Competing these days is about not competing at all

by | Feb 27, 2010 | Post

Competition is still about fighting each other in the same ballpark, at least in the Japanese business context. On the surface, it sounds fair and gentlemen-like. Deep inside, everybody is exhausted trying to catch more fish in the red ocean. Also over time they lose...

Upgrading URL shorteners

by | Feb 25, 2010 | Post

Hootsuite, which I use for tracking and composing tweets, comes with a URL shortner: ow.ly. It is a versatile tool that I use whenever I want to introduce a web link. It is like having a freebie. On a free web application.The only downside of ow.ly is that it shows...

Rediscovering blog identity

by | Feb 23, 2010 | Post

The seasonal identity crisis has arrived. This blog used to be called "Free Random Thoughts: melting technology and communication in the Asian pot." Now it is "Interestingness Rediscovered: missing angles in our familiar view." The following...

Why Segway Failed and How to Make it Come Back

by | Feb 21, 2010 | Post

Once self-touted as the greatest invention in history of humanity, Segway was quietly sold at the end of January. Despite the initial fanfare, they never acquired the ubiquity they aspired for. What was the problem?I suppose it was because no one could make riding...

What does it mean to be self-employed?

by | Feb 19, 2010 | Post

At BrazenCareerist.com Penelope Trunk and Ryan Paugh had another (almost) weekly webinar on career management: resume doctor, location independent, how to be a better blogger, so on. This time it was about self-employment, which touches on almost everybody's...