Brendan Mitchell blog

Category: Drivel

  • Give Credit Where It’s Due

    In an interview discussing the Hollywood fixation with the Prius, on a recent episode of Top Gear,  Jay Leno (with his tongue firming pressed against his cheek), said  “In America, we like everyone to know, about all the good work we’re doing anonymously!?” OK he was joking, but actually he wasn’t that far off the…

  • Nobody Reads My Blog

    I think my staff are trying to tell me something with my Secret Santa present this year!? So I thought I’d share this photo between the two or us! Of course if they were really trying to help, they could of added my URL underneath.

  • Be Effective

    As a classic INTJ through and through I hate ineffeciency, it’s a pet hate and I strive to remove it from many aspects of my business, but I’ve just spent a couple of very informative days brain storming & discussing future strategies for the Cordovan Group with the board members along with Prof David Drennan.…

  • Stephen Fry on Twitter

    I happened to drop by Stephen Fry’s Twitter stream last night and it really made me chuckle, I could just imagine him sitting there cursing the damned Sony Vaio in front of him. I understand his contempt for the thing, I keep well away from the things (I’ve probably only racked up around 10hrs of…

  • Fakebook: Koobface Virus

    If you use Facebook, then you should read this article from the BBC about the Koobface virus that has been playing havoc on Facebook. Below is a snippet of the article, but follow the link to read it all on the BBC site. ‘Koobface’ spreads by sending a message to people’s inboxes, pretending to be…

  • Heads You Win, Tails I Lose

    “Those who don’t keep their stuff in order, are lazy… while those who do, are too lazy to look for their stuff” Brendan Mitchell

  • To reach 180 million people…

    Radio took 40yrs TV took 14yrs Internet took 4yrs Facebook 4yrs (140million so far) (I wonder how long it will take me to get 180million people following me on twitter!?!) here’s some other useful figures I’ve found

  • Seth Godin Podcast

    I had the good fortune to arrange a live webcast with Seth Godin, to discuss his latest book. The original idea was by Elizabeth Cook, but as I’ve been doing webcasts since 1999, I said I’d be happy to help out. This was actually recorded on the 12th September, before his book was released, so…

  • Drip It

    Something bugging you? Have something to say? Want to make a difference? Then get over to dripit.org The concept is simple… There’s three ways you can affect change. Drip: Small incremental changes, or personal adjustments Trickle: Larger changes that influence change and spread the word Flood: Put on your wellies and wade on in there,…

  • Shift Happens, Are You Ready?

    I recently found my notes from a presentation I gave 13 years ago, unfortunately I no longer have the presentation (not that I would have software that could open it now even if I could find it). You need to remember that at the time a 56k modem was considered warpdrive access to that little…