2 Reasons You Should Watch This Google Gmail Video [. . .]

You might use Gmail: Email from Google . . . you might not.

Either way you should watch the following short video produced by Google Gmail for these two reasons . . .

1. This is THE model of modern video marketing if you want to connect with your audience using video in a simple, succinct and viewer-friendly manner

2. The new feature for Google Gmail called Priority Inbox (Beta) looks like it will save you time if you get lots of emails per day (and who doesn't?)

I haven't tested Priority Inbox (Beta) but I intend to give it a whirl and will give you some feedback after a few days of trial.

Meanwhile Google Gmail are telling us the Priority Inbox (Beta) feature will enable us to get through our emails faster by -

1. Automatic sorting 

Gmail uses a variety of signals to identify important email, including which messages you open and which you reply to.

2. Sections keep you organized

Incoming email gets separated into sections: important and unread, starred, and everything else. Don’t like these? Customize them.

3. Predictions improve over time

Over time, Priority Inbox (Beta) gets better at predicting what’s important to you. You can help train it using the buttons.

I converted over to Google Gmail a long while ago and have referred lots of family and friends over too. I just think it is a far superior Email management system than anything else available - Web based or otherwise - and the add on features make it a no-brainer in my view.

If you have not yet fallen in love with your current Email service provider then I highly recommend you give Google Gmail a try.

If I am preaching to the converted and you have been using Gmail for the longest time like me then let's give the new Priority Inbox (Beta) feature a try. 

And make sure you send me your comments and I will publish your feedback for others to read.

2 Reasons You Should Watch This Google Gmail Video [. . .]

Why Your Doc Might Think Of Dow Jones While Inspecting Your Rectum [. . .]

Next time you need to have your local family physician check your bum he/she might be prompted to think of the Dow Jones financial index..

Nothing to do with the bottom falling out of the economy . . . everything to do with memorizing anatomy and physiology terminology using mnemonics.

A doctor might recall, for example the seven components of the human bowel . . .

Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Appendix
Colon
Sigmoid
Rectum

Using a mnemonic (a method or system for improving the memory) based upon the first letters of each of the bowel components - D, J, I, A, C, S and R.

Here's the Dow Jones connection. A doctor might remember the names in their correct order by creating the following phrase . . . 

"Dow Jones Industrial Average Closing Stock Report"

Alternatively: to include the cecum, 

"Dow Jones Industrial Climbing Average Closing Stock Report".

Firstly, I have always been amazed at how doctors remember the names of body parts, disease states, scientific terms and medical names given to the drugs they need to prescribe.

When I used to work in the medical and pharmaceutical industry I had a hard time recalling the stuff. I used mnemonics to recall the terms I was having problems with.

Doctors, nurses and medical students worldwide are using a site called MedicalMnemonics.com - a database of medical mnemonics.

Mnemonics have existed almost as long as the medical knowledge itself. 

Many of these mnemonics float down from professors, demonstrators or other students. 

At MedicalMnemonics.com you will find no less than  248 medical mnemonics some with a visual cue to help reinforce a new memory.

Below is an example . . . 

Anterior forearm muscles: superficial group -

There are five, like five digits of your hand.

Place your thumb into your palm, then lay that hand palm down on your other arm, as shown in diagram.

Your 4 fingers now show distribution: spells PFPF [pass/fail, pass/fail]:
Pronator teres
Flexor carpi radialis
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi ulnaris

Your thumb below your 4 fingers shows the muscle which is deep to the other four: Flexor Digitorum Superficialis.

 

The Lancet reviewed MedicallMnemonics.com with the following . . . 

The Lancet
Volume 355, Number 9208 March 18, 2000
Review: "Memory-boosters for medical students -- 'With vomiting, both the pH and food come up. With diarrhea, both the pH and food go down.' How to remember the path of sperm in the male reproductive tract? 'SEVEN UP': seminiferous tubules, epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, nothing, urethra, penis. These and many more amusing mnemonics await users of the Medical Mnemonics database..."

Next time you are lying face down on the doctors table and he/she starts talking finance it could just be that they are simply trying to remember your arse from your elbow!

Net Links:

http://www.meicalmnemonics.com

http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/cgi-bin/browse.cfm

http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/cgi-bin/about.cfm

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Why Your Doc Might Think Of Dow Jones While Inspecting Your Rectum [. . .]

Social Media: Share The Love [. . .]

You post some interesting stuff to the Net don't you . . . and want your readers to spread your media around the Net?

AddToAny is a nice and easy social media share button you can add to your Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr, Drupas, Typepad, Website or Email applications.

I've just added it to my blog (see bottom of this post) thanks to Paul V. Harris and his own blog. It's on Paul's blog that I first used it.

Paul is one inspiring dude. He survived 85% body burns and today helps others to master their fears and challenges.

Thanks Paul. I intend bringing an interview with Paul V. Harris and his interesting story to you soon.

Net Links: 

http://www.addtoany.com/

http://www.http://twitter.com/paulvharris

http://www.paulvharris.com/

Social Media: Share The Love [. . .]

Proof! Not What You Say But How You Say It [. . .]

This clever video explains it all . . . (you must watch it to the end).

This video was prepared by the UK branch of Dorling Kindersley Books and produced by Khaki Films (http://www.thekhakigroup.com/ ). 

It was originally shown at a DK sales conference.

Republished from Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson's (author of Software for the Brain) site Wombat Selling. 

I am a HUGE fan of Michael Hewitt-Gleeson. I have learned lots from this very clever Aussie lateral thinker.

Below is the book cover of Wombat Selling and Michael has kindly made the book available as a free download at this link (via his website). Otherwise buy it in paperback online at Borders and Dymocks for RRP $24.95. Links at website.

Proof! Not What You Say But How You Say It [. . .]

217 Web 2.0 Social Media Communication Services

AddThis for Firefox

How many of your favorite web 2.0 social networking, bookmarking, blogging, and e-mail services can you rattle off in sixty seconds?

Start the clock and let's go . . . 

1. Twitter

2. Facebook

3. LinkedIn

4. GMail

5. Blogger

6. Wordpress

7. um . . . er . . . 

Stop counting. I stumbled at number seven.

I did a quick check-in with the Firefox add-ons social service toolbar extension called AddThis and discovered 217 of them!

I could not believe it when I saw 217 services listed one after another in a column including image icons for each.

Below is a screen grab of all the services. I could not go to each and grab the URL but if you see one that grabs your interest why not Google it and check it out.

You might discover a brand new service that better fits your needs than the one you most commonly use today.

AddThis for Firefox is an add-on to make sharing and bookmarking simple. 

Have all your favorite web 2.0 social networking, bookmarking, blogging, and e-mail services at your fingertips. 

Share any page, anytime, with anyone.

Net Link: http://www.addthis.com/

217 Web 2.0 Social Media Communication Services

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Association Australia - Fundraising

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Association of Australia raises funds to support families and children suffering the disease.

Press Play - turn on your speakers and turn up your volume

Fundraising Coordinator of SMAAA Natasha Marinelli talks with host Michael Searles  about the disease and several ways in which the association is raising important money to help buy medical equipment and fund research into the disease.

Fundraising Events:

Gala Night - Melbourne, Australia, August 28, 2010

Cabaret Night - Melbourne, Australia, November 13, 2010

Net Links: www.smaaustralia.org.au

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Association Australia - Fundraising

Create A Cartoon of You - FREE!

MyWebFace is a novel piece of free software where you can turn your favorite pic of yourself into a cartoon lookalike.

• Turn yourself into a cartoon
• See how you'll look old
• Use it on Facebook and other social networks

I had a play with it and it's fun.

Net link: www.mywebface.com

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Chris Voss: Audio Interview with a Serial Entrepreneur

Chris Voss Quote: "I didn't suck off the corporate tit for twenty years - I created the tit".

Press Play - turn on your speakers and turn up your volume

If that doesn't give you a peek into the mind of Chris Voss, serial entrepreneur and social media genius then nothing will.

Chris and I just recorded this half hour interview during which Chris allowed me to dig deep and peek around the corners of his quick thinking mind.

If you are a follower of Chris Voss and The Chris Voss Show  (and that's some 200,000+ people) you will already be hooked on his unique style.

If this is your first meeting with Chris Voss then put the kettle on, sit back and get ready to be informed, entertained and may be a little shocked!

Net Link: www.thechrisvossshow.com

PS There is a little editing glitch near the end of the recording where it appears I am talking over Chris for a few seconds. Be assured that wasn't the case. I was editing the interview over multiple tracks and overlooked this error. Apologies.

Chris Voss: Audio Interview with a Serial Entrepreneur

Napolean Hill #Quote: If you can't do great things [. . .]

Never seen or heard Napolean Hill speak? He's the guy who authored one of the most read self-help prosperity books of all time, Think and Grow Rich.

A number of original videos of Hill speaking to camera are posted on Youtube and I have grabbed one for you below. For more videos put 'Napolean Hill' into the search field at youtube.com

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Napolean Hill #Quote: If you can't do great things [. . .]

Free Countdown Clock for Your Website, Blog or Social Network Page

Have you ever noticed a countdown clock on websites you visit like this one . . . ?

I kept seeing similar countdown clocks on websites and they never once failed to grab my attention.

Getting the attention of your website and blog visitors is very important. Pundits tell us that most visitors will decide to stay or leave within 3 seconds of landing on your page!

What's this got to do with a countdown clock on your own site?

If you are promoting an event - any event - a countdown clock will not do any harm in getting the message across to your audience. Chances are it will do a whole lot of good and might just keep those eyeballs stuck on your page a little longer.

Here's a list of reasons why you might put a countdown clock on your site -

• The countdown is accurate — the clocks display current time, even if the user's computer clock is wrong.
• You have choices regarding DST — there are different options on how to deal with daylight saving time (DST) with regard to your countdown timer. 
• The countdown takes into account any time zone — all the major time zones are supported.
• It is highly configurable — choose different backgrounds, text options, colors and fonts.
• You can choose units to display — from days to milliseconds.
• No registration is needed — the HTML code is available immediately.

So I found a cool piece of free code (really simple) that you can use to create your own countdown clock and embed into your blog or website - just like I have done on the left side of this blog to promote the forthcoming 150th running of the Melbourne Cup thoroughbred horse race. You know the one don't you? 'The race that stops a nation'. It's true you know. We  (Victoria, Australia) even have a public holiday for the day!

I have heard that international visitors still get a buzz from the idea that an entire state of some 4 million people get a full day off work for the running of a horse race. But it's true and the race will be run for the 150th time this year (read more here).

Back to the clocks. Here's a few samples (static images only) of what you can create and how the different size options can look once created.

I'd suggest getting to the website (click ==> TimeandDate.com) and playing with their free countdown clock creator. 

You can't break anything and throwing the finished countdown clock html code into your site is as easy as blinking - and just as quick!

Free Countdown Clock for Your Website, Blog or Social Network Page