Words Worth Thinking About

n a recent Sunday, I was listening to my friend and brother talk incessantly about World of Warcraft.
I was just starting to get frustrated by the conversation when, between the "there's dozens of gankers outside Karazhan" and "the DRUID just ninja'ed another blue," I heard something that I not only understood, but that made a lot of sense to me.
It was in that moment that I learned that online game communities have ecosystems much like the ecosystems that I work with every day. These ecosystems can be your greatest strength as an entrepreneur (or as a rogue in WoW) – but they require conformity to a basic set of rules.

Three rules for building and maintaining an ecosystem – real or virtual:
1. Cry more, noob
This was my favorite rule especially as it applies to start-ups. It was translated to me as, "don't start by complaining about game mechanics before you know how the game works. Ask questions and get guidance before you assume the game is broken. Most likely the problem is that you do not know how to play the game. If you are inexperienced, show some humility – be willing to learn."

2. Pay it Forward
"Don't ask until you have helped others. People are more inclined to help you once they know you and see you as part of their ecosystem."

Simple and beautifully said.

3. There are no good secrets

Oh, man, this one was great – and so counter-intuitive. These two were chatting away about all of the game secrets. They shared their learning from within WoW and from the many postings outside of Wow (yes, these two are real game geeks). They were actively tapping in to each other's genius – in order to help themselves and to solve the problem set of the day.

Trip to Dolalghat...awesome

was kinda sick the previous day....plan to Dolalghat was on the nxt day ie 4th of Aug,Saturday ...early at 8 o' clock. the thought of getting up early in the morning didnt excite me..
my dad woke me up around 6 o' clock...then finally..after hours of stretching and struggling i got up from my bed around 7:45...i called my frens and i too decided that i'll be goin... then we all geared up and headed off around 9am..picked up boogie at koteshwor...
our 1st stop was at bhaktapur...we clicked some pics and Of course we did drink some juices too....someone bought specially for us(me, boogie n ashim n prawesh)...
then we had our lunch at dhulikhel resort...awesome place with fabulous views and of course my cool buddies...
oooh goodness....highway was too dusty....my hair was blown into some big weird puffy kinda hairdo....u can see in the pic which is 'in process'..haha
well...finally we reached dolaghat....
oh boy oh boy.....it was great fun with all the water n sand n good company......guys drank n drank again and joked..and me too had a lil drink later...while returning...hehe..........ALL IN ALL -- TERRIFIC TRIP.

Everybody's Bin Looking!

Dear associate,

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Bin Sleepin, Bin Loafin, Bin Goofin, Bin Lunchin, Bin Drinkin and Bin Butt-Kissin have all been taken into custody. At this time, no one fitting the description of the seventh cell member, Bin Workin, has been found.

We are confident that anyone who looks like he's Bin Workin will be very easy to spot.

You are obviously not a suspect at this time. So keep on doing what you Bin Doin!

Thanks,
Bin Administrating