Konnects? No! please not another business social network invitation
John Wilson wrote a great little rebuttal for joining Konnects, a new business social network. He aptly calls it a poor LinkedIn clone. After ignoring previous requests I had to write about this because the person who invited me to join I hold in high esteem: Stan Relihan. In the past I have praised The […]
Non-verbal communication rule fallacy
I have abused this rule in almost all my talks! So I am guilty as charged. You may have heard people saying that what you say only contributes to a small percentage of the impact of your communication, and that how a person says what they say has a far greater impact. The rule, which […]
Why blogging from your phone in South Africa is not there yet
A Question from a Reader: Hola Ramon! I got a few problems regarding my new blogging and email site, 24.com, which I struggle just to open my emails both on my phone, using Opera Mini, and on my PC, which I understand is way slow to connect to the ‘net even when I use Opera(which […]
Technology Stress presentation at Joburg 27Dinner
This is the presentation delivered at the 27Dinner event in Johannesburg. I will be updating this post with a summary of the key points discussed. Although you can download the file from Slideshare.net because it has sources and references in the presentation notes. Technology Stress In A Wireless World 27 Dinner from Ramon Thomas
Are robots the sex partners of the future?
This article is a few months old but I wanted to highlight it because it illustrates the state of affairs when it comes to how technology is replacing human experience. Read the full story: hardwired for love here. Technology can never replace human experience because it is a simulation of the real world. However, if […]