Not the happiest of birthdays to celebrate, the audio Compact Disc is 25 years old today, so reports the Figaro. What's funny is that this birthday comes right on the heels of my recent posting and much fanfare about the RIAA lawsuits (against Limewire, etc. and the...
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Commenting on comments – a policy is born
About comment etiquette! I have realized that commenting is not a common practice, at least not my site. That said, on reading the Blog Herald, I thought it appropriate to add a comment policy and suggested guidelines. You will now find at the bottom of the page this...
P2P Limewire going, going…
With news via TechDirt that Limewire was tagged by the Recording Industry Assoc of America (RIAA) with a lawsuit and that Limewire has "negotiated" to stay alive using the Digital Rights Management (DRM) route, one could get the feeling that jaws is closing in. But,...
Full text feeds are better than ha[lf]..te[xt]..
On the good advice of a charming new acquaintance, Jean-Marc, I was sent to the site techdirt.com. And, I immediately found an interesting piece of advice which I thought I would share: when creating feeds, allow for full text feeds. The polemic was initiated after...
Emoticons in the city of lights
Revel in this shot brought from Paris Daily Photos. Eric has a great sense of humour as well as a candid eye. From the 2nd arrondissement in Paris. Of course, if people actually stopped at red lights...
Beauty in the eye of the software
Just as we have Unilever presenting the "real" woman with their Dove campaign, on the other end of the scale, we have digital retouching going democratic. In 2006, an Israeli firm launched a software to allow for perfect retouching of faces. Found this subject...
Why are we here? And the lifecycle of blogs
So, what's the blog all about? Aside from facing the inimitable existentialist questions about oneself, I have seen a slew of posts on the "why" of blogs and what is it all for? A few observations come to the fore. As cited in Opinionated Marketers, it really depends...
“Simon” says…great film
Caught "Simon," this powerful, provocative Dutch film on our favorite ARTE channel today. Featuring noone I knew, and with a delightfully well-written dialogue, this 2004 film by Eddy Terstall dares to treat the final days of a reprobate drug dealer who gets diagnosed...
Lost Cities…
In the imaginary, the lost cities of yesteryear (or in fantasy land) somehow conjure up a mixture of nostalgia, curiosity and mystery. Found this Lost Cties site that gives an nice overview of lost cities around the world, including some commentary. Featured on...
Putin’s stake in the Arctic (English version)
Recently, one might be able to detect in my posts a certain opposition to Putin. I must, however, note the brilliant coup of posting a flag below the Arctic (by the Mir 1 sub, pictured right) and the implicit proclamation of Russian sovereignty on the area. Taking all...
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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