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*Jozzua » The Secret To Real Happiness Is…
Growth. After 34 years of existence in this world, I’ve concluded that to be happy, people should grow. What do I mean? We’re like plants, you see. Plants follow the sun. They unfurl their leaves and welcome the energies that enable them to live and move beyond their present place. This comes naturally to all […] [Link]
*Jozzua » How Do You Measure Your 2008?
Measure in love? Get’s me teary-eyed every time. Happy new year everyone! [Link]
*Jozzua » How NOT To Play ‘Spin Doctor’ on Blogs [The Pangandaman Golf-Mauling Incident]
Did you hear about the Nasser Pangandaman Golfing Mauling incident? The son of Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman and several persons beat up a 14-year-old boy and his father at a golf course in Antipolo on Friday, the victims complained Saturday. From the blog of the Bambee De La Paz (daughter of adult ‘victim’): At around 1:30 PM […] [Link]
*Jozzua » Elves Can Make You Memorable (Just Like OfficeMax)
Check out this video on Making Yourself an Elf, a website sponsored by OfficeMax: You prepare a photo of yourself, upload it to the site, and send the funny video to friends. Officemax did this and guess what their numbers were. A follow-up survey conducted by OfficeMax found (from MarketingProfs.com): 63% of participants who shop for […]Thanks to:: Your One … [Link]
*Jozzua » How You Make Money Off People’s Predictive Irrationality
Read this book: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions An excerpt: Let me start with a fundamental observation: most people don’t know what they want unless they see it in context. We don’t know what kind of racing bike we want-until we see a champ in the Tour de France ratcheting the gears on a […] [Link]
*Jozzua » A 2008 Christmas And My Gift Wish
All I want for Christmas is a Transforming Computer. Like this: Or maybe an ordinary MacBook Pro will do. Or even a MacBook Air. Anybody in a gift-giving mood? [Link]
*Jozzua » Why You Pay Consultants 20K+ A Month on Retainers
A train bogged down. The company who owned it couldn’t figure out what was wrong with it. In desperation, they hired an expert engineer. The engineer looked at the train. In five minutes, it was up and running again. The engineer showed the source of the problem - a broken nut for […] [Link]
*Jozzua » How Not To Send Email Campaigns [Gmail Block Images Problem]
Check out an email I received from Yehey: What some email marketers fail to do - create an alternate “text only” email copy. Gmail blocks external images and your potential target just didn’t get your marketing message. That’s standard best practice - send 2 versions of your email. HTML and text-only. [Link]
*Jozzua » This is How You Win a Christmas Party Dance Competition
Watch and learn. Winning Performance from Alvin Jimenez on Vimeo. Excuse me for being a bit proud of my officemates. When they danced, all could say was… ITS OVER. [Link]
*Jozzua » The Christmas Toy You’ve Just Got To Buy
And then forget later… Jozzua on 12seconds.tv It’s a small electric fan that can show words. You can ’spell’ the words on it. Thanks to Rico for letting us play with it. I wonder how much this thing costs. Thanks to:: Your One Dollar Donation : Don't you think this info is worth at least $US1? [Link]
*Jozzua » Learn (Three Times) More By Simply Listening to AudioBooks
According to the Audible.com website: “The average reader gets through only 5 books a year, but the average … member listens to 15 books a year.” I’m starting to believe it’s true. People may just digest at least three times more info through Audio Books. Every since I bought myself an iPod Touch, I’ve been voraciously listening to […] [Link]
*Jozzua » Why Manny Pacquiao Will Win VS De La Hoya
Manny has a real mustache. See? (Click Image to enlarge) Thanks, Nan, for the image. [Link]
*Jozzua » Are You Getting Sued Online?
The latest talk around the Philippine blogosphere revolves around the latest tussle between a blogger and a PR firm and another blogger’s copyright complaint versus a large news network. Arpee was insulted by Perlas and Luna while Ms. Noemi almost sued ABS-CBN. While both incidents have been resolved through simple apologies, a […] [Link]
*Jozzua » What’s Wrong with Multi-Level Marketing?
Imagine this scenario: On Christmas eve, you are invited to your friend’s house. Your friend’s mother takes out a nice, home-cooked ham which you all share for dinner. After eating, you tell your friend’s mom - “This was a wonderful dinner. How much do I owe your for this?” What’s wrong with that picture? According […] [Link]
*Jozzua » Give Me 1 Hour and I’ll Make Your Websites Look Better
Audible.com’s website is designed to get you hooked. Why? It gets your email even before they show you their pricing/subscription plans. What’s going to happen next is they will send you subtle emails designed to really compel you to eventually subscribe. It’s a simply designed website that get’s the job done quickly. Websites like these are […] [Link]
*Jozzua » This is the Trick That is Helping Designers Improve Usability and UX
This is the presentation I used for the UX talk yesterday. User Experience and Usability Design View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: ux design) The point of this presentation is to always GIVE VALUE to your users. Improving “user experience” is essentially getting the “WOW” effect. You can watch the entire recorded session below. My talk […]Thanks to:: … [Link]
*Jozzua » Who Else Wants To Improve Their Web User’s Experience?
You start by learning User Experience and Usability concepts. I know I did. How? You should join in the different available talks. There are two coming your way. One session is scheduled today (this evening) at the G2VC Techbar. It’s called the Mini Web Design Conference - Form, Function & Class. The talks include: CakePHP, PHP Template […] [Link]
*Jozzua » Internet Marketing Basics Presentation
For those who missed the webinar last night and would like to find out what was talked about, here’s a peek at the presentation. Pro Fora Webinar Internet Day 1 View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: marketing web) You can probably understand the gist of the talk. The real VALUE of the webinar was in […] [Link]
*Jozzua » Experiencing Online Seminars (Webinars)
Last night I experienced being a “speaker” of sorts for an online seminar (webinar). It felt a bit weird and almost like I was in a radio show. There was a “host” and I was a guest. What you guys didn’t see was that I had practiced two times for that webinar. We […] [Link]
*Jozzua » Telcos Make Money Off You By Subtle Deception
You underestimate your text-spending: Survey respondents estimate that they spend an average of P544 on texting every month but computations on actual spending show an average of P1,110 a month, IMS said in a statement. Reading Jayvee’s review of “Predictably Irrational”, the survey is not surprising: “When you buy a mobile phone for instance, you always compare the […] [Link]
