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How and Why to Blog — August 24 1:30-4:30
How and Why to Blog (and Twitter and Facebook and LinkedIn) August 24th, 1:30-4:30 am @ Interact Studio The world has changed. The way we communicate as organizations and individuals will never be the same. So what do you do about it? You recognize that you have a tremendous power to create and distribute content….
The dangers of being quotable?
I love Sam Boykin for leading with my quote. And not just because it’s my quote. Because it’s true. Business networking events do blow. Here’s his article on the first Ignite Charlotte:
A new keyboard, glorious and powerful.
Once upon a time, I had a 1966 Chrysler 300. A durable goods item from a vanished age it was. This Chrysler, in addition to having a 383 cu inch engine (an engine, which, in and of itself is bigger than than a Toyota Prius) had something called torque-flight suspension. I won’t bore you with…
Where do ideas come from? August 4th?
So I just finished my slides for the 1st Ignite Charlotte. And I couldn’t be more excited about my talk, “Where do Ideas Come From.” The event is free if you RSVP here: http://www.ignitecharlotte.org/rsvp-tickets/ If you don’t know about Ignite, you should. It’s a collection of short talks, 20 slides, 15 seconds a slide. I…
Writing a lot of television spots today.
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At lunch I read the future in floating grains of rice.
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Don’t ever use this word.
Even if you don’t respect the language, at least have some respect for yourself. Posted via email from PatrickEMcLean’s Posterous
Captain Ahab: Old School Badass
I’m re-reading Moby Dick. Happened to pick it up this weekend and it sucked me right in. (The fact that I picked it up on a Kindle and also got sucked into buying a Kindle will be the subject for another post, I’m sure.) But here is one of my favorite passages: That’s more than…
You want to know what professionalism is?
I think Penn Jillette has the answer: No matter what, you perform. http://bigthink.com/ideas/20807 Posted via email from PatrickEMcLean’s Posterous
“Be sure of this…” What a great line.
Re-reading Moby Dick on a Kindle. I forgot how magnificent this book really is. (I’m enjoying the device as well.) Posted via email from PatrickEMcLean’s Posterous
Oh, TerraCotta Buddha hears you…
…he just doesn’t TerraCotta care. Posted via email from PatrickEMcLean’s Posterous
Real-time and other kinds
A friend emailed me with a slightly snarky usage question about the compound adjective “real-time”. He asked, “Is there any other kind of time?” Of course, he’s absolutely right, it is a pretty hollow and meaningless lump of letters, but it did get me to thinking. Off the top of my head I came up…
Patrick on the Dead Robots Society Podcast
Featuring me. P.G. Holyfield, Justin Macumber and a sharp-witted Terry Mixon. It’s all about how to podcast and it’s available here: http://tinyurl.com/DRSep121
The Third Wave of Literacy
I believe we just entered what I call the Third Wave of Literacy. It’s tough to pinpoint this occurrence exactly – it’s not like anybody blew a whistle – but as I look back from the dizzying technological height of 2010, here are the divisions I can see. The First Wave In the first wave,…
How to Succeed in Evil in a nutshell.
Okay, boys, this is the week we knock over the barn. Uh boss? Why a barn again? Because that’s where the blue bag is, you idiot. Remember: everyone wear suits, so we’ll stand out in a rural setting. Then we’ll meet up right under the big metal grain chute. And there it is, “Why a…
Going all Old Testament on the Language
Judges 12:6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce [it] right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. This is the oldest example that I…
As if there weren’t enough adjectives in the ad…
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Why I fear the iPad will disappoint.
There is a lot of hype about the iPad. I am skeptical for many reasons, but all of my fancy arguments were just trumped by an email Apple just sent me. At the very top was this: After reading this sentence I have become afraid for Apple. It smacks of sales-ly desperation. Because if that’s…