by Minter Dial | Feb 11, 2009 | Travel
The wheels are coming off the track for the Vélib bicycle programme in Paris, a subject I have been following since its inception. According to this BBC write-up (taken in turn from Le Parisien), the Parisians seem to have taken a little too much liberty with the vélo...
by Minter Dial | Jan 27, 2009 | Marketing, Mobile
Feeling nostalgic during these difficult times? You are not alone. Many people, in this worrisome period (in spite of the arrival of Obama), are looking for creature comforts, reassurance and transparency. In the spirit of rekindling nostalgic moments, below is a...
by Minter Dial | Jan 7, 2009 | Entertainment
If you were passing through your local metro or subway station on your way to work and saw Joshua Bell playing (over a 45-minute span) in front of a trash can, would you have stopped to listen? Gene Weingarten, staff writer of the Washington Post, wrote this piece...
by Minter Dial | Jan 7, 2009 | Sports
Ever heard of BASE jumping? I had not until I was sent this video (below). BASE stands for Building, Antenna, Span, Earth. To qualify for a BASE number, you need to have jumped off from all four locations. And, on a variation on a theme, you can add an aerodynamic...
by Minter Dial | Dec 16, 2008 | Marketing, Social Media
I have spent the morning looking at and rating two different “community” sites with different concepts: Bootb and Pratiks, with proof that not all sites are created equal. BOOTB – “unlimited creativity” www.bootb.com I discovered a new...
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