Blog A Manifesto for the End of Extreme Poverty In the best traditions of the Cluetrain Manifesto, I'm going to attempt to set out my thinking on this subject. It may not be fully formed in all areas, but I hope my thoughts will set you thinking and perhaps move you to...

• Jun 19, 2006 07:14 AM
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Blog The text formatting of blogs is now OK, at least as far as the initial entry goes. In particular, the spacing within paragraphs is now less than the spacing BETWEEN paragraphs. However.... ....within the comments, the space within and the space between are, as far as I can tell, identical. This...

• Jun 14, 2006 06:07 PM
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Blog For the last few weeks, I've been waiting for the "Remember Me" functionality (i.e. automatic login) to start working. I'm still waiting. As soon as this starts working reliably (I'm using Internet Explorer v6.0.2800.1106 by the way), I'll start inviting a whole lot more people to join ITVidya. However, I'm not...

• Jun 01, 2006 10:46 PM
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Blog This story on Reuters caught my eye: Finns share model for Star Trek spoof success It's another step on the road to democratisation in the film business, as is: Thames Valley Pod TV With Adobe Premiere (on the PC) and Final Cut Express (on the Apple Mac), movie editing is a game...

• May 09, 2006 06:59 PM
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Blog Over the last few years, I've had cause to spend quite a lot of time pitching and chatting to business angels and venture capitalists, which has given me something of an insight into why they invest in some businesses and ignore others. I've also spent a fair bit of time with...

• May 03, 2006 11:31 PM
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Blog At the moment, if you think of Web 2.0 sites, your list is likely to include mostly businesses with a technical (horizontal) focus or no focus at all. Sites like flickr (photos), del.icio.us (browser favourites), last.fm (music) and technorati (tags) have made a big splash, and...

• Apr 29, 2006 10:22 PM
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Blog This story came out a couple of days ago on Reuters. There's certainly some tough times coming for mainstream telcos..... Phone users closer to mobile internet calls Patrick ...

• Apr 28, 2006 08:06 AM
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Blog So, if we're not going to pay our people by the hour, what are the alternatives? The key to this is finding ways to identify why you're employing somebody, and then adopting performance measures that reflect what you're expecting them to add to the business. Using my role with ITVidya as an...

• Apr 25, 2006 05:09 PM
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Blog I think most people, if offered the chance, would happily work for R10,000 per hour. Even more, given the chance, would work for R100,000 per hour. And yet, nobody ever got really wealthy by charging in that way. And the truth of it is, almost nobody gets rewarded at even...

• Apr 24, 2006 11:06 PM
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Blog Guy Kawasaki, founder of garage.com, is always entertaining and informative. This blog is no exception: http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/01/the_top_ten_lie_1.html Patrick ...

• Apr 18, 2006 08:25 AM
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