February 5, 2009
Was It Worth It?
An Indian doctor was imprisoned for three months when he got convicted of accepting a bribery for issuing a fake medical certificate for a street sweeper. And get this, the bribe was only 50 cents.
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Gives Freebies!
An American fastfood in Dallas, Texas, called Denny’s, gave free breakfast as part of its promotions to draw customers; lines formed outside of the food place. The bad news is by lunch time, the line was gone. Another restaurant in Central London, called The Little Bay Restaurant, made use of a pay-as-you-like promotion. It seemed like a brilliant idea because most customers had a tendency to overpay for a) lack of knowledge on the actual cost and b) fear of being judged as cheap. The CNN episode hosted by Richard Quest showed him paying £25 for a foie gras that the owner later on said was only £3.
Time to Smell the Flowers for Toyota Factory Workers
All Toyota factories came to a halt today in Japan and in other parts of the world because of a lack of global demand, especially from its US and European customers, who are its major source of demand. I wonder what the sound of the lull was like compared to the previous day’s hustle and bustle operations in the factories.
Iskwiki!
Finally, a wikipedia, UP-style! Here is an excerpt from its press release:
On Monday, February 16, 2009, 10am, the Diliman Interactive Learning Center (DILC) will officially launch a free online wiki service called “iskWiki!” (iskwiki.upd.edu.ph) — a repository of useful information and a medium of productive interactivity for the UPD academic community. Most of its pages are available to the public, but its editing functions are limited only to individuals with UP Webmail accounts. iskWiki! allows UP constituents to contribute or modify its contents in a straightforward manner. With iskWiki, UP faculty, staff, and students may collaborate on the documentation of projects and other activities, describe their academic research, and post events. In line with DILC’s mandate to promote interactive learning, this online tool will be launched to get vital information out quickly and collaboratively.
iskWiki! aims to provide the UPD academic community with a means to fill the gap between centrally controlled websites and web pages that fall outside UPD’s control yet provide information about the University. It allows the compilation and revision of web pages containing vital information. Would you know, for instance, all the conference facilities, all food establishments, sports facilities on UP campus? iskWiki!
might just give you an up-to-date answer! And if there’s no information available on certain topics, you can provide one! Contributing to iskWiki! is like building an online encyclopedia, a catalog, a dictionary, an almanac all at the same time, all in one place.
Was It Worth It?
An Indian doctor was imprisoned for three months when he got convicted of accepting a bribery for issuing a fake medical certificate for a street sweeper. And get this, the bribe was only 50 cents.
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Gives Freebies!
An American fastfood in Dallas, Texas, called Denny’s, gave free breakfast as part of its promotions to draw customers; lines formed outside of the food place. The bad news is by lunch time, the line was gone. Another restaurant in Central London, called The Little Bay Restaurant, made use of a pay-as-you-like promotion. It seemed like a brilliant idea because most customers had a tendency to overpay for a) lack of knowledge on the actual cost and b) fear of being judged as cheap. The CNN episode hosted by Richard Quest showed him paying £25 for a foie gras that the owner later on said was only £3.
Time to Smell the Flowers for Toyota Factory Workers
All Toyota factories came to a halt today in Japan and in other parts of the world because of a lack of global demand, especially from its US and European customers, who are its major source of demand. I wonder what the sound of the lull was like compared to the previous day’s hustle and bustle operations in the factories.
Iskwiki!
Finally, a wikipedia, UP-style! Here is an excerpt from its press release:
On Monday, February 16, 2009, 10am, the Diliman Interactive Learning Center (DILC) will officially launch a free online wiki service called “iskWiki!” (iskwiki.upd.edu.ph) — a repository of useful information and a medium of productive interactivity for the UPD academic community. Most of its pages are available to the public, but its editing functions are limited only to individuals with UP Webmail accounts. iskWiki! allows UP constituents to contribute or modify its contents in a straightforward manner. With iskWiki, UP faculty, staff, and students may collaborate on the documentation of projects and other activities, describe their academic research, and post events. In line with DILC’s mandate to promote interactive learning, this online tool will be launched to get vital information out quickly and collaboratively.
iskWiki! aims to provide the UPD academic community with a means to fill the gap between centrally controlled websites and web pages that fall outside UPD’s control yet provide information about the University. It allows the compilation and revision of web pages containing vital information. Would you know, for instance, all the conference facilities, all food establishments, sports facilities on UP campus? iskWiki!
might just give you an up-to-date answer! And if there’s no information available on certain topics, you can provide one! Contributing to iskWiki! is like building an online encyclopedia, a catalog, a dictionary, an almanac all at the same time, all in one place.
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