The Fight For Your Ignorance Or Enlightenment

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Let me ask you a question, are you fighting for your ignorance or enlightenment?

I know, I know you are all screaming YES! YES! YES!  In reality though we are fighting for both on some level. In my day to day as a social media marketer and general technology enthusiast I often find myself on the receiving end of the blows shared out by many of you fighting for your ignorance. Ouch, don't get violent with me here. Just hear me out. Give me the chance to take you our of your ignorance this time.

Our fight for enlightenment is pretty obvious – many of us seek knowledge and we know exactly what it feels like. The fact that you are reading this blog means your are seeking enlightenment. Its the fight for ignorance that we can get very ignorant about and never even realize it. 

Let me be quick to admit that I have put up some valient fights for my ignorance, I am thankful today that I have lost some of them especially in the social media arena. One such example was when I was working on my system for updating my many social networks. I created a great system for updating my beloved networks using tarpipe.com and just as I was finishing the special beta offer for the latest & greatest tool in the social sphere ping.fm. It was threatened my newly constructed update system and I immediately felt the need to protect my system and my ignorance. To make a long story short, I actually got into Ping.fm and really, really loved it. It's actually still one of the things I rely on, to update my social networks.

Having that experience has taught me a valuable lesson. We live in a world today where we are going to be consistently bombarded with new stuff. Your fight for ignorance or enlightenment is going to be continuous, and ever fuzzy. You will need to have a good strategy or system to determine which fight is necessary at the appropriate time.

I am sure most of you can relate to watching someone who violently resisted getting a cell phone now being a big fan of the technology.

The world is getting smarter with each passing day. Are you

Are you fighting for the good ole time days and protecting outdated and broken systems?

Are you fighting to have resources dedicated to developing new systems and ideas? Are you ready to fail with new knowledge?

I charge you that as you go through this week, to develop a strategy to fight for your ignorance or enlightenment.

Corey Graham 2.0

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Podcast : Lisa Wickham Tells Her Story & Speaks About The Best Of The Caribbean Tales Film Festival 2010

 

This podcast features a talented and multi-faceted Trinidadian lady in Lisa Wickham. Lisa has been on TV in the twin island republic for most of her life gracing the screen from just 6 years of age.

Today she is the CEO of Imagine Media which includes :-

  • Ezone – Full service Productions Studio – TV shows, Music Videos, Advertisements, Corporate Features
  • Caribbean Film And Media Academy (CFMA) – Training Academy – Film, Video, Media
  • Ezone Management – Events, Public Relations

Over her life she has woren many hats which include TV host, Radio Announcer, Producer, Director, MC, Entrepreneur and the list goes on and on.

I catch up with Lisa Wickham at the Best of Caribbean Tales Film Festival 2010 in Barbados and she shares her perspective on marrying business with creativity talents in the Caribbean. She also talks about how her perspectives on making money in the Creative Industries in the Caribbean has changed in the last 5 – 6 years and she gives her thoughts of how it might develop in the coming years.

She also speaks about her current projects 

  • Ultimax.tv
  • Caribbean Film and Video Academy
  • Ezone Magazine

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P.S. Thanks to Precision Productions for allowing me to use the instrumental in this interview. The instrumental is from their Trinidad Carnival 2010 hit "I Pay For This (Road Mix)" sang by Farmer Nappy & Machel Montano HD.

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SciTech Expo Barbados 2010 Gets Going This Week

 

 

www.SciTechIsKewl.com

www.SciTechIsKewl.com

Science took over much of my younger years. When my peers were caught up reading novels, I was into the science books exploring and reading about great inventors especially the "light bulb man" Thomas Edison. He is one inventor I really respect. I also was into creating things. I always had some new project I was working on putting together or experimenting with when I should have been doing homework or studying to get an A instead of a B.

There were some good times, I remember borrowing my mother's face mirror to make a solar cooker and staying up till 4:30 am writing code for my computer game among many, many other  things. Not all of my experiments went right of course … like the time I got a new science kit. I was all excited intoxicated but all the new ideas and possibilities filling my head. Immediately I started to experiment. I remember the last thing I tried on that first day of receiving the kit was removing my night light from the socket and putting wires into the wall socket…. Before I continue let me just make it clear that my night light was only used because of security concerns from my parents. 

Now, about that final experiment of Day 1 of receiving the science kit. Actually I made an equation which captures what I learnt brilliantly. It taught me -

wires + wall socket + small fire + burned wall socket = unhappy parents + l,

where l  = licks to impart a lesson imparted by my loving parents – don't get caught experimenting

My experimenting today, is most publicly apparent on this blog. Those of you who are longstanding readers of my blog would know that it is a constant evolution, there is always something new. I would say though, that in the Caribbean we don't always get to be on the creative side of technology as most of our technology is imported and maintained. Personally, I believe in creativity and innovation and I believe that we have alot of potential in this area. As a result, I am happy to be involved with the online promotion of the SciTech Expo In Barbados through Drenalin Productions.

Today, I want to remove the official hat and talk to you outside of professional allegiances, because too often we limit creativity to music, dance and visual arts. If you believe that creativity and a spirit of innovation should exist in our Caribbean Community, make some time to become involved in the SciTech Expo if even as a guest interacting with primary, secondary and tertiary students, professionals and other like minded persons.

You can

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  • tweet about it
  • mention it to interested persons

See you later this week! Come and see exhibits in the area of agriculture, computer science, engineering, environment, medicine, health and technology

 

For More Information 

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Podcast : Dr. Ken Onu (Vincentian) Interviewed At The Caribbean Internet Marketing Summit (CIMS)

 

Dr. Ken Onu

 

 

This podcast features Dr Ken Onu, the only Caribbean man on the panel of presenters for the Caribbean Internet Marketing Summit. He shares with me his ideas of a new approach to education in the Caribbean and the internet can change our lives from a business perspective. Ken also tells us of his experience as the owner of the Popular Iguana Nite Club in St. Vincent.

You can find out more about Ken here - http://www.kenonu.com/

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Bajan Entertainers Time To Talk

Later today the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is reaching out to the members of the Barbados music scene to come and discuss their ideas and thoughts on the Barbados Music Scene. No matter what role you play you are invited.

I might not be able to make it but I will like to share the following thoughts. In one simple statement.

The internet with all its websites and services is now the world's largest record label. It only shelves artiste who don't participant and cuts very lucrative deals for those who are smart enough to learn its ways. Corey Graham 2.0

Here is an excerpt from Andrea King of The NCF,

Entertainers’ time to talk
2010 has opened with a flurry of entertainment activity, with outstanding performances at the BMA Awards and the Barbados Jazz Festival. What has been most heartening are the comments from international industry officials, who are hailing our local talent.
But in spite of the praises which are being showered, questions remain about the state of the Barbados music industry.

On Thursday, February 4 
At 6.00 p.m. 
Bump and Wine Café
Bridgetown

The NCF is inviting all participants in the music sector  to come have their say about the challenges they face, their expectations, and how to help chart the way forward.

Work Smart,

Corey Graham 2.0

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