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Nine steps to Powerpoint magic (129)
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Perhaps you've experienced it. You do a presentation and it works. It works! That's the reason we keep coming back for more, that's why so many of us spend more time building and giving presentations than almost anything else we do. Here are some steps to achieve this level of PPT nirvana (Your mileage may vary. These are steps, not rules): Don't use Powerpoint at all. Most of the time, it's not necessary. It's underkill. ...Shared by Aaron (20) adang001 (37) AJ (270) anarchist.tv // wortgefecht.net (25) andresmh (9) Andrew (1) Andrew Mitry (27) Andy (15) angol (53) Ashwin (25) atul (155) Avinash (15) B O (24) Badger Gravling (195) billspaced (20) Brad Davis Seal (34) Brandon (82) Brandon J. Mendelson (176) BruceHammond (5) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (45) burkinaboy (101) Camiel (19) Carlesm (16) Colin (29) colleen wainwright (11) Collin (47) Daniel (21) Daniel C (36) Daniel Pritchett (33) Danny Wahlquist (21) David (23) David (52) David Truss (34) Dean Weber (6) DiMar (22) Dr. Ernie (37) Edney Souza (38) Edwin Khodabakchian (20) Elroy (38) Fred_G (5) fseixas (24) fyc (92) Gonzalo Jimenez (20) Heids (11) IanBlackburn (44) James (4) James (26) Jan Červinka (5) Jean-François (7) Jeff (14) Jeff (16) Jeff the Great (21) Jim Muntone (2) Joel (32) John (21) John (22) jonalee (18) Jorg (20) jorgejiro (16) José Carlos Gil Zambrana (1) Josh Bancroft (31) Josh Lawton (15) Jules (6) Julius (20) Juls (16) Justin Levy (20) kepp (94) Kevin Donahue (8) kidakaka (33) Kneale Mann | RedFish Group (37) Leonel (18) Lisa Goodlin (11) Lorand R. Minyo (17) Manas Tungare (14) Manu (10) Marianne (28) Max Kalehoff (2) Michael (17) Michael Hyatt (8) Mike F (723) mjoneill (18) mndoci (65) Moah (20) MrGuff (73) muhh (23) Murat Kahraman (16) Nanther Thangarajah (1) Nate Koechley (19) Nic Haralambous (4) Nick Barron (6) nicknich3 (20) Nicole (41) Nitin Badjatia (30) noel (28) Noelle (20) Pam (14) Paul Helmick (37) Perviz Hacıyev (3) Peter Wooley (14) pixelcollector (8) pvantees (22) Raul Hernández (6) Razzu (36) rib (25) Rich (1) Richard Fahey (21) robertogreco (63) Rodrigo (25) Rong (2) Ryan Kellett (37) Ryan O (21) saj (22) Satya (19) Scott (20) Shankar Ganesh (80) shanusmagnus (21) smackaysmith (17) Stefan (36) Stephan (22) Theo (22) Todd (20) Todd Gordon (22) tumel (15) vcamaral@gmail.com (34) wrburgess (20) Xdroot (88) yigalc (15) zbikos (75)- Michael Hyatt said: This is some of the best presentation advice I have read in a while. Wow!
- James said: "Step 1: Don't use Powerpoint at all"
- Daniel Pritchett said: 'Most presentations (and I've seen a lot) are absolutely horrible. They're not horrible because they weren't designed by a professional, they're horrible because they are delivered by someone who is hiding what they came to say. The new trend of tweaking your slides with expensive graphic design doesn't solve this problem, it makes it worse. Give me an earnest amateur any day, please.'
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Google Blog Search: so long Techmeme, and thanks for all the fish (9)
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Google has relaunched Google Blog Search today, taking the nearly forgotten service into a new realm: meme tracking. The new Google Blog Search takes some of the tech from Google News and groups blog posts into clusters based on story popularity on the front page. Users can get a whole of blogosphere listing, or are able to view popular stories based on topic, including technology. On the break down page, users can view each blog ...Shared by AJ (270) CW (21) DOCBook Howto (201) donlbe (24) Drew Olanoff (127) nicolas.boullosa (62) pixelcollector (8) Rob (162) Sean (49)- donlbe said:
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Google BlogSearch Adds Meme Tracking (9)
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Today Google released an update to their BlogSearch service - and it isn’t just cosmetic. The update is all about tracking what’s hot around the blogosphere and presenting stories ranked in 11 different categories according to how many other blogs are linking to those stories. You can then drill down and see the blogs that link to the story and a chart of how many did over time. It isn’t a new concept - TechMeme, ...Shared by Brian Chappell (20) Chic and (49) Gerard (113) Krazy (537) mediter (39) morgan180 (47) nanog (18) pixelcollector (8) Thiago Bomfim (30)Contribute comment -
Google Blog Search Deals Technorati a Knockout Punch with New Homepage (22)
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Blog search engine Technorati recently tried to re-invent itself as a memetracker of sorts, changing its homepage to reflect the most popular blog posts at a given point in time. Today, Google Blog Search – long just a blog-focused version of the company’s core search engine – has followed Technorati’s lead and launched a destination site of its own. Much like Technorati, Google Blog Search now organizes posts into a variety of topics – such ...Shared by art (19) Bradley (21) Drew Olanoff (127) JAFO (62) Joe (138) Kris Haamer (18) Mashable (12) minmax (16) morgan180 (47) Morton Fox (64) mr94 (22) Nate (43) Omer (9) pixelcollector (8) roedward (65) Roger (117) Samuel (64) Sara, Ms. Adv in Italy (20) Sean (49) svartling (30) Tobias Verhoog (40) trent_gilliss (19)Contribute comment -
Google Moderator launches (29)
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Here’s a fun link for you. Google just released a free service called Google Moderator. This is a port to Google App Engine of an existing tool we use all the time at Google. Internally it was called Dory (after the fish who asked questions all the time in Finding Nemo). What does Google Moderator do? When we have tech talks or company-wide meetings, it lets anyone ask a question and then people can vote ...Shared by Abhishek (23) Alex Graveley (4) Brandon Bloom (20) Brit (17) charlie anzman (126) Chris Schrier (26) Chris Wetherell (18) chrisv (14) dd (17) Fiona (12) Francesco Passantino (11) glebras (5) hsanchezp (8) Ken (17) Mark Payton (6) masayuki inoguchi (40) Mic (18) Michael Hyatt (8) MikeG (19) MiramarMike (38) Mone (14) pablo (22) phaithful (12) pixelcollector (8) pvantees (22) Sante J. Achille (31) Sebastian (3) SilverStag (23) svartling (30)Explore read four notes- Michael Hyatt said: I really like the sound of this tool. Maybe I should give it a whirl at Thomas Nelson.
- Ken said: Dory launches!
- dd said: What does Google Moderator do? When we have tech talks or company-wide meetings, it lets anyone ask a question and then people can vote up the questions that they'd like answered.
- MiramarMike said: Nice and easy ... if I could add to my website/blog I'd be using this NOW!
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The SEO Failings of Major UK Highstreet Retailers (1)
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Posted by Tom_CI recently read a couple of posts on e-consultancy about the state of play with major UK retail brands and how they perform online. First was 10 things Asda could do better online, which while I enjoyed didn't touch on any of the SEO failings of these companies. Kevin's Supermarkets ignoring SEO for major keywords post touched more on SEO which was nice but I wanted to go into a few more meaty ...Shared by pixelcollector (8)Contribute comment -
Citizen journalists: CBS EyeMobile (6)
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, iPhone, App StoreSo, you're walking down the street and you see a bank robbery in progress, or you're driving your car down a road in rural Illinois and see a biplane crash into a loaded gasoline tanker truck. Now you can be a CBS "eye on the street" roving reporter with EyeMobile for iPhone.CBS wants you to take photos of events as they're happening, then use EyeMobile to upload ...Contribute comment -
Wake Up, WSJ: Paid Content Is Dead (7)
onThe Wall Street Journal will launch its first new design in six years Tuesday, but its biggest flaw will still be present: The paper will continue to charge for much of its content. The Journal’s new look may appear more modern, but the principles behind it could not be more antiquated. In our information-driven era, the subscription-based news service appears ostensibly misguided and misplaced. Consider this: Only 5 percent of the WSJ’s average Web audience ...Shared by AJ (270) CannonGod (236) GeniusBoyWonder (27) grow (29) louisgray (190) Mike F (723) pixelcollector (8)Contribute comment
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My DEMO Rant and 5 Cool Products (5)
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After spending two days at DEMO and catching most of the presentations, I’m slightly disappointed. The number of passionate entrepreneurs who are thrilled to be here are inspiring and fun to be around, but some of the products being launched make me want to scream in frustration. First, I’d like to point out for the umpteenth time that Google AdWords isn’t a business model. Second, think about your startup and what you are trying to ...Contribute comment -
Hurricane photos (10)
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Absolutely scrumtrilescent photos of hurricanes from space. The Big Picture once again. I feel as though Alan is reaching directly into my brain and asking, "hey, what photos do you want to see next to flood you with high levels of dopamine?" (link)Shared by Allison (24) Cade (33) Carrie Jaeger (23) Drew (20) Jeff (10) Jon (20) Martin Gordon (27) Matt (18) pixelcollector (8) Seann (20)- Carrie Jaeger said: These are amazing!
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The 10 Laws of Cloudonomics (40)
onIf your enterprise has access to the same things — virtualization, automation, performance management, ITIL, skilled IT resources, etc. — as cloud service providers, would clouds provide any real and sustainable benefit? Public utility cloud services differ from traditional data center environments — and private enterprise clouds — in three fundamental ways. First, they provide true on-demand services, by multiplexing demand from numerous enterprises into a common pool of dynamically allocated resources. Second, large cloud ...Shared by Alex (119) Andrew Boardman (53) Andrew Mitry (27) AnilG (19) Boris Mann (26) BTE (34) Chris. F. Masse (20) Christian (24) Christopher (29) David Daniels (8) Elliott P. (20) Gauravonomics (24) GeoP (12) Harell (18) iskandr (13) James.Urquhart (24) Jason L (15) Jawad Shuaib (27) Jim Rogers (9) Joe Rosenblum (1) Joining Dots (29) jon bradford (17) jvn (10) Kevin Sablan (36) Luckystrik3 (39) manu (5) mathewi (40) midtownninja (11) Nick (64) Nigel J (21) Oscar Antonio (22) Peter (9) Pheelmore (10) Phillie Casablanca (21) pixelcollector (8) plu (24) Ritu (713) RLivsey (21) Tito (13) Vladimir Yashnikov (19)
- Jim Rogers said: This breakdown of cloud computing services helps explain why there's suck a push in this direction. Of course, the article is written by an AT&T rep, so a rosy outlook is expected. Still, there's a strong argument for computing on demand provided that it works as advertised.
- Boris Mann said: Gah! Too much cloud info coming down the pipe! Time to try and build something and see where it fits?
- Alex said: cloudonomicsgeez. good points, though.
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Google Browser Puts the Cloud To Work (39)
onIt was nearly a decade ago when a then-young Marc Andreessen, the wunderboy founder of Netscape Communications, first talked about the concept of the browser pushing the operating system into the background. With the release of Google’s experimental browser, Chrome, we have come full circle. A lot has changed in the past 10 years. For one thing, the cost of hardware and network infrastructure has declined sharply. Such a decline has led to what’s known ...Shared by adrian (19) AJ (270) Akhmad Fathonih (19) Alex (27) Brian Junyor (54) C.K. (121) CannonGod (236) cgsheldon (281) Chung (147) Deep.ed (93) Dieter Schwarz (21) digits12 (380) dobata (338) Dominic Foster (264) Drew Olanoff (127) dzinrgeek (20) Havaslash (40) James Whatley (55) Javed (171) Joe (138) Klaus (17) Lech Ambrzykowski (3) LouCypher (94) Mark (35) Max Stanworth (53) Mike F (723) Mikey (68) Neil Godfrey (10) OrchardKeeper (18) pixelcollector (8) pkj (7) PMinze (56) rexy (27) Robert (12) rsgalloway (18) Sparky (20) Thadman (23) Todd Mundt (40) William (7)Contribute comment
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Amazon.com Launches Musician Database, SoundUnwound.com (1)
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) subsidiary IMDb is launching a musician database called SoundUnwound.com. SoundUnwound is a Wikipedia-style open source website. SoundUnwound utilizes tags and features Profiles, PR Photos, Discography, YouTube videos, band member profiles, Timelines, Shoutbox, and similar artists. Below is a screen shot of the site:Discographies can be filtered out by All Releases, Studio Albums, Singles, Compilations, Remix Albums, and Unknowns. Feedback can be sent to the webmasters from any page as well. SoundUnwound pulls ...Shared by pixelcollector (8)Contribute comment -
The best Jeremy Clarkson quotes (25)
onEnglish writer, and presenter of Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson is well known for his tongue, but what are some of his best lines? This via email so I don’t know the source, but Top Gear fans will enjoy them. “I’m sorry, but having a DB9 on the drive and not driving it is a bit like having Keira Knightley in your bed and sleeping on the couch.” “… the last time someone was as wrong ...Shared by Anoop (37) Ben (78) Brian Cuban (119) Dennis Bjørn Petersen (11) Digg Boss (21) digits12 (380) Dileepa (25) dukz (1) Duncan (45) Greg (18) Hakim (12) iBspoof (24) John Williams (0) JohnWiliams (0) JohnWRoachIII (17) Matt Bickford (12) Michel (6) Nigel Eccles (9) pericles (622) pixelcollector (8) Ritu (713) StevieB (58) th13rteen (11) w0lfh0und (506) Waqas (19)
- Dileepa said: “Now we get quite a lot of complaints that we don’t feature enough affordable cars on the show……so we’ll kick off tonight with the cheapest Ferrari of them all!”
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LinkedIn Rolls Out Enhanced Groups Features (24)
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Last week, we wrote about LinkedIn’s recent issues with its Groups - as part of a new platform rollout, a number of management features were apparently buggy, while others had been removed entirely. Tonight sees the release of a number of new features on the platform that should quell some of these concerns. Among the new features are a centralized hub page for every group, where group members can come together and converse with each ...Shared by AaronTN (55) Bjoern (27) Bonstio (24) Daan (14) Daryl (18) David Erickson (85) Elroy (38) iAlja (71) IanTW (34) Joi (26) jonson (20) Katie (4) Mark Whiting (20) MartinSemGov (9) Merlin (21) Oudi Antebi (27) Paul Dunay (34) pixelcollector (8) Rahul Gaitonde (30) Ralph Poole (23) richhand (38) Richmarcia (20) Sam (30) Wesley Donehue (124)- MartinSemGov said: Still no links with other social networking sites like Twitter or Blogging sites
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Yahoo! Mash Has Been Quashed (9)
onNearly one year after the launch of Yahoo’s answer to Facebook, Yahoo Mash has decided to close its doors. The news comes to us from one of our readers, Mark Palmer who received a terse email from the service, giving the date they’ll end service: Thank you for trying out our Mash Beta service. We hope you had fun with it. Please note that we will shut down Mash on September 29, 2008. As a ...Shared by bhc3 (41) creed205 (3) Glenn (24) GP (47) Jye (37) Onder Eren (3) pixelcollector (8) Quinny (16) Seth G (34)Contribute comment
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The Sky is Falling: Comcastic Caps (21)
onStarting October 1, Comcast users in the United States will have a 250GB per month data cap on their accounts, and will charge for excess usage. Let me say upfront on a less serious note: You’ve got caps! Welcome to my world, one where I pay a small fortune for my 130GB a month on one of the largest cap plans available in Australia. Most people suffer on less than 15GB. From a user viewpoint, ...Shared by Andrew (5) CannonGod (236) Chandoo (38) DOCBook Howto (201) Ian Betteridge (24) Jeff (47) Jeff (165) Jefferson Kim (2) Josh Chandler (48) Kevin (36) louisgray (190) Merlin (21) Mike F (723) Page (23) Paul (26) pixelcollector (8) Robert Scoble (113) Sadashiv (22) Shane (16) Tim (71) Vox (40)
- Josh Chandler said: over here in the UK, our download cap is 30GB on a 8MB connection!
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Yahoo Shuts Down Mash. (21)
onIn an email to users today, Yahoo announced that its year old social network Yahoo Mash will be shutting down on September 29. ...Shared by Archit T (15) Bob Caswell (47) Bret Taylor (17) GP (47) Hisham (37) Jason (2) Jess (23) Jonas (7) jonas (3) Josh (13) MG (35) Michael (28) Mojtaba (37) Oneupweb (2) pixelcollector (8) Richmarcia (20) Satyajeet (24) Scott Schnaars (7) small (32) tommyp (18) yoshy (261)Explore read four notes
- Satyajeet said: Awww...
- Scott Schnaars said: Awesome group of people. Sorry to see it go down like this.
- small said: Wow, that didnt last long. Facebook is owning, I dont even know why they bothered with Yahoo Mash. Its good to hear but they are closing things down, Yahoo has way too many services online.
- tommyp said: ooopsy daisy
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Comcast Metered Broadband Official — Beware What You Download (12)
onKarl Bode over on DSL Reports reports that Comcast will institute a 250 GB cap on its broadband connections starting Oct. 1. Expect other carriers to follow suit and make tiered broadband a reality. Much as I would like to think otherwise, this is the end of the Internet as we know it. The caps are a move to ensure that the gouging scheme put in place by Comcast and other cable providers stays intact ...
