It seems that Facebook and the UK Government made a deal: the Government is going to use Facebook to share information and whatever else with their citizens through Facebook. David Cameron, UK Prime Minister, and Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder. It’s quite clear that Mark is reading a pre-baked text… But anyway… I don’t trust Facebook that much, and I have some doubts about this deal. Nevertheless, it shows intention to innovate for the UK Government, which is good. ... Read more

Check out my latest slide deck on “Architecting for the Cloud”. Comments and suggestions are welcome. 2010 architecting for the cloud View more presentations from Simone Brunozzi.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he’ll steal your fishing rod. ~Simone Brunozzi The original: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. ~Lao Tzu

Do you know what meritocracy is? Think about it for a second. Then, think again. We usually assume that meritocracy means being able to earn money, respect, responsibilities, by merit only. The opposite of meritocracy is nepotism: you are assigned that important role in the company because your uncle is the owner. Or, there are many “opposites” to meritocracy, where rewards are based on: - possession of wealth (plutocracy); - origin (aristocracy); - family connections (nepotism); - property; - friendship (cronyism); - technical expertise (technocracy); - seniority (gerontocracy); - popularity (representative democracy); or other historical determinants of social position and political power. ... Read more

Tonight, Monday June 14th, I’ll be at the local “Linchpins are everywhere” Meetup in Singapore, organized by myself.** 30 people** are expected to show up! Everything has been inspired by this blog post by Seth Godin. If you’re curious about the name, “Linchpin” is his new book. If you’re in Singapore… Come!

This is an old, unsolved question. How can you measure a presentation in terms of: - Effectiveness; - Impact; And assess if: - It’s Memorable; - It generates Awareness; - It generates Leads. I’ve always struggled with this point: no matter how much feedback you get from the audience, in the form of emails, tweets, or filled paper forms, it’s never enough. I’m trying to think of a simple, creative way to solve this need. ... Read more

So cool! CNN.com writes a story about people that found their jobs in “creative” ways. This is my story :)

Watch this (as usual) brilliant talk by Lawrence Lessig at TED: I always wonder how these brilliant thoughts affect the mind and behaviors of couch potatoes worldwide. Couch potatoes that vote. That buy. That influence the world in which everyone else lives.

I’m at Melbourne airport, waiting for my flight for Sydney. I waited for about 20 minutes in queue, before the check-in. Qantas, the airline I fly with today, has this policy: If a flight is about to leave, they ask people in the queue if they’re on that flight, and they take them directly to the check-in counter, letting them skip the line. A great “tactical” choice, since otherwise these people would slow down the flight, or miss it. ... Read more

It’s two years now! Still an amazing experience! Everything started… here. It’s an interesting story, “How I got hired by Amazon.com”.