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		<title>Happiness: invest in the process, not in the outcome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t agree with every single nuance in this great talk by Srikumar Rao, but there is definitely gold to be mined here:

(Especially the Coach John Wooden quote!)


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<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/copyright-reform-process-in-canada/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Copyright Reform Process in Canada'>Copyright Reform Process in Canada</a></li>
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		<link>http://sparkplug9.com/happiness-invest-in-the-process-not-in-the-outcome/</link>
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		<title>Innovation &amp; collaboration panel at VX2010: audio now available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the Olympics here in Vancouver, the Digital Media and Wireless Association of BC (DigiBC) hosted VX2010 &#8230; the &#8220;Vancouver eXperience&#8221; &#8230; V for convergence; X for intersection.&#8221; They brought in many of the entrepreneurs and business leaders who were attending the Olympics and hosted mixers, conversations, and showcases.
I was fortunately enough to be asked [...]


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<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/robert-scoble-loves-me/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Robert Scoble loves me!'>Robert Scoble loves me!</a></li>
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		<link>http://sparkplug9.com/innovation-collaboration-panel-at-vx2010-audio-now-available/</link>
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		<title>State of the internet 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks, Phil, for posting this video:

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on Vimeo.
Fairly wow indeed. I&#8217;m very glad not to be a server jockey for Facebook.


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Wow. Just wow.



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<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/notebook-by-evelien-lohbeck/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Notebook, by Evelien Lohbeck'>Notebook, by Evelien Lohbeck</a></li>
<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/wow-just-wow/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Wow. Just wow.'>Wow. Just wow.</a></li>
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		<title>Google Stars: is the big G taking aim at social bookmarking sites?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google&#8217;s blog just announced that they are adding a new &#8220;star&#8221; feature to web search. Essentially, when you see results you like, you star them, and they&#8217;ll appear higher in results next time you perform a similar search.
From the Google blog post announcing the new feature:

With stars, you can simply click the star marker on [...]


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<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/social-networking-sites-you-dont-own-the-community/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Social networking sites: you don&#8217;t own the community'>Social networking sites: you don&#8217;t own the community</a></li>
<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/google-error/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google error?'>Google error?</a></li>
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		<link>http://sparkplug9.com/google-stars-is-the-big-g-taking-aim-at-social-bookmarking-sites/</link>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s HCT lawsuit: shot across Google&#8217;s bow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So Apple is suing smartphone rival HTC for the Touch. 
This is not about HTC &#8230; this is about Google. Specifically, about Android.
Android is the only competitive threat to Apple&#8217;s iPhone today. Windows Phone 7 may become one tomorrow, Nokia may have something else up its long sleeves, Palm may catch a miracle and become [...]


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<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/android-or-iphone-wrong-question-%c2%ab-abovethecrowd-com/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Android or iPhone? Wrong Question « abovethecrowd.com'>Android or iPhone? Wrong Question « abovethecrowd.com</a></li>
<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/apple-tablet/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Apple tablet &#8211; a huge iPhone?'>Apple tablet &#8211; a huge iPhone?</a></li>
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		<link>http://sparkplug9.com/apples-hct-lawsuit-shot-across-googles-bow/</link>
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		<title>SWAT the systems thinking: highly recommended</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve read more than a few books about systems thinking and business processes, including All That Matters About Quality I Learned in Joe&#8217;s Garage, a few on the Toyota Production System, and several on kaizen and lean manufacturing. 
But I have to say that Timothy Johnson&#8217;s latest book SWAT: Seize the Accomplishment ranks up there [...]


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<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/poll-best-read-write-intranet-systems/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Poll: best read-write intranet systems'>Poll: best read-write intranet systems</a></li>
<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/media-barons-demanding-to-be-lied-to/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Media barons demanding to be lied to'>Media barons demanding to be lied to</a></li>
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		<link>http://sparkplug9.com/swat-the-systems-thinking-highly-recommended/</link>
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		<title>Making the Case for iPad E-Book Prices &#8211; NYTimes.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a typical hardcover, the publisher sets a suggested retail price. Let’s say it is $26. The bookseller will generally pay the publisher $13. Out of that gross revenue, the publisher pays about $3.25 to print, store and ship the book, including unsold copies returned to the publisher by booksellers.
For cover design, typesetting and copy-editing, [...]


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<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/gas-prices-driving-distance-education-growth/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Gas prices driving distance education growth?'>Gas prices driving distance education growth?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/amazon-quietly-lets-publishers-remove-drm-from-kindle-ebooks-%c2%bb-nieman-journalism-lab/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Amazon quietly lets publishers remove DRM from Kindle ebooks » Nieman Journalism Lab'>Amazon quietly lets publishers remove DRM from Kindle ebooks » Nieman Journalism Lab</a></li>
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		<link>http://sparkplug9.com/making-the-case-for-ipad-e-book-prices-nytimes-com/</link>
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		<title>The world needs all kind of minds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow. This is an amazing video of a presentation at TED by Temple Grandin, who is an autistic scientist and the subject of an HBO movie.



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<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/eric-cupp-touching-hearts-changing-minds/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Eric Cupp: Touching hearts, changing minds'>Eric Cupp: Touching hearts, changing minds</a></li>
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		<link>http://sparkplug9.com/the-world-needs-all-kind-of-minds/</link>
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		<title>If You Want to Be Fit, Don’t Buy New Running Shoes « Scott H Young</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The problem with feel-good tasks is that they often appear productive. It’s only when you really examine them that you realize they aren’t either necessary or directly helpful to your goal.
via If You Want to Be Fit, Don’t Buy New Running Shoes « Scott H Young.


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<li><a href='http://sparkplug9.com/suvs/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: SUVs running on empty'>SUVs running on empty</a></li>
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		<link>http://sparkplug9.com/if-you-want-to-be-fit-don%e2%80%99t-buy-new-running-shoes-%c2%ab-scott-h-young/</link>
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		<title>Webcams gone wrong: School sued for remote activation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here’s one from the “Seriously, you didn’t think this was a bad idea?” files: the Lower Merion School District of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, has been accused of remotely activating the webcams in its students’ laptops issued through their 1:1 program without the students’ knowledge or consent. While the case has yet to see a courtroom, it [...]


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		<link>http://sparkplug9.com/webcams-gone-wrong-school-sued-for-remote-activation/</link>
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