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This is kind of a follow up from the post of the same subject some time back but the cool part is that all these hail from Singapore. And seeing that good service deserves good mention, here they are:Case #1Esprit shop calls customer an hour later to let her know where to find an item which was sold out at the shop.Case#2Guy receives handwritten note and guitar picks after an …
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EON Technology seems to have prefected a new-fangled holographic display which can users can interact with. With this new techonology, 3D images can be called up in the air which can then be controlled by the user's hands.It's not a totally new thing (augmented reality has been used in the military for some time now) but once it hits the end market, there are endless …
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Guerrilla Negotiating has to be one of the most interesting books on Negotiation which I've read in quite a while. It kicks off with the premise that in life no matter what you do, negotiations are unavoidable and such negotiation skills are a necessary skillset to have. However, throughout the book, a strong emphasis is placed on using the tricks and techniques outlined …
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This is a really cool design for postcards -- One that actually sprouts seedling! What better way to say "I'm a landscape architect"? And there's also no way its gonna get thrown in some stack and forgotten once it blooms, but just wonder how long it can last before it has to be dumped though ...Creative blooming idea from Tur & Partner[via : TreeHugger ]
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Just read this article on Ars Technica about how FOX plans to sell low-cost DVDs in China to combat piracy. According to the report, this move follows in the footsteps of Time Warner's attempt to undercut pirates by plunging the price of their original DVDs to 10 yuan (about S$2). This is close to the street price of bootleg DVDs out there. The rationale being that it would …
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Wow ... even universities are getting in on the act of corporate blogging by studying the effects and sucess factors involved in corporate blogging. In this study by Northwestern University and Backbone Media, 20 corporate bloggers were interviewed to find out what exact makes corporate blogging tick. (Go read, its great stuff!)Blogging is fast becoming an accepted means of …
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To say the news travels fast these day is fast becoming an understatment. Given the advent of online technologies and such, it seems that almost everyone with an Internet connection is able to post up content of their own, double-quick, these days. So much so that its threatening the regular mainstream media?Enter Boy Genius, one of the more famous characters from the …
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At the NUS University Cultural Evening this evening, President Bush delievered his speech about the Asia Pacific region, and began by lauding Singapore for its hardworking people and enterprising spirit, about how we transformed the nation into "from a small trading outpost to a confident and prosperous leader"Then he spoke about challenges facing Asia like trade …
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Just watched the "Funding your Dream" Video recorded at the Art of the Start Conference hosted by Garage Ventures.It's a very interesting panel discussion filled with US venture capitalists and investors speaking about how they work out their deal flows and their approach on entrepreneurs approaching them for funding. For a lot of entrepreneurs out there who have not had the …
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In an unexpected twist in the broswer wars, Microsoft has adopted the adage of "If you can't beat them, take their source code and release your own version! Behold - Microsoft Firefox 2007 Professional Edition!The Open Source community is in shock over this latest move and in my opinion, with that kind of resources Microsoft has, its definitely value add quite a bit on the …
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I believe the importance of treating your customers right for a business's survival can't be stressed enough. Simply put, bad business decisions even at the seemingly low level of any firm can be financial suicide.This very thing happened to Bank of America when they apparently mistreated one of their account holders, putting him into a lot of needless trouble with the …
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Cool advertising from Leo Burnett in the form of a billboard ad for comestics that streak when it rains. Probably the stuff of horrors for all ladies so I'm guessing it should strike a chord well.Just wondering what the technology behing this one is? Water reactive paint that turns black when wet or did they just use poor quality paint and send clean up crews after each …
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Just heard from a realiable source that good ol' President of the United States, George Bush is dropping by NUS during this time over in Singapore and will be having an important function at NUS University Cultural Centre.Think this latest email from NUS OED just confirmed it:An important event will be held at University Cultural Centre onThursday, 16 November 2006. In view …
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Just a quick pointer to the "State of the Internet" presentation by Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley Research at the Web 2.0 Conference today. (Nice of this to come by so quickly after Dave Sifry's State of the Blogosphere post.)Titled "The World's Information is Getting Organized + Monetized", it touches on the trends like Internet Growth, Online Video Pickup and Online Ad …
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A great post from The Mu Life on why and how socially generated media is able to beat even .. Google? --- Why Socially Driven News is Better. Reminds me of the last post I did on how the youTube aquistion news spread.According to the post, the story of Rumsfield's resignation hit various sociall driven content sites like Digg and Reddit in about 3-5 minutes. I don't think …
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And so in the age where more folks want to be their own bosses, there has been a lot of people who are starting off in the retail sector, be it from online stores to retail chains. But no matter the scale of the business, one of the first questions which need to be answered would be "Where am I to look for suppliers / distributors?"It may not be an easy question to answer but …
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"All kids have tremendous talent [and creativity] and we are squandering it pretty ruthlessly ... creativity is as important in education as literacy and we shoud treat it with the same status"- Sir Ken Robinson, TEDTalk 2006[Watch other TEDTalk Videos here : http://www.ted.com/tedtalks ]
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Here's a cool poster showing how designers of print can look at creative way to made them medium 3-d, interact with the surroundings and stand out!Brillant![via : http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/12/madds-new-dwi-awareness-posters-are-a-smash/#comments ]
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Ok, its official -- Google has announced its acquistion of youTube for $1.65Billion in stock.From the official Press Release on the Google Site :Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. …
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By now, its pretty old news to any one who reads the news or keeps a lookout about all things tech-related to be aware of Google's US$1.6 Billion offer for youTube.But that's not what I'm interested in looking at today, but how the ability to provide credible and timely information has shifted dramatically from the traditional media to what I would call (for lack of a better …
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