Recent videos of chance encounters with starlings, eagles and whales highlight a growing global population and the increased capture of that population on video. Will the amassing of recorded history remove the need for faith? Or will the volume of knowledge make us humbly realise that we can never know all there is to know?

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Literal blog post introduction: There are lots of social media sites. I categorised a few. I joined some. Read this if you’re interested. Click some links. Smile.

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Every man invents a story for himself – which he often, and with great cost to himself – takes to be his life. ~Max Frisch, 1972

Our stories define for us meaning and identity, or so proposes the viewpoint of narrative psychology.  This is something to consider as we share our lives in the open forum of social media.

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From music to blog posts, I fear we may get to a point when it has all been done before.  I reflect on how our all-knowing Internet both informs us of our irrelevance and forever captures our significance.

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I started my blog 18 months ago with few objectives beyond creative self-expression.  This I have achieved.  As I look back on my posts for the year and compare the number of posts and traffic in each catagaory, I now see a difference between what I want to talk about and what people want to read.

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Seeing my Twitter tweet cloud inspired me to finally get my tag cloud working on my blog.  Looking at the results, I wonder if the words represent who I am and how much control I have over what shows in the cloud.

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Having a birthday in June is good, as it presents an opportunity to reflect both as a half-way point through the year and a start of a new age.  This is also my first birthday with a blog.  In the interest of full disclosure, I pause to reflect on the thoughts behind the face looking back at me in the mirror.

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An explanation as to why we all do this whole blog-MySpace-Twitter-Facebook thing for the executive blogger, the media-minded organisation, and the weekend twitterer.

A pause in my blog provides a great opportunity for a New Year’s resolution.  An intentional three-phased approach may help avoid the 88 percent failure rate for such endeavours. …read more »

With all thanks to Theresa-The-Great-Designer, my new blog look and feel has been thrust upon the world.  While I would appreciate your feedback on the design, the big question is “How does this site makes me look?”, answered through a model you can apply to your own communication efforts. …read more »