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Email in Numbers

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:12:05 GMT

clipped by: adamc
clipper's remarks: Who checks their email 30-40 times per hour???

Clip Source: technology.timesonline.co.uk

170 billion: Number of e-mails sent worldwide each day

2 million: Number of e-mails sent each second

49 minutes: Average time an office works spends each day managing e-mail

34: Percentage of internal company e-mails that office workers say are ‘unnecessary’

30-40: Number of times per hour workers check their e-mail

Email in Numbers

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:12:05 GMT

clipped by: adamc
clipper's remarks: Who checks their email 30-40 times per hour???

Clip Source: technology.timesonline.co.uk

170 billion: Number of e-mails sent worldwide each day

2 million: Number of e-mails sent each second

49 minutes: Average time an office works spends each day managing e-mail

34: Percentage of internal company e-mails that office workers say are ‘unnecessary’

30-40: Number of times per hour workers check their e-mail

Where can you find this guy?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:07:06 GMT

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Clip Source: www.boardofwisdom.com

"Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you' re just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have YOU... The one who turns to his friends and says, "thats her"....

Tags: quote, love, beautiful

Masters of Marketing

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:22:32 GMT

clipped by: creekandcave
clipper's remarks: I'm just speechless.

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Energy powder designed to look like COCAINE could be sold in Britain

A shocking new energy powder designed and marketed to look like cocaine is set to cause a storm of controversy when it hits the shelves in Britain.

The white substance, which contains caffeine and other stimulants, is called I Love Blow and comes in a box complete with a mirror and fake credit card.

It is already on sale in ordinary grocery shops in the USA where angry parents have sending endless complaints to makers of the product and advertising watchdogs.

"Blow" is a reference to the street name for class A drug cocaine but the powder actually contains 240 miligrammes of caffeine - more than four cups of strong coffee - and 2,000 miligrammes of the dietry supplement taurine, which is also contained in energy drinks such as Red Bull.

The energy drink is described as being "powerfully effective" and has already sparked investigation by food and drink standards agencies in the US, although it is still on sale.

Tags: britain, love, blow

Gates calls for a new form of capitalism

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:01:48 GMT

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Clip Source: online.wsj.com

In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the software tycoon plans to call for a "creative capitalism" that uses market forces to address poor-country needs that he feels are being ignored.

In particular, he said, he's troubled that advances in technology, health care and education tend to help the rich and bypass the poor. "The rate of improvement for the third that is better off is pretty rapid," he said. "The part that's unsatisfactory is for the bottom third -- two billion of six billion."

But Mr. Gates's argument for the potential profitability of serving the poor is certain to raise skepticism. "There's a lot of people at the bottom of the pyramid but the size of the transactions is so small it is not worth it for private business most of the time," says William Easterly, a New York University professor and former World Bank economist.

Belief in Technology

Tags: bill gates, microsoft, technology, science, poverty, tech, economics, capitalism, via:wsj

Heath Ledger DEAD at age 28 :(

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:48:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: So sad.

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

"At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building, at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger naked and unconscious on a bed, with pills scattered around his body. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. The police said they did not suspect foul play. The police said they believed Ms. Olsen, 21, was in California and said it was not clear why Mr. Ledger was in her apartment. "^[1]

Tags: heath ledger

My greasy lover, bacon

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:21:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is for you, Adam.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: jim gaffigan, bacon, humor

Let's Go Star Gazing

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:32:29 GMT

clipped by: creekandcave
clipper's remarks: It's going to be a beauty!

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Must-See Meteor Shower Friday Morning

The Quadrantid meteor shower is due to reach maximum in the predawn hours of Friday, Jan. 4. The Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.

Must-See Meteor Shower Friday Morning

The Quadrantid meteor shower is due to reach maximum in the predawn hours of Friday, Jan. 4. The Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.

Indeed, this may end up being the best meteor shower of 2008.

According to the International Meteor Organization, maximum activity this year is expected on Friday 1:40 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

TV is a Dying Art Form

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:03:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Germany........of course.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

To sombre music and commentary, images of the Virgin Mary dissolve into pictures of red petals carpeting a forest floor - then into portraits of a woman, called Helga, who has passed away.

This is Etos TV - the world's first TV network devoted to death.

"Everybody in Germany, or the world, should have the chance to get an obituary on the TV," says Wolf Tilmann Schneider, the media entrepreneur behind the idea.

That goes for younger viewers too. Sitting in her bedroom, 15-year-old Malin Ueberrick shows me the video obituary that she has made and put on the internet.

Earlier this year Malin's mother died following an asthma attack. Making this video tribute to her helped Malin cope with the loss.

Over the last 50 years, television has changed our world, our outlook on life. Perhaps now it will also help us to come to terms with death.

'Obituary TV' targets German bereaved

Aussie expats take note. NRL grand final moves to 5pm kick-off

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:49:37 GMT

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Clip Source: www.leaguehq.com.au

The NRL grand final will kick-off at 5pm next year after a compromise was struck with broadcaster Channel Nine this afternoon.

Following a rigorous campaign by the Herald in recent weeks for a return to the traditional 3pm start, NRL boss David Gallop confirmed the October 5 decider would be brought forward from its 7pm start for the first time since 2001 in a bid to appease those who felt the night time kick off did not suit children and interstate fans.

Tags: thugby

Our own Julia Patricia Roy quoted in Newsweek

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:45:09 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Congrats Julia...making clippers everywhere proud For those of you who don't know her yet, meet juliapatriciaroy

Clip Source: www.newsweek.com

"It's an easy, fun, playful and thoughtful way to express excitement," says Julia Roy, a 24-year-old Boston blogger who says she uses the term at the office to IM colleagues, when she blogs on Twitter, and in conversations on social networking sites like MySpace. "W00t is finally getting the recognition it deserves."

Tags: clipmarks, juliapatriciaroy

Windows 7 Getting Multi-Touch That Will "Blow Away" iPhone Users

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:56:33 GMT

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Clip Source: www.gizmodo.com.au

Windows 7 Getting Multi-Touch That Will "Blow Away" iPhone Users

I will say that if you are impressed by the "touch features" in the iPhone, you'll be blown away by what's coming in Windows 7. Now if only we could convince more OEMs that Windows Touch Technology is going to drive their sales.

Multi-touch is obviously a given—it's actually possible in Vista, anyway. We're probably talking about way more in-depth input options and other more complicated interactions using multi-touch (versus the iPhone). However, more complex doesn't necessarily translate to more intuitive or better, and touch interfaces might be a case where less is more. How much of a "step up" from the iPhone or say, Microsoft's Surface venture is really a step forward before it turns into a stumbling block? [TabBlogger via ZDNet via Electronista]

Ominous Arctic Melt Worries Experts

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:06:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Its hard to be a nay sayer when the proof is kickin gyou in the face...

Clip Source: news.wired.com

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point. One even speculated that summer sea ice would be gone in five years.

Greenland's ice sheet melted nearly 19 billion tons more than the previous high mark, and the volume of Arctic sea ice at summer's end was half what it was just four years earlier, according to new NASA satellite data obtained by The Associated Press.

Just last year, two top scientists surprised their colleagues by projecting that the Arctic sea ice was melting so rapidly that it could disappear entirely by the summer of 2040.

So scientists in recent days have been asking themselves these questions: Was the record melt seen all over the Arctic in 2007 a blip amid relentless and steady warming? Or has everything sped up to a new climate cycle that goes beyond the worst case scenarios presented by computer models?

Tags: global warming, arctic, ice, melt, proof is in the pudding

Power to the People

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:26:09 GMT

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clipper's remarks:

Advertising Agency: Net#Work BBDO
Creative Directors: Julian Watt, Mike Schalit
Art Director: Jonathan Santana
Copywriter: Brad Reilly
Planner: Clinton Mitri
Account Handler: Caree Ferrari
Brand Manager: Bernadette Briglin
Marketing Manager: Greg Gardens

*Ad News: 1, 2, 3.
*LiveScience feature on a similar billboard in California.

Clip Source: www.bizcommunity.com

Clip Source: creativity-online.com

The 2007 Outdoor Grand Prix went to a campaign that quite literally gave power to the people. Network BBDO, Johannesburg took home the top prize in outdoor work for NedBank's "Power to the People" solar-powered billboard.

What ultimately swayed the jury in the favor of the NedBank work was the fact that the solar power being collected by the billboard was helping to power several community buildings, including a school house.
At a time when it so common to have short term promotions, the fact that it was "work that continues to work and continues providing, " said jury chair Jean-Remy Von Matt, founder-chairman, Jung Von Matt, was key. The fact that it was actually making a difference in the community made all the difference to the jury.

Tags: south africa, network bbdo, energy, advertising, billboard, outdoor, solar, power, cannes lions, grand prix

Are humans evolving faster?

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:00:23 GMT

clipped by: invictus

Clip Source: www.eurekalert.org

Researchers discovered genetic evidence that human evolution is speeding up – and has not halted or proceeded at a constant rate, as had been thought – indicating that humans on different continents are becoming increasingly different.

“We used a new genomic technology to show that humans are evolving rapidly, and that the pace of change has accelerated a lot in the last 40,000 years, especially since the end of the Ice Age roughly 10,000 years ago,” says research team leader Henry Harpending, a distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of Utah.

-- “We aren’t the same as people even 1,000 or 2,000 years ago,” he says, which may explain, for example, part of the difference between Viking invaders and their peaceful Swedish descendants. “The dogma has been these are cultural fluctuations, but almost any temperament trait you look at is under strong genetic influence.”

Tags: humans, evolution, genetics, science