Mario Olckers

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and Social Media Strategy in South Africa

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

I came across a very insightful post over at Experience: The Blog where the author uses Maslow's hierarchy of needs to tease out some of the reasons for online behaviour, in this case why people join online communities. It is a very good analysis of the motivations behind people's behaviour ...

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Chinlone – Burmese acrobatic ball game – mega awesome!!!

Monday, June 30th, 2008

When I stayed in Burma (2001 - 2004), I had the opportunity to watch this amazing display of acrobatic skill and showmanship while travelling through the country as an ordained Buddhist monk from monastery to monastery. I got this in my Twine digest today, and you can see the write-up ...

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