Archive for December, 2008

Must-reads if you’re preparing for 2009

December 31st, 2008

Three feeds landed in my inbox overnight and I think readers who want to take a look at using social media or at their private lives in 2009, can benefit from reading it. Six lessons from a wooden boy: ‘Six lessons from a wooden boy’, a post by Jennifer Laycock on Search Engine Guide in [...]

What to buy a kid for Christmas

December 22nd, 2008

Our family is at the stage where I and my contemporaries are the old generation, which means we must buy gifts for everybody’s grandchild. We will be spending Christmas with my youngest brother, who happens to be the grandfather of a three-year-old boy in his Spiderman stage. But, as the oldest of the old, I [...]

Why Seth Godin is different

December 16th, 2008

I often say it is all about asking questions. This is a good example of asking the right questions to come to the right answer: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/12/the-power-of-sm.html

If you look for solutions in the wrong place

December 14th, 2008

People are impatient for Obama to take over. Why? Bush did not do too well America is fighting two wars The economy is in melt-down Humans look for good news and when the news is consistently bad like the past few months, they look anywhere. If there is no good news, people will settle for [...]

The South African blogger that got sued

December 8th, 2008

I wrote about the SA blogger is that was sued by QVC because he criticized their marketing methods. Sympathisers has now started a Facebook group and a wiki Join the fight and spread the message. Many people appear to be victims but don’t know about this case.

The Post Office, the Bank and my lost initial

December 8th, 2008

A month ago, or so, I received an SMS from Standard Bank to inform me that my new credit card has been dispatched via the Post Office and would reach me in, I think it was, 14 days. I just received an SMS from the South African Post Office. It reads “Mr N Prinsloo, the [...]

If you are interested in the power of social media, read this

December 4th, 2008

Walter Pike, on his blog Pike’s Thinking, points out the realities of operating in an always on, always connected world. Business owners may benefit from reading his post at http://walterpike.com/2008/12/learning-the-hard-way-bloggers-court-case/ and taking it to heart. May the blogger win!

This blogger needs your help

December 1st, 2008

A blogger, Donn Edwards of Insights & Rants,  is taken to court because he exposed a company’s dubious practises. Maybe you were also a victim or you can help. Go here for the info.

The comment spammers discovered my blog

December 1st, 2008

The comment spammers discovered my blog and changed the way in which I wanted to use it. Comment spammers are those good-for-nothing people that promote products such as medicines, everything-enhancement-pills, porn and the like, by trying to force it down your throat. They do this by sending you unsolicited emails or, in this case, they [...]