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For Terry, in remembrance... Such a man am I Having strolled the shores of time, and taken in her view, Never looking out too far, or spying in too near, I have marveled at the waves, and how they wash away the years For such a man am I Yes, tears have been shed, and sadness has showed Yet cheer reappeared soon after . My life has been filled with much love, with much joy and laughter For such a man am I I have been blessed with community, with friendship and family My home has welcomed happy hearts from places far and wide . Sometimes they came in droves.  But I never stemmed the tide For such a man am I Mindful of each moment, of things that come to pass I have learned from others wiser than me, Imparting wisdom selectively For such a man am I My gifts to this world are my children With pride, I have raised them well . They too bear gifts, uniquely their own, as time continues to tell For such a man am I Time now to stroll more distant shores New views t

Over the last few years, I have been following Alex Osterwalder and his business model framework. The framework consists of 9 components, defining the value network of provider, partner, channels and customers as well as cost and revenue. Recently, I noticed Mr. Osterwalder has tweaked the model to be more digestible for the masses.  For example, in the early days, he used components such as 'value configuration' and 'key assets'.  These have been replaced with ''key activities' and 'key resources'.  Long story short, its a great framework for exploring and comparing business models.  As illustration, take a look at this new model for the music industry.  Sellaband.  They're not out f the woods yet, but fan-funded music (by what Sellaband refers to as 'Believers' looks promising. Osterwalder illustrates how Sellaband.com works (hopefully) The Music Industry - new models (excerpt of a keynote) View more presentations from Alexande

Morgan Stanley shows us we are at the mobile / social tipping point. Internet Trends 2010 by Morgan Stanley Research View more presentations from CM Summit: Marketing in Real Time .

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Another tipping point on our path to the semantic Web... Source:   http://www.independent.co.uk/ June 9, 2010 Social networks overtake Google in UK web hits By Nick Clark Facebook's battle for internet supremacy with Google has intensified after social networks received more internet hits than search engines for the first time in the UK. Social networks received more web visits than search sites during May, Experian Hitwise revealed yesterday. "We have been expecting this, but it is a pretty big milestone," said Robin Goad, a research director at Hitwise. Search engines accounted for 11.33 per cent of internet visits last month, while social networks accounted for 11.88 per cent. Mr Goad said: "Although social networks and search engines perform different functions, they both act as gateways to the wider internet. This data perfectly illustrates the key role that social media now plays in so much online behaviour." This comes just months after Fa

Fun and informative localization tips... Source: http://www.gala-global.org/why-localize Localization Blunder #1 Pepsi's "Come Alive with the Pepsi Generation" was translated into "Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave" in Chinese Localization Blunder #2 A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest: It is strictly forbidden on our black forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose. Localization Blunder #3 Sign in a Moscow hotel: Ladies requested not to have children in the bar. ************** Why Localize? Localization, or L10N, is the process of adapting a product or content to a specific locale. Translation is one of several services that form the localization process. So in addition to translation, the localization process may also include adapting graphics to the target markets, modifying content layout to fit the translated text, c