Over the past three months, I've shed 4 stones by following a water fast. This is a personal account of my journey to a fitter body and better health, achieved in a surprisingly short time. Read more – ‘System reboot, a personal account’.
I’m honored to be hosting today’s hashtag #socialmedia #sm104 chat on Twitter, from 12pm — 1pm ET. The topic will be “Re-Shaping the Purchasing Process: The Rise of Social Retailing” Of course, social retailing has always existed at the local level, through people-based businesses like the market and mom-and-pop convenience stores. Even larger retailers like Nordstrom’s [...] Read more – ‘Hosting Hashtag Social Media on Social Commerce’.
“Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things — with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.” –Corazon Aquino Ang araw bago sumikat nakikita muna’y banaag. (Early dawn precedes sunrise.) For the past year, I have been collaborating with [...] Read more – ‘Early dawn precedes sunrise: traveling to the Philippines’.
Crisis Camp Haiti in Miami, originally uploaded by alexdecarvalho. Whenever I take a step back to reflect on the past two years, I realize with a great sense of accomplishment how far I’ve come, and with a great sense of humility how little any of it had to do with me. These 24 months have [...] Read more – ‘Moments give reason to the season’.
How time flies … my last post was months ago, way back in June … What happened in between? Well, among other things, - A book deal with McGraw-Hill, co-authored by Gary Bahadur and Jason Inasi – Lots of travel abroad and a great cross-country trip (thanks to Scott Monty and Gwen Peake at Ford) – [...] Read more – ‘Clearing the cobwebs’.
It turns out someone has been sending out employment offers around the world promising a job at the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in the UK. The letters are signed “Alex de Carvalho”. For the record, I am not the Alex de Carvalho in question. I do not work for the Holiday Inn, I do not [...] Read more – ‘419 fraud from Alex de Carvalho, UK Holiday Inn Hotels, Kensington Forum’.
corcovado Originally uploaded by alexdecarvalho One of the advantages of traveling on a major holiday is that no one else does, and so my flight to Rio was empty as my calendar turned its page to 2010 at 30,000 feet. Corcovado (the Christ the Redeemer statue) is an inspiration to many for religious reasons. Standing [...] Read more – ‘Soaring’.
You brought joy to those you touched. You had an irresistible charm borne of innocent mischief. You saw yourself as more human than cat, and made your presence felt despite not speaking much. You participated in everything and your curiosity knew no bounds. You were a peacemaker and a soother. You ruled the house and [...] Read more – ‘In memoriam, Kashmir, 1998–2009’.
Panel on “Breaking Boundaries: Mobile Web Access in Emerging Economies,” with: G Kofi Annan — Annansi LLC Charles McCathieNevile — Opera Software Matt Womer — World Wide Web Consortium David Rogers — OMTP Ltd In many regions, the mobile phone is the primary tool for Web access. As mobile Web connections increase in developing nations the [...] Read more – ‘Breaking Boundaries: Mobile Web Access in Emerging Economies’.
Last year flew by and I didn’t get the chance to spend time with family and friends in Brazil during the holidays. Instead, I spent a week in Israel, right as the war started. I’m in Brazil now, though, and I look forward to meeting a number of people I’ve corresponded with on Twitter. Social [...] Read more – ‘How’s the social media scene in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo?’.
My mind is filled with questions as I ponder the history, culture, and current events of the region. I’ve heard so many positives and negatives, and it is with a great sense of curiosity and excitement that I travel to Israel and Jordan next week. In particular, I am anxious to meet some people from [...] Read more – ‘A week in Israel and Jordan’.
This has been a turbulent year by most accounts, so I spent Thanksgiving remembering those who stuck by me through thick and thin: Brian Breslin has been a constant friend as well as a partner in organizing RefreshMiami, BarCampMiami and building StartPR. When I struck out on my own earlier this year, Brian lent me office [...] Read more – ‘Gratitude is the memory of the heart’.
surrender originally uploaded by alexdecarvalho. I’m giving back my Mac today. The contract unequivocally requires property to be returned and so it is that I’m giving the Mac back at some point today. Mind you, about six months ago I’d never used a Mac before and the almost prohibitive price had always kept me at bay. [...] Read more – ‘On the surrender of a beloved Mac’.
Tue 18/10/2005 15:12 Forum on the sustainability of Brazil’s economic growth Quick summary of a day-long forum on the political, fiscal and monetary policies, choices and issues in sustaining economic growth in Brazil: - Growth has been strong but has not matched ‘Asian Tigers’ levels; - Despite social advances, much remains to be done to [...] Read more – ‘Brazil: challenges ahead’.
