Tag Archives: People

Hazards of living in Alberta

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Bill Wren

I lived in Alberta for roughly twenty years before moving to New Brunswick about five years ago. Over the last few days, I’ve discovered one of the hazards of having lived there for so long. You are never where you … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, People | Tagged Alberta, dehumidifiers, handyman, humidity, moisture problem, New Brunswick, People, plumber, Story | Leave a comment

In praise of the follower

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Bill Wren

For what seems years now, I’m been hearing about leadership. I’ve been in conferences, read books and seen countless posts online about how you have to be a leader. Everyone on a team has to lead. It’s in leadership that … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, People | Tagged dog, dogs, execution, follower, followers, human beings, job, jobs, leadership, meaning, pack animals, People, pride, purpose, self definition, soul, success, tribes, unemployment, Work, workmanship | 2 Comments

Marquez and his Melancholy Whores

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Bill Wren

(Review of Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.) When I first read Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Memories of My Melancholy Whores (translated by Edith Grossman), a novella published in English in 2005, I did not like it. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged autumn of the patriarch, book, Books, bromide, Degaldina, delirium, dream, dreamlike, edith grossman, epigraph, gabriel garcia marquez, human perception, isolation, lothario, love in the time of cholera, memories of my melancholy whores, memory, narrator, obsession, People, perception, recollection, relationships, stories, Story, story idea, storytelling, syntax, valerian, virginal, yasunari kawabata | Leave a comment

Google makes social media interesting again

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Bill Wren

I found myself wondering if Google might be the first company to actually get social media by focusing on the word social and realizing something was lacking in a big way in the world of social networks and technology generally. … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Social media | Tagged andrew keen, artifact, bradley horowitz, brain, Business, communicate, Communication, Communications, digital model, digital technology, environment, facial expressions, google, Interview, message, nuance, nuances, People, revenue models, senses, Social media, social network, Social networks, Technology, vic gundotra, VP Product, VP Social, writelife | Leave a comment

Dueling social networks: Google+ and Facebook

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Bill Wren

Although I’m using Google+ I know absolutely nothing about it. And I’ve yet to find the time to really explore it. The comforting thing is knowing that no one else knows anything about it. Everything is speculation. People using it … Continue reading →

Posted in Social media | Tagged circles, competition, early adopters, facebook, facebook friends, google, Google plus, guesswork, Internet, logic, Microsoft, People, reality, social network, Social networks, speculation, Technology, terminology | 2 Comments

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