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Would Shakespeare have tweeted?

February 19, 2011 by kNOELedge 1 Comment

Is social media destroying the old style media empires based on printed paper? Seth Godin provides this intriguing and thought provoking argument where he highlights that Shakespeare got no royalties. Indeed this is a key reason for his popularity. The idea of Shakespeare using social media does appeal:  ”Hamlet To be or not to be? #suicide” or [...]

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eXmas cards

December 24, 2010 by kNOELedge 0 Comments

Over a billion (thousand million for us UK English pedants) greetings cards are sent out over Xmas. And so for the second year  I have sent most of my Xmas cards electronically. I have used the British Library’s e-card service this year. I know there are some who use e-cards as an easy way to essentially spam their [...]

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2 x 2 Commitment vs Energy

Team player or terrorist?

February 16, 2010 by kNOELedge 0 Comments

Which one are you? Highly committed and bursting with energy the players are the ones we all want working for us and with us. These are the ones that we, hopefully recruit, so what turns them into spectators, good guys who simply lack motivation. Or worse into corpses, the description is unfortunate though probably not [...]

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Golf balls and the philosophy of life

August 20, 2009 by kNOELedge 0 Comments

I love this, I was sent it years ago by a friend… ——————————————————————————– A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the [...]

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Suits

August 20, 2009 by kNOELedge 0 Comments

Suits collect in corners. Preening themselves, they congregate in navy worsted groups to practice competition and their golf-swing. Suits are strong on imperfections. They know that other’s failings, pointed out, can only show they are themselves a cut above the rest. Suits in mode like sudden shears, rip and slash. Instinctively feeling out each others weaknesses. [...]

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