How Google thinks?

Interesting how Google sometimes surprises me...

I searched for the idiom 'get a grip' as I was corresponding with someone by e-mail and wanted to make sure I'm using it correctly...

Anyway, after I entered 'get a grip' in Firefox Search box and pressed Enter, I quickly went back to my e-mail to finish it.

I later got back to Firefox and had something to see:

Image of Google results for get a grip

I'm not implying anything, but what did you think that baby was holding at first?

P.S. This is my very first impulsive posting here! Hurraay!!

Posted on March 30, 2008 ~ Write a comment


Mind Control Marketing

Psychology is powerful stuff... Knowing psychology is a powerful weapon of influence.

So you probably wonder why somebody would write something so controversial it was later pulled off Amazon (after becoming a bestseller) because, supposedly, the information former US army intelligence agent put in it was so powerful, it could easily be used to manipulate innocent people.

There were rumors about unfinished chapter and these were apparently true!

And now, years later, it's being released again!

WARNING:
I've been told not to watch the above 2 minute video if I'm
overly-sensitive or if I have a cardio-vascular condition.

I'll tell you why it's being released again: because people need to be informed about these ideas so they may protect themselves.

Posted on March 25, 2008 ~ 3 comments


Usability tips for bloggers

Not claiming to be an expert in blogging (can one be that, anyway?) but I'm sure I could teach many bloggers out there about some web usability.

Isn't it a shame when you've got a great content on one side, and a "blog design" on the other side so terrible people have to look away.
I don't care what somebody says, but blue font on black background is not cool, it's just C-R-U-E-L to my eyes, nothing more.

This post has been written mainly out of frustration but I'll make it worthwhile to those who desperately need some guidance.

And if you know about a website, a page or even a small book (it would have to be free) that will benefit these unfortunate newborn bloggers to stop terrorizing people, please post a comment and I'll gladly update this post.

I, for one, often return to one source for usability guidelines over and over again: http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting/.
Definitely bookmark this one. Better yet, read it :)

P.S. This doesn't apply only to bloggers, sadly...

Posted on March 25, 2008 ~ Write a comment


Try not - do! There is no try

“Try not. Do, or do not, there is no try.”

~ Yoda in episode V of the Star Wars series

No I'm not a huge fan of the Star Wars. I liked what I've watched of the series, but I'm not that huge of a fan - okay, I'm more of a Star Trek fan if really you need to know.

But I digress once again. I just found this quote and thought how good it is and how I should memorize it.

Actually, I'm gonna try to explain it a bit further: Michael Licenblat mentioned it in his article where he talks about the assumptions we make of ourselves and how these same assumptions influence "what we try, achieve and believe" about ourselves.

And talking about our assumption of our own ability, he goes to explain that ability itself is irrelevant and only our assumptions about our ability will decide the degree of ability we exert.

In a sense, if we believe we can do it, we're more likely to do it than if we didn't believe it. That's so true. And now we're back to what Henry Ford once said, and what I mentioned last time:

“Whether you believe you can do it or not, you are right.”

There's so much to this principle but I'll cover it in more detail at another occasion. For now I'll let you read Michael Licenblat's article.

I often catch myself doing that mistake, only trying something until the resistance gets too big.

I'll try (pun intended) to do more than just try from now on.

Posted on March 16, 2008 ~ Write a comment


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