About The Blogger
Internet engineer, turned business exec and developing psychologist Benjamin Ellis is passionate about technology that solves human problems, and humans that solve technology problems. Benjamin blogs about productivity, communication and technology in the context of business.
Are You Standing Next to a Rock Star?
This week’s travels kept me busy in Berlin at Interop and the Web 2.0 Expo. I try to make it a bit of an adventure when I am travelling alone. I try starting up conversations any time I’m stuck waiting, be it on a plane, in a slow moving queue or any moments where I [...]
You’re Having a Laugh Aren’t You?
I recently spent an action packed, laughter-filled weekend with Jack Milner, on his stand-up comedy course. The course was held at Diorama Arts in London, pictured here. Even the trees outside it are comic. Yes, they are 20 foot off of the ground! I’m always looking to push my presentation and speaking skills, and Jack [...]
October Fest – Looking Back on the Month
Monthly review time on WOWNDADI. I’ll take the apparently increasing speed of time as confirmation of my failing youth or increasing middle age. Either that or we are just enjoying life. My personal highlight this month was holding the world series trophy after the Red Sox win in Boston, briefly meeting John Henry. This may [...]
Are you a Hoarder?
Some of us are born hoarders, we keep hold of everything. As I grew up I was indoctrinated into the philosophy of “keep that, you never know when it might come in handy.” As I got older, and the house became ever more crowded, I realized that keeping everything you might ever need again is [...]
Remembering to Plan Ahead
Isn’t it amazing the return we can get on our time? Well, sometimes it is. I was at the virtual worlds forum hosted SXSWi event last night. It was an interesting insight into a different world, quite literally. If you want to get a feel for what Virtual World technology can do, then check out [...]
Wikipedia – A Means not an End
It was one of Seth Godin’s posts that kicked this thought chain off. I’m a regular follower of his blog, and normally I nod sagely at his wisdom, but for once I’m shaking my head furiously. Why? Because of the wikipedia gap. I’m thinking of it more as a chasm. I have recently restarted academic [...]
LinkedIn Opens the World and Closes a Window
I had a great evening yesterday with some of the LinkedIn staff and fellow members, celebrating LinkedIn reaching their million member mark in the UK. That is a lot of people!
