Saturday, July 08, 2006

Video of the Day: Rachel, host of 88Slide

Image: realpeoplenetwork

Keywords:
video blog

"88SLIDE is a daily one minute trivia challenge format, distributed via the Internet at 88SLIDE.com, and through iTunes as a video podcast.

Our mission is to entertain, interact, and enlighten you, daily, in 60 seconds."
Source: 88Slide

Q: Who is Rachel?
A: After discovering that being raised on a strict diet of musicals and country western music is liable to make a girl aspire to waitressing, Rachel moved to Los Angeles to revive in everyone she encountered: what was once known as the human soul. After brief bouts with law classes and obtaining her Emergency Medical Technician certificates, Rachel discovered philosophy, which she now eats for breakfast.

Blogs:
BEHIND THE SLIDE

Discuss:
88Slide - Myspace
Videoblogging - Yahoo Groups

Friday, July 07, 2006

Company of the Week: Research In Motion (RIM)

Image: RIM

Keywords: BlackBerry, Canada

"Research In Motion Limited (RIM) is a Canadian wireless device company. It is best known as the developer of the BlackBerry handheld communication device.

RIM is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. It was founded by Mike Lazaridis, who currently serves as its co-CEO along with Jim Balsillie."
Source: Wikipedia

Corporate site:
rim.com

News & Blogs:
Research in Motion - Topix.net

Blogs:
BBHub
BlackBerry Cool
RIM - Engadget Mobile

Finance:
RIMM - Seeking Alpha

Audio:
RIMM - EarningsCast

Insight:
The 50 Content Companies that Matter: Research in Motion Ltd - Content Matters

Video:
BlackBerry - Google Video
BlackBerry - YouTube

Learn:
How a BlackBerry Works - Howstuffworks
BlackBerry - About.com

Bookmarks:
http://del.icio.us/Monten/BlackBerry

See also:
Mobile - The World 2 Come

Russia Blogs

Keywords: Russia

Highlights:
Ruminations on Russia
The Russian Dilettante's Weblog
The Accidental Russophile
Russian ICT Industry
Russian Marketing Blog
RusEconomics
Russia - Global Voices Online
Moscow Blog
Sean's Russia Blog
Russian Blogosphere - LoicLeMeur Wiki

News:
Russia - Topix.net

Photos:
Russia - Flickr

Video:
Russia - Google Video
Russia - YouTube

Media:
Russia - Digital Media Europe
Russia - Digital Media Asia

Learn:
Russia - MIT OCW
Russia - About.com

Q&A:
Russia - Yahoo Answers

Discuss:
Russian Federation - Myspace

See also:
China Blogs - The World 2 Come
India Blogs - The World 2 Come

Friday, June 30, 2006

Company of the Week: Virgin Group

"The Virgin Group is the group of companies using the Virgin brand of British celebrity business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. The core business areas are travel, entertainment and lifestyle, although many others have been entered into."
Source: Virgin Group - Wikipedia

Corporate site:
virgin.com

Richard Branson's 10 secrets to success:
1. You've got to challenge the big ones.
2. Keep it casual.
3. Haggle: everything is negotiable.
4. Have fun working.
5. Do the right things for the brand.
6. Smile for the cameras!
7. Don't lead "sheep", herd "cats".
8. Move like a bullet.
9. Size does matter.
10. Be a common, regular person.
Source: Richard Branson - Wikipedia

News:
Virgin Group - Topix.net
Richard Branson - Topix.net

Blogs:
virginbrand.com

Photos:
Richard Branson - Flickr

Video:
Richard Branson - Google Video
Richard Branson - YouTube

Finance:
Virgin - Seeking Alpha

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Audio/Video of the Day: TEDTalks

Keywords: TED (conference)

"Each year, TED hosts some of the world's most fascinating people: Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses. The talks they deliver have had such a great impact, we thought they deserved a wider audience. So now, for the first time, we're sharing them with the world at large... Each week, we'll release a new talk to inspire, intrigue and awaken the imagination."
Source: TEDTalks

Guests:
- Al Gore
- Sir Ken Robinson
- Majora Carter
- David Pogue
- Tony Robbins
- Hans Rosling

Blogs:
Introducing TEDTalks - TED Blog
Al Gore and Hans Rosling speech online on TEDTalks, a must-see - Loic Le Meur Blog
TEDtalks: The other Al Gore speech, and what Tony Robbins really told him - Lunch over IP
A Mind-Blowing Conference, Now on Video - Pogue's Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog

Communication:
If your idea is worth spreading, then presentation matters - Presentation Zen

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Person of the Year: Warren Buffett

Image: Fortune

"Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American investor and businessman. Nicknamed the 'Oracle of Omaha' or the 'Sage of Omaha,' Buffett has amassed an enormous fortune from astute investments, particularly through his company Berkshire Hathaway, in which he holds a greater than 38% stake. With an estimated current net worth of around $42 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the second-richest person in the world, behind only Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. In June 2006, he made the commitment to give away 85% of his fortune, most of which would be going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This is the largest act ever of charitable giving in United States history."
Source: Wikipedia

Opinion:
Blogging Buffett: A Roundup of Opinion on the World's Biggest Gift - onPhilanthropy

Finance:
Warren Buffett - Seeking Alpha

Video:
Warren Buffett - Google Video
Warren Buffett - YouTube