Memes are intriguing things so when tagged by DT at Design Sojourn who was tagged by the creative Marc Rapp who was tagged by Aaron and so on and on… I feel there is nothing for me to do than to participate and keep it alive. So here goes:

Eight things you probably don’t know about me: (in no particular order)

1. I’m a sashimi and Twitter addict. I also read my blog feeds before actual news feeds.

2. I was also a golf junkie before my daughter was born, now I have to supplement that addiction with a seriously outdated version of Tiger Woods 2004 on the Xbox.

3. I had to present in front of the faculty board after I failed 50% of subjects in the first year of Uni. I blamed it on the transition from High School and they let me stay.

4. I actually wanted to be an architect when I was little.

5. I fell on my head when I was 14 while being lifted to slam dunk a basketball. I grew a blood clot the size of my palm on my brain that had to be removed. It was a gnarly situation, especially for my parents but I swear to this day it did wonders to my IQ.
5. I used to work for a Bank.

6. I’m a coffee snob. My wife (and I) own a cafe that serves Illy coffee.

7. I felt strangely compelled to start my own daddy blog when my little girl was born.

8. I really don’t like pigeons.

Now the tag bit. Meg@Blogpond, Duncan@duncanriley, Miel@coolzor, Timothy@brandspankingnew and Ross@makinbacon

UPDATE: We’ve decide this new look you’re seeing right now on Carpark is here to stay. It’s by no means finished and yes we do realise there are bugs in its current format but we’re working to fix them. We ask for your patience

If you don’t use a RSS reader of somesort to read this blog, you’re probably freakin’ out at the different formats being thrown around on this site at the moment. You’re not going crazy and your machine isn’t playing up. We’re just testing and playing around with a few new things. Before you know it, we’ll be bigger and better than before. We’re really sorry for this but hit has to be done.

This has turned out to be quite a meme. Tino Buntic started the whole initiative here by settling to showcase 2000 out of the 55 million or so blogs in the blogosphere. No pre-requisites, no judgement, just a first-in-first-serve type system. As it turns out, this little project has morphed into a great snapshot of the our evolving culture and a great visual aid for the long tail of information. Read more »

Is this what Donnie is up to all day??
As hilarious as this might be, its a sign of the times. Is this the price we have to pay for a more connected and informed workforce? In case you missed it, here’s an earlier post on the subject. Read more »

The value of links was not something that would have featured in many marketing plans only just a few years ago, but the landscape is definately changing. Here’s an interesting little tool we discovered via Dipping into the Blogpond that allows us to see our blog in terms of $$. Read more »

One of my colleagues in the office today asked me whether the ideas and concepts we put on this blog (which are not all original anyway) is at threat of being used by others. Its a fair enough concern, but I really can’t agree. The whole blogosphere phenomenon happening before our eyes is what will truly build our collective intelligence across a wide variety of issues, not just marketing and advertising. I think the fear of ideas withering away in manila folders because we hold onto them with dear life is far greater than sharing it with the world and watching somewhat anxiously where it might lead us. Its quite a thrill in a self proclaimed publisher kind of way.

Anyway enough from me for now. I have come across a piece of writing that tells it much better and far more eloquently than my ramble. Michelle Lee on Diablogue writes in Planner and Blogs: “…It teaches you all sorts of good stuff - precis, collaboration, generosity. It shows you the value of sharing and putting your ideas out in the world without fear.”

This is a very good article and a good wake up call to Australia as whole who trails the rest of the world significantly when it comes to sharing ideas on Web_2.0

Read the rest of the article Planners and Blogs and more follow up stuff here.

Thanks Michelle, great stuff!