tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91714795165908848172024-03-08T08:34:52.595+00:00The Wisdom of CowsWhat you think we just stand around all day eating grass?
Why not stop awhile and chew the cud with us..
Innovation can start anywhere - even down at grass root level...Mad Cow Pepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171645601927766214noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-16048746560072450492006-11-29T18:13:00.000+00:002006-11-29T18:16:15.072+00:00Open Source Content Management SystemsA great link for CMS's:http://www.opensourcecms.com/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-72812125765624186032006-11-28T12:57:00.000+00:002006-11-28T13:11:59.182+00:00Tornados and SpiralsSpiral Dynamics argues that human nature is not fixed: humans are able, when forced by circumstances, to adapt to their environment by constructing new, more complex, conceptual models of the world that allow them to handle the new problems. Each new model includes and transcends all previous models. According to Beck and Cowan, these conceptual models are organized around so-called vMeme: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-14309752514976363712006-11-28T11:11:00.000+00:002006-11-28T11:21:56.738+00:00Work Life Balance with the Holy CowToo much time hunched over that computer requires some alternative pursuits to create some work-life balance, so why don't you try some "Holy Cow" yoga? We offer multi-disciplinary levels and vinyasa flow styles of Hatha Yoga. Our classes run the gamut from light-hearted and relaxing to dynamic and physically challenging. Come to practice in a fun, supportive environment and let the benefits of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-39361257105304496372006-11-28T11:08:00.000+00:002006-11-28T11:11:05.526+00:00Moodle - My Teacher is a Cow!Moodle is a free, Open Source Learning Management System, designed using sound pedagogical principless, to help educators create effective online learning communities. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it can scale from a single-teacher site to a 50,000-student University.http://moodle.org/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-41154160255485649952006-11-28T08:35:00.000+00:002006-11-28T08:50:56.741+00:00Writin' for the Brand - The Difference that makes the Difference!Definition of brand - An identifying symbol, words, or mark that distinguishes a product or company from its competitors.The words, the 'Wisdom of Cows', taken from the 'Wisdom of Crowds' is the brand. To quote Peter Kawalek on his early feedback to the Blog (our product) "Gentlemen, we have a brand!"Our competitors, the other class Blogs, are by comparison a lower class, because the difference,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-91682959944173205582006-11-27T00:54:00.000+00:002006-11-27T01:16:28.984+00:00Zopa, can you lend me a fiver?So I have to admit that the Web 2.0 phenomenon of 'social lending' all sounds very nice but is it really working? I am all for cutting out the middle man and stiffing the banks that rip us off but I can't help thinking that this type of lending must only be any good for people that can't get loans the conventional way. Call me old fashioned but I wouldn't lend anyone money over the Internet no Highland Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233206481968223539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-25219010356131305132006-11-24T11:04:00.000+00:002006-11-24T12:01:22.348+00:00Does the Internet takes the risk out of starting a new business?The internet has created a new business model for entrepeneurs where the process for starting a business is turned on its head. The business model is to first launch a website pretending that you are an established business to see if you can establish a customer base before you even think of spending a penny on actually starting a business. This model means that your risk is greatly reduced to Highland Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233206481968223539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-61415316194280629832006-11-22T21:14:00.001+00:002006-11-24T10:35:43.598+00:00The In CrowdPerhaps unsurprisingly, Technorati's Top 100 Blogs share a number of similar traits suggesting that if you want to appeal to the masses, there are some basic rules to follow.For example, 47% of the top 100 blogs are plain white and the most prolific topic is technology. The following link details more of these tips.... http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/article/leading-average-top-blog-trendsErmintrudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343241501486319267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-49749551817951160732006-11-15T14:27:00.000+00:002006-11-24T10:36:10.301+00:00Mootants!Did you hear the news this week that UK scientists have applied for permission to create embryos by fusing human DNA with cow eggs? The The hybrid embryos would be used for stem cell research and would be killed after 6 days once the stem cells have been extracted. This all seems a bit weird and I can understand why some people are upset by the prospect but i think in balance it is worth it. StemHighland Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233206481968223539noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-13802396547483232792006-11-12T19:31:00.001+00:002006-11-24T10:36:40.101+00:00So where were you on the night of November 12th?Never be without an alibi again with Alibinetwork!This site has really made by day. It's the type of business that you would come up with after a few drinks in the pub but someone has already done it! Alibinetwork offers a range of discreet services such as 'virtual hotel reservations' and an 'untraceable buddy'. From as little as $10 for a fake e-mail you can happily get on with having your Highland Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233206481968223539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-62973763497984326392006-11-12T17:52:00.000+00:002006-11-24T10:36:59.753+00:00Zune to be here.. This week Microsoft launches its long awaited "i-Pod killer", the Zune in the US. Us Brits will have to wait until late 2007.The question is can Microsoft really catch up to the i-Pod revolution? Maybe they can benefit from the second mover advantage and learn from Apple's mistakes. But in my opinion they will have to do something pretty special to catch Apple now.Microsoft are trying to Highland Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233206481968223539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-24783093593454180592006-11-08T11:08:00.000+00:002006-11-24T10:37:20.967+00:00Not enough "thrash" information around you???Looking for weird theories and strange curiosities but Wikipedia does not fulfil your thirst of knowledge??? Your article has been deleted from Wikipedia without any good reason (at least for your opinion…)???Don’t worry, you still have another chance!!! Thanks to Wikidumper you can find many “thrash” articles and bizarre news that the most famous encyclopaedia has decided to bin.I had a quick Mad Cow Pepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171645601927766214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-91379209051533749112006-11-06T18:27:00.000+00:002006-11-24T10:56:05.683+00:00Web 3.0 at the Web 2.0 Conference?A quick google search today revealed that the web 2.0 conference is being held this week (7th-9th November) in San Francisco. Among the topics for debate is 'Defining web 3.0: What's next?’ As someone who is new to web 2.0, I wasn’t entirely sure if this was a play on words or a real concept…so to my new friend, wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_3.0).Only, I find that this space has Ermintrudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343241501486319267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-13056132556788703452006-11-06T08:53:00.000+00:002006-11-24T10:56:26.810+00:00Madonna and Justin Timberlake are closer than you think...According to Liveplasma if you are a big Madonna fan you will also like Justine Timberlake and Cher!This 'personal discovery' Web 2.0 site performs the task of aggregating or sifting through information which helps you to find new music and movies that will interest you without having to wade through millions of sites on the wider Internet. The site groups the data according to interests, epoch, Highland Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233206481968223539noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-73869091156877113572006-11-05T16:02:00.000+00:002006-11-05T18:15:58.425+00:00What's the future of video sharing???After the acquisition for $1.65 billion of YouTube, Google has now to deal with what was the main expected issue: copyrightAs you are probably aware, on YouTube website there are more than 100 million visits a day in order to see home-made videos but also clips which are legally owned by the biggest media groups in the world. Obviously those groups are not planning to give up their rights for Mad Cow Pepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171645601927766214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-74552842167132641002006-10-31T18:17:00.000+00:002006-10-31T18:23:06.998+00:00Mobile Web 2.0WidSets, developed by Nokia, lets users choose RSS feeds and user-generated content to be sent to their mobiles. I have just downloaded to a Nokia 9500 and it works!http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/5010/6034/nokia-web-20-widsets-rss.phtmlhttp://www.nokiaforbusiness.com/emea/n9500.html?kwc=KNC-27JZ28324084&CMP=KNC-google&HBX_PK=nokia+9500&HBX_OU=50Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-23088188814659014112006-10-31T16:21:00.000+00:002006-10-31T16:22:10.924+00:00Internet Explorer 7, Outlook 2007 and Web 2.0If you have not yet done so, you can upgrade to Internet Explorer 7 and Outlook beta 2007! Both integrate to each other and allow you to track RSS feeds and integrate freeware add-ons such as Active Web Reader (A free RSS Reader for Windows that supports RSS feed formats 0.9x, 1.x and 2.x providing live updates)Internet Explorer 7http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspxOutlook 2007http://Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-14971556574929903442006-10-31T12:59:00.000+00:002006-10-31T13:14:19.421+00:00Tired of Politics, Cows Move to Something NewAnyone remember the piece in which cows contributed to defining different types of government? Turns out the same cows feature in a new piece aimed at defining the Web 2.0 sites.For those of us that Web 2.0 is new territory for, this is easy to follow...http://www.6initiative.com/you-have-two-cows-the-internet-takeoff/Ermintrudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343241501486319267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-18626560687627055102006-10-31T09:25:00.000+00:002006-10-31T09:28:53.097+00:00Animal Husbandry - The Origins of the New-Cow TheoryFor your amusement :-)http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/0198/zigman/excerpt.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-16277210923119433902006-10-30T21:42:00.000+00:002006-10-30T22:59:32.600+00:00Copyrighted Material and YouTubeIn recent weeks, I have heard much about YouTube but never actually taken a tour. So, when I came across yet another article about this site today, I thought that the inevitable could no longer be avoided...Upon immediate inspection, there were a few things that I was frustrated by (am I doing something wrong?):1) You can only select one clip to play at any one time so when this is over (about 5 Ermintrudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343241501486319267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-62033364198332397122006-10-30T14:08:00.000+00:002006-10-30T14:13:25.124+00:00Cows Manure: powering the InternetSince 2003, the Kasulu Internet Project in Tanzania has been using cow droppings to generate electricity in order to fuel the computers of a small community. The project aims to teach computers skills to refugees and provide them with Internet and e-mail facilities to make possible for them to contact friends and families.All this was only achievable because of our precious cows as they provide Mad Cow Pepphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171645601927766214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-35468115091863115802006-10-30T13:10:00.000+00:002006-10-30T13:18:49.345+00:00A note for your diary - Cows week 2007Cows Week (August 4 - 11) is the World’s premier milking regatta for cow lovers, with almost 1,000 heffers and 8,000 cows taking part in some top-class mooing. Cows Week has a rich heritage and attracts a wide range of cows from amateurs to Olympic and World champions. It has a huge amount to offer both cowboys and cowgirls alike, with an exciting milking schedule and a packed entertainment Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-16561519982324866122006-10-29T16:44:00.000+00:002006-10-30T09:23:37.154+00:00E-bay sends cows to Africa!You can now send a cow to Africa just by buying and selling on E-bay. 'Send a Cow' had benefited from the 'E-bay for charity' programme where sellers can donate a percentage of their sale price to the charity of their choosing. Ebayers taking part can help provide poor farmers in Africa with livestock and training in organic farming helping them to work their way out of poverty.Is this the end ofHighland Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233206481968223539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-20982983620491905082006-10-27T18:02:00.000+01:002006-10-30T09:50:00.576+00:00Far from the Madding Cow by Techno HardlyThis technovel takes place in the village of Lowtechester, unsophisticated compared to a typically modern innovative city where all the mad cows thriveThere is the central character Bathsheba "theChasm" Everdene http://shaunie.podbean.com (←Check her out on the podcast link - A real mad cow, nicknamed by her friends after many of her previous men had failed to discover the 'open' source of the 'Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171479516590884817.post-45743864700249310572006-10-27T16:41:00.000+01:002006-10-27T17:37:45.271+01:00Microchipped cows..what next? Oh right, chips in shoppers..We thought it was bad enough when us cows were made to be microchipped. Something about wanting to trace the food from the farm to your plate.Well now a recent survey by the Institute for Grocery Distribution (IGD) claims that almost one in ten teenagers and one in twenty adults are willing to have a microchip implanted to pay shop bills and help to prevent card or identity fraud and muggings. Highland Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233206481968223539noreply@blogger.com0