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NOTES FROM MY BLOCK
See below from the Los Angeles Times today. I think its a great idea… I am wondering whether there are other ways to utilize the public and devices they are carrying for the greater good. The free Mobile GPS App – WAZE uses crowd-sourcing to provide information on traffic jams (and speed traps). Food for […]
Read the story : Thinking Outside the box – A cell Phone Example↗
rules: Fill in the following questions My best trip ever… 2 week Kenya Trip with safaris with Ofi and Daniel (4) and Yonatan (2) My worst trip ever… probably a transatlantic flight where they seated me in the very last row – back when the last few rows were smoking! Most important thing I ever […]
Read the story : My Travels – A MEME (first time for me)↗
This past Sunday afternoon Barry Schwartz hosted a mini-SMX in Jerusalem, Israel. A short, relaxed version of SMX. Nice event – loved that it was so close to our office! It was good seeing my friends and colleagues from various places in Israel who made their way through the mountains to Jerusalem on what turned out to be a beautiful springlike day!
Read the story : Sphinncon Israel 2010↗
I was trying to help a partner understand our org chart and remembered that at CES in Las Vegas the Lego people were giving out little Lego guys. This is what I sent my partner:
Read the story : A Unique Org Chart↗
First time at CES – I decided to go in order to understand better what I can do to expand our offerings on YouNeverCall.com and our other cell phone and tech websites. We get huge amounts of visitors but dont manage to turn enough of them into customers – yet. We think this is for […]
Read the story : CES 2010 in Las Vegas – identifying naïveté↗
For about a year my company has been utilizing a new set of techniques to help us in our online marketing efforts. While the techniques are not unique our results are in some cases singularly unique and valuable. Even if you are new to online marketing you probably already know that some of the main […]
Read the story : SEO Dark Matter↗
I love Google, but I have to say lately Google has started to remind me of my Mother-in-law. Here’s what I mean. Google announced recently that they are going to be personalizing search results even if you are not logged into a Google account.Presumably this means they will use your own search and surf patterns […]
Read the story : Google is becoming my mother-in-law↗
Interesting conference. Lots about Celebrities and using Twitter! Celebrities need to be twittering – it makes it real!! Takeaways: 1) Twitter is not mainstream enough yet if half of the speakers are still defining what twitter means to them. 2) Iphones are way more popular than Blackberries with the attendees of this conference. 3) Conferences […]
Read the story : At the 140 Conference in LA↗
In China they have found a new health-promoting use for butter. Click here for more.
Read the story : Another use for butter↗
When traveling to Houston last week to visit a client I picked up a copy of Wired magazine. They kind-of trash Craig Newmark of Craig’s List. I met Craig – he’s a really nice guy – and he has done something very good. I would recommend not judging him as you would a founder of […]
Read the story : Why I love Craig’s List↗