This is cool stuff. I always wanted to know how popular a particular name has been. Now, I need to more than ever. Why? My wife is eight months pregnant! It’s exciting. We still have not settled on a name, though. We both like Jacob (or Jakub), but I think it’s just too common. It was number one in 1995, according to the chart. I like the name Fabian and I’m trying to convince my wife to go with it. It’s a unique name, but it’s usage, looks like, has spiked in recent years. Anyway, a fun tool to play…
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Some good information how to have a better blog. Question, Guy Kawasaki: What can a blogger do toascend the Technorati 100—or simply write a better blog, forthat matter? Answer, David Sifry, the founder and CEO of Technorati: There are no hard and fast rules, but Ican provide afew guidelines that seem to have worked well for the preponderance ofthe blogs on the Top 100: Post often and post at regular intervals.Ideally at least once a day, or even more often. Figure out what kind of blogger you are.Are you a blogger wholoves to collect links? Are you an essayist who…
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Do you want to be more productive at work? Use breaks to your advantage! (Good advice, right? ;-)) Seriously, I heard this a number of times already (I talked about it as part of the review for The Power Of Full Engagement book). I actually started taking brakes every 90 to 120 minutes at work and I think they’re helping me. I know that sometimes I don’t take them because something that I’m working on is urgent (ie, I have a bug to fix), but I suffer as a result, because it takes me longer to find the bug (fatigue…
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If you’ve never seen, like me, what North Korea looks like, take a look. Great stuff. North Korea – Military Photoshttp://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82755
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An interesting question and an interesting answer. Guy Kawasaki: What will the demographics of the US look like in 2050? Dr. Joseph Chamie (Demographer): Later this year, sometime in mid-October, the US population is expected to hit the 300 million mark. The growth of the America’s population is expected to continue throughout the 21st century. By 2050 it is projected to grow to about 420 million; and by the century’s end, the projected US population is approaching close to 600 million.The age structure of the population is also expected to become older. For example, the proportion of the US population…
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I like college towns. There is something about them that interests me. It must be the young people — plenty of them — looking to learn. Or it must be the “education” smell. I’m not sure. I just like college towns. State College is the home of Penn State. It has a nice, lively downtown adjacent to the college. It is filled with young people. Beatiful girls. 🙂 It feels rich. It feels safe. It’s very clean. What more can you ask? My college experience was different. I went to NJIT. It’s a technical school. We had 80% of guys…
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After some thinking, I’m going to change my web strategy. I realized, after reading some good books lately, that I am a Lifelong Learner and that’s what I want to be remembered as. I also realized that my blogs need more focus, more to-the-point. Plus, I feel like a change is needed. Thus, the first change, I’m going to rename this blog to “Lifelong Learner.” I’m going to concentrate on the “things I learn” and things I want to learn. It’s going to be a learning blog. For that, I’m going to borrow and feed from entries from My Learning…
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If you have a website, make sure you don’t commit these usability mistakes. These come from Jakob Nielsen, the expert in the field. I don’t think I commit any of these:1. No Author Biographies2. No Author Photo3. Nondescript Posting Titles4. Links Don’t Say Where They Go6. The Calendar is the Only Navigation9. Forgetting That You Write for Your Future Boss10. Having a Domain Name Owned by a Weblog Service I still have to work on the following:5. Classic Hits are Buried7. Irregular Publishing Frequency8. Mixing Topics ReferenceWeblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes, Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox, October 17, 2005 RelatedTop…
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Wow! That’s all I have to say. Amazing. A building boom in the emirate has led to a whole host of chart breakers, in categories including highest apartment, biggest mall, and one of the world’s most unique resorts. Take a look at what’s cooking at the world’s oil giant, Dubai’s World-Beating Buildings slide show.
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The expression “Web 2.0” has been floating a lot lately. What does it mean? Paul Graham, one of my favorite authors, has an interesting article about it. He explains what “Web 2.0” is, what application use it; what successful applications are out there that are using it, and more. In addition to the excellent explanation, I was able to discover some of the popular community sites: Reddit, and digg. He mentions others, which you might not be aware of but that are “hot.” Very interesting and valuable read. I recommend it. ReferenceWeb 2.0 by Paul Graham