OK I admit it. I suck!  My posting to this blog has been pathetic. There I have admitted it. Now I can move on and start anew. You will start seeing regular posts coming from the D-man. They may not always be what you would expect from a “corporate blog” but then this isn’t really a corporate blog. It is a way to give friends, enemies, family, clients, prospective clients and anyone else who might read it a little glimpse into the minds behind Big Ahha. It is a frightening journey but if you wish to join me I will provide the entertainment. See you soon D-man

Does the percentage of hours that someone you’ve never met spent working in a year sound like interesting reading? Care to know how many Bloody Marys he had in that same year? Graphic Designer Nick Felton presents his life in numbers in the The 2008 Feltron Annual Report. From how many book and magazine pages he read in 2008 to how many miles he traveled with a moustache, Nick presents what would otherwise be meticulously mundane statistical analysis about his life in a way that is very visually appealing. 408 beers does seem like an awful lot for one year, though.

Here is a cool animated video on the history of the internet, done in a style similar to the title sequence of Catch Me If You Can. Even if the story of how the internet came to be isn’t your cup of tea, it is definitely worth seeing the excellent animation and presentation. » Read the rest of this entry

Sometimes you should just trust your gut, your instinct, your inner self, the little voice inside your head. The problem is we sometimes over think our decisions and we convince ourselves that an outcome is more likely to fit within a desired result when our initial reaction was more on track with the actual outcome. That might be a bunch of mumbo-jumbo but all it really means is that sometimes, not all of the time, you should just trust your gut and ignore the other influences that are trying to convince you to go against your core feelings.

Bestselling business author Seth Godin and bestselling management author Tom Peters recently appeared together at a forum called “Inside the Entrepreneurial Mind.” They discuss things like the effect of social networking on brands, the importance of blogging, and what affect the credit crisis and election have on small businesses. » Read the rest of this entry