Reminds us that we are on this tiny little planet and vulnerable to the complexity that surround us.
A powerful solar eruption is expected to blast a stream of charged particles toward Earth today (Jan. 24).
On the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scale of radiation storms, this one ranks S3, which means it could cause isolated reboots of computers onboard Earth-orbiting satellites and interfere with polar radio communications. So no big deal, but glad it is not an S5.
I had the fortune of being interviewed & quoted for this story Mashable.com story, “7 Tips for Marketing to Moms” where I talk about a Hallmark television ad, Tinyprints marketing campaign, mom stereotypes, Facebook, Klout, and social media influence.
Google has assembled the most popular and the fastest rising terms—the terms with the highest growth in 2011—in many, many categories.
Lots of surprise for me. That being said, I’m not exactly ‘Mr. Pop Culture’. But to find out that Rebecca Black was the #1 fastest rising query globally was disappointing.
Here’s a sample of the categories.
USA – Sports / Fastest Rising in Sports
1. Mayweather Vs Ortiz
2. NCAA Bracket 2011
3. Dan Wheldon
USA – Sports / Athletes
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Tiger Woods
3. Lebron James
USA – Lifestyle / Fastest Rising Workouts
1. Thor Workout
2. Ryan Gosling Workout
3. Chris Hemsworth Workout
I’ve never seen images like this from space. So cool.
Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions
28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October,
2011
Shooting locations in order of appearance:
1. Aurora Borealis Pass over the United States at Night
2. Aurora Borealis and eastern United States at Night
3. Aurora Australis from Madagascar to southwest of Australia
4. Aurora Australis south of Australia
5. Northwest coast of United States to Central South America at Night
6. Aurora Australis from the Southern to the Northern Pacific Ocean
7. Halfway around the World
8. Night Pass over Central Africa and the Middle East
9. Evening Pass over the Sahara Desert and the Middle East
10. Pass over Canada and Central United States at Night
11. Pass over Southern California to Hudson Bay
12. Islands in the Philippine Sea at Night
13. Pass over Eastern Asia to Philippine Sea and Guam
14. Views of the Mideast at Night
15. Night Pass over Mediterranean Sea
16. Aurora Borealis and the United States at Night
17. Aurora Australis over Indian Ocean
18. Eastern Europe to Southeastern Asia at Night
I’m a co-founder of a new web business called Wholesome. I’m excited about how it can help people discover more natural and active ways to live a healthy, happy life. Our tag line is “Natural. Active. Life.” You can read more about our beliefs here.
Three stories that were just published on the site are:
At this early stage, we’re just telling family and friends, and seeking their support and feedback. The web site ‘soft-launched’ on Tuesday, so you are one of the first people to know. There is a lot more that will be built into the site, but any impressions you have at this early stage, I’d love your opinion. Please leave a comment below. Thank you.
I was in San Diego for business and before things got started, I snuck over to play Torrey Pines, South – site of the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship, where Tiger won in a playoff against Rocco Mediate.
The place was beautiful, having wonderful practice putting greens and friendly staff. And it is clearly a municipal public golf facility. No pretense or prestige. Welcoming to all.
Loved the course and the views of the pacific. It reminder me a lot of Kingsbarns. Playing from the Whites, measuring 6,628 yards, doesn’t seem all that long, but the prevailing breeze off the ocean can really make for some long tough shots.
The element that struck me as the most challenging, were the numerous and strategically placed bunkers. Off the tee, I was consistently try to avoid one, but had another to consider. The greens are well bunked too. And huge & deep.
Greens were in good shape, and putts broke a lot more than I could ever figure out. My only complaint is that there is very little drinking water on the course. There is only a dinky fountain at the turn, and no where else.
I paid $183 and walked on as a single after only waiting 60-minutes at mid-day on a Thursday. I think I was a little bit lucky. Shot 90 with one birdie, a few pars, and a lot of bogies and doubles.
I’ve recently read many different accounts of how Google’s new social platform was going to change the web and affect Facebook. It’s been difficult to form my own opinion, as I didn’t have an account until now, thanks to an invite sent by Kristen. If you’d like to try it out, just let me know and I will send you an invitation.
I have this tendency towards not conforming to what everyone else is doing. It’s not that I think I know better, it’s just that I get interested in the road less travelled. This notion is a factor in my career where most of the people I interact with are women. I’m the gender-minority it most situations, and it feels right for me. That’s not to say I don’t like hanging with guys, but women are more interesting.
This gender imbalance is showing up for others in social media today. Women dominate.
Twitter is the biggest surprise as seen in the chart, where 64% are women, and only 36% male. Yup you guessed it, I’m on Twitter regularly. And even though I have a LinkedIn account, I rarely visit.
Google marketing efforts used to be pretty weak. Often, for certain products, it seem like there was not at all. And the way their Search product grew, who needs marketing anyway. Well, many of their other products do. And they really seem to be finding their legs on how to communicate. Google has some of the best technology, but now they seem to understand that features don’t connect with a mass audience. Only messages that are built on emotion do.
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I’ve recently read many different accounts of how Google’s new social platform was going to change the web and affect Facebook. It’s been difficult to form my own opinion, as I didn’t have an account until now, thanks to an invite sent by 
