Nonverbal Communication

NonVerbals in Another Culture

An entertaining glimpse into differences in non verbal communication and the misunderstandings these can create.

International Domains

This is a great video to explain the value of international domains for different countries.

Read more about the progress here:

ICANN Approves International Domains

This will definitely impact the international playground on the web. I wonder just how much...?

The Fun Theory

This is a good illustration of how making something fun can change our behaviors.

People interested in developing cross-cultural and international skills learn to approach things differently... this is where creativity comes into play. It's not only language, but also actions.  In fact, I have always found that actions with the right attitude are often the best solutions for many sticky situations.  Creativity and fun.

Any suggestions on how to make difficult cross-cultural encounters more fun?

Garys Social Media Count

Garys Social Media Count

It's a pity I can't put in the Flash application here, PLEASE click through and have a look at it. 
Here's what Gary Hayes has to say on Personalize Media:

"Living statistics – Many of us who have been following social media since the early 90s are very sensitive to today’s exponential growth in usage of the sharing web. Inspired by other cool real time counters, The Goddess of Social Media Laurel Papworth, my own Rise & Rise of Social Media presentations and various ‘cool’ videos (you know the ones) I decided to put together this little Flash app (which is in constant development) showing how active & dynamic the Social Web is."

You'll see active statistics on how active the Social Web is... plus Gary gives you the code.

Let's Play 007

OK, a little dreaming here...

I grew up in the Bahamas and I'm always attracted to the sea. Plus I spent every weekend for years on a yellow Hobie Cat and my Dad built a big yellow hovercraft in our back yard growing up.

This just looks so fun.

More about this Scubacraft

Chinese Method To Multiply

I learned something new today... and this is so easy!  Now I wonder how many different ways there are to do multiplications.

Hasan Minhaj On Facebook Updates

A fun look at how some Facebook comments are vague and lead to meaningless conversations.  There is a parody where Hasan suggests other countries get Facebook profiles and update their status profiles with country news for the rest of the world to follow.

Getting Web Content Marketing Right

On this week's Copywriting Success Summit Nick Usborne showed us an example of a good website.  It is Divine Write. If you have been to my blog you can guess that the turquoise on Glenn Murray's site drew me in and I stayed for a very long visit.

I ended up finding Glenn's video above.  This is one of the best short explanations I have seen on how to get your web content marketing right.  A must view for anyone with a website.

PS:  If you are interested, the Copywriting Success Summit only just started this week and goes on for several more weeks.  It's still well worth joining to learn the latest news on improving your copywriting skills - you get recordings for all webinars including Nick's presentation.

Anne Frank Video

Anne Frank: The Only Existing Video Now Online

"There’s no sound, and the clip only runs 20 seconds. But this is the only known footage of Anne Frank, and it’s now online. The Anne Frank House does a good job of setting the scene for the video taken on July 22, 1941. “The girl next door is getting married. Anne Frank is leaning out of the window of her house in Amsterdam to get a good look at the bride and groom… At the time of her wedding, the bride lived on the second floor at Merwedeplein 39. The Frank family lived at number 37, also on the second floor. The Anne Frank House can offer you this film footage thanks to the cooperation of the couple.” on OpenCulture

Diversity And Social Change

Dr. David Matsumoto discusses diversity and social change. He explains the importance of cultural psychology and how understanding our own culture can help us understand people from other cultures....

This is a very good short video for an explanation on diversity and social change.