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Re: Visualizing the History of Pandemics

GoodPeopleJapan — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:58:10 -0000

Certainly an apples to apples 12mth comparison would be more useful than this image which makes a virus that has shut down most of the world, economically and travelwise at the very least, in 2020.

I still think this graphic is grossly under presenting COVID19's likely impact however.

We don't know how bad this is going to get, not least looking at North Italy and it's impact there, right now.

The main reason though is the fact that much of the world not only has 'comorbidities', but they have completely manageable up until now 'comorbidities', e.g. Diabetes, Obesity, High Blood pressure, Heart disease, hell, lifelong smoking.

Many, many more people are going to be in great danger coming across this virus. I think the numbers will reflect that, unless some sort of blocker or antiviral treatments can help control it until vaccines can be produced and get out to the worlds populations.

Re: Visualizing the History of Pandemics

GoodPeopleJapan — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:11:57 -0000

But it's only the first 3 months... most of the others were a year or more...

Re: Visualizing the History of Pandemics

GoodPeopleJapan — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:11:08 -0000

How about comparing the first three months of each of these? Without doing that it doesn't have a lot of meaning and isn't comparable.

Your provisos don;t stop 80% of your readers not realizing you can't compare just the first 3 months of one pandemic to the completed other Pandemics...

Re: Visualizing the History of Pandemics

GoodPeopleJapan — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:09:19 -0000

How about comparing ONLY the first 3 months of these past Pandemics with COVID19!!?

Now THAT would actually tell us something we might use...

Re: AnyTrans Online Guide - Camera Roll Management

GoodPeopleJapan — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:56:27 -0000

I have just Transferred Camera Roll to my Windows Computer as jpg. There were over 14,000 photo's indicated on the Camera Roll in AnyTrans. Once completed, the folder has only 10,000 something in it.... where are the other 4,000 photo's?
How do I know if I delete the photo's selected in AnyTrans (select all) it won't delete the 4,000 other photo's that don't seem to have been copied onto my Computer?

Re: Can You Make Money With Ambit Energy

GoodPeopleJapan — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 02:11:24 -0000

Horrible business model MLM is, filthy, one and all... as mentioned in my comment.
Exploitative and a deceptive, bait & switch approach!
Steer clear is my advice.

Re: Can You Make Money With Ambit Energy

GoodPeopleJapan — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 02:08:48 -0000

The Finance Guy here is well researched, free from emotive statements and spot on.

Personally I think MLM is rotten to the core. A bait and switch business model that preys on human weakness and exploits something that I hold dear; people's relationships.

But there is a lot more than that that is wrong with the entire business model and industry. Here's a solid read and there are a few more out there I know of that are non-alarmist and straight to the point.

What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing?
http://www.vandruff.com/mlm...

Re: COMMENT: I'm dating an investment banker and I need some advice

GoodPeopleJapan — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:21:34 -0000

You're 25 and she's 23.

Take a chill pill and go with the flow. Enjoy yourself, cut her some slack for a busy job maybe but if she's 'just not that into you' then no worries, you'll be fine. Plus she's still seeing you. Enjoy it while it lasts. She's 23 ffs.

Re: A Response to the Initiative Q Viral Campaign

GoodPeopleJapan — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 23:20:28 -0000

What does it cost besides a fraction of your time, your name and an Email likely already in Spam databases around the world?

They get access to something you may be concerned about if you are wise - they get access to your Network and relationships with people, your friends, family and your reputation.

And it should bother you if you care about a possible sniggering Ponzi schemer or group of them, grinning from ear to ear how easy it was to get you to give it up. You got pawned. Willingly. You're easy.

Still doesn't bother you? People with relationships based on trust with you, should be worried if so.

Re: I Called Out a Counterfeit Item on Amazon. Then They Banned Me.

GoodPeopleJapan — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 23:04:14 -0000

It didn’t happen some time ago.

Then, every competitor of a shop or product would leave such comments. There was no way tell which was a ‘real’ complaint, which was just spamming shade comments.
So now they rely on their message and policy to Shoppers and Sellers:
**Report a violation of selling policies** (https://sellercentral.amazo...
**Amazon Anti-Counterfeiting Policy** (https://sellercentral.amazo...

Re: Japan Declare Crisis As Fukushima Reactor Begins Falling Into Ocean

GoodPeopleJapan — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 21:27:12 -0000

Fukushima - sound, measured, unbiased and non-alarmist, scientific information (4/2016-2/2017):

NO, RADIATION LEVELS AT FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI ARE NOT RISING
https://lnkd.in/gTf3aNe

Five Years Later, Cutting Through the Fukushima Myths (circa mid 2016)

Radiation expert Andrew Karam, who covered the disaster for Popular Mechanics in 2011 and later traveled to study the site, explains everything you need to know about Fukushima's legacy and danger five years later.
https://lnkd.in/g_5bjdm

Re: A change in how Doorkeeper is priced

GoodPeopleJapan — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 03:28:33 -0000

I'm fine to pay, at least (and however) because there's now usually a little left over from our Monthly BISxBIJ events to cover it and I intend to do more focused events also soon, with the pending launch of the BIJ web Portal.

This is a good read about Paying for stuff, from Justin Vincent: Why it's Good To Pay For Freemium Software
http://justinvincent.com/pa...

And from the Developers point of view, this is an excellent dissection: Why the software should not be free
http://developers-club.com/...

Thanks for a good product Paul and Michael. You guys rock!

PS. If anyone pings you and simply cannot afford it, has a good little niche that would be a shame to have disapear or 'leave the fold' and doesn't mind Co-Branding something like "{Community Name}, in conjunction with Business In Japan" or "The BIJ {Community Name} Meetup" or something they come up with co-branding with BusinessInJapan.com, I'm happy to give them Admin rights to their Events.

If that's something you guys are OK with of course.

Re: 3 reasons a recruiter will never use you again

GoodPeopleJapan — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:11:35 -0000

Maybe pedantic, but the word 'USE" in the title is a little off putting no? What about 'work with you' or 'represent you'?

Re: Fukushima Update: The Nuclear Disaster That Won't Go Away

GoodPeopleJapan — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 18:00:47 -0000

Fear-mongering within a scattering of fact & true concern ("most agree the plant is just seconds away from another disaster" - um, crap.)

US coast under threat? What a crock: http://blog.safecast.org/20...

Re: The One-Two Punch: A Well-Written LinkedIn Profile and Resume

GoodPeopleJapan — Mon, 07 May 2012 01:08:26 -0000

Personally, having worked in contracting roles in a foreign country for 9 years, in internal & external staffing roles and being an active member of LinkedIn since Feb 2004, I think the emphasis on Profile Tweaking, & perpetuation of what I believe is a misconception; that most out there (e.g. Hiring Managers) are searching LinkedIn (for you, for anything) is a massive disservice to Job Searchers particularly & people looking for opportunity of any/many kinds on LinkedIn.

Sure, have a profile that rings no alarm bells and outlines who you are, what you do, but a quick study of Personal Branding & Google of LinkedIn will help you there - done, in under an hour, in certainly under a day - then what?Sure, any Recruiter worth his salt is searching LinkedIn. But recruiters are only a small % of the way Job Seekers find work & recruiters aren't looking for Interns/people new to the workforce or looking for career change. And many other people are looking not for a job, but some other benefit for being on LinkedIn.I wish the Bloggers and LinkedIn experts, trainers, self or other person proclaimed 'guru's would spend 2% of their time writing about Profiles & being found, and 98% thinking about, testing, writing about & teaching PROACTIVE use of LinkedIn to build relationships with PEOPLE in this new, Social world, in person and on the Social Web, toward achieving what you want to achieve. This is the absolute Key to using LinkedIn & Social Media, and it starts with not looking at it as being 'online' or that you'll be 'found' somehow...The post & hope', the 'build it and they will come' approach to LinkedIn use is old, very old and just plain 'the wrong strategy' in my opinion.I don't really have time to Blog, but I did do a few posts on this if anyone's interested & this is allowed in Comments (there's no advertising or sales on my Blog):Where the rubber hits the road with LinkedIn, Social Mediahttp://goodpeople.jp/?... Personal Branding, beats ‘LinkedIn Profile’s that rock’ advicehttp://goodpeople.jp/... steps to getting something out of a LinkedIn social community (Group)http://goodpeople.jp/?p=1539

Re: Read It Later Changes Name to Pocket, Updates Features and Goes Free

GoodPeopleJapan — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:07:56 -0000

Being able to share from the Web app is key for me, and I do not have Admin rights to install Browser widgets etc.

Re: How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile

GoodPeopleJapan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:28:28 -0000

I believe strongly that the focus on 'tweaking your profile' on LinkedIn offers a great disservice to folks trying to work out how to use LinkedIn.

Check out these discussions I started related to it in a LinkedIn Strategies group (open group):

Being 'Found' on LinkedIn - is that really a 'strategy'?
http://lnkd.in/vnA27A

LinkedIn - a Pretty Profile ain't gonna cut it (even if it's '100%')
http://lnkd.in/FEXpK7

My extra comments on one - The old '80/20' rule is helpful in explaining my ideas here:

80% of your value of being on LinkedIn will come from 20% of .... (contacts, efforts, etc.) but more than that, I see the training and advice out there is flipped, focused on the wrong areas and I'm not exactly sure why: 80% of advice, blog posts, training etc. seems to focus disproportionately on the areas of LinkedIn that, while important for when someone takes a look at you, are not where the rubber hits the road.

They're focusing on an ROI area that's both out of your control (you do something, then wait to see who responds, finds you, contacts you etc.) and rather generously, 'may potentially' result in only 20% of the value of being on LinkedIn.

Much better to focus 80% of your thinking and proactive effort, on the areas in your control that are much more likely to result in 80% of the value of being on LinkedIn, IMHO.

Re: Do you know who is in your LinkedIn Group?

GoodPeopleJapan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:32:29 -0000

Short, sharp & to the point Karla. We need more posts like this (us Group Managers, not just members!) Thank you.

Re: 5 Tips for Good LinkedIn Group Citizenship

GoodPeopleJapan — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:19:48 -0000

Thank you Thank you!
Not too many posts out there on this subject!
Might start a discussion around this post (with URL in the details, not just a link)!

Re: Access Is An Asset

GoodPeopleJapan — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:04 -0000

Wow, awesome concept to understand Chris. Thanks.

It was: It's not just 'Networking' it's 'Your Network'.
Now it's: it's not just 'Your Network' it's Access to people. (& what you do with that)

Reminds me of the old adage:

“You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.”
― Charlie Tremendous Jones

Thanks for giving us such great stuff to read & consider, about the people we meet Chris! ;-)

Re: Can Japanese Carriers Accommodate Data Hungry Smartphones?

GoodPeopleJapan — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:51:27 -0000

Thanks Rick. Keep up the investigation, please! Great articles you're sharing here too recently.

Re: Where Do You Rank In LinkedIn’s Search Results?

GoodPeopleJapan — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:46:52 -0000

Glen, & Neal, just a quick update - FirstName LastName Searches seem to be spot on now, though Keyword field searches for our full names hasn't changed much. (Location: Anywhere)
[Glen]: Keyword search 8 of 17, FirstName, LastName = 1st of 5
[Neal]: Keyword search 13 of 18, FirstName, LastName = 1 of 1
[Myself]: Keyword search not in top 100 (1 of 4 if Japan selected), FirstName, LastName = 1 of 4
Wonder if things are changing just a little or this tells us anything else?

Re: LinkedIn for Business – Why Bother?

GoodPeopleJapan — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:47:31 -0000

My suggestion, my feedback, is that you are focusing on other people taking action when you would be better focusing on what you can do - sure, study Personal Branding (@danschawbel a good place to start), sure make sure your real, core strengths and experience & whatever you want to achieve is in your profile, then put that sh_t aside and get on with connecting with real people, about real things - what are you waiting for?

Oh, being found? Again, I'd focus on getting good at Search yourself instead - a far, far greater skill. Plus the LinkedIn Search feature is gamed/throttled - it doesn't work logically because they have made it that way. See this site for why & for learning about search inside LinkedIn, Outside LinkedIn, and back in again:

Where Do You Rank In LinkedIn’s Search Results?
http://www.booleanblackbelt...

LinkedIn Profile Search Engine Optimization / SEO
http://www.booleanblackbelt...

I'm sure the above are a good read for those wanting to figure out how to 'do something and then wait, and eventually people will flock to ME', however I still maintain an hour searching and reaching out to others, aiming for in person or other meetings, will be dozens (hundreds!) of times more effective than an hour 'tweaking your profile'.

Re: LinkedIn for Business – Why Bother?

GoodPeopleJapan — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:23:35 -0000

The power & benefit for the average person; Fortune 500 Employee through to Job Seeker (OK, I exclude people for whom 'Link Juice' makes their heart beat faster, though I think they are misinformed) has 20% to do with the stuff you mentioned - your presence and 'personal brand' (how people see you) and 80% to do with what is available for you to DO PROACTIVELY. What & how?

My philosophy (and I implore you) stop worrying about all the things outside your control on LinkedIn and Social Media like ‘tweaking your profile 100%!’ & ‘being found’, and do the hard yards (which just means take a bit of time & effort) and do three things consistently:

1. Regularly ask yourself and be able to articulate what you want out of business Networking. Never lose sight of the fact you are in fact just Networking toward a real & defined goal. Base all your business networking related activity on this.
2. Research, research, research: Industries, Companies, roles in Companies, People in those roles, People connected to People. I estimate 80-90% of people don’t do this at all, let alone effectively (excluding the most proactive of business development professionals, and any recruiter worth his salt of course).
3. Proactively reach out to people in a non-threatening, not ‘all about me’ way, don’t sell anything, just ‘Network’ to start with. Like you’re meeting, casually but professionally in person for the first time.

Multiply the above exponentially with ‘Massive Action’ – don’t do it 10-20 times, do it 100-200 times, do it constantly. Coupled with being very clear & concise how people can help you, over time & at the right time, you will grow exactly the type of network of people, real people with real relationships focused on how you can help each other, that you want to (see point 1.)

If your goal, because your an executive is largely about people in your Sales team doing the above ("not me"), then IMHO I believe it's your job to understand this process, teach & lead by example where possible.

LinkedIn, Social Media for business I suspect, is that simple, that misunderstood.

Re: 10 Things I Wish I Knew About Japanese Learning When I Was First Starting Out

GoodPeopleJapan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:57:50 -0000

You rock mate, really.