Version 2.x http://blog.michaeltamblyn.com Michael Tamblyn online - books, tech, photos, travel, work/life, home/life posterous.com Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:45:32 -0700 Patio sword dancing http://blog.michaeltamblyn.com/patio-sword-dancing http://blog.michaeltamblyn.com/patio-sword-dancing Thank you, Internets, thank you. Just what I needed.

(Courtesy of @jkottke. He says it best:

"Dancing skills + sword fighting skills + old lady sitting motionless in a chair skills + huge boom box skills + dog almost gets beheaded skills + it gets magical around 52 seconds ="

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Vox gets its first try in the kitchen and passes with flying colours. Totally flour- and butter-proof.

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The big finish. (and we're still all back on the floor this AM!)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/20427/Michael-in-BC.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10NjH2c5C9P Michael Tamblyn MT Michael Tamblyn Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:23:53 -0700 The Kobo Party at #FBF11, a sampler http://blog.michaeltamblyn.com/the-kobo-party-at-fbf11-a-sampler http://blog.michaeltamblyn.com/the-kobo-party-at-fbf11-a-sampler If you were there, thank you so much for coming. It was amazing to have our friends and supporters there for such a fantastic night. We had a lot to celebrate - our new partnership with FNAC for France, our equally new partnership with WH Smith in the UK, happy publishers, a killer team. If you weren't there, I guarantee whatever party you were at paled by comparison. And probably didn't have sweat-drenched dancing. (thanks to Cam and Nina - you should go into business! And stephen, the doorman who never failed.)

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My favourite time of year in NYC.

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At Kobo, we hear a lot of 

"[Amazon/Apple/B&N/Google] is [ten/twenty/a hundred] times bigger than Kobo. How can you possibly [compete/survive/look at yourselves in the mirror]?" And we've always kind of believed that bigger doesn't mean smarter, it just means bigger. Anyway, I stumbled across a quote in WSJ today that summed it up perfectly.

"Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it." -- Steve Jobs, Fortune, Nov. 9, 1998

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/09/250834/index.htm
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http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/08/24/steve-jobss-best-quotes/

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And here's a quick video to show you how it works.

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Michael Tamblyn
EVP Content, Sales & Merchandising
Kobo
p: 416-977-8737 x3346
m: 416-409-5925

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/20427/Michael-in-BC.jpg http://posterous.com/users/10NjH2c5C9P Michael Tamblyn MT Michael Tamblyn Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:26:26 -0800 The Incomparable @AmandaPalmer - Leeds United http://blog.michaeltamblyn.com/the-incomparable-amandapalmer-leeds-united http://blog.michaeltamblyn.com/the-incomparable-amandapalmer-leeds-united How could I possibly have missed this? Fantastic. Imagine "Smells Like Teen Spirit" if they'd hired Bob Fosse to direct...

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The Sheraton Taipei includes an introductory brochure on fruit. I had no idea that Taiwan was known as "Kingdom of Fruit", but it's true! Includes tasting notes.

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Mid-way through a busy day in the Valley. Fear the burger-coma that follows.

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Trinity Bellwoods Park

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Thanks @presentationzen!

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