Posted By:  arpik Posted On:  Sep 30, 2008	wedding on a boat :)
Recently, one of my good friends got married... my former colleague and a great photographer Abo! it was a very unusual wedding.. on a boat!!!... in Sevan lake... the ceremony was hosted by the Cilicia boat crew, there were about 20 people on the boat... The interesting thing is that...... [view]

Posted By:  arpik Posted On:  Sep 26, 2008	A link between your ages and thoughts...
Recently i was thinking about doing a tattoo. I hadn't this idea before, actually i was always sure I won't be ever doing anything for _ forever _. Well, a small drawing in a not_so_noticable place won't hurt, huh? Practically, a permanent tattoo will follow you everywhere and always....... [view]

Posted By:  arpik Posted On:  Sep 8, 2008	Life's too short for the wrong job
Seen these long ago.. just found again :)) can't help myself imagining smb inside our office coffee machine :D i heart creative advertising :))) and i heart my job more now :D... [view]

Posted By:  arpik Posted On:  Sep 11, 2008	marketing and CRM
Today i had my first class on Marketing at the European Educational Resource Center . The course is called "Marketing in 7 days" :D but it's not like those "learn C++ in 30 hours" things... :D I'm interested in marketing and sales, i have some knowledge and practice mostly from AIESEC, but...... [view]

Posted By:  arpik Posted On:  Sep 16, 2008	about Web 2.0 and internet promotion
For the last few weeks i was working on a document for my job concerning the internet promotion methods. It was meant to be a proposal for our partner company. It took me this long because i was doing a detailed research of the topic. I couldn't concentrate on this at work (yes, at work i cannot...... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Jul 30, 2008	New media
Campaign funding Thanks to Bob , I got exposed to the “ GOOD Magazine ” ( site ) - an online outlet dedicated to social issues with an interesting funding model and young approach to content.  Here is an example of what they create (a few months outdated, but still interesting):...... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Jul 28, 2008	Affordible technology
Recently i blogged about some number of mobile penetration in Africa.  Now i came across this rather old article ( HE ) about an Israeli company that develops under $25 mobile phones.  The great part of this story is that these seem to be not just simpler (and thus cheaper) phones, but...... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Jul 25, 2008	Changing perceptions
Since the first time I participated in the ITU Youth Forum in 2002, I’ve been lucky enough to help organizing a number of other ITU Youth Forums .  When I say “lucky”, part of it is because I get to read essays that the young people from various parts of the world submit as...... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Jun 29, 2008	Nicholas Negroponte explains OLPC
In light of the growing criticism of the One Laptop per Child, it is really interesting to listen about the project from its ideological creator. ... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Jul 1, 2008	An amazing talk by Benjamin Zander
Apparently, the secrete to enjoying classical music (and not only) is thinking macro :) I think this is an amazing and very energetic talk by Benjamin Zander about classical music and his way of thinking.  It is totally worth the 21 minutes. I think he completely deserved the standing...... [view]

Posted By:  Dima Posted On:  Jul 17, 2008	How do you say “Google” in Chinese?
There is a really vibrant discussion going on nowdays about the potential colaboration between Google and Yahoo.  Some claim that the venture can end up with Google gaining control of 90% of the advertising market in North America.  To a large degree Google’s leading position in online...... [view]