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Blog Reset – 5 Steps to Armchair Theorist 2.0 2

We are in a brand new year, so I think it’s time for a brand new Armchair Theorist as well. I only started blogging last year (April 2008), and just like any other thing you do for the first time, you make mistakes and figure things out along the way. This new Armchair Theorist (v2.0 [...]

Links of the Week – January 19th 2

Everybody loves links, so here are my links of the week: Beta Is Dead Money Quote: Beta, as it pertains to web sites, has seen better days. Not long ago, saying the word as part of your web development cycle could help land venture capital even faster than claiming “community,” “paradigm shift” or “disruptive technology.” [...]

Spammers are Getting Creative with Gmail 0

Recently, I received the following strange email from a person named Disha Yadav: I’ve been using Gmail and thought you might like to try it out. Here’s an invitation to create an account. <snip> Disha Yadav has invited you to open a free Gmail account. To accept this invitation and register for your account, visit [...]

Links of the (Last Few) Weeks – December 28th 2

Everybody loves links, so here are my links from the last few weeks: Ahh, the echo chamber “We are talking to ourselves. Mike. This is the real danger.” — Robert Scoble Paid Blogging Is A Lose-Lose Situation Adam Singer discusses why paid blogging is almost always a lose-lose-lose situation for all parties involved. Bush sneaks [...]

Links of the Week – December 1st 1

Everybody loves links, so here are my links of the week: ://URLFAN – Perhaps The Best Influence Index on The Web ://URLFAN is an indexing service which ranks websites by popularity, based on blog mentions. On Bailouts and Sports Car Jason Calacanis doesn’t really blog anymore. However, that hasn’t stopped him from coming up with [...]

The Armchair Theorist is a Scientist (INTJ) 2

At least, that’s what Typealyzer tells me. An INTJ (Introversion, iNtuition, Thinking, Judging), or Scientist, is described as: The long-range thinking and individualistic type. They are especially good at looking at almost anything and figuring out a way of improving it – often with a highly creative and imaginative touch. They are intellectually curious and [...]

Links of the Week – November 23rd 2

Everybody loves links, so here are my links of the week: The Wind Cries Cloud Computing An interesting analogy comparing the recording industry with the cloud computing industry. A thoughtful read.  Google Lively Is Dead-ly – ReadWriteWeb In an economic environment where a number of companies are stumbling, it’s important to remember that sometimes even [...]

Links of the Week – November 16th 2

Everybody loves links, so here are my links of the week: James Governor’s Monkchips 15 Ways I Am Wrong About Enterprise Cloud Computing … whatever else the cloud is, it should not just be an excuse to try and rewarm technology that has already failed in the marketplace. It should not be an excuse to [...]

When did Singapore Expats Become so Egotistical? 9

I came across this gem tonight on the ExpatSingapore forums (via Salary.sg): What are you upset about? This is an expat site for the Singapore expat community to discuss matters of common interest. It is not for “journalists” to try find people to do their research for them, especially for stories that will increase local [...]

Links of the Week – November 9th 0

Everybody loves links, so here are my links of the week: The 22 Step Social Media Marketing Plan As corporate adoption of social media emerges, there’s nothing wrong with learning lessons from others and making them your own. Here’s a 22 step social media plan. Yahoo faces the long, slow goodbye – Jerry Yang, perhaps [...]