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A change for the betterment of your living condition will always be a welcome mark in your life. Drastic changes may not always be welcome in life but small changes are always welcome and can be easily adjusted in the daily regimen. That’s what forms the basis of Kaizen. Kaizen has been the most successful business intervention globally. The basic philosophy of Kaizen is improvement or change for the better that has a positive effect on the end result or to talk in productivity terms increases the productivity of a process.
I haven’t given an update on my 30 day challenges in, like, forever. So here goes: - In 2011, I paused my 30 day challenges to do a “six month challenge”: training to run a marathon. I ended up running the San Francisco marathon (while tweeting!) and a couple half-marathons. Pro tip: ramp up slowly to a marathon. I trained but then said “Hey, I can run 13 miles, so let’s just go for it!” and that was pretty foolish. But I’ve continued to run with some friends I met
There’s lots of countries where the Internet is free and then there’s the list of usual suspects that practice some kind of Internet filtering or censorship. Some of the names on the list are countries that we already know since they’re not advocates of free speech anyway; still others are more minor players you might not have suspected but are nevertheless not surprised to find labeled as censors.
Tumblr is categorized as a social blogging site. That’s a nice title until you realize that there are 42 million Tumblr sites that are generating content (I hope they are not counting my account that I have done nothing with). One would hope that there is something of worth is going on in a community that big.
Interested in building that killer app that will be your grand slam home run of your career? Convinced that you are absolutely certain that there are AT LEAST 5 million people out there that would give up $.99 in a heartbeat for your “awesome” app or mindless game? Well, that is great copy for someone trying to recruit developers but the reality of the app world plays out a bit differently.
2012 is going to be a year of contrasts – of consolidation of power for the Internet Big Five, and fragmentation and disruption of that power due to both startups as well as government and consumer action. I’ve spent the past few weeks jotting down thoughts for 2012, and hope to do the Year That Is About To Be justice in the following set of posts.
Your audience does not want your content. Your audience probably does not want to hear from you at all. If you think that because your website looks great that people will want to visit it … think again. What do they really want? Your audience and potential customers know who they are and probably have a very good idea of their goals. At the very least they know their immediate needs. They are looking for answers to questions, advice, and resources that help people like them get the stuff people like
One of the perks of being a blogger is you often get free items in return for a review. DVDs, food, gadgets, new tech — a good review is an excellent marketing tool, so most companies see these freebies as part of the cost of doing business.
This is more of an inspirational message than an informative one. However, if you take this advice to heart, it will be very informative and eye opening. Maybe it’s the season, but I’m in a very reflective mood.
This guest post is by Matt Long of LandLopers.com. People are attracted to travel blogging for a lot of reasons. For some, they are doing a year-long trip and simply want an easy way to keep in touch with friends and family. Still others are attracted to the niche travel blogoshpere for the sheer love of travel, and any partnerships with the travel industry are a bonus. While it is possible for a successful travel blogger to participate in media trips, the way we interact with the travel industry is key to
