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Archive for October, 2009

TCE stands for The Creative Economy, a great book by John Hawkins. Inspired by his ‘10 rules for success in the creative economy’ I explore how this affects my daily life and work.
Define yourself by your own (thinking) activities
Do not shape yourself by the job title somebody else gives you. People who are brave call [...]

05 Oct, 2009

‘Be nomadic’ (TCE rule #3)

Posted by: Bob Jansen In: Creativity| Personal

TCE stands for The Creative Economy, a great book by John Hawkins. Inspired by his ‘10 rules for success in the creative economy’ I explore how this affects my daily life and work.
Be nomadic
Nomads are at home in every country. You can choose your own path and means of travel, and choose how long you [...]

This blogpost was originally posted on our firmhouse blog.
Triggered by the title? Well, basically that’s what is happening here in the Netherlands on the web. All bloggers (amateur and professional) that embed video or music need to pay a fee based upon the amount of viewers. The fee is depending upon the amount of visitors. [...]

01 Oct, 2009

Don’t fear your overfunded competitors

Posted by: Bob Jansen In: Business| Internet

This blogpost was originally posted on our firmhouse blog.
Talking to your customers about your product is very important. We’ve experienced that while starting Tweetburner and see it actively happen around us. It’s a big drive for your success. For example, let’s take a look at two big video websites: YouTube and Vimeo. YouTube is the real big guy, while [...]