tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:47:51 +0000http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/noreply@blogger.com (R)Blogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-3782578807627535813Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:44:00 +00002010-02-08T23:47:52.053+01:00Twitter is a perfect democratic forum: if people don’t like what you have to say, they can vote with their fingers. With a quick click, choosing the unfollow or block features, your feed is forever removed from their life.However, for businesses small and large, the goal of Twitter and other social media tools is to build relationships, not tear them down.To master the fine art of friending http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2010/02/top-5-ways-not-to-be-annoying-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-4949528409071464205Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:32:00 +00002010-02-08T22:38:45.089+01:00http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2010/02/super-bowl-commercials-of-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-1731971458960787416Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:58:00 +00002010-01-23T16:05:59.529+01:00In December 2009 a Moroccan blogger was arrested for posting a previously-published article about a harsh government crack-down of a student protest.Blogger Bashir Hazzem was sentenced to four months of detainment for “spreading false information about human rights that undermined the kingdom’s image” this January.In addition to Bashir, the Internet cafe owner Abdullah Boukhou received a 12-monthhttp://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2010/01/blogger-jailed-in-morocco.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-8977107945495155504Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:05:00 +00002010-01-19T00:07:17.670+01:00http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2010/01/nobel-price-for-peace-should-go-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-7715781018109744182Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:17:00 +00002010-01-13T00:29:48.601+01:00At the end of 2009 I was on the tropical island Koh Toa, in the southeastern waters of Thailand. There I met some great people and I got, between the many Thai beers and the barbeques, my PADI diving certificate. And then I had to go on a dangerous mission. Watch this underwater movie, fished up from an old box with the label 'wrong movies from 2009': All credits go the the guys at the Buddha http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2010/01/underwaterworld-diving-on-koh-tao.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-2187617751446354993Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:57:00 +00002010-01-11T11:58:46.405+01:00I spoke on a business panel on social media this morning, and specifically how law firms and professional services firms could engage: "To Tweet or not to Tweet"…The gist of my points was to step back from the technology, and instead, examine the overall business/online strategy, the users and from there, to define and plan how social media might fit. It's like 'Web 2.0' and 'RSS' and every otherhttp://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2010/01/to-tweet-or-not-to-tweet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-463962586192162304Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:35:00 +00002010-01-07T20:37:18.537+01:00HEALTH:1. Drink plenty of water.2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like beggar.3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.5. Make time to mediate.6. (Breathe)7. Read more books than you did in 2009.8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.9. Sleep for 7http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2010/01/39-things-we-should-all-try-this-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-8459497343448464780Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:48:00 +00002009-12-22T18:58:03.928+01:00The bags are packed. One big duffel bag on wheels (I am 33yo now, so enjoying some luxury) with my own stuff and a small 8 kilogram bag filled with old clothing of mine. Tomorrow morning I will be leaving from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam for an 8-hours flight to Uganda where I'll have to wait another 6 hours at the airport in Entebbe for the connecting flight to Nairobi, Kenya. There I'll boardhttp://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/12/on-to-tanzania.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-8539420139088107527Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:36:00 +00002009-12-14T12:54:40.120+01:00(click to enlarge)http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/12/hardest-part-of-being-creative-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-952561544315540871Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:53:00 +00002009-12-14T11:59:51.194+01:00Room To Read is doing important work. You can help. Click for details. Thank you.http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/12/room-to-read.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-2227387903407107703Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:18:00 +00002009-12-13T13:31:43.806+01:00Being an effective and successful freelancer is not easy. We have to be polite, respectful, punctual, and our work must consistently surpass client expectations. Here are some tips to help you become more effective at managing your workload.Let everyone know what you doEveryone. No, seriously—everyone. Not just your neighbours but their dogs as well. Place your business cards at bars, stores, http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/10/how-to-become-effective-freelancer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-5339943312401465838Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:44:00 +00002009-12-08T12:46:30.684+01:00summitonthesummitThe making of the HP commercial supporting the Expedition Kilimanjaro towards the Summit On The Summit:http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/12/summit-on-summit-behind-scenes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-1634729631824079211Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:11:00 +00002009-12-04T17:13:08.665+01:00In Canada they officially use a specific way to make you slow down when you wish to drive too fast...Pretty clever, huh? Especially if moved around every day. Isn't art wonderful?http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/12/speed-control-in-canada.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-2740096240102828498Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:15:00 +00002009-12-04T13:47:59.498+01:00I just had to help out a friend whose PC was pretty new, but it behaved as it was a family member of the Flintstones. So I gave him some quick advices on how to improve his pc.Just run these programs on your slowed down pc regularly and it will be faster!CCleaner is a system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/12/4-quick-ways-to-speed-up-your-pc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-8671864078078914615Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-12-01T14:37:38.758+01:00“I got a HIV related illness, although I didn’t know it at the time. I was incredibly ill for a year- stomach pains, diarrhoea, weight loss. I ended up in hospital. It wasn’t until I was in hospital that the doctor suggested an HIV test. As soon as the doctor came in, it dawned on me it was bad news. But to be honest by then it was almost a relief; it meant they could treat me. I wish I had been http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/12/world-aids-day-2009-living-with-hiv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-5956583363833714928Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:20:00 +00002009-11-27T17:24:57.007+01:00summitonthesummitThe preparation on the Summit On The Summit continues:http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/summit-on-summit-boot-camp-ep4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-2382652021383306957Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:56:00 +00002009-11-25T22:58:39.222+01:00And, maybe even more fun, the making of:http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/video-sunrise-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-303963357320363967Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:24:00 +00002009-11-21T13:45:49.167+01:00At last, we have all understood that the Internet is not just a network of computers but an endless chain of people interlocked with one another.Men and women, at all latitudes, are able to connected amongst themselves, in virtue of the biggest stage and platform of relationships mankind has known.The digital culture, to which humanity has now woken up, has set the basis for a new type of http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/internet-is-candidate-to-nobel-peace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-4620996656514842491Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:00 +00002009-12-02T14:40:05.506+01:00Paul Nicklen is also a photographer for National Geographic, making the most amazing books, like his most recent "Polar Obsession". For another project Paul wanted to get in the water with the Leopard Seal, the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic. In this video Paul tells about his experience when he came face-to-face with one of Antarctica’s most vicious predators. The video got overhttp://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/face-to-face-with-deadly-predator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-497138672125315096Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:42:00 +00002009-11-27T17:23:33.578+01:00summitonthesummithttp://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/summit-on-summit-boot-camp-ep3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-6165038059734481080Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:02:00 +00002009-11-17T00:13:18.806+01:00My health is kicking up after a uncomfortable weekend, so I guess I will be writing and publishing my report on attending the World Blogging Forum pretty soon.In the meantime, American journalist Ashley Corinne Killough (stationed in Yerevan, Armenia [map]) mentioned me in one of her reports about the forum in Romania last week:One of the VIP guests was Roman Stoppelenburg, a blogger from the http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/world-blogging-forum-strangers-hosting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-2159751315039526060Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:56:00 +00002009-11-16T19:56:28.089+01:00summitonthesummithttp://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/summit-on-summit-boot-camp-ep2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-2451236471989936327Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:54:00 +00002009-11-16T19:56:38.044+01:00summitonthesummitA group of global influencers, singer Kenna, actress Jessica Biel, musician Mark Ronson (photos below), rapper Lupe Fiasco, actrice Isabel Lucas and Justin Timberlake, will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the clean water crisis, talk about the issue, share solutions and save lives with their Summit On The Summit.Follow their - strange - preparation in video:http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/summit-on-summit-boot-camp-ep1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-5470677365626009523Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:40:00 +00002009-11-11T13:43:44.989+01:00This is me surrounded by the students of the organisation at the World Blogging Forum in Bucharest, Romania. At my right my personal Romanian assistant Ana.http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/organisation-of-world-blogging-forum-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018309.post-6278648129278513205Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:52:00 +00002009-11-11T08:52:25.333+01:00First a hug with a fanI had my speech here somewhere...Let's kick off!http://www.ramonstoppelenburg.com/2009/11/day-2-at-world-blogging-forum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (R)3