April 2010
1 post
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Apr 24th
March 2010
1 post
Mar 18th
February 2010
6 posts
WatchWatch
Wow…
Feb 17th
Feb 4th
Facebook Had a Good Year
I just didn’t realize how good. According to Comcast they went from around 220 million unique visitors worldwide in December 2008 to a staggering 469 million December 2009. For more, go here
Feb 2nd
“Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.”
– Henry Ford (1863-1947)
Feb 2nd
An Interesting Article in the New York Times
I read this article in the NY Times today. A nice overview of what is happening with kids and their online behavior. If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online
Feb 2nd
Another Great Day
Although today ended with yet another struggle with business cases and finding the words that say just that, across the board this was a great day. It started standing in front of the Amsterdam Central station, where I met Rutger for a quick pre-meet, before plodding our way through snow and sleet to meet with Frank Eijken. We had a short but inspiring meeting that ended with him considering to...
Feb 1st
January 2010
3 posts
About Games, Learning and the Quest for Fun
Every animal plays. It is one of the primary methods of learning to deal with life’s pitfalls. In fact, studies suggest it is hard wired into our brains. When we learn something, chemicals are released into our blood that we perceive as enjoyable. Fun. Kittens chase each other to learn the hunt without the risks of real prey. The first cavemen probably had running competitions when they were...
Jan 17th
Reinout, avatars en een klein deukje
Vandaag bij Reinout te Brake geweest. Erg inspirerend. Reinout heeft er wel kijk op zeg maar. Na wat afstemmen van wie wie is, een paar koppen koffie en een kort moment van it/helpdesking met airports en (draad)loos internet samen door onze presentatie gelopen. Toch weer een hoop dingen die we even moeten aanscherpen. Reinout, bedankt, dus! Ook zijn we even voorgesteld aan een van de leveranciers...
Jan 12th
The inevitable writers block
well… spent the afternoon configuring blog for the umptieth time and find myself, disappointed but unsurprised, back at the blank page. It’s all nice ‘n’ dandy this blogging, but I maybe need to think about a content strategy. At least this is a massive improvement over the previous Lorem Ipsum hell… That said, tumblr… wow… this is such a smooth well...
Jan 12th