend to do to reverse the anti-science trend seen in the USA over the past several years? What is your role as President to enhance public understanding of science and what can you do to ensure quality science education in all public schools in the country at all levels?

Jude Nagurney Camwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03222096568711491361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-34113761003994236142007-02-02T20:43:00.001-05:002007-02-02T20:43:16.688-05:00

So, whats' cookin' in the local blogging world? Quite a lot, actually.First, our little group, BlogTogether is growing, growing. Instead of being just a little Anton's sideproject, we are thinking of turning it into a non-profit organization - so if you have experience with founding non-profits please let us know ASAP.Also, apart from Anton, several others (including myself) are now able to

coturnixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1169832334730113622007-01-26T12:23:00.000-05:002007-02-03T12:56:44.025-05:00

Dear friends and readers,I am trying to help my friend Carolyn pay the mounting bills, and ease the worry that comes with her philanthropy. They are only asking one or two dollars, but certainly if you can give more, I'm sure that would truly make their day. Lord knows they coul use some surprises...I'll just let Mike share his story:I'm Mike YoungI am 46 years old. I am Mentally Challenged

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1168924759294589712007-01-16T00:19:00.000-05:002007-01-16T00:19:19.306-05:00

The first of its kind, phenomenal, unbelievable collection of the best science blogging in history has just been published! Timed to coincide with the first Science Blogging Conference, this anthology of best 50 blog posts from science and medical blogs is now available for sale. You can find all the information about the book, including the blog-typical democratic process of choosing 50 best

coturnixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1167714195527733782007-01-02T00:02:00.000-05:002007-01-02T00:03:15.546-05:00

The conference is only 19 days from today! It's getting really exciting!The program is shaping really well:On Thursday (January 18th) we will have a teach-in session. About 20 people have signed up so far. We'll use Wordpress to help them start their own blogs, so I'll have to make one of my own in advance and play around to figure out the platform before I teach others.On Friday (January 19th

coturnixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1165847239159108692006-12-11T09:26:00.000-05:002006-12-11T09:29:44.136-05:00

Search engines are great tools. Blogs are great tools. But both have their short comings. You see, you can't easily control most search engines so that you limit them to only the types of results you want to get. Take Google for instance: a search for the word, "poet" brings up any number of listings but look at the #4 listing. It's a software company that has absolutely nothing to do with

Billy Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1159155677063356622006-09-24T23:40:00.000-04:002006-09-24T23:41:17.093-04:00

Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor have been wrongfully charged and are awaiting execution by firing squad in Libya for allegedly infecting children with HIV. They were tortured and forced to sign "confessions" written in Arabic they did not understand. In fact, the poor hygiene and bad practices in the hospital are to blame. You can get more information in Nature (free access)

coturnixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1152556926090585922006-07-10T14:34:00.000-04:002006-07-10T14:42:06.183-04:00

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1152547022677275742006-07-10T11:46:00.000-04:002006-07-10T11:57:02.756-04:00

Here's my newest idea:Advertise you website, blog, or business on the street with StreetPlanes. That's right, StreetPlanes-- airplanes that never leave the ground preferring instead to fly where the people are while pulling your banners for all to see. My website, BloggingPoet.com has been picking up over 200 new readers a day since I started using StreetPlanes and now you can too. Check out

Billy Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1147271366650708032006-05-10T10:20:00.000-04:002006-05-10T10:41:07.063-04:00

On Book Design by Richard Hendel - Communication Arts review.Richard Hendel is an award-winning book designer from UNC-Chapel Hill.Consistent Correlation Between Book Page and Type Area - by Jan Tschichold; selection from "The Form of the Book", essays by Jan Tschichold pub. by Lund Humphries 1991Jeffery Keedy: Thoughts on Designing Type"I am also inspired by type designers, their contribution as

MrWondroushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909796211578562841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1147146764850156602006-05-08T23:50:00.000-04:002006-05-08T23:52:44.860-04:00

I don't know if this is happening, but I was thinking how MTV influenced many of us 25 years ago, and how their videos went into dance places (bars), but I think vblogs could do the same--and perhaps we can get some cool stuff out that way. What I don't know is how many still go out and get their ants pants out. I will find out.

benny06http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347306335676757537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1145305159040438542006-04-17T16:15:00.000-04:002006-04-17T16:19:19.066-04:00

Today I received this e-mail about an author and his new book--in Cambridge, MA. To quote:I thought some of you might be interested in this event featuring Yochai Benkler speaking about his new book:Please join Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society on Tuesday evening for a short talk by Yochai Benkler, and then a celebration in his honor. Prof. Benkler has recently

benny06http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347306335676757537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1144772717150199312006-04-11T12:21:00.000-04:002006-04-11T12:25:17.163-04:00

Columbia University researcher Olivier Toubia used an online discussion tree to devise an impact-based measure of how one idea in a group setting affects the generation of other ideas. That measure then served as the basis of an incentive system to reward individuals for stimulating ideas among other group members. An online test of the measure, with three groups of 26 members each, showed

benny06http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347306335676757537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1143912188031787352006-04-01T12:18:00.000-05:002006-04-01T14:03:57.123-05:00

From Seed Magazine:Study shows that some words used in consumer branding only dig so deep into the brain.by David Cohn • Posted March 22, 2006 11:48 AM In news that must be distressing to advertisers spending an average of over $350,000 to produce a national 30 second commercial, a study examining the neural response to brand personality suggests that consumers aren't buying the hype. snipThe

benny06http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347306335676757537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1143753245349716192006-03-30T16:10:00.000-05:002006-04-01T12:18:32.593-05:00

Hi! I'm Benny and I was graciously asked to join the Idea Consultants community. At the moment, I don't have a new idea to offer, but when I do, I will be blogging here!Thanks, AnonyMoses for inviting me here, and I hope we can do some good work for the One America Committee (OAC) as I've been told by a couple of posters they would love to see some ideas generated by us and the Tar Heel Tavern

benny06http://www.blogger.com/profile/02347306335676757537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1137281295533411532006-01-14T18:27:00.000-05:002006-01-14T18:28:15.550-05:00

Sorry for three days of absence from this blog. I needed some time to recuperate after the Podacstercon which I attended last Saturday. It was a marvelous experience. For more information check out the Podcastercon blog, the wiki, a nice article in News and Observer, the blog reports via Technorati tags, Technorati search and Google blogsearch and pictures on Flickr.Kudos to Brian Russell for

coturnixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1132250842537921542005-11-17T13:04:00.000-05:002005-11-17T13:07:22.553-05:00

So, you've been writing a blog for quite some time now. You are proud of some of your work. You are particularly proud of some of your old stuff, now burried deep in the archives never to be seen again. Who reads archives, after all? You don't want to repeat yourself over and over again, and have never felt at ease with constantly linking back to your old posts (I never had such qualms). So, what

coturnixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1130174225446904512005-10-24T13:17:00.000-04:002005-10-24T13:17:05.486-04:00

Here's yet another way to use blogging as a means of promotion for you or your business. This one is called Poets For Dinner but I'm sure it could work for lots of other ideas as well.

Billy Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1129594728152193852005-10-17T20:16:00.000-04:002005-10-17T20:18:48.160-04:00

Lats week, Greensboro, NC was a host to an excellent bloging/journalism conference, ConvergeSouth. Here is some of the coverage (mine) of the conference:ConvergeSouth - First ImpressionsConvergeSouth - Some PicturesConvergeSouth - International CoverageConvergeSouth - Building CommunityConvergeSouth - Blog CarnivalsConvergeSouth - EthicsConvergeSouth - Policing the MediaConvergeSouth -

coturnixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1125874724708052612005-09-05T15:09:00.000-04:002005-09-05T15:11:26.786-04:00

New Orleans may well be dead. Surely 10s of thousands of people are dead, and surely more hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and ice storms are going to recur again and again. But what can you do?Well, one thing that can be done is to share ideas, and develop yet others. But too often, ideas get pegged as left or right, liberal or conservative, republican or democrat, and so on. Knee-jerk

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Jude Nagurney-CamwellJude (Iddybud) will be the guest blogger on OneAmericaCommittee blog for the entire week.Go and give her a comment or a shoutout. Jude's work has been seen on CNN, and other national broadcasts and publications, and is reputed to have an IQ of 190. I personally think it is a conservative estimate.

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CIWI homepageAlso check out SICU Synergy: SICU - Synergy Integrated - Connects the Unconnected, which is hosted by new Idea Consultant, Tom of Finland, who is also the mind behind Synergialaitos, and who, like me, is a big fan of Sibelius. (Finlandia is a staple in my piano repertoire.)We have also been joined by Jan Karel Kleijn of Amsterdam (See IdeaBroker) and Henk Buist, now in Bulgaria. From

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Idea: Bring emergency clean-up experts into the Houston Astrodome to teach able-bodied men and women how to carefully and properly clean up after, say, hurricanes. Teach them also how to construct emergency shelters. Then bring them back to New Orleans and put them to work constructing their own (then others') shelter, from which they do what they were taught, radiating from their shelter.For

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Ideabroker features such visionaries as Peter Luiks, Jan Karel, Michael Pococky and others.

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If you want to learn more about blog carnivals (in the context of the future of journalism) go here. It also contains a list of all extant and extinct carnivals - there's something for everybody.

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Now for those of you who know what cooperative advertising is, then you know there’s nothing new about it. From the early 1900s until just a few years ago cooperative advertising ruled when it came to advertising for small businesses and while it does still exist, overt examples are getting harder to come by.Now, for those of you who don’t know what cooperative advertising is, please let me

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Kudos to Billy!

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One of the great "idea consultants" of our era, IMHO, is Jared Diamond. I have read his latest book "Collapse" and posted a review here.

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Scott Berkun shares his ideas on the matter.

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Book Publisher for Self Publishing and Print on Demand

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I've yet to run out and buy one, but have no doubt I know of the huge popularity of the Apple I-Pod-- the portable music player from Apple Computer.Anyway, that got me to thinking: people love their I-Pods, they carry them everywhere, even wear them while they're driving, but did you know it's against the law in most states to drive while wearing headphones or earphones?So what if someone

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What is a blog carnival?A blog carnival is a blog-post that contains links to posts on other blogs. How does that differ from a linkfest, or for that matter from most of the stuff that early blogs (and many blogs today) routinely did? In the early days of blogs, there was no original content - blogs WERE collections of links. How are carnivals different?Yesterday I assembled the fifth edition

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I just posted at my own site a story on making money on your blog. I didn't want the idea to be posted twice, so here's the link. I felt it needed to be shared and is a different angle on making money blogging.

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“What’s sticky content?” you ask.Sticky content is something you publish for free that others are allowed to place on their websites in order to drive more traffic to their website as well as yours. Sticky content is sometimes used in print media as well.Let’s say you own an automobile repair shop and need more business. You could advertise in your local newspaper but ads cost money and you’re

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The weblog -- far from being a mere fad -- is a technological expression of our evolutionary heritage. “Blogs haven't displaced media, US study finds”, reads the latest Reuters headline about blogs. This headline is part of a sudden blog-bashing trend which I predicted would occur two weeks ago[1]. The article’s headline reeks of typical MSM anti-blog bias. Even the word, “displaced”, means

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Information Week and more on "Idea Management"A few years ago, Information Week called me on the phone and asked me to tell him about Idea Management, since they had ascertained that I have coined the term, and had the first website on the topic. I told him I really hadn't done much with it other than create the website, which wasn't what he wanted to hear. So sorry Charlie!Here is an article

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InnovationTools - Idea Management Resource Center Idea management is the practice of gathering and evaluating ideas in a structured fashion, with a goal of selecting the best ideas with the greatest bottom-line potential for implementation. This Idea Management Resource Center will help you to learn more about idea management -- what it is, how it can benefit your company, and the amazing new

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Knowledge Management

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I often chuckle at the young professionals going around driving leased BMWs, talking on their three hundred dollar cell phones and their five hundred dollar suits. They often have to have the late trendy fad and run out to purchase it at top dollar thinking that every millionaire out there acts similarly.They flash clothing with brand names plastered all over them thinking that's the way of the

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An article in Smithsonian Magazine last year on the invention of the photocopier and the affect it had on offices around the world got me thinking about what truly new inventions or gadgets have had that kind of impact on the white collar workplace since I entered the workforce in 1982. One might think about the personal computer, but frankly there's little being done on PCs today (productive

Tony Plutoniumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1115920449347398582005-05-12T13:53:00.000-04:002005-05-12T13:54:09.423-04:00

There are a lot of bloggers forming groups on the net. Alliances, so to speak. The foremost question I still here is about our credibility and our responsibility. Lets look into this and then I'll pose a challenge to the blogisphere.Are bloggers credible? Are bloggers responsible? Well, a major part of the blogisphere is. Of course, there is always the "I stubbed my toe today, let me know what

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A boom away, a boom away, a boom away, a boom a way, a boom away, a boom away, a boom a way, a boom away. In the jungle, the concrete jungle, the boom box roars tonight. In the village, the quiet village, the boom box brings us fright. A boom away, a boom away, a boom...Okay, so my parody of In The Jungle will probably never be a hit song, but if you spend your days and nights being awaken,

Billy Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313815.post-1115655578689867702005-05-09T12:19:00.000-04:002005-05-09T12:19:38.763-04:00

Play with CSS on this site, which allows you to see changes as you make them. Not a bad learning tool for those interested in CSS.

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Biz StoneIntroducing NaNoBlogMo...

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Are you sick and tired of the pledge drives on your local NPR (National Public Radio) stations?If you’re a fan of NPR (and most bloggers are) then I know you’ve endured your share of the dreaded pledge drives. To give credit where credit is due, the folks who run the pledge drives really do a great job but how can grown people begging for mine and your hard earned money not get to be a little

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Some tips on marketing the ideas of branding. Too often, many small businesses adopt a name that ties themselves to the very first product line that they sold. But history shows that successful businesses that depend on branding have names that were unique and general.For example: Nike sells sporting goods, and shoes before that. The name itself stems from the Greek goddess of "victory". Tieing

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Science And Politics: Meta-Carnival #4 Coturnix gives us a rundown on the phenomena of Blog Carnivals.

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The National Debate: Is CNN Gaming the Blogosphere

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Idea Consultants would like to consider May 2...Dave Winer Day in honor of the gentleman who made much of our fascinating lives possible, through his tireless efforts and inventions. Happy Birthday, Dave! Nice to know there are other demicenturians hovering about.

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Are you looking for an idea whose time is now?With gasoline going for $2.20 or so a gallon here in North Carolina and higher in most states, a lot of us are looking at ways to save a few dollars at the pumps. Mass-transit is the answer for some but in states like North Carolina where mass-transit is rare, often hard to use, and rarely goes where you need to go, that may not be such a good option.

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YesButNoButYes: Digital Textiles

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Are your ideas making a difference?As all the other Idea Consultants will no doubt agree, sometimes your ideas have to be bigger than yourself. Sometimes your ideas have to be about giving (paying forward) rather than receiving. After all, if the world cannot continue to prosper then neither will you or I.Take myself for example: It’s not a big thing when you consider the world as a whole, but

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Architect Ricardo Guillermo in dance performance"Every day acts of healing,caring for others, acknowledging thejoy of interacting with, elevating andexperiencing our fellow travelers, andthat joy of our own miraculous lives,we encounter opportunities to bringabout a greater sense of community,cooperation, enjoyment of each other's company and the force that binds usall as one, indivisible with

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Where Do Ideas Come From?Have you ever looked at someone else’s success and asked yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Or are you perhaps the guy who thinks up a new invention but never acts on it only to get it rubbed in your face when you see it being pitched on a television infomercial months or years later?Or are you someone who simply wonders where all those ideas come from?If I’m known

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How to break the habit. Not taken.

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is taken. :( And so much potential...

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Since Dave promises that this blog will be occupied with thoughts from the brightest minds (why I was invited, I don't know), allow me to avail myself of the brainpower expected here.I'm doing a survey of blog advertising to help strucutre a blog ad network that is as beneficial and responsive to the needs of bloggers as possible. If you have a blog and three minutes to spare, take the survey.

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Never met Mandelbrot but think his findings represent the beauty of math and art, much like Todd Siler's work.Life could be uglier than this:Between fractals and Hubble photos, it is hard to say which is more beautiful, or which added more to our appreciation of the world, ideational and real.

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Anthropology Faculty, Arthur KleinmanI would never have predicted that one of my favorite professors would have been in the Medical field, but alas, it is true. Dr. Kleinman generously offered a class entitled "Patients and Healers in the Context of Culture", and I, shy of science credits, took it...and have never been sorry. I have fancied myself somewhat of an amateur healer ever since. But

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Music as IdeasIf you go to movies, you have heard the music of Phillip Glass. Along with Thomas Newman and Lisa Gerrard, he is one of the most sought after composers in the industry. One wonders why Steve Reich has not been afforded such honors.Perhaps his most recognizable work is Powaqaatsi, which served as the theme music for "The Truman Show"...but his work also graces the other -qaatsi films

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Author, photographer, systems theorist, linguist, friend.One of my first experiences with Tom was when he and I drove from Boston, down to Manhattan, where he was to deliver his PhD dissertation to NYU, in quadruplicate if my memory serves. When we got there, we parked near Central Park and he showed me his old hangouts, and a fair portion of the Upper East Side. When we returned, his trunk was

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Where Art meets ScienceWhen I met Todd, he was working on his Master's thesis at MIT. His thesis was bipolar, for lack of better words. It dealt with the connection between art and science, right brain/left brain...both of which he was maxing out. Much of his life and work, since then, has been a continuation of that work. A great and protean mind...and heart.

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