Read this…. The right joke delivered correctly can make you unpopular….

The wrong joke can be an embarassment….

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Research by a US linguist at Washington State University found that people who tell bad jokes often endure an astonishing outpouring of hostility from the
listeners.

There are several reasons for the strong responses.

First, such canned humour often disrupts the natural flow of
conversation. And jokes that fail to deliver humour are a violation of
a social contract, so punishing the teller can discourage similar
behaviour in the future.

Finally, a stupid joke insults the listener by suggesting that he or she might actually find it funny, Bell said.

Might as well.

sometimes, you have to commend the China model. They get things done faster.

What is fair is fair. If you are a celebrity, you don’t want somebody using your name as a website and benefitting from it - or worse - use it to malign you or promote other interest.

China limits use of Olympians’ names online - Yahoo! News

The move announced Tuesday came after companies registered the names of winning Chinese athletes at the 2004 Athens Olympics as Web addresses, prompting an outcry by sports fans.

“The move will better protect the interests of the Olympic gold medalists,” said an official of the government’s China Internet Network Information Center, quoted by the state Xinhua News Agency. It identified him only by the surname Hu.

This is not th eorganizers problem, but one of the networks.

The fireworks, in most accounts were awesome.

but a network choose to show fake fireworks.

Is that ethical?

Slashdot | Olympic Opening Ceremony Fireworks Were (Partly) Faked

The faked fireworks were actually set-off at the stadium, but because of potential dangers in filming the display live from a helicopter, viewers at home were shown a pre-recorded, computer-generated shot.”

How can they do that with over 100 million users?

I think it is important to push for better quality of ideas, rather than better and correct ways to express a bad idea?

Facebook to users: Let’s cut grammatical errors - Yahoo! News

The online hangout Facebook is getting more serious about grammar. No more should users see jarringly incorrect declarations such as “Debbie changed their profile picture.”

1. Harrahs Entertainment, $10.8 billion
2. MGM Mirage, $7.7 billion
3. SJM (owned by Stanley Ho, Macau) $4.6 billion
4. Las Vegas Sands, 3 billion
5. Wynn Resorts, 2.7 billion
6. Boyd Gaming, 2.0 billion
7. Genting Resorts ( in Malaysia) $1.9 billion
8. Crown Limited, Australia , 1.8 billion
9. Galaxy Entrtainment, Hong Kong 1.7 billion

source: OSK Research

US Companies lead in gambling. In the above report, other than no. 3
,7,8 and no. 9 which are in Asia, company is a US company. It is
noteworthy to note that none of the top 9 companies are in Europe.

According the International Energy Agency's (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2007 report, the increase in China's energy demand between 2002 and 2005 was equivalent to Japan's total annual energy consumption in 2005.

China's National Bureau of Statistics has forecasted total power consumption of 3.7 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2008, up 14% from 2007. By 2010, consumption is expected to hit 4.5 trillion kWh.

the IEA expects China to invest US$1.5 trillion in transmission and distribution between 2006 and 2030, 54.6% of the country's total expected investment in power—US$2.74 trillion—over that period.

Source: businessWeek online

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Branding is about getting your prospects to perceive you as the only solution to their problem. Once you're perceived as 'the only,' there's no place else to shop. Which means your customers gladly pay a premium for your brand.

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I was just reading this morning about what happened to some of the
actors in the 70s and 80s popular TV series, "Diff'rent strokes".

It was unfortunate to note that Gary Coleman, that lovable kid has
been having a lot of problems with his life. I was also sad to note
that Dana Plato, who played the lovable Kimberly Drummond in the
sitcom, has passed away at the age of 35 in 1999 due to probable
overdose of drugs.

It is important that we play to succeed, but it is important also to
equip ourselves to be worthy of that success. As they say, sometimes,
it is important that success does not come too fast, because the
skills you get working towards success will also be essential in
keeping you there.