Marquez Comelab

Valerie Khoo writes: "Whuffie" is a term used in the fictional book by Boing Boing blogger Cory Doctorow, who authored "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom". In the novel, it refers to social currency... you can increase your whuffie factor by being "nice, networked and/or notable". In other words, you are measured by your reputation and, in today's increasingly connected online world, this can be done via your participation in social networks, online conversations and how much you listen to your community".

To increase your Whuffie Factor, Tara Hunt writes about five key principles in her book, "The Whuffie Factor: Using the power of social networks to build your business".

1. Stop talking, start listening - focus on individuals and understand the needs of a community
2. Become part of the community you serve
3. Create amazing customer experiences
4. Embrace the chaos - communities are made up of people, and people are not predictable
5. Find your higher purpose - what can you give to the community, and still be profitable?

For those of you who do not know, Jessica Watson is an Australian teenager who wants to become the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world. Her parents do not have a problem with it but it seems others do: Isn't it dangerous for her to be doing that? How irresponsible might her parents be to allow her to do that?, etc.. etc...

As John Birmingham asks: Is Jessica's decision to sail around the world any more dangerous than all the other activities other teenagers get themselves into like overdosing of drugs, drink-driving, brawling and so on?

Indeed, I commend teenagers like Jessica Watson, and her parents, for believing that young people can and should set out to achieve their wildest dreams. If we take a look at history, we find that among those who achieved great feats did so at very young ages.

 

Recently, the Australian Tax Office noticed large amounts of deduction claims and is now taking a closer look at these claims, monitoring and advising those who are claiming the most. (Source)

THE people of Fiji were yesterday urged by the outgoing chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum to "rise up to challenge the undemocratic rule of the military regime and restore democracy for the sake of their children's future". (Source)

THE evictions of two Palestinian families from their homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah by Israeli police this week sparked a wave of international condemnation. (Source)

The Victorian Police Force Chief Commissioner, urges the community to calm after the terrorists' arrests this week. (Source)

I think that Wikipedia is approaching maturity stage because of its stabilising number of contributions and contributors. It's a natural indicator. (Source)

Murdoch's proposition to charge for news is not receiving negative feedback from news readers. He said, quality news needs funding. A reader responded, News Corp journalism were not high-quality anyway. (Source)

A Greek woman set fire to the penis of a drunk British tourist who was waving it to a number of women forcing them to touch it! (Source)

 

 

 

Apparently, China has systems to cure people off their Internet addiction. Here's an article about it. I personally think the Government is threatened with the free flow of information that its citizens can now begin to access.

VICTORIAN principals are being forced by the Brumby Government to sign contracts promising not to speak out against Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's computers-in-schools policy — or risk losing tens of thousands of dollars in funding. (Source)