MSN Video launches beta version of "Soapbox", competition for YouTube. As my friend Vincent told me, MSN's belief is that there will only be [these] two long-term players. Chances are, with MSN's weight, they will of course be a serious competitor. Let's see how long...
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Facebook going “public”
Looking for the jackpot, Facebook has decided to make its 40 million members public, as USA Today reports (see mashable for more intersting commentary). If Facebook members don't adjust their privacy settings, they will find themselves unwittingly listed on line on...
Lost work hours from Facebook alone?
The BBC reports yesterday from the ongoing BA (British Association) Festival of Science at York University conference that Facebook is estimated to cause 130 million pounds PER DAY in lost productivity. Naturally, after one considers the lost productivity of phone...
Flight Simulator on Google Earth …
There are many things that keep amazing me (and perhaps you, too) on the Web. Google and Facebook are paving new and surprising ways, as in embedding little "surprises" that reward curiosity and surely spark viral discussion. The bonus, in the case of Google Earth, is...
College courses on Facebook!
Stanford University is now offering a course in how to use Facebook... specifically on "application deployment." Stanford Course. Got to love that spunk (way to snake the fame from Harvard, from whence came the founders)! How quick are business schools getting up to...
News on the [twitter] fly
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...
How empathetic are you? Contagious to Yawn’s?
How empathetic do you think you are? Apparently, you can now do an in-situ/impromptu style test anytime you see someone else yawning. If you are prone to yawn as well -- i.e. that the yawn was contagious -- a new study out suggests that, because not everyone "catches"...
Canada v Wales RWC 2007 – Almost an upset
Got to love the Canadian effort against Wales. Canada went into the break up 12-9, and scored again right after the break to lead 17-9 -- and this despite presumably a rousing half-time speech to the Welsh team. Although Wales came roaring back with 33 uncontested...
So scared to do wrong…you can’t do right
Had a great conversation this morning with a friend, Mario, from Chicago. Running his own $100MM+ business, I asked him what was the key to his success. He said, after a pause, "take risks." Then he recounted how he allowed one of his employees (from a team of around...
Rugby at Stade de France – RWC 2007
When I attended Friday's opening rugby match of France versus Argentina at Stade de France (SDF), I must admit that I went sober and left even more sober. Well, since I had to drive home, that's probably entirely normal. Except, I didn't have a choice. That is to say,...
To Book Minter!
I’m Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I’m known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I’m the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I’m also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.
My last major published project was Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that was published weekly via Substack, over 79 weeks. I am currently working on a new book, The Avatar Trap.
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