An article about Facebook taking on Google
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-07/ff_facebookwall
Looks like FB's got the largest people data base second only to the archaic record.
It would be nice if they can add a blog feature as well (dissenters, beware!). And how bout a FB search engine/browser sometime in the near future?
2009年6月30日火曜日
2009年6月28日日曜日
Tsurugidake - The Movie
Still in mountain mood from yesterday's hike, today I watched the new movie Tsurugidake (剣岳）. It is said that Tsurugidake was the last area to be charted in the map of Japan. Although it is not the tallest mountain (Fuji is), Tsurugi is one of the gnarliest (険しい） to climb due to its vertical cliffs. Hiking the mountain requires skill and perseverance, and in the movie, which took 200+days to make, the latter is just as important as the former. Kudos for the crew for managing to shoot the film under such extreme and unpredictable environment. Hopefully they will do an English translation so more people around the world can appreciate the film. In one scene, Miyazaki Aoi said 「いざというときってどんなとき？」 and that cracked me up... Even now, people would have a hard time answering that question.
Mt Tounodake
Hiked Mt Tounodake in Tanzawa yesterday with a group of friends. The trail started from Yabitsu Touge Bus Stop (took the 8:15 bus from Hatano Station) ⇒ Sannotou ⇒ Tounodake ⇒ Ookura Bus Stop, which took us about 6-7hr. Weather was pretty hot, which made the hike 3x more difficult than my last hike in the springtime. People living around Tokyo are really fortunate to be surrounded by mountains. In general, living/working in Tokyo can be quite stressful and the mountains are there to keep the sanity level at check.
2009年6月26日金曜日
I-Phone OS Update
I wonder if anybody had any problems updating iPhone OS to 3.0...
After update, my iPhone asked me to call an emergency number (110?), so something must be wrong. Time to go to Softbank store. That cut and paste thingy sure looks handy.
After update, my iPhone asked me to call an emergency number (110?), so something must be wrong. Time to go to Softbank store. That cut and paste thingy sure looks handy.
2009年6月24日水曜日
MBA Talk at Globis University
Last week, I attended the talk at Globis University titled "Will an MBA Make You Happy?" For those who don't know, Globis University (http://e.globis.co.jp/en/gg/) is a management school whose students are typically salarymen or salarywomen (salaryladies?) working in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Just recently, the school launched an English-language MBA program called International MBA program (http://imba.globis.ac.jp/index.html) aimed at both Japanese and foreign people working in the Tokyo area. This program is what interested me to attend the talk.
The speakers were Philip Broughton and Daisuke Iwase; both wrote books about their MBA experience at Harvard Business School (HBS). Before entering Harvard, Philip was a successful journalist at the Daily Telegraph. The uncertain future of the newspaper industry and one life-altering experience of being a direct witness to the 9/11 event in New York are several factors that led him to apply to B-school. He told the audience that he wanted more control over his life/career, which sounded entreprenurial. Despite his lack of technical background, he had a fruitful time at HBS. Perhaps many people were surprised to hear that he did not land a six-figure salary at a bank or consulting firm after graduation. Instead, he chose to be a freelance writer, a work that he loves although the pay may not be as good. The Japanese speaker, Daisuke, is an equally interesting character with the same entreprenurial mind. After graduating from Harvard, instead of joining the pack, he helped founding Lifenet Life Insurance Company. Going to a B-school, he said, is like going to the gym, an interesing comparison. It is up to the user what kind of tools and how much exercise s/he wants to use/do.
Obviously, there is no straightforward answer to the question "Will an MBA make you happy?" In the US, a lot of MBA graduates would aim for high-bonus jobs on Wall St. In Japan, however, getting an MBA most likely will not lead to a huge jump in salary, especially in the current economic reality. So getting a part-time MBA with company support seems to make more sense. While studying at HBS, initially both speakers did not feel certain about they were going to do after graduation (even HBS students are mere mortals). When not learning the technical jargons and making connections, it may help if one can spend a bit of time to dig deep and do some soul-searching. And maybe write a book or at least a blog to share with the uniniated...
The speakers were Philip Broughton and Daisuke Iwase; both wrote books about their MBA experience at Harvard Business School (HBS). Before entering Harvard, Philip was a successful journalist at the Daily Telegraph. The uncertain future of the newspaper industry and one life-altering experience of being a direct witness to the 9/11 event in New York are several factors that led him to apply to B-school. He told the audience that he wanted more control over his life/career, which sounded entreprenurial. Despite his lack of technical background, he had a fruitful time at HBS. Perhaps many people were surprised to hear that he did not land a six-figure salary at a bank or consulting firm after graduation. Instead, he chose to be a freelance writer, a work that he loves although the pay may not be as good. The Japanese speaker, Daisuke, is an equally interesting character with the same entreprenurial mind. After graduating from Harvard, instead of joining the pack, he helped founding Lifenet Life Insurance Company. Going to a B-school, he said, is like going to the gym, an interesing comparison. It is up to the user what kind of tools and how much exercise s/he wants to use/do.
Obviously, there is no straightforward answer to the question "Will an MBA make you happy?" In the US, a lot of MBA graduates would aim for high-bonus jobs on Wall St. In Japan, however, getting an MBA most likely will not lead to a huge jump in salary, especially in the current economic reality. So getting a part-time MBA with company support seems to make more sense. While studying at HBS, initially both speakers did not feel certain about they were going to do after graduation (even HBS students are mere mortals). When not learning the technical jargons and making connections, it may help if one can spend a bit of time to dig deep and do some soul-searching. And maybe write a book or at least a blog to share with the uniniated...
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