More on Korean broadband

Forbes.com: Korean Broadband Explosion

Oh, those Koreans.
The deal is, what could we do to move our mission with bigger pipes? Are we prepared to think about it?

May get our own domain name

TypePad is going to implement “domain mapping” soon. I take that to mean we’ll be able to get our own domain name like “www.fispace.org” and use it instead of the TypePad domain.

Keeping an eye on the competition

Daily Yomiuri On-Line
A Japanese ministry is now charged with gathering data about science going on in other countries. In this world–and I mean that literally–of intense competition in science and for the fruits of technology, formation of strategy based on intelligence about what others are up to makes a lot of sense. Nobody in either already industrialized countries or in emerging countries wants to miss the obvious opportunities of rapidly evolving science. Opportunites will come an go quickly.

Have a very nice day

A recent study suggests that friendly workers are more productive workers as well. It seems friendly workers tend to tune-in to nonverbal cues from people they work with and gather more information about the context of interactions. Consequently they tend to be more productive in accomplishing tasks.

The study’s author says, in contrast to other cultures, the US tends to encourage emotional distance in the workplace. Relationships play a bigger role in business transactions in some other countries.

So, you Relationship Managers, keep on smiling.