Twitter Updates for 2010-07-26

  • The Rise and Fall of Solar Panel Thieves: http://bit.ly/djHJl5 #
  • Here Comes the Sun. Ten Million #Solar Rooftops: http://bit.ly/dvAC7r #
  • Solar PV Market Analysis. Unstable boom times continue for PV market: http://bit.ly/bboUjZ #
  • Vertical-axis wind turbines have been around for thousands of years, yet we still haven’t seen modern turbines enter in the wind market. #
  • German power plant testing CO2-scrubbing algae #
  • Exxon squares up #biofuel from #algae #
  • The Race to Make Fuel Out of Algae Poses Risks as Well as Benefits: http://nyti.ms/bIlCzH #
  • EADS aircraft runs on algae #biofuel #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-22

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-19

  • Self promotion tip (7): build a blog where you can showcase your work, build credibility in your field and promote yourself. #
  • Self promotion tip (6): effectively ‘piggybacking’ on your twitter/facebook network by connecting with key people in your sector #
  • Self promotion tip (5): put a guest post on another site in return for content for your own. #
  • BP shares fall as seep causes concern: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/bp-shares-fall-as-seep-causes-concern-20100720-10i3j.html #
  • #EarthLink is different. Right 🙂 The Inside Story: An Anonymous Ex-AOL Exec Tells All (AOL): http://bit.ly/aWBpiB #
  • Washington reacts to ‘Top Secret America’ revelations: http://bit.ly/9WKQ6D #
  • #Hugmeez new song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbHyBAlTRT4 #
  • Self promotion tip (4): Find someone in your industry to interview in return for them interviewing yourself. #
  • Holy molly ! I have just found out about the controversial website http://wikileaks.org/ that collects highly classified documents and video #
  • Self promotion tip (3): have mailing lists to swap articles or a link in a newsletter so that you and your work get seen by a new audience. #
  • Self promotion tip (2): Create Joint Products like ebooks or audios. You can create a product together faster by sharing the knowledge. #
  • Self promotion tip (1): Collaborate on Projects. Pick someone well known, ‘piggy-back’ on their success and promote via their contacts. #
  • July 22, 2010: Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre (VIATeC) – VIAFest! Summer BBQ #
  • #ChumpDump allows you to #unfollow twitter friends (for Google Android and Apple iPhone). #
  • Microsoft Bing reaches 12% of search market: wow, I am impressed. #
  • Following the Gulf of Mexico spillage, Obama’s administration is pushing for algae-based fuels as a biofuels strategy. #
  • There are plans within the aviation industry to use biofuel from #algae: http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,706473,00.html #

Twitter Updates for 2010-07-16

  • Teleconference tip (9): make sure you use the best equipment but generally speaking, cheap headsets are better than cheap speakerphones. #
  • Teleconference tip (8): Make sure people that are not actively participating in the discussion mute their phones. #
  • Teleconference tip (7): When using a conf call service, test the service BEFORE and make
    sure that the details are distributed to everyone. #
  • Teleconference tip (6): Use Tungle or ScheduleOnce to find out a time that suits all of the participants. #
  • Teleconference tip (5): This is a difficult one: Schedule the conference call at a time that is convenient to everyone. #
  • Teleconference tip (4): Share the agenda ahead of the meeting. It will also help you to keep everyone on track during the meeting. #
  • Teleconference tip (3): start on time. Don’t delay the start of the meeting for late comers. #
  • Teleconference tip (2): create time for breaks. If the meeting is long split it up into two more focused meetings. #
  • Teleconference tip (1): Have someone take notes (+ mute their phone. The clicking is distracting) and share them at the end of the meeting. #
  • Twitter tip: lists are a good way to keep up with work friends, allowing you to use lists separately in columns or other views. #
  • Facebook tip: create a list to filter the information/noise you see in your news feed based on how you’ve grouped your friends into lists. #
  • The Gulf oil spill: the good, the bad and the ugly: https://sandrosalsi.com/3405/the-gulf-oil-spill-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ #
  • CafePress provides a way for people to sell their creations in “shops. You can sells a variety of items BUT no option for hardcover books. #
  • Ways to publish your own book (2): Blurb allows anyone to create any kind of book. it has free software that assists you. Missing: templates #
  • CreateSpace provides book publishing and digital media development. Able to immediately assign an ISBN. No option to create hardcover books. #
  • Ways to publish your own book: Lulu.com allows you to create a variety of books, but also lets you develop digital media. PRINT ON DEMAND !! #
  • What to Expect From Apple iPhone Press Conference: http://bit.ly/azsN1W #
  • Great news: New UK FIT Spurring PV Market Growth. Gotta see the pic: http://bit.ly/aXKs04 #
  • Musician Caroline Phillips plays the hurdy-gurdy, an instrument that is > 1,000 years old. Free download: http://www.bidaia.com/tedglobal/ #
  • Promoting Your Job Search When You’re Employed: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703571704575340624253781034.html?mod=djemCJ_h #
  • When Your Co-Worker Is Your Spouse: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704518904575365072712147354.html?mod=djemCJ_h #

The Gulf oil spill: the good, the bad and the ugly

The Gulf oil spill defy comprehension. Carl Safina scrapes out the facts in this blood-boiling cross-examination, making the point that the consequences will stretch far beyond the Gulf itself.

Watch the video. Scary and enlightening at the same time.