5th May, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
I tweeted recently about the state of the Twitter business as far as Heads of State were concerned. With the arrival of new kid on the block, Hugo Chavez (you rebel, you) and the upcoming general election in the UK, I feel that the topic is hot! As of today, below is the hit parade ranked » Read More
31st March, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - 5 Comments
Breaking Glass Ceilings and Bringing Transparency Inside the Company. Part IV of a 4-post series on Transparency In the realm of communications, transparency is at the opposite end of politics, the supreme usurper of energy. If there is one thing that any size organisation needs, it is the optimal utilisation of ever reduced resources and, specifically, » Read More
16th January, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
The social media platforms have clearly managed to bring speed (real time) and globality (new word) to an unfolding crisis, such as we have seen in the 2007 San Diego forest fire through to the ongoing Haitian disaster. Read More
21st September, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 4 Comments
This photograph from the UK’s Guardian newspaper (17 Sept 2009) caught my attention initially for the curious position, in the foreground, of the unfortunate person on the receiving end of a flip in a judo exhibition. Then I zeroed in on President Obama and Michelle Obama’s expressions, framed between the outstretched legs. The photo is » Read More
5th September, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment
If the plight of children and the role of women is the key issue for the MEDEF Summer University [Universite d'Ete] 2009, Ms. Cherie Blair was a wonderful choice to open the conference. If her speech felt a little long, there were many interesting points raised in her 30 minute speech. I captured below a » Read More
12th November, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 8 Comments
OBAMANIA & OTHER REFLECTIONS ON A SUNDAY MORNING The effect of the Obama victory overseas has been impressive. Much like the initial outpouring after September 11th, 2001, since November 5th, 2008, I have come across a newfound sense of support for the US from many different corners of the world, and the support is » Read More
28th September, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
Was quite interested to see that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has openly stated that “climate change is a real problem.” A statement that has taken a long time to come. At a meeting, held in DC, of the 16 most polluting countries, the BBC reports that Rice “challenged leaders to reduce their dependence on fossil » Read More
11th September, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Well, just as time is money, getting the news out there first is gold (at least for news media). I was fascinated by the time line on the breaking of the news about the death of US House of Representative from Washington, Jennifer Dunn. As you can read in this Seattle PI Blog, » Read More
7th August, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
Cyber journalism may be taking on a new slant… What if [new age] journalists just spent their time outing the silly things people say and do, behind the slim veil of anonymity, on the net. Take this most recent outing revealed by Lucy Caldwell on Slate via a Facebook entry, in which Rudy Giuliani’s » Read More
16th July, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
We are in the midst of a number of important changeovers in governments around the world. My home country, France, has not only changed government, but seems to be giving France a JFK-esque-1st-100-days-run-for-your-money changeover. Sarkozy is giving true meaning to “Ensemble Tout Devient Possible.” And, by ravaging the Socialist Party with nominations » 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
22nd May, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Following only a couple days after posting a comment on old-fashioned marketing (starting with your ABCs), I came across an article in the Daily Telegraph (Tuesday May 22, page 29) entitled “Is your name to blame for your life?” The article featured an online study of 15,000 readers, declaratively, showing that their lives were » Read More
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