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• a brief guide to life
  ‘A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us.’ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on twitter or identica. Life can be ridiculously complicated, if you let it. I suggest we simplify. Thich Nhat Hanh’s quote, which I’ve stolen as this site’s subtitle, is the shortest guide to life you’ll ever need: “Smile, breath, and go sl […]
• To Reach Men Online You Need To Be On Facebook
  Some really interesting data from a survey by Ipsos OTX for Askmen.com. The survey found that overall Facebook is second amongst all men as their preferred way to keep in touch with their friends. And it is not just young men that prefer Facebook as the chart below shows. Men over 29 prefer Facebook. Facebook usage was high among respondents, nearly 70% of w […]
• 5 Hilarious TV Episodes About Tech and Social Media
  Television’s top humorists are always looking for new cultural elements to satirize, and two of the most popular subjects over the past year have been gadgets or social media — or both, as they’re increasingly intertwined.If you flip through the channels on your cable or satellite TV receiver for just a few minutes, you’re bound to come across a reference to […]
• How Big a Boost Will iPhone 4, HTML5 Give Video E-Mail Marketing?
  Video e-mail marketing may receive a boost from new developments, namely the growing force of HTML5 and the recent launch of the iPhone 4. However, there are challenges that have to be addressed...
• Shopatron Says iPads Making an Impact on M-commerce
  We told you last month that the iPad was going to make m-commerce mainstream, and it looks like we have more proof. A study released before sunrise today by in-store pickup solution provider Shopatron says sales conversion rates on the Apple iPad are much higher than rates on other mobile devices.How high? Based on data Shopatron collected since early March, […]
• Survey: 27% Of US Mobile Users Have Clicked Mobile Ads, Up From 21% In 2008
  ABI Research today published its latest US Consumer Survey for mobile marketing, which also compares the results to a similar survey conducted in December of 2008. Most notable in the survey, which polled 1,003 US consumers, was the finding that 27% of mobile phone users accessing the mobile Web have clicked on a mobile banner ad or text link.  This compares […]
• You can see the determination in his eyes
  That's the way a friend described someone she had just met. She was sure (just as I'm sure) that he's going places. Once the determination is in his eyes, the learning will take care of itself.On the other hand, if I can see the fear in your eyes, then I'm not sure that learning alone will take care of the problem. No one can prove that t […]
• 11 Simple Ways To Be Extraordinarily Happy
  Call me an idealist, but I’m a big believer that we have an obligation to be healthy and happy individuals. Why would you waste your time being anything different? I see far too many people go through their everyday lives wishing they were somewhere else. I know how that feels because I’ve been there too. For much of my young life, I struggled with finding h […]
• Quick Links: April 19, 2010
  The latest Twitter numbersHot off the press from the Chirp conferenceWhy the Future is MobileComments from Mary Meeker, speaking at a Google EventWhy the iPad is a Creativity DeviceInteresting discussion about why the iPad is important [via Steve Rubel]
• Who Are The Biggest Users of Amazon Web Services? It’s Not Startups.
  Amazon loves to talk about its Web Services because it positions the company as a bold innovator bringing cloud computing to the unwashed masses and other companies still stuck in the land of legacy data centers. But it is coy when it comes to details about the actual business behind Amazon Web Services, which includes its S3 storage service, EC2 compute clo […]