Sunday, January 01, 2006
One of the joys of living in Northeast Ohio is our very active blogging community. Our Blogger-in-Chief, George Nemeth (author of Brewed Fresh Daily), keeps his eyes out for new stuff on the web.
The first one caught my eye. A couple of years ago in China, I met a young Japanese corporate consultant who was a BIG fan of Romanian pop music. (Imagine the scene: I was in a Chinese taxicab, speaking English to a Japanese consultant telling me about Romanian pop music.)
"The Numa Numa Dance. New Jersey 19-year-old Gary Brolsma found Internet fame when he not only lip-synched, but did a slick choreographed routine—albeit without leaving his chair—to 'Dragostea Din Tei,' a dance track by Romanian pop trio O-Zone."
I click on the video and nearly fell off my chair. View it for yourself. (You can get a little more of ths history here.)
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One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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