Brendan Mitchell blog

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • 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

  • Livestation: Live Video Streaming to iPhone Demo

    Livestation™ is a new development from Skinkers In essence it’s live video streaming to your desktop over the web, OK nothing exactly ground breaking there, but they’re also developing a version that will run on mobile devices, namely the iPhone & iPod Touch. Although technically, they can deliver the stream over a 3G network, the…

  • Ah, So Tru

    OK, everybody has heard of Skype, (if you haven’t, then what cave have you been hiding in?) but now there’s a new VoIP kid on the block Truphone. Unlike Skype, Truphone doesn’t offer instant messaging & online chat, an answering service or even a desktop based application… so why bother with it then? Well unlike…

  • 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…

  • Got Something to Say?

    I got your press release, 
I wouldn’t change a single word… 
and that single word is on page 5! Ouch! but in today’s fast paced attention grabbing media frenzy, you really have to get to the point in seconds or your reader is gone, there’s too many choices, yet too little time. Sticking your press…

  • Just Give Me The Darn Thing!

    If you’ve got something worthwhile of my time then let me read it, but don’t make me jumps through hoops to get it. Why do I have to register with your site first to get it? ask yourself the following: If I don’t register with you… I’ll never know how great what you’ve written is,…

  • Can Stephen Fry kill a gadget?

    For one answer click this link to the BBC dot.life article by Rory Cellan-Jones It’s a good question to ask and anyone in a marketing or branding department should take note, as it’s not just gadgets that can be made or broken in this way, but services, reputations or even your brand! There’s been a…

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