June 2009
50 posts
Toward a theory of information relativity
“Science is a process by which we attempt to compare our perceptions with something we call “reality” but in fact reality is something we can never really know for sure. Like the flickering shadows on the wall of Plato’s cave, reality is something we can only see dimly, because it’s distorted by our perceptions and beliefs. Every observation and fact has a margin of error, which is directly...
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Clay Shirky doing his thing at TED.
Clay is cool, and so is TED.
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Flow with the go
Nine simple practices to improve your branding - by Gu Kawasaki
via The Art of Branding
Apple unwitting beneficiary of Jackson death
“As millions have sought to pay tribute to Michael Jackson following his sudden death on Thursday, Apple has inadvertently found itself profiting from the occasion through the iTunes Store.
As of Friday evening, six out of the top ten songs being purchased on the US store belonged to the legendary singer, while a staggering nine out of ten top albums came from the musician. About 19 of...
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Forget about Free-Range chickens or eggs... what... →
This is an interesting article on the freedom vs restrictions that our kids have these days (compared to when we grew up)
Click through for the article
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AppleInsider | Apple sells over 1 million iPhone... →
Seems the economy isn’t hurting so bad for some…
I think young people should pay more at a fortune teller, because they have more...
– Jessica, aged 7
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1,000,000 Facebook usernames registered in the first hour.
– Facebook (www.facebook,com/username)
There are more women on Twitter (53%) than men (47%)
– Sysomos | In-Depth Look Inside the Twitter World
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Gizmodo - Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness... →
Wow, this could be a real game-changer!
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SEO Ranking Factors In 2009
- High level view of Google’s algorithm Trust authority of host domain - 25 percent
- Link population of specific page - 22 percent
- Anchor text of external links - 20 percent
- On page keyword use - 15 percent
- Traffic and CTR data - 7 percent
- Social graph metrics - 6 percent
- Hosting and registration - 5 percent
Quoted from great article here
Trust is like the air we breathe. When it’s present, nobody really...
– Warren E. Buffett, Chairman of the Board, Berkshire Hathaway
Seth's Blog: Why joint ventures fail so often →
Seth says:
“There are two reasons joint ventures fail. The joint part and the venture part.” Read more…
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