Google and The Internet -a History
Okay this was seriously too cool not to share! Below is an interactive infographic, scroll down and see the history of Google. Be sure and click on the plus (+) signs that come up each year as it gives...
View ArticleThe Perfect Team
Many times I have told the story of the best team I was ever a part of. A team that was considered inferior, but became the gold standard for output in our corporation. Everything that I am writing...
View ArticleThe Measure of Influence: Klout vs. KickStarter
Social Media is all about influence, so it makes sense that we want to measure that. But what is the best measure of influence? -How much your content is shared or how much money your fans are willing...
View ArticleHow Social is Social Media?
Remember your Mum urging you to go outside and play with your friends? Making you feel a little guilty about being on your computer too long? I think a lot of us are still feeling that way about...
View ArticleWhy TEDx Auckland is Like the Chiefs Win
Nobody really expected the Chiefs to make the Super 14 final. Let alone be 2012 Champions… Why? Because they have not performed at that level in the past. Other than their passionate fans, they were...
View ArticleArtistry & Mastery: The Missing Ingredients
Have you ever awoken with that hole in your soul? That sort of empty feeling that needs to be kept at bay by busy work, or else it threatens to engulf you entirely. It is hard to identify and even...
View ArticleTEDx Auckland 2012 -Part One
This is my take on the first half (morning) of TEDx Auckland 2012.
View ArticleTEDx Auckland 2012 -Part Two
This is my experience of the afternoon at TEDx Auckland, my experience of the morning is outlined in the previous post. Session 3 After lunch we got to hear from a band called Five Mile Town...
View ArticleA Post from Chris’ Cat
I want to be fed! But I guess Chris has taken off to Auckland again for work. Every now and again he leaves me to fend for myself overnight. Sure he leaves some extra dry crunchy food in my bowl, but...
View ArticleChallenging 2013
Are you clear on what you have learned in 2012, and what you want to challenge 2013 to give up for you? In this candid video I share some of his lessons, and some of the goals that I will be pursuing...
View ArticleConnecting with LinkedIn Groups
LinkedIn is a great resource for business owners and employees alike. And the lifeblood of LinkedIn are the groups. With our friends from Integrated Alliances The Profit Wizard has a LinkedIn...
View ArticleThe Icarus Deception – A wakeup call
I was aware of Seth Godin’s new book before it was even started, when it appeared on Kickstarter as a crowd-funded project. I didn’t fund the project. I meant to, but I didn’t get back to the page....
View ArticleTEDx Auckland 2013
Wow! TEDx Auckland 2013 (#TEDxAkl) was certainly bigger, and arguably better, than ever before. In fact it looks like TEDx Auckland 2013 may be the biggest TEDx event ever held anywhere in the world...
View ArticleInspired by Lorde
Yesterday Lorde was nominated for four Grammy awards and won two of them. So why would a forty-some year old bloke with no interest in the Music Industry, and little interest in Music in...
View ArticleHow Social is Social Media?
Remember your Mum urging you to go outside and play with your friends? Making you feel a little guilty about being on your computer too long? I think a lot of us are still feeling that way about...
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