The World is Shrinking. . . As If You Hadn’t Noticed
This morning I checked my email to find a very nice note from the publisher of a book I discussed some time ago.
My Post was about fonts for comprehension, and this fellow added some details of interest to most of my readers. You can check out the post here.
What is very cool about the internet is how easily we can extend our reach.
- Yesterday I made ginger syrup for a Thanksgiving drink, and had ginger pieces strained from the syrup. The recipe said to throw them away, but I knew they would be great in a recipe calling for a cup of candied ginger. Thirty seconds later, I have 3 recipes to choose from. I use up the ginger and have a batch of ginger cookies.
- Last night, a business associate asks for a Term Sheet, and in a few minutes of research I have five samples from which to work.
- Last year, I was researching plastics. I traced a plastic material from a product I found in the drugstore, to the manufacturer of that product, to the supplier of the plastic I needed which was used in that product. An industrial engineer at the manufacturing firm pointed me to the supplier they used.
- A few years ago, I needed some help to prove the source of a Trademark. The author of a math textbook could be found on the web, and he graciously sent me a quote about the mathematical nugget from whence the trademark came.
- Back in 1996, I needed a picture of Ruggiero Ricci for my website. Ruggiero Ricci is a famous violinist who was professor emeritus with the University of Michigan. An email request resulted in the lend of two pictures (this was back when most of us didn’t have scanners in our offices).
How cool is this? The internet allows us to go beyond proving our “Six Degrees of Separation.”
Anyone facile with a search engine and a bit of education in the topic can find just about anything. Even a perfect pair of shoes . . . try Zappos.com .
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