Most of us have gotten pretty comfortable in the new “digital” world… It’s become de rigeur to communicate with our friends on Facebook, rather than meet with them for coffee in real life. And to text people rather than call them up on the phone and have a conversation… Love it or hate it, the [...]
As social media matures and the technology behind it becomes ever more powerful, here’s my subjective take on the big trends in social media to look out for in the year 2011: 1. Micro location While location has long been a topic in social networking, this is the year when specific (micro or niche) location [...]
In the newest installment of the Guest Blogger feature on TTH, my friend and finance whiz Jared Dillian* based in South Carolina discusses a topic as timely as ever: greed! Please comment and let us know whether you agree or disagree with his bold thesis. FYI, Jared has a new book about his time at [...]
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he comes to see.” ~ Doug Lansky Not everyone is fated to seek it, chase after it or pine for it with reckless abandon. It may seem patently ridiculous to some. And it is far from “practical”, i.e. what Grandma would approve of. But for some of [...]
A few weeks ago, while en route to idyllic White Beach on Mindoro Island in the Philippines, I met an Austrian around my age. He seemed cool and we had a pleasant enough chat, though my opinion of him quickly changed at his reaction to my mention of going to Malaysia next. “Malaysia – isn’t that [...]
While I realize it’s a somewhat controversial thesis and you are free to disagree by commenting directly on this post, I believe it to be true! By far the biggest breaking story at the moment is WikiLeaks releasing tons of confidential US diplomatic communications to news organizations around the world. The service, founded by secretive [...]
For the launch of the new and soon to become reoccurring feature on The Two Halves blog in the spirit of increasing the plurality of views on offer, my former colleague, friend and political activist Karmen Špiljak* discusses the meaning of work. Please comment and let us know whether you agree or disagree with her provocative [...]
Today I kept coming across quirky articles about more or less ”rogue states” and decided maybe it was time for a political post for a change. The U.S. originally classified five countries, including North Korea, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Libya as falling under that definition. After dual invasions and Libya’s ”diplomacy”, all that was really [...]
Every four years, the world winds down to a near screeching halt for nearly a month. From Perth to Madrid and Seattle over to Tokyo, people spanning all walks of life stand transfixed as their country’s best warriors go to battle on the green turf. Futbol or fuzbal or football or soccer or whatever you [...]
“That government is best which governs least’’ Henry David Thoreau The flames of anarchy are apparently spreading worldwide… Only if you had been chained to your bed with no TV for the past few weeks, would you have failed to notice that protesting and rioting seems to be making a global comeback, of sorts. From Slovenia [...]
