Information Architects have released their Web Trend Map for 2007, a subway map of the 200 most successful websites on the web, ordered by category, proximity, success, popularity and perspective.
Here’s the larger version.
Another interesting way of presenting all these online services that have come into our lives.
[Via: TechCrunch]
Change is nature… The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide.— Remy The Rat, Ratatouille
A great post about the eight questions any aspiring online entrepreneur should ask themselves before jumping into the adventure of launching a startup.
The list goes as follows:
1. Do you have passion?
2. Who are your competitors?
3. How much time can you afford?
4. How much do you know about the industry?
5. Is programming foreign to you?
6. How much budget?
7. Do you have a plan?
8. How is your network?
I totally agree this should be a checklist everybody thinking of launching an online business should go through, only moving on when he’s answered them all and checked them off.
The post is a must-read, check it out in full here: 8 Reality Checks for Aspiring Online Entrepreneurs
Last night, I also watched “Ratatouille“, Pixar’s latest film, written and directed by Brad Bird, who also worked on 2004’s “The Incredibles“.
I’m a big fan of Pixar and their animation movies, they’ve got the best animations, the best stories and the best characters hands down.
Personally, Ratatouille is now my favourite Pixar movie, I simply loved it. It’s such a fun and cool movie. Remy, the rat, is just so cute and adorable as a main character, the story is a very nice one, and the animation is perfect as usual.
The story follows Remy, a young rat who is passionate about cooking, and finds himself at the famous Paris bistro that belonged to his idol Chef Gusteau, as he tries to become a chef despite his family’s skepticism and the rat-despising staff and patrons.
I’ll surely be buying this movie’s DVD when it’s released; it’s a sure classic.
I totally recommend watching it, it’s so much fun and so enjoyable.
I just finished watching season one of “Heroes” last night, and honestly this is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I can’t describe how much I enjoyed this series.
I heard about this show when it was just beginning over in the US, and how it was somehow a cross between “The 4400” and “Lost“, and I’ve been waiting to watch it ever since.
The concept of the show follows a rather simple formula, a bunch of people who find out they have super powers, a fight between good and evil, hard work to save the world; and a lot of great fun in between.
My favourite character of all in this series, from the very beginning, is “Hiro Nakamura”. The guy just rocks! He’s funny, cute, honest, simple, driven, radiates with a child’s innocence and he has a kick-ass super power: bending time and space. He’s simply the best.
I can’t recommend watching this series enough, it’s so much fun; I enjoyed every minute of it. I really can’t wait for Season Two to begin.
Obviously watching “Heroes” has gotten to my head and put me into the whole super hero and super powers mood again.
So I thought I’d post a list of the Top 10 super powers I’d love to have. Here it goes:
1. Time & Space Bending: Moving back and forth in time, here and there in space; this would rock big time
2. Shape shifting: Becoming whoever/whatever I want to become at anytime, so cool, the possibilities are endless.
3. Telekinesis: I actually tried to move objects with my mind when I was younger, but obviously it didn’t work out for me, still it’s a great power to have.
4. Flight: I don’t think anything could match the feeling of flying freely in the open skies over stretches of land; I’d just love to experience it.
5. Invisibility: Being invisible would just be so cool, another level of great freedom; and coupled with the next superpower it just gives you unlimited options.
6. Walking through walls and objects: With this superpower, you’re simply unstoppable, you go anywhere you want in the shortest way possible; no door is a closed door for you.
7. Telepathy: Having the ability to read people’s thoughts is a great power; even though I prefer being able to turn it off whenever I want, and just using it when I need it.
8. Molecular manipulation: It’d be so cool to be able to change any object to another by manipulating its molecular structure. Would come in very handy.
9. Invulnerability: Of course being unbreakable and untouchable is always a cool super power to have.
10. Water breathing: I’m a Pisces, and I sometimes feel that my natural habitat is water, I am most relaxed when in water, so having the ability to breathe underwater would certainly be an amazing thing for me, to enjoy the beauty of the sea and ocean worlds magical.
[Source: Bug Bash]
Wellington Grey has created a periodic table representing some of the internet’s most popular sites.
The different web services are grouped into the categories: Search Engines, Internet Tools, Site Ranking, Aggregators, Webcomics, Productivity, Get Stuff, Operating Systems, Miscellaneous, Blogs, Social Networking, Podcasts, Videos and News.
Of course, not everything is on there, but I find it an interesting graphic nonetheless.
[Source: Wellington Grey]
[Via: Download Squad]
I just found a great article on ZDNet with ten tips to being a better IT manager. I couldn’t agree more with the points on the list; this article is a must-read for anyone taking on a management position in an IT environment.
The list goes as follows:
1. Spend time (and money) developing your people
2. Get to know what your staff really does
3. Don’t do it for them
4. Know the business and make sure they know you
5. Treat communication as a busy, fast-moving, two-way street
6. Encourage everyone to work as a team
7. Provide feedback regularly and let employees know what you want
8. Hire well
9. Understand best IT practices but don’t just make them buzz words
10. Be a good project manager
Read the full article here: 10 tips to being a better IT manager.
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
