Will Knott

“We’re going over next week, and we’re going to see all the sights. You know. The Empire State, Radio City, Ground Zero, all the sights”

Overheard outside a bank in Clondalkin.

Is it just me, or is the idea of Ground Zero being a tourist destination just something that leaves a nasty taste in you mouth too?

Gravanity is the enduring trend of aiding to consumers who want to leave ’something’ behind in print, audio or imagery. It’s a goldmine of inspiration for entrepreneurs and marketers.

I wrote about this before, but it appears that there is a specific market for such a thing.

“I hope you’re keeping warm with all those bridges you’re burning” — overheard

And now the end is near. Jaiku, my favourite microblogging platform is going to be no more. Google announced that the project is to be closed, (along with a once favoured Google notebook) but the code will be going opensource so expect Identi.ca to have Jaiku’s threading shortly.

Other users, Ms. Golez and Misters Neylon, Johnson, O’Neill and Phelan have all expressed their sorrow to see it go. I’ll miss it to.

The green channel is now closing, but its programming is going to live on elsewhere.

Will

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“Shareholder value has quickly become the best excuse for companies to stop thinking ahead and stick their heads into the sand. Shareholders must be complete idiots if their short term value is maximized to a level that it endangers the long term sustainability of the company.  And yet we see this pattern recurring time after time.” — Alexander van Elsas on shareholder value and the current recession.

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Alexander’s work is all about creating passion in a workforce and making people more creative, productive and (that dirty little business word) happy at work.

The above quote hightlights some illogical thought processes in a business. Short term profit making over long term survival and production of innovative products or services. Of course the easy way, in theory, to do this is have different groups peaking at different times, but the words “in theory” show that plans don’t always survive their first brush with reality.

Or have a group that will generate huge revenues in a longer term that a quarter, and ask for patience, but reward those patient ones.

The discussion continues on Techmeme and Cnet, by Erik Schonfeld and Rafe Needleman.

“There isn’t a ‘right’ way of participating in photography, but there are good reasons for encouraging young people to take it up, and to use it to articulate a vision, and not just record a scene. But there is everything to be said for experimentation and originality, and for the idea that art need not be for the elite; it can be everywhere.”

– Ferdinand von Prondzynski, President of Dublin City university on photography.

See some of his photographs.

It’s not just for the elite. Words that ought to describe my photography. But I’m trying.

So I’m looking at leading a group around Cork on a photowalk of Cork City on Saturday, and the talk of photographs and photography serves as a reminder.

Starting at 11am on Daunt Square, through the Cornmarket Street / Coal Quay market, across the new bridge and up those Cork steps (Widderings Lane) to St. Annes and the Shandon bells.

Then down (hill) Shandon street and along North and South Main street saying hello to the Cork Vision Centre and then Saint Finbarre’s Cathedral (and maybe Elizabeth Fort).

Then through the side streets to Douglas Street with a view of the Red Abbey and the graffiti paradise of South Parish.

Personally I want to see if its possible to gain access to The Elysium (the Japanese style gardens if not the buildings themsleves) and then work our way along the quays to end up back at Patrick’s Street (and hopefully a chance to sit down at last).  Rumours of finishing at O’Conail’s chocolate shop will be greeted with thumbs up on my part.

I did try to work out the route on a Google map, but it seems it can’t handle walking directions through non-drivable streets and lanes.

So will I see you there?
Will Knott

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Usually I send wine related idea to the Bubble Brothers (and they can actually use them) but this one is just simply funny, but there might be a niche market for it. And I love the quotes.

“safe is risky, and risky is safe. In this case, risky is also risqué”

“He cracks open some wine, and then you put money in his crack. You get the idea.”

– Darren Barefoot on the idea of a Sommelier/Stripper combination

be careful with that bottle opener,
Will Knott

“Time waits for no man . Bladders wait until there’s no time.”

“You haven’t been caught doing anything wrong? That’s a bit of a Bill Clinton comment.” — Rick O’Shea on April 16 2008

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“The best four minutes of my entire life were those in the Olympic stadium. My husband is offended when I say this” — Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende spoke at the TED conference in March 2007. She spoke about passion. About helping. About women. About strength. And about feminism.

She speaks with strength. With humour. With power. And with passion.

Watch the lecture, and see what you can change in the world.

take care,
William Knott

p.s. she also passes on beauty tips from Sophia Loren

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“all the blog thing has ever done for me is given me lots of money, freedom, job security, and personal sovereignty” — Hugh Macleod

Thanks to Damien for the quote

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