Archive for December, 2009

Do you think that religion is a top-down approach to know the Truth, science being bottom-up?

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Will Science arrive at the truth at the end?

I don’t think religion is an approach to know the truth, it’s a way to seal your mind off from confronting initially unpleasant realities. If you need it to live, that’s your crutch to carry, but don’t pretend like it’s truth-seeking.

What’s the best social media approach to gaining ground for a new business?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

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Dare I say… all. In fact, I’ve been working on this very thing for a business I’m launching in February. In fact, I would argue that social networks are the best thing to have happened to the small-business world because this form of communication is cheap and wonderfully targeted.

Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter, among others, allow you to spread messages without spending a penny (except your time, and I’m not underplaying that). My suggestion is to start with the basics: Create a personal account on Facebook and then a fan page. Begin by testing such things as coupons, special offers for "friends", etc. You can do similar marketing on Twitter, targeting those who are following you. You’ll find that each social network has its own culture: MySpace is great for music and the arts; LinkedIn is better for business services than products; Facebook requires some care and feeding to stand out in the clutter; Twitter can be very noisy. As you spend more time with them, you’ll be able to test which services work best for you.

I find that one of the best ways to use any social network is for you to provide information to your followers or friends. Presumably, if you are starting a new business, you have some expertise in that area; help people understand different aspects of the industry or the service. For instance, if you are opening a muffler shop, you might create a blog (distributed across the social networks, of course) about car emissions, CAFE standards, costs of repairs at different stages, hot new cars, etc. Have fun with it, and you’ll find that your potential friends and customers will engage with you.

One note: These take a bit of time to build properly, so start several months early, if possible.

Is the US judicial system supposed to be corrective or punishing?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

If the US judicial system is supposed to be based on a corrective approach rather them a punishing approach where does the constitution or other hard evidence back this up?

Are you talking about the criminal justice system? Very often it is neither, because many who commit crimes are never made to account for them.

Master grad with interest in Web development. Suggestions on how to apply for job?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

I do have a Masters grad. But I do not really have any solid experience in JAVA and Web development. Thought I am interested in the field, I am experienced only for about 6 months in it. Any help on who to approach, how to apply for jobs, websites to search from, where to submit resumes etc. ?

Many thanks.

You will need more experience than that to actually get a well paid web development job. First, volunteer your time and skills to companies looking for people to build websites for free. With a masters degree and 6 month experience, they’ll think you’re a steal. Get more experience thru there if possible.

If this is not an option, then look at job sites such as indeed.com, monster.com, dice.com and look for entry-level web development jobs.

I have a marketable skill but do not have any formal business training. How do I approach a banker for a loan?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

I appreciate everyone’s input but I am trying to get some specifics along the lines of a business plan and other stuff like that.

There are many bankers. Just approach one and see what happens. Maybe even record what’s being said.
Based on what happens and what you learn from it, approach a second one, rinse and repeat till you run out of bankers.

How to approach a Film director / producer with desired technical knowledge?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Yes. I want to approach a film director to discuss some technicalities for which they should give immediate response to discuss in person. Which is that technical would help me to get a chance to discuss with him directly. Or What could be the technical or technology discussion they would like to have in person..?

Your answer would be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Well first of all whats the information that would be so important?

2, if you dont work for someone that does consulting they probably have all the consultants they want. you would have to be someone that knows something no one else knows and a director/producer and the company he or she works for wouldnt know, or know how to get ahold of.

good luck

As a science fair project, you want to launch an 600 g model rocket straight up and hit a horizontally moving?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

As a science fair project, you want to launch an 600 g model rocket straight up and hit a horizontally moving target as it passes 35 m above the launch point. The rocket engine provides a constant thrust of 15.0 N. The target is approaching at a speed of 15 m/s. At what horizontal distance between the target and the rocket should you launch?

This is a good one. As you know f = Ma most of the time. And I’m guessing most answers will use this. But that’s not the case for rockets.

The force-accelerated mass M = m + m(t); where m is the fixed body mass and m(t) is the fuel mass. m(t) is a function of time as the fuel burns away at a rate of dm(t)/dt < 0, which means losing fuel mass over time of burn.

For your rocket, f = dP/dt = d(Mv)/dt = dM/dt v + M dv/dt is in effect; where dM/dt = d(m + m(t))/dt = dm(t)/dt; so that f = dm(t)/dt v + (m + m(t)) dv/dt = dm(t)/dt v + m(t) dv/dt + m dv/dt = dm(t)/dt v + (m(t) + m) dv/dt = 15 Newton (preferable units are kg-m/sec^2). P = Mv is the linear momentum of your rocket and dP/dt = f is the change in that momentum over time, which we define as force.

Thus, a <> f/M, as you are probably suggesting. In fact, for the kind of intercept precision you’d need, a = dv/dt = [f - dm(t)/dt v]/[m(t) + m]. Notice that this latter becomes a = f/M if m(t) = constant so that dm(t)/dt = 0. But, alas, that’s not the way rockets work, they lose most of their initial mass by buring away that fuel. That has to be taken into account…especially when trying to intercept another moving body.

If you are really going to do this at a science fair, you need to do more physics. You will also need to take air drag into account because that increases as the square of the velocity. And your intercept velocity will be significant. Finally, guidance, what will keep your rocket on the straight and narrow? What if there are wind gusts?

If you are just doing an incomplete think piece, find the time to climb t for getting to 35 m above the launch site. That can be found from h = 35 m = 1/2 at^2; where a = f/M = 15/.6. Solve for t = sqrt(2ah). Then the rocket needs to be launched when the target is D = vt = 15*t meters from the impact point above the launch pad.

But, and this is a big BUT, you’ll likely miss the target if you fail to include the burn rate and other factors I’ve mentioned earlier.

What are the differences between marketing approach & marketing process?

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Can anyone explain this to me as I am a little bit confuse about this. Thanks.

I think the best way to think of it is like this.

Your marketing approach is your "Strategy".
Your marketing process is your "Tactics".

Now what does that mean?

My plan is to get more customers.

My strategies to do that are…

Direct mail
Sales reps
Newspaper ads
Radio ads
and so on.

See these are all different strategies.

My tactics for direct mail are…

Find a list of my target prospects from the age of 18-34, male, that
have purchased a similar product.

This will be a two step campaign.
Mail, response via 1-800 or Online, mail or download
second piece.

Follow up calls for 1-800
Follow up for autoresponer

Things to consider…
Copy for mail piece
What is my most wanted response?
Copy for download piece.
Copy for 1-800 voice mail
Copy for follow up calls
Copy for autoresponder
Delivery systems
Payment systems
and so on…

See these are some of the tactics to accomplish one of my strategies.

This is all abbreviated, but hopefully you get the idea.

Hope that helped.

Structural interaction approch, social conflict approch, structural functional approach?

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

What is "symbolic interaction approach", "the social conflict approach", "the structural functional approach"? in sociology… cite some examples each please… and which is better to use? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this approaches.

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Ron_ Weber’s System Development Model Approach?

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Help me out!

Buy the book and read it. I’d bet that’s what he wants you to do.