Making Simple & Memorable Viral Videos
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die is a book by brothers Chip and Dan Heath which discusses how ideas become memorable and interesting. The book offers an acronym for the basic elements – SUCCES. The elements include: Simple — find the core of any idea Unexpected — grab people’s attention by surprising them Concrete — make sure an idea can be...
Read MoreApple iPads @ 23K : MCI-ECS Warehouse Sale, Sept 13-16
There’s a warehouse sale @ MCI ECS this week. The lowest priced iPads go at P23K. You might want to check it out. Take a look at the rest of the prices: Visit the MCI-ECS Warehouse or just call them. Details here. Thanks Des & Babam for the heads...
Read MoreThe Value of an Artwork & Its History: Revisiting The Martha Graham Google Doodle
An interesting talk by Paul Bloom on TED talks: A quote worth looking at: The philosopher Denis Dutton in his wonderful book “The Art Instinct” makes the case that, “The value of an artwork is rooted in assumptions about the human performance underlying its creation.” And that could explain the difference between an original and a forgery. They may look alike, but they...
Read MoreHow Your Business Can Innovate (Like The Circus)
The Blue Ocean Strategy is a book that describes how to simultaneously increase Revenue & reduce costs by asking some basic questions on one’s current business model. In the following talk, I discussed how one Circus company innovated: The Blue Ocean Strategy is available in your friendly neighborhood bookstore. Check it out when you have...
Read MoreHow To Distract/Educate Toddlers With An iPad & iWriteWords
While we were having lunch, my niece was being her usual self – restless and hyperactive (in Filipino will call this “malikot”). So, to get her to settle down and keep quiet, I let her play with my iPad. I had just the game for the occasion. I had four kiddie games installed – Lunchbox, I Hear Ewe, iWriteWords & Dora’s ABCs. I highly recommend iWriteWords...
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