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Need some perspective? Here’s an inspiring message from Roger Ebert. (We give it two thumbs up!)
There are good reasons to watch this clip of film critic and cancer survivor Robert Ebert’s presentation earlier this year at the TED conference in California. It’s inspirational. It proves we live in interesting times. But it also provides perspective. So, you think you’ve had a tough week, eh?
Warren Buffett and Jay-Z have more in common than you might think
Seen from a distance, this video is just three inhumanly rich guys sitting in comfy chairs and chatting for an hour about philanthropy, luck and comfort zones. But then you move in and focus on the players. And … wow. Warren Buffet. Jay-Z. Interviewer Steve Forbes. Watch and learn.
Catchy ad jingles: Vegemite, Aeroplane Jelly, Louie the Fly and … 99Designs?
We contend that imaginative commercials may come and go, but catchy jingles are forever. Sure, we recognise the Energiser Bunny and the Qantas koala. They’re memorable. But not can’t-get-it-out-of-your-head memorable. And now, will a possible ditty for 99Designs join them?
Stop wasting time and watch this video about conquering procrastination
For those of you who know what a delicious temptation procrastination can be, we offer this amusing and information clip from Charlie McDonnell, a young Londoner who YouTube pays to make videos (Really!). Watch it. Now.
Are we ready for a cloud-exclusive computer? Google thinks so. Meet the Chromebook.
In about a month, on 15 June, Google will push its Internet-based kingdom into a new realm. The big question is: Will users follow? The product is called Chromebook, and it will be the first device to run Chrome OS, the operating system based largely on Google’s Chrome browser. Notice that we’ve not used the word “computer” in describing the Chromebook. And that’s because it’s something… different. It will run no software. Everything you see and do on a Chromebook will be pulled down from the cloud. Everything.
Here’s the worst Internet start-up pitch. Ever.
Good parody is hilariously true. This send-up of online entrepreneurship, courtesy of CollegeHumor.com, hits all the right notes about the worst aspects of Internet-based start-ups. So, carve out a couple minutes of your hectic day, watch this video and marvel at how many times you’ve heard something like this in real life.
Hey! We know what’s going to happen with interest rates! (Just kidding)
Boy howdy, the Reserve Bank of Australia gave us a righteous scare, didn’t it? All that hullabaloo about creeping inflation and the threat of rising interest rates. We were this close to expanding Beer O’Clock to three days a week. Plus holidays.
YouTube marketing meets ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’
By now you’ve probably seen a few interactive Youtube videos, such as the Skittles ‘Touch the Rainbow’ and the Tipp Ex Bear. (If not, we thoroughly recommend that you check them out here and here.) While most of these types of campaign usually involve big budgets and elaborate settings, this is just the kind of marketing that small business owners can pursue on a shoe-string.
What do Google and Darth Vadar have in common?
The Google machine has been chest-beating about the latest version of its powerful platform: the smoother, shinier, and 10 times faster Chrome Browser, and with improved graphics and better security you’ve got to wonder, what’s not to love? Well, remember Mum and Dad telling you never to put all your eggs in one basket? Those cool, Gen Y rabble-rousers at Hungry Beast certainly do.
What does Bin Laden’s death mean if you’re 10 years old? Let’s find out
At news that the yanks had ‘taken out’ Osama bin Laden, we hungrily ingested the opinions of Washington insiders, Kentucky short-order cooks and Al Qaeda terrorists. (Heck, CNN and Time magazine even tracked down the kids who were listening to President George Bush read “The Pet Goat” when the 9/11 attacks occurred and asked them what they thought of Bin Laden’s demise.) Oh, yes. We’ve heard it from all angles. At least, we thought he had.
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