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• It’s Tweet Tuesday today! #sgtweet #
• Kelvin talks Twitter on Tweet Tuesday #sgtweet #
• Demographics of Twitter. Most people heard of Twitter Plurk n Facebook. #sgtweet #
• Most are on Twitter! #sgtweet #
• Most people know the platforms relatively well. #sgtweet #
• 1382% growth on Twitter the past year. #sgtweet #
• Blogout is #1 Twitter trend at one moment. #sgtweet #
• @sgnews is features at Tweet Tuesday #sgtweet #
• @starhubcares is run by someone doing word of mouth. How responsive can they be? #sgtweet #
• Would you like government services to be on Twitter? #sgtweet #
• @claudialim10 shows how you can monitor your brands using Splitweet. #sgtweet #
• A strong reason for Ministry of Defence to be on Twitter? #sgtweet There’re some considerations to adopt this. #
• Anyone interested in organizing Tweet Tuesday? #sgtweet #
• @silkcharm now talks on Tweet Tuesday. #sgtweet #
• In Australia, it is more Twitter than Plurk. #sgtweet #
• @silkcharm thinks Twitter is simple and uses Twitter through the web interface. #sgtweet #
• The whole #sgtweet #tweetsg @tweetsg @sgtweet is confusing me. #
• If you have pressured using Twitter cos everyone’s talking something intelligent, it just means the set of friends isn’t for you. #sgtweet #

• At Infocomm Live right now #idalive #
• Mr. Matthias Kunze giving a talk on winning ways of an entrepreneur. #idalive #
• Family and friends are your biggest enemies when starting businesses? #idalive #
• Why be an entrepreneur? For Kunze, it’s about the lifestyle. #idalive #
• Lots of people are thinking of selling your business. It’s a good motivation if you have that thought in mind. #idalive #
• Ask yourself if you are hands on enough to start your own business? #idalive #
• Be honest and ask yourself if you have sufficient experience before starting a business. #idalive #
• Kunze claims that self-confidence and experience plays a tremendous part in starting a business. #idalive #
• Be prepared to handle situations of failure. Can you handle failure? #idalive #
• And why should you go into business in this case? Kunze leads us to third portion of his presentation – Passion is Key. #idalive #
• Lack of passion leads to failure. #idalive #
• Part 4. The British Airways Lounge. #idalive #
• During the downturn, lots of things are cheaper. #idalive That’s the right time. #
• If you have a good idea, you should do it now. #idalive #
• Follow @floatingroom for updates on screen on the right at #idalive #
• What is ur exit strategy? Answer: I am happy to sell when the time is right. #idalive #
• Part 8. Build the right team. #idalive #
• Kunze once teamed up with a guy much younger, much different. Internet exploded and security wasn’t. But he had different values. #idalive #
• Kunze doesn’t see eye to eye with him. The mindset difference may cause businesses to fail. Didn’t work out in the end. #idalive #
• Some tough decision includes firing a person. It’s painful but you have to make these decisions. #idalive #
• Last slide, One wing birds can’t fly. #idalive #
• Singaporeans have high work ethics. However too high work ethics may lead to burn out. It affects lifestyle. #idalive #
• @uzyn: Yes you can. You know you can. #idalive #
• Clap clap clap. Time for questions and answers. #idalive #
• Mohan from e27 is the moderator. #idalive #
• Unforeseen situations can happen. Unready products. Client disputes. #idalive #
• Have you wanted to quit any of your startups? #idalive #
• Currently in The Chamber at The Arts House. It’s a beautiful room #idalive This is where the old paliarment is at. I think. #
• Kunze thinks Yahoo is still interesting as a company but highlights the enjoyment he gets working for Yahoo. #idalive #
• Once again, you can following @floatingroom to see what’s on the right screen. #idalive #
• I wonder if there is a bug with @floatingroom ’s tweets. Opps. #idalive #
• Would you recommend corporate experience before doing a startup? #idalive #
• Kunze feels a good college education helps. #idalive Although he points out several success. Exceptions are there of course. #
• Audience can ask questions now. #idalive #
• Mohan looks lost on stage. #idalive #
• Kunze moves nearer and nearer to the people who questions. #idalive Mohan, the moderator, couldn’t moderate, haha #
• Want to know a VC? Helps that you know people who know people to introduce you. #idalive #
• Connections is key too. #idalive #
• Do you think being physically fit contributes to being mentally fit? Kunze agrees while I feel this sense of guilt. #idalive #
• Okay no more Michael Phleps. #idalive #

• Currently at Media Business Forum #mbf09 #
• Saw Zhu Hou Ren 朱厚任 in Media Business Forum, we are the only ones using laptop it seems. #mbf09 #
• The new iPod Shuffle is nice, but, shame on Apple restricting the users’ earphone choices. #
• I always found stretched presentations awful to look at. #mbf09 #
• Over the next 5 years, SGD230m would be injected into the media sector, expected to spur creation of 2,000 jobs. #mbf09 #
• Media Training and Attachment (META) matches 150 local media professionals to companies starting Apr’09. #mbf09 #
• Six more presentations and I’m hungry now! #mbf09 #
• Michael Yap talking about regulations in the Singapore media sector. #mbf09 #
• @molemole: You so fast sleepy liao? #
• Can the media industry be more competitive in Singapore without hurting local companies? #mbf09 #
• Digitalization enables more spectrum in Singapore. No, I don’t know what I’m talking about. #mbf09 #
• We love the MDA Rap music video don’t we? #mbf09 The superman in the video is talking right now. #
• Powerpoint yellow, powerpoint gold, powerpoint cyan and your favorite Arial font, MDA presentation could’ve looked better. #mbf09 #
• Achievement in broadcast, 2180 local hours, 900 jobs! #mbf09 #
• The Little Nyonya (by MediaCorp Studios) is the highest rated show in 15 years, viewed by 1 in 3 in Singapore. #mbf09 #
• MDA targets 2380 local hours and 1280 jobs for broadcast in 2009. #mbf09 #
• Public Service Programmes are values we believe in? And it can be international? Seems contradictory. #mbf09 #
• MDA thinking of partnering with Joost? #mbf09 #
• Yet another government agency using the word “hub”. We want to be another hub again… #mbf09 #
• @claudia10 I got 3 hours more! #
• I just asked @uzyn if Kenneth Tan (COO, MDA) is in the video too. LOL #mbf09 #
• Kenneth Tan’s presentation has a text line height problem. Plus it is stretched. #mbf09 #
• @claudia10, mine is a 6 cell instead of a usual 3-cell. Anyway, the battery bar always lies. When it says 3hr, it’s actually 2. #
• Kenneth breaks down the ecosystem of film: Optioning, development, production, distribution, exhibition. #mbf09 #
• Kenneth adds that Singapore is lacking in optioning and development process. #mbf09 #
• Stereoscopy is the 3D glasses thingy. #mbf09 #
• People need to learn PowerPoint from @claudia10. #mbf09 #
• Government service love acronyms. #mbf09 INSPIRE: Internationalization of Singaporean Production Initiative, Representation & Enterprise. #
• INSPIRE acronym got problem loh. #mbf09 Is Singapore and not Singapore. @uzyn spotted it. #
• I mean it is Singapore, not Singaporean. #mbf09 #
• INSPIRE does some sort of a matchmaking service for the media. Helps in distribution. #mbf09 #
• The current vein diagram is problematic. PowerPoint has Smart Art now by the way. #mbf09 #
• @uzyn wants you to know that it’s “venn” and not “vein”. Okay I lost one. #mbf09 #
• SPINE is Spearheading Publishing Innovation for New Enterprise. Yay for more acronyms. This is just like army. #mbf09 #
• Call for proposals – stereoscopic 3D ecosystem developer. Due March 26! #mbf09 #
• Mr. IDM talks again; Michael Yap shares on Interactive Media & Games. #
• @melvinkee Well, that’s why I tweet – to keep awake. #
• No, this is NOT a live image. #mbf09 #
• Garena is ranked 1164th website, ahead of zaobao.com which is ranked 1209th. #
• MDA expects 500 to 900 new jobs #mbf09 #
• Anyhow use images from Google Images. #mbf09 #
• Catalytic Project should ignite the growth of the game sector. #mbf09 #
• @claudia10 Why would we get arrested? #mbf09 MDA also regulate social media now? #
• @cheeaun: I seen before if (hello == true) { /* some code */ } elseif (hello == false) { /* some code */ } #
• More call for proposals at #mbf09. Call for FutureMobile applications by SingTel, Apple, Friendster and Mozat. #
• What the hell are the 5Cs? #mbf09 Why people keep talking about it? #
• Money Manpower & Mediapolis by Mr. Seto #mbf09 #
• I think government supported companies slow down startup ideas because startups just wait for funds. #mbf09 #
• Mr. Seto speaks like a preacher I know. #mbf09 #
• Mediapolis actually sounds exciting but I hope it won’t be like Biopolis. #mbf09 #
• This is like the Biopolis slides. #mbf09 #
• Imaginary headlines? Oh this is something new. #mbf09 #
• MDA hopes to generate pathfinder projects with key partners in regions such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Bristol. #
• MDA has co-production treaties in AU, CA, Korea and NZ. Currently negotiating with CN and IT. #
• Oh no I’m hungry. #mbf09 #
• End of presentations at #mbf09. #
• @melvinkee I have no idea about it. The talk wasn’t clear on these partnerships. #mbf09 in reply to melvinkee #
• @trudinger Since startups can get gov funds, they may be less inclined to start things by their own and just wait for gov. Waiting hurts. in reply to trudinger #
• @echoz you at the IT Show? I hate the squeezing and decided against going! Haha #
• @echoz A gigabit switch? Why would u need that? in reply to echoz #
• @trudinger There’s always garage style development, haha in reply to trudinger #

BlogOut! is okay, nice food. I think the discussions has been great. Thanks for organizing. Thanks Claudia for letting me be there.

Went to BlogOut! today! I couldn’t stand nouns having appended with an exclamation mark as I always felt confused when I try to make a proper sentence. Anyway, BlogOut! (not again…) is pretty good today. The whole theme is basically social media: good, no social media: bad. Well something along the lines.

One of the more interesting things being brought up in the discussion is the MDA (Media Development Authority) rap which most considered ridiculous. As much as I dislike (and would often cringe) the video, I actually watched it around 10 times. I shared the link with all my friends and give them something to laugh about. Almost everyone I showed thought it is the most embarrassing thing that come out from Singapore.

The video spread so quickly within days. It wasn’t even supposed to be on YouTube, it seems to be more of an education video for visitors of the MDA website to educate them of what the MDA is about.

It’s accidental success (or major failure as view by some) did achieve something quite unplanned. And that is now a lot more people know of MDA’s existence. Before the video, I doubt as much people heard of MDA much less know what they do. With one video, MDA got into Techcrunch and Digg. I could probably even get you a bunch of local blogs which discuss it.

It may be a horrible video to watch but it spreads and if you were to measure success by the increased awareness of MDA and their purpose, I think the video scores. What’s worse than bad publicity is no publicity.

Well, let us appreciate the MDA rap once again:

It felt kinda funny so I just had to take a picture. I was at MobFest last week and Microsoft was the venue sponsor.

When Microsoft got their interns to talk about their projects, a few people stood up and leave. So basically they’re not there for Microsoft at all. It’s kinda sad and funny at the same time. I, too, wasn’t there for Microsoft products. I am working in the building next to them so we just walk over to check MobFest out. After MobFest, Arzhou, Raine and Uzyn had some supper (or dinner). And yesterday, I was at Microsoft Singapore again for RIAction and they had lots of Adobe stuff there. Google and Yahoo! was there too.

I think it is really generous for them to let competitor products step into the company. It requires a certain amount of openness and generosity to allow that to happen. I mean they could have rejected these things and no one would say that they are selfish. After all, it’s not in their commercial interest to host these sort of events. Sure they could sip in a bit of Microsoft talks here and there but they don’t really have to do that too. I don’t think the company deserved to be made a butt of jokes all the time.

Interestingly, there actually are people interested in Python in Singapore. Most Singaporeans are Java or .NET language programmers due to the things they teach in school. Java and .NET languages are great but alternate languages won’t hurt.

The Python User Group is on coming Thursday, i.e. October 9, 2008.

Venue: SMU, SIS (School of Information System) NSR 2.1

Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm

What’s the session about?

• Introduction of the group
• Sharing of Python initiatives (open invitation to anyone)
• 5 to 10 minutes each
• Please bring your own laptop, if necessary
• Sharing of PyCon Singapore 2010 initiative
• Invitation to participate
• Tea break

Of course you know I probably be there for the tea since Singapore Institute of Management have no more free tea breaks and we now have to pay a dollar seventy cents to get our own bun and coffee. To think Irene and I spend one whole semester complaining that the coffee sucked, the tea sucked, the plain water sucked and the flatten bun did not look at all appetizing. Now there’s no more. We only appreciate things when we miss it.

Rants aside, anybody going to the Python User Group meeting?