Monthly Archives: December 2013

Where ideas come from

Here is a link to a TED talk that I got from my brother in Vancouver. I found it really interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0af00UcTO-c  

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Update

Hey Readers, This could be the last post for 2013. The world around me is slowing down, family is coming together and the time for gift giving and reflection is rapidly approaching. I would have to say that 2013 was … Continue reading

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Socialnomics – How social media transforms our lives and businesses (Part 4)

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Socialnomics-Social-Media-Transforms-Business/dp/1118232658 Today we look at Chapter Two. “Social Media = Preventive Behaviour” Erik starts out Chapter two with a look at how Social Media can effect our jobs, and our lives. He talks about … Continue reading

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A busy season

I heard on the radio this morning that one of the things that Canadians do better than anyone else in the world is apologize. Being Canadian, I apologize for not getting a post for today. There are a number of … Continue reading

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Jason Aldean: Album Review

It’s been a while since my last music review, so I thought I would break up the book reviews with a look and at the latest effort from Jason Aldean. If you had told me even a year ago that … Continue reading

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Socialnomics – How social media transforms our lives and businesses (Part 3)

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Socialnomics-Social-Media-Transforms-Business/dp/1118232658 Today we continue our look at Chapter One. “Search Engines and Social Media” The authors continue to make interesting observations through the next few sections as they note the changes that the Internet … Continue reading

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Socialnomics – How social media transforms our lives and businesses (Part 2)

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Socialnomics-Social-Media-Transforms-Business/dp/1118232658 Today we continue our look at Chapter One. “Who Cares What You Are Doing?” I can’t count the number of times that I have had people ask me why I bother with Facebook, … Continue reading

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Socialnomics – How social media transforms our lives and businesses (Part 1)

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Socialnomics-Social-Media-Transforms-Business/dp/1118232658 I find that it is always a good idea to have more than one book on the go. When one book starts to drag, you can switch to the other one to keep … Continue reading

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“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 4

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 Today we are going to finish our look at Chapter 1, “Cognitive Dissonance: The Pyramid of Choice.” “The Pyramid of Choice” refers to a very important concept that we have all experienced and … Continue reading

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“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 3

This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 Today we are going to continue to look at Chapter 1, “Cognitive Dissonance: Spirals of Violence – and Virtue.” “Spirals of Violence” refers to the fact that many of us believe or have … Continue reading

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