Sahabat Indonesia yang super,

yang sedang membangun kehidupan yang besar.

Mudah-mudahan Golden Moment ini mendapati Anda sedang dalam kesehatan yang prima dan dalam kedamaian bersama keluarga dan kerabat tercinta.

Terlampir adalah sebuah Golden Moment dari koleksi pointers saya, yang saya pilihkan karena kedekatannya dengan suasana dari foto di bawah ini.

Kemarin saya melayani sahabat-sahabat super kita di Hutan Pendidikan Gunung Walat di Sukabumi, dalam seminar bersama Alumni Fakultas Kehutanan IPB, yang juga dimuliakan dengan kehadiran Menteri Kehutanan kita yang baru, Bapak Zulkifli Hasan, SE. MM.

Seusai seminar, dalam perjalanan turun menuju Jakarta, dari dalam mobil kami – saya melihat dua gentlemen ini berbincang serius di dalam sebuah gubuk pinggir jalan. Suasana hati dan pose mereka sangat memikat hati, dan mungkin yang sedang berbaring santai itu – mendengarkan nasehat dari pengalaman kehidupan yang panjang dari Bapak yang bersarung, yang mungkin sedang menanti saat shalat Ashar.

Berikut adalah mungkin sari-sari dari nasehat beliau.

Please kindly enjoy, absorb, and apply.

Mario Teguh Golden Moment
MENGKHAWATIRKAN YANG KECIL-KECIL

 

………..

Anda tidak akan mencapai kebesaran yang Anda idamkan
dengan mengkhawatirkan hal-hal kecil, memikirkan yang kecil-kecil,
dan melakukan yang kecil-kecil.

Ukuran Anda ditentukan oleh
ukuran dan kualitas dari fokus Anda.

………..

Yang Anda pikirkan, menentukan yang Anda lakukan.
Dan yang Anda lakukan, menentukan yang Anda hasilkan.
Maka ukuran dan kualitas dari pikiran Anda,
menentukan ukuran dan kualitas hasil dari pekerjaan Anda.

Perhatikanlah, orang-orang yang tidak membangun ukuran
dan kualitas dari yang mengisi pikirannya,
akan berteman dalam pergaulan yang meributkan perkara-perkara kecil,
takut menginginkan yang besar,
memilih pekerjaan dan tanggung-jawab kecil,
menyombongkan kelebihan yang kecil,
dan menjadikan dirinya pantas untuk dihargai kecil.

Maka anjurannya bagi kita, adalah agar kita memilihkan isi bagi pikiran kita,
yang ukuran dan kualitasnya akan mengutamakan kita dalam pergaulan yang baik,
dalam pekerjaan yang baik, dan dalam menghasilkan yang baik.

………..

Sahabat-sahabat saya yang terkasih,

Mudah-mudahan catatan kecil di atas dapat membantu proses penyederhanaan pikiran dan perasaan kita, agar kita hanya mengisi pikiran dan mewarnai perasaan dengan hal-hal yang berpihak kepada kebesaran dan kejayaan kehidupan kita.

Marilah kita berfokus memikirkan, merasakan, dan melakukan yang sudah jelas-jelas harus kita lakukan untuk menjadikan kita pribadi yang lebih kuat dari masalah-masalahnya.

Lakukanlah yang bisa Anda lakukan.
Serahkan semua yang berada di luar kemampuan Anda, kepada Tuhan.
Beliau adalah sebaik-baiknya wakil dan penyelesai masalah.

Kedamaian dalam berserah, adalah penunjuk tingkat iman.

Mohon disampaikan salam sayang untuk keluarga tercinta, dari Ibu Linna dan saya.

Sampai kita bertemu dan berjabat-tangan nanti.

Mario Teguh
Founder | MTSuperClub | 081-211-56900 | For The Happiness Of Others | Jakarta

August 23, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York, NY – August 23, 2009 – This evening, during one of the year’s most exciting live international television events, a star-studded panel of judges chose Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, as MISS UNIVERSE® 2009 live from Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, is 18-years-old and she is interested in International Relations.

The judging panel for the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant included: Dean Cain, actor and producer best known for his TV portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman; Colin Cowie, author/television personality/designer to the stars; Gerry DeVeaux, award-winning producer, songwriter and style guru; Farouk Shami, Founder and Chairman of CHI Hair Care; Heather Kerzner, Ambassador for Kerzner International and their resorts, including Atlantis, Paradise Island; Richard LeFrak, Chairman, President and CEO, LeFrak Organization; George Maloof Jr., professional sports mogul and hotelier;  Valeria Mazza, international supermodel; Matthew Rolston, leading photographer and director; Andre Leon Talley, award-winning writer and editor; Tamara Tunie, actress, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit;” and Keisha Whitaker, fashion maven and founder of the Kissable Couture lip gloss line.

Throughout the two-hour event, contestants from over 80 countries and territories around the world competed in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and personality interview. Dayana Mendoza,
Miss Universe 2008, crowned her successor at the conclusion of the two-hour primetime telecast before an estimated worldwide viewing audience of approximately one billion viewers.

Final Results:
First Runner-Up:   Miss Domincan Republic, Ada Aimee De La Cruz; will assume the duties of MISS UNIVERSE 2009 if the titleholder for some reason cannot fulfill her responsibilities.

Second Runner-Up:   Miss Kosovo, Gona Dragusha.

Rest of Top Five:  Miss Australia, Rachael Finch; Miss Puerto Rico, Mayra Matos Perez.

Rest of Top Ten: Miss South Africa, Tatum Keshwar; Miss Czech Republic, Iveta Lutovska; Miss Switzerland, Whitney Toyloy; Miss USA, Kristen Dalton; and Miss France, Chloe Mortaud.

Rest of Top Fifteen: Miss Albania, Hasna Xhukici; Miss Belgium, Zeynep Sever; Miss Croatia, Sarah Cosic; Miss Iceland, Ingibjorg Egilsdottir; and Miss Sweden, Renate Cerljen.

Miss Photogenic Universe™ Award: Miss Thailand, Chutima Durongdej. The general public voted on www.nbc.com for the delegate who exemplifies beauty through the lens of a camera. She was awarded a $1,000 cash prize and a gift from pageant sponsor Diamond Nexus Labs.

Miss Congeniality Universe™ Award: Miss China, Wang Jingyao. This award reflects the respect and admiration of the delegate’s peers, who voted for her as the most congenial, charismatic and inspirational participant. She was awarded a $1,000 cash prize and a gift from Diamond Nexus Labs.

The MISS UNIVERSE® 2009 prize package includes: the Miss Universe tiara and jewelry designed by Diamond Nexus Labs; a two-year scholarship from the New York Film Academy worth more than $100,000 dollars to its acting or film-making programs;  an eveningwear wardrobe from Carlos Alberto; a custom swimsuit wardrobe from BSC Swimwear Thailand; a shoe collection from Nina Footwear;  an assortment of Luxe Collection video cameras from DXG USA; a six-day/five-night vacation for two at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas with air travel accommodations by JetBlue Airways; a year-long supply of Farouk Systems products, makers of CHI, the original Ceramic Technology tools; a Skype kit featuring a laptop computer, webcam, speakers and a one-year Unlimited World plan to talk to friends and family;  membership to Gravity Fitness and pampering at John Barrett Salon; a fashion portfolio by leading fashion photographer Fadil Berisha; dermatology and skincare services by Dr. Cheryl Thellman-Karcher; consultations with personal stylist Billie Causieestko and access to an event wardrobe from leading fashion designers; a New York City apartment for the year of her reign including living expenses and professional representation by the Miss Universe Organization to further her personal and professional goals.
ABOUT THE MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION
The MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® Pageants are a Donald J. Trump and NBC Universal joint venture. Utilizing its nationwide grass roots infrastructure, the Miss Universe Organization is committed to increasing HIV/AIDS awareness by focusing on women’s health and reproductive issues. By forging relationships with organizations committed to research and education such as the Latino Commission on AIDS, God’s Love We Deliver, PSI/YouthAIDS and Gay Men’s Health Crisis. For more information, visit: www.missuniverse.com

This is a topic I’ve long avoided, but it just keeps coming up.
To my friends in Malaysia, please do understand that this is not me being angry at you, not me insulting or giving negative sentiments about you or other Malaysians.
This is directed to the stupid people in your government and tourism board.

Since 2004, before Malaysia launched “Malaysia, Truly Asia”, the country intended to boost its tourism revenue. It couldn’t compete with Singapore as a mega-polis, even with the world’s tallest building in their backyard, so they invested in their diversity, taking advantage of its commonwealth status. Displaying all traditions from around Asia in their country, the country went with the slogan “Malaysia, Truly Asia” that a certain advertising agency came up with.

The campaign was a hit. People liked the idea and made their way to Malaysia for holiday. This success however brought a startling revelation: What’s Malaysia’s own traditional culture?
Yes, this was the question on every tourist’s mind. In fact, on a business trip back in 2004, I asked my taxi driver to take me to an authentic Malaysian restaurant, and he took me to this restaurant which main course and specialty was white Tom Yam. If you know me and my epicurious sense, you’d know that I would always ask the servant or anyone working at the restaurant about the food, and they said it was Malay Tom Yam. “Its different!” they said. But it was the same to me.

Does Malaysia have a culture? Sure they do.
One of the negative side of any British occupation is that the British brought in their own culture to the table. Everybody would be speaking English and behave in a British like manner. Unlike India, Australia, & New Zealand, Malaysia was full of spice and controlled by Monarchs. Just like the Mangkunegaran kingdom in Solo, this made it easier for the colonist to infuse the country with the British ways and made sure there is minimum resistance. Many-many tradition which is not suitable to the colonist were made out to rot and disappear.

What makes it different from other British colonials? Well, name me a handful of Malay tribes, heroes or kings that defy the colonialist and is noted as a hero? I went to a lot of museum in KL and found none.

Cultures survived the British Imperialism because of resistance. Cultures exist as a way to unite the people. India have many small tribes and cults that resisted the Imperialism, The Samoans of New Zealand are amazing people who traveled to the Micronesians and Hawaiian islands by small boats, these made them strong to their cultures. The Aborigine lived in the most uncomfortable places in Africa which colonialist wouldn’t touch, this made their culture survived. Canada and Australia had to invest in research of their culture to get it back.

Malaysia’s culture?
Believe me, they had plenty. But now most of it has gone. Only some survived, most came from Borneo which the colonials didn’t touch because of the dense jungles and the fierce warriors (BBC Education’s : Elizabeth’s Kingdom). Yes, this was startling revelation indeed. If the Malaysians continued their Truly Asia campaign without showing that their culture was a majority of the cultures present in their country, they are afraid that people will leave and think less.

A Resolution!
Years back, Malaysia claimed and announced to the world that Satay was part of their culture. They even made it legal by having it copyrighted. Now, how could a food that belonged to many cultures and countries be made into a copyright?? The Japanese have Robatayaki, the Chinese and all the way up to Bali have a dish like it. All meat in a stick. That move made all of those meat on a stick Malaysian. Being a commonwealth, they had great access. The one who made it first official was the Encyclopedia Brittanica in the 90s.
The Malaysian government soon started with food, claiming one by one food that are present in Malaysia as their own.

Now then, if they could do it with food, why not culture?? Who better to take it from? Why their friendly neighborhood cousin across the strait of course. Indonesia has millions of traditions, lets go get some.

At first, I didn’t give much thought. Malaysians and the Melayu do share many traits and culture. Still, claiming it as the sole owner of that tradition does bug me a lot. But then the become greedy, and absurd.

The Malaysian Government claimed that Angklung is a Malaysian culture. What?!?? That doesn’t even make sense. Bamboo instruments that are in the Melayu/Sumatra area resembles nothing like the angklung. After that, batik. Not the motives of Melayu, but the motives of Java. Those motives have history relevance and how it became that way, but the Malay government still put a copyright on it. After that Reog, Kuda lumping, and Jali-jali.

Reog and Kuda Lumping?? Yeah sure, the Malaysian ancestors belived in self whipping, sacrifice, homosexuality and black magic. And then Jali-jali, a song that is closely tied with the Dutch occupation. It gets even absurd…

Pendet. A dance from Bali. There is no dance like this in Java or Sumatra, no way that it would influence upwards (if you study history, cultures spread through Pangaea downwards and evolved individually after the ice age ended and the sea level risen). If any of these tradition are claimed by Malay, it should be present in an almost similar form in either Sumatra or Borneo.
To completely insult us, the Pendet was copyrighted on Indonesia’s Independence day.

A Malay artist who is a friend of mine, on his blog posted about Kuda Kepang (Malay’s version of Kuda Lumping), about how the tradition was brought by Javanese workers who migrated from Java…

Well lets see here, I don’t think the Dutch ever traded slaves with the British. An Indonesian would move out of Indonesia was during the PKI era in the 60s. I don’t really see it becoming a tradition unless its out and recognized as a culture. So is Tom Yam a Malay food? I mean, the Thai immigrants brought it in longer before kuda lumping came to Malaysia?

What ever the outcome, over the years this has been a big cause of the degradation of Indonesia-Malaysia relations. Most people here have negative sentiments about Malaysia, and its growing. I just hope the Malaysian people are aware of their governments actions and take a stand to stop it. I really hope the relations between our countries will get better soon.

Once again I apologize to Malaysians everywhere. I didn’t mean to offend you, but your government actions on my favorite day of the year, Independence day, offended me. If you have never heard of these tradition, dance, etc, please make it known. Write it in your blog, protest your government.

Yang nulis Chandra Marsono™

Mencicipi kue manis booming Facebook Ala Indonesia
Oleh : Andryanto Eko Nugroho
(tulisan dalam proses upload di artikel Marketing.co.id)

Sebagai seorang penikmat facebook (baca : kalau tidak disebut kecanduan) kalau diperhatikan , perkembangan Facebook di Indonesia sungguh luar biasa. Berbagai kalangan mulai memanfaatkan situs generasi web 2.0 ini untuk berbagai hal. Mulai ajang untuk mengkampanyekan diri (caleg), menjual jasa/service, bertukar pikiran dalam komunitas, menjalin pertemanan sampai ajang menjaga “nilai jual” keartisan.

Tercatat berbagai macam nama artis aktif menggunakan FB sebagai media untuk mendengar suara dari penggemar mereka dan berinteraksi. Sebutlah nama seperti Nafa Urbach sampai ke komedian Parto Patrio. Mereka ini cukuf aktif menyapa dan berinteraksi dengan penggemarnya. Nafa Urbach bahkan sering mendiskusikan dengan berbagai jenis lagu sampai desain album barunya. Cukup menarik karena dalam proses ini Nafa sangat memperhatikan komentar dari fansnya. Sebuah proses marketing yang sangat mendengar suara konsumen utamanya.

Berbeda halnya dengan komedian Parto Patrio. Ditengah kesibukan syuting jadwal padatnya, komedian satu ini sering menyapa para penggemarnya. Uniknya, Parto sampai menyempatkan diri menulis pantun bagi penggemarnya sampai membalas menulis di “wall” para fansnya hampir setiap hari.

Hal ini dilakukan lewat piranti BlackBerry yang digenggamnya. Berikut salah satu kutipan statusnya :
6 maret 2009
Parto : Liat bebek lagi kawin ama soang,
ada orang lewat ‘mereka pada kabur,,,,
kerja semangat hari jum’at doang,
apa karena besok semua pada libur. 10:05am – Comment – Like *

Tak dapat dipungkiri, selain menjaga awarness masyarakat akan dirinya, langkah cerdas ini akan menjaring penggemar baru bagi sang komedian. Sampai-sampai para penggemarnya mendirikan group POS FB (singkatan dari Perkumpulan Orang Sarap FB). Dimana didalamnya terjadi interaksi bercanda yang sangat ampuh untuk menghilangkan stress ataupun kepenatan sehari-hari (balas berbalas pantun dan becanda antara Parto dan para penggemarnya). Suatu langkah marketing yang bijak. (low budget high impact, what do you think?).

Piranti Blackberry yang digunakan oleh Parto, saat ini juga menuai manisnya booming dari facebook. BB (panggilan trend Blackberry) seolah menjadi piranti yang ampuh untuk melakukan posting di Facebook. Karena selain digunakan untuk email, kegiatan lain yang umum dilakukan pengguna BB adalah YM (Yahoo Messenger) dan Facebook. Suatu momentum yang sangat menguntungkan penjualan Blackberry di Indonesia. Sampai-sampai 3 (Three) operator gsm di Indonesia, mencantumkan promosi internetnya yang dapat digunakan untuk facebook (catat : facebook bukan friendster) di iklan tvnya. Suatu pertanda untuk Friendster agar melakukan inovasi agar tidak tertinggal jauh oleh Facebook.

Para calon legislatif pun tidak segan-segan untuk mengucurkan dana kampanye untuk berpromosi di Facebook. Presiden SBY pun telah memiliki page di Facebook untuk menangkap trend web 2.0 dan mensosialisasikan diri di era kemajuan informasi ini. (Termasuk Presiden Obama tentunya).

Nah sekarang, apakah anda akan tertarik untuk menyebarkan pesona produk anda guna menjaring pengguna Facebook di Indonesia sebanyak 1,964,580 pengguna?**

*http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?sid=227484a9b71a317fc6ac8c9c8f4c1aa3&id=1419825413&hiq=parto,patrio (Parto Patrio Profile)
**data diambil dari Facebook Adv. Pada tanggal 6 Maret 2009

Blogging
Now as easy as falling off a log.
Bloglines bloglines.com for reading web feeds. Smart and clean.
Wordpress wordpress.com free, and most importantly spam-free, blogging.

Browsers
A newly revived category, thanks to Chrome and Safari.
Chrome google.com/chrome newly out of beta, though Windows-only.
Firefox mozilla.com/firefox infinitely malleable, with fewer security holes.
Flock flock.com with an emphasis on linking to social networks.
Opera opera.com growing in importance for mobiles.
Safari apple.com/safari Apple’s contender; a leader in mobile web access.

Cartoons
Everyone needs some relaxation.
Dilbert dilbert.com hi, cube-dwellers.
Alex alexcartoon.com amid the financial crisis, Alex the banker remains reliably self-interested.
Doonesbury doonesbury.com the cartoon you’ll also find in that printed newspaper thing.

The Joy of Tech geekculture.com/joyoftech well-drawn, witty near-daily takes on Apple and computing life.
XKCD xkcd.com “Stick-figure strip featuring humour about technology, science, mathematics and relationships.”

Create/collaborate
The main change from last time: whatever you want to do, wherever you are.
Dipity dipity.com build timelines and add text, pictures and videos.
Zoho zoho.com everything in one place, from documents to presentations.
Rememberthemilk rememberthemilk.com online task/to-do management.
Netvibes netvibes.com your to-do lists, news, weather and photos on one page.
280slides 280slides.com create presentations online. Very slick.
Zamzar zamzar.com convert files from one format to another.

Gaming
A field where handheld, bedroom and Flash games are becoming mainstream
Eurogamer eurogamer.net reportage, with breadth, if not always depth.
The Independent GamingSource tigsource.com a great place to pick up on tomorrow’s breakthrough hits.
Pocket Gamer pocketgamer.co.uk still by far the best site on handheld gaming.
Metacritic metacritic.com/games industry touchstone and useful one-stop buying guide.
Jay is Games jayisgames.com passionate, well-designed and knowledgeable.

Geek squad
Stack Overflow stackoverflow.com where programmers gather.
The Daily WTF thedailywtf.com daily despatches from the coding warzone.
Joel On Software joelonsoftware.com essays by a former Microsoftie.

Government/public services/politics
Streetwire streetwire.org hyperlocal information including planning alerts, crime and public safety, traffic, local news and postings to FixMyStreet.com.
Recycle Now recyclenow.com winner of the Show Us A Better Way competition.
British and Irish Legal Information Institute bailii.org a database of laws. Only survives hand-to-mouth on voluntary donations; where’s yours?

What Do They Know? whatdotheyknow.com makes filing a Freedom Of Information request as easy as sending an email. Too easy, some in power think.
Upmystreet upmystreet.com all the detail on your area you could ever want.
Location, location
Services like these blossom with a mobile phone that can access the internet
Dopplr dopplr.com “share your future travel plans with friends and colleagues”, then find out if others will be there too.
Qype qype.com localised search for pubs, restaurants, etc; also a bit of a social network.
Loopt loopt.com “transforms your mobile phone into a social compass”.
Brightkite brightkite.com a “location-based social network”.

Maps
The flip side of location-based services: seeing where you are.
OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org a rights-free map created by people like you. Remarkably detailed and precise.
Walkit walkit.com walking directions for all sorts of routes.Google Maps Street View maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview soon to have the UK as well.
Noise pollution map noisemapping.defra.gov.uk how noisy is it in the area around your house?
Where’s The Path? wheresthepath.googlepages.com/wheresthepath.htm Let down by OS’s absurd OpenSpace restrictions.

Money/finance/ consumer fightback
We all need someone on our side.
Money Saving Expert moneysavingexpert.com does what it says on the tin.
BView bview.co.uk review businesses before you use them.
Say No to 0870 saynoto0870.com direct-dial numbers, not expensive national-rate ones.
Consumer Direct consumerdirect.gov.uk government site for consumers.
Zopa zopa.com a human-centred way to loan money to people in the developing world.

Music
Last.fm last.fm British-made, CBS-owned, music recommendation station.
Amazon amazon.co.uk now has its own MP3 store in the UK as well as the US.
7Digital 7digital.com music downloads in MP3 format – so not tied to iPods.
Passionato passionato.com classical music MP3 downloads, slowly building momentum.
Songkick songkick.com find out where your favourite bands are playing next, based on your music library.
Blip.fm blip.fm be your own DJ and create a social network from your choices and recommendations.

News recommendation
Digg digg.com still the reigning champion.
Reddit reddit.com slightly upmarket from Digg; slightly below…
Techmeme techmeme.com technology ne
ws chosen by computer, though it’s now adding human editors.
Popurls popurls.com aggregating the aggregators: the web in a window.
Slashdot slashdot.org still attracts a big, and often knowledgable, audience.
Offbeat
The Onion theonion.com still the satirical newspaper of record.
B3TA b3ta.com beyond classification; its forum has spawned many memes… and trolls.
Lolcats icanhazcheezburger.com captioned cats and other animals.
PostSecret postsecret.blogspot.com notes of secrets sent by people who want them posted. So they are.
Passive-Aggressive Notes passiveaggressivenotes.com would it be too much trouble for you to have a look?
Photography

Flickr flickr.com the granddaddy of photo-sharing sites.
Picnik picnik.com photo editing in your browser.
Picasa picasa.com Google’s photo organisation and editing tool. Windows only.

Physical from virtual
Moo moo.com Moo business cards have become a calling card in themselves.
Blurb blurb.com coffee-table book publishing of your books.
Lulu lulu.com book, photobook, calendars and other sorts of publishing.
Cafepress cafepress.com badges, T-shirts etc. US-only at present.
Spreadshirt spreadshirt.net design your own T-shirt or sweatshirt and get it printed.

Reference
CIA Factbook cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook all the data you need on pretty much anywhere.
Wikipedia wikipedia.com still a first port of call on most topics.
Rotten Tomatoes rottentomatoes.com check the film you plan to see here.
Internet Archive/Wayback Machine archive.org the web in aspic.
Wikileaks wikileaks.org anonymous source of leaked documents.

Search
Google still dominates.
Clusty clusty.com results in clouds.
CoolIris cooliris.com image-based searching – a new way to use the web.

Social software
Chances are high you’re a member of at least one, and perhaps all, of these sites.
Facebook facebook.com virtually everyone’s your friend here.
Myspace myspace.com hangout for all the teenagers. And Kirk Douglas.
LinkedIn linkedin.com mainly for business.
Friends Reunited friendsreunited.co.uk the original social network.

Twitter, and associated
Twitter has proved itself over and over this year as a vector for news.
Twitter twitter.com the ur-site, where you can create an identity (or several).
Monitter monitter.com watch keywords on Twitter. A brand, your name, a meme? No login required at present.
Matt themattinator.com post to multiple Twitter accounts. Requires your password; only give if you trust the site.
Twitterfeed twitterfeed.com posts blog contents to Twitter. Requires password; only give if you’re sure that you trust the site. We do.
Twitter Grader twitter.grader.com find how you rank on Twitter.

Video
BBC iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayer already taking up 10% of UK network traffic.
YouTube youtube.com dominant provider of video content online.
Vimeo vimeo.com better rights control than YouTube and a cleaner interface.
Worldtv.com worldtv.com set up your own global TV channel.
Qik qik.com video-sharing from your mobile.
Joost joost.com internet TV via a browser plugin.
Videojug videojug.com a sort of social network of informational video.
Seesmic seesmic.com short video conversation: another social network.

Virtual worlds/MMORPGs
Runescape runescape.com amazingly successful MMORPG.
Entropia Universe entropiauniverse.com set in a distant future on the untamed planet of Calypso.
Club Penguin clubpenguin.com minigame-tastic virtual world for kids.
Moshi Monsters moshimonsters.com “educational” virtual world for kids.

Visualisation
DabbleDB dabbledb.com create online databases and analyse them.
Google Visualisation tools code.google.com/apis/visualization/documentation/gallery.html dozens of tools for making data more comprehensible.
Many Eyes manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/page/Visualization_Options.html IBM’s visualisation tools, similar to Google’s.

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