by Christopher S Penn | Jun 29, 2009 | New media, Photography, Social networks
A Week With A View There’s an impressive amount of photography on Flickr. There are some amazing photos on there from amateur and professional photographers. Here’s a blogging exercise I’d like you to try this coming week. Find a beautiful photo...
by Christopher S Penn | Apr 21, 2009 | Economy, Money, New media
There’s a popular expression, a cliche, that says time is money. However, time isn’t money. Why? There is no such way to intermediate time. There is no coinage for time, no way to purchase time back that you have spent. If time were actually money, you...
by Christopher S Penn | Mar 19, 2009 | New media, Ninjutsu, On ko chi shin
Sensei is an interesting term in Japanese culture and the martial arts. Traditionally, most people translate it as “teacher”, and the term is applied as an honorific to doctors, lawyers, teachers, and others of high esteem. If you dissect its meaning and...
by Christopher S Penn | Mar 5, 2009 | New media
There’s a peculiar expression that accompanies World of Warcraft that needs to make its way into social media, and quickly: Bring the player, not the class. In Warcraft, there are different classes of players – mages, paladins, shamans, etc. Each of the...
by Christopher S Penn | Feb 26, 2009 | Awakening, New media
How many of you know what a neighborhood watch is? It’s an old school idea – neighbors keep an eye out in the neighborhood for suspicious activity and report it to the police. It’s especially effective when neighbors know each other and are happy to...