June 30th, 2007
The iPhone launched yesterday and, predictably, it’s already hitting the secondary market. It’s hilarious to scroll through eBay and read some of the listings for iPhones. As I’m writing this, the prices range from $20,999,999.00
downward. Some of the auctions are pure satire, others are pure greed (Buy It Now price of $5,000? Gimme a break.), […]
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June 27th, 2007
This is a question for any fountain pen aficionados out there: how do you jumpstart your ink flow after letting your pen rest overnight (or a couple of days)?
This has always bothered me, and I’ve tried a variety of solutions. The “lick it” trick (over and over until the ink flows freely); the dip in […]
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June 24th, 2007
Well, it was smaller than past editions, but I’m still calling it a success. Two fantastic posts worth your reading time. Thanks, contributors!
This edition of FFAF turned out to actually be a Free For All Weekend, since I was stuck at the beach without internet access until I returned home. Not complaining, though…I was at […]
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June 22nd, 2007
Inspired by Lisa Haneberg’s Year of the Breakthrough, I thought I’d share my thoughts on 5 ways to create management breakthroughs. For best breakthroughs, repeat every day!
Spend 5 minutes with each member of your team, and ask them about their life. When people know you care about them, and you take a little time […]
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June 22nd, 2007
Which Wich, the unique sandwich chain, has made a gutsy but brilliant move. The chain is promoting a blogger, Chris Thomas of Pour Out, who has vowed to eat and critique all of its 51 sandwiches.What’s interesting is that Chris decided to do this on his own. When the employees at his local Which Wich […]
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June 22nd, 2007
Free For All Friday is up and running. See the original post for the details. Otherwise, here’s the quick and dirty:
Keep it business-oriented. That’s broad enough to include productivity, technology, management, books, etc. You know, the kind of stuff you read here. Just with your own voice.
No profanity. I’m not opposed to a bit of […]
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June 21st, 2007
Wow. Been a while since I’ve posted! How about we have a Free For All Friday tomorrow (if anyone is still paying attention)? As usual for FFAF, I’ll put up another post in the morning that gives all the info. If you’ve already participated, your account should still be active. Otherwise, just follow the instructions […]
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