23rd August, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Written by Mitch Joel, a man [and social media guru] whom I have had the pleasure of being connected to for the past 5 years, “Six Pixels of Separation” has just come out in North America. I haven’t read the book yet, but I surely will. In the interim, I thought I’d post » Read More
21st February, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
The evolution of all media is fascinating to follow, but today I am going to zero in on the printed word. Whether it’s the future of magazines, books, mainstream newspapers or even research & professional journals, the internet platform is causing radical paradigm shifts and there are some hefty decisions to be made/duked out for » Read More
3rd November, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 10 Comments
The difference between Educating and Teaching… and the emptiness inside I have decided to translate into English a post I did in French over the weekend due to the interesting discussion that it provoked. An article, entitled (for you francophones) « Il y a un divorce entre enseignement intellectuel et formation morale », by » Read More
24th October, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 11 Comments
Learning to think differently As a marketer, I am always on the lookout for people who think and act differently. A part of my gestalt, my personality, I associate with people who think differently. Sometimes, that means being the contrarian or the devil’s advocate in a conversation. At other times, it just means looking » Read More
5th October, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Here is a great site for people with a global mindset: Worldmapper — a wonderful way to review the the worldwide situation… The site features maps of the world distorted according to the criteria. In their own words, “Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, using equal area cartograms where territories » Read More
7th July, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Television and Internet viewing versus dwindling attention span… I was stunned to see that television ogling by Americans, who are over 12 years old, has continued to rise despite the Internet. A census bureau study, published in the USA Today of June 25, 2008, said that since the year 2000, people over 12 » Read More
12th April, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
I am officially Joining the Conversation, starting with this review of Joseph Jaffe’s latest book, Join the Conversation (JTC). In full disclosure mode, I am writing this review as part of Joe’s experiment UNM2PNM (how to use new media to prove new marketing). Written in a very conversational style with a slew of real world corporate » Read More
31st March, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
And this I, too, believe… As part of All Things Considered, NPR and Jay Allison have (re-)created a “This I believe” segment, based on a 1950s radio program of the same name that was hosted by acclaimed journalist Edward R. Murrow. The purpose of the show is to ask individuals of a variety of backgrounds » Read More
30th March, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 3 Comments
The issue of privacy continues to dominate the offline discussion on Facebook. NPR’s Talk of the Nation, Science Friday, 21 March 2008, featured a special on Facebook, and the big privacy question. Hosted by Ira Flatow, the show featured Daniel Weitzner (WWW Consortium)*, and Alessandro Acquisti (Carnegie Mellon)** as well as Emily Vander Veer, » Read More
10th June, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment
I managed to make it to a couple of lectures during my 20th Reunion Weekend at Yale. The standout lecture was from Professor Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Henry R. Luce Director of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale. The title of the » Read More
2nd June, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
Have you ever been recommended a book where the person starts with, “Boy do I have a book for you, you’ll love it…”? Without even buying or reading the book, I often stop to think what impression the person has of me that would make them recommend it. After reading the recommended book, » Read More
9th May, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Got this nice story courtesy of Bill in England. Lewis Cullman – notable NYC and Yale philanthropist – has written a little book about raising money, “Can’t Take It With You. The Art of Making and Giving Money.”The story goes along the lines :“Raising money is serious business, but keep your sense of » Read More
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