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Maintenance, our human flaw and a dreamed of plugin

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Bill Wren

икони на светци “Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.” – Kurt Vonnegut Today has driven home to me Kurt Vonnegut’s quote regarding maintenance. He is right. I’m guilty … Continue reading →

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Passion without a harness

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Bill Wren

иконографияikoniWe hear and read all the time about how we have to be passionate about what we do and, yes, we do. It’s hard to generate enthusiasm in others if we don’t feel passion and it is also hard to … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Get to the point

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Bill Wren

Get to your point immediately or readers will abandon you. This is especially so online. No one is willing to plow through that first little bit you write to guide a reader into your subject. It is “now or never” … Continue reading →

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Canada, singular and plural

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Bill Wren

(Originally published July 1, 2010 on Thoughtwrestling as “The Canadas.”) Canada is both problem and solution. It’s an ongoing exercise in creativity and problem solving. Sometimes it works out well; sometimes not. And it’s really, really big! Its lessons are … Continue reading →

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