Virtual Cortex: Al Tepper

I suppose it is an issue of quality time, flexibil...

2012-05-27T07:21:35.248+01:00

I suppose it is an issue of quality time, flexibility and fun. Personally i'd rather have time for a leisurely read in the sun or in the garden and i appreciate being able to read one of each occasionally of the guardian, independent, times, telegraph, observer, etc.

let's hope those days are not over. At the doctor's, dentists i'd see some equality articles, come across some random ideas. A good thorough read, paper copy to save, file the whole paper, cut out, refer to. There's place for everything. But not all digital, please. Same goes for books. we need quality paper and quality journalism, as well as quality time rather than filling it up with all this digital and social stuff - they are only handy tools when needed.

Hi John Many thanks for your comment. Alas I am u...

2012-01-03T22:29:03.003+00:00

Hi John

Many thanks for your comment. Alas I am unable to assist at this time due to a conflict of interest with an existing client.

One tip though, what does a distributor get for their franchise fee? What are the benefits that money brings? Add as much value as possible. Sell that!

All the best

Al

Following redundancy & a couple of false start...

2012-01-03T13:13:58.323+00:00

Following redundancy & a couple of false starts, I have set up a new business at www.lifecardsgroup.co.uk to produce money-saving discount cards for people to use in their own home town as a way to help them through the current economic times. I need to appoint distributors across the UK. If you could view the site & come up with a strategy to help recruit distributors, that would be great.
John Ridgwell, Lifecardsgroup.co.uk

Hi Al, Thanks for the link. i think we agree mo...

2011-07-14T15:22:15.281+01:00

Hi Al,

Thanks for the link.

i think we agree more than disagree. when i say it's going to be worse, i mean short-term, as in the next few years. in the long, papers have to change, and murdoch leaving - taking his subsidy money with him - will hasten the process of change.

i too am optimistic about what will eventually emerge - probably many more smaller organisations doing specific things, rather than huge orgs trying to do everything and serve everyone. i don't think Huff Po is a particularly good model though. It's highly dependent on existing news media for content (it is parasitic), and it doesn't pay its contributors. Journalists have to eat. I can see why Murdoch has been pi***ed off with aggregators stealing his content. It's not right, though i don't know what the alternative is. I'm not in favour of paywalls, as I wrote here: http://www.theschiller.com/2010/01/walls-in-the-mind/

Ben

And I have to say, write more posts ;) From "...

2011-07-04T03:49:17.214+01:00

And I have to say, write more posts ;) From "Land To back to water" and "He who has SCUBA gear is king"... smart! ;)

Since time began, when new methods of communicatio...

2011-06-27T00:57:08.809+01:00

Since time began, when new methods of communications were/are invented society has had to change. Visual, verbal, non-verbal (body-language, gestures... eyebrows!) and written communications are all driven by emotion. It's the ability of the human race to express and interpret said communications that is invariably in question. That said it can also be the lack of appropriate and authentic communication which leads to misinterpretation which therefore invariably leads to complication.

The internet is, in fact, just a massive pot of emotion harnessed in and travelling via technology. Even behind every piece of knowledge there is the emotion that drove that piece of knowledge to be found and another emotion that drove the finder to find it...

I raise a glass and an eyebrow to this wonderful man Mr Al Tepper and emotion in general. However tied up you are on the Internet always be alive always feel and don't be frightened to show it :) May all you do online be authentic, appropriate and sustainable. After all, there is an art to raising an eyebrow!

And if you want to know where we will all be in another ten years... I bet you anything Al knows n all :)

James, what kind words :) Thanks mate :) George, ...

2011-06-15T21:04:57.911+01:00

James, what kind words :) Thanks mate :)

George, I possibly could, Does it need to be wider? The human eye tracks approx 7 words in a row comfortably hence the existence of newspaper columns etc. Thoughts?

Can you make this page any narrower?

2011-06-15T21:02:13.477+01:00

Can you make this page any narrower?

Al has an incredibly dynamic mind, is a deep think...

2011-06-15T20:47:01.812+01:00

Al has an incredibly dynamic mind, is a deep thinker and quite simply one of the best presenters I have ever seen- (and I've seen a few good 'uns!) James Wheatcroft

To me the meaning of life is to have fun. Because ...

2011-06-10T23:50:10.840+01:00

To me the meaning of life is to have fun. Because if you get to the point where you are having fun it means you have mastered enigmas and traumas that life brings. You have to work hard in life at having fun and enjoying yourself because the shit times happen without you doing anything at all! :)

One event that has given meaning to my life is is having met and getting to know Al.

I have "The Most Must Be Ignored At All Cost&...

2011-05-12T16:15:33.004+01:00

I have "The Most Must Be Ignored At All Cost" song.

Don't understand politics much, but totally ge...

2011-03-22T00:10:18.495+00:00

Don't understand politics much, but totally get what you're saying. I agree.

Would certainly give the Royal Wedding a run for their money!

God I hate politics!

Hehehe it's hard to see the machine for all th...

2011-03-20T22:09:09.601+00:00

Hehehe it's hard to see the machine for all the sausages ;)

Mrs Chris has Duran Duran on telly singing live. ...

2011-03-20T21:51:39.011+00:00

Mrs Chris has Duran Duran on telly singing live. Now that's the worst song ever. Damn, just did PR for Le Bon...

Thanks :) Just hard to see this one working...good...

2011-03-01T22:53:27.893+00:00

Thanks :) Just hard to see this one working...good effort though :)

Great post as always Al, totally agree with you on...

2011-03-01T22:48:31.129+00:00

Great post as always Al, totally agree with you on this one.

Hi Sam, Thanks for the invitation to input and I...

2011-01-06T20:50:41.838+00:00

Hi Sam,

Thanks for the invitation to input and I relish the chance to do so. Have had some thoughts and would like to email them to you. Email me and I shall email you back my thoughts :) altepper at gmail.com

Cheers, Namaste

Al

Hi Alex, my name is Sam and I run PricePie - an et...

2011-01-06T14:59:23.338+00:00

Hi Alex, my name is Sam and I run PricePie - an ethical organisation which encourages and enables companies to show their customers how much profit they make on the sale of each good/service. We've had quite a lot of interest so far and are about to launch our first service with our first customer, however I'd be interested to hear your comments. Thanks!

Thanks Saul :)

2011-01-05T10:52:27.624+00:00

Thanks Saul :)

Getting them talking: as we say in the States, &qu...

2011-01-05T09:55:49.218+00:00

Getting them talking: as we say in the States, "there's no such thing as bad publicity."
I like this - "...Whether we buy it or not, we talk about it, share it..." Amen.

Absolutely agree Al. The first thing Cleggy and C...

2010-12-30T21:43:58.104+00:00

Absolutely agree Al. The first thing Cleggy and Co should have been planning is how to bring to coalition down on their terms in a safe way. If they haven't been (and if Mr Cable's comments are anything to go by, they have been) then more fools they cos, as you say, it's a question of when, not if. All you can influence is how.

Bingo! Great points Carol :)

2010-10-11T00:36:51.407+01:00

Bingo! Great points Carol :)

Luke 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be...

2010-10-11T00:03:07.840+01:00

Luke 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

This is not about finding answers; to me it is about finding questions.

Ultimately it is the questions that are important in life, the answers don't really matter. Once you understand this there is total freedom of thought.

Selwyn, huh. Your parents were fans of Ezra Pound ...

2010-08-20T15:22:19.965+01:00

Selwyn, huh. Your parents were fans of Ezra Pound perhaps or are you distantly related to Selwyn Image?

In any event. I'd love to brainstorm with you about how to provide greentech startups with services they need in a way that doesn't break their bank account.

Hi Razwana Thanks for visiting, hope you enjoy :)...

2010-07-20T23:54:46.625+01:00

Hi Razwana

Thanks for visiting, hope you enjoy :) I'd like to know mor about your question, and am sure I can assist...email me? altepper at gmail dot com?

Cheers

Al