Team Tempo - FEEL YOUR TEMPO

Trash To Treasure

By Angeli Castillo

Have you ever had a childhood obsession with collectibles? Bottle caps, Pokemon cards, baseball cards, action figures? One man not only had such an obsession, he turned it into a fulfilling career.

Women are never too old to own a dollie – and a handcrafted one at that! Thanks to local crafter Maggie Tuite, the magic of dollies will never disappear. Maggie has been creating dollies off and on for a number of years but has been involved in it full time for nine months. She calls her creations Dollie Day Dreams.

Funky Camels

Team Tempo

By Neena Rai

I first met Bahrain-based Dutch artist Sita Dotinga at Art Abu Dhabi last year. From the beginning, I was intrigued by her very Indian-sounding name, and it turns out that Sita is a Dutch name as well. Not having come across many Dutch artists in the region, I welcomed the opportunity to know her better.

The Marketing Race

Team Tempo

By Ian Mason

I like to think of myself as a modern guy. But when it comes to marketing, I have arrived at the awful realisation that I am decidedly pre-historic.

As a marketing professional, this equates to disaster. I was like the proverbial ostrich with its head in the sand, naively thinking the phenomenon that is social media was a passing fad – if I stayed buried long enough, it would pass over and we’d return to the traditional mainstream media I am so familiar with.

Doh!

Policy not Policing

Team Tempo

By Abbas Alidina

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard someone say “we don’t need a social media policy. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social networking sites are blocked in the office”.

This type of statement is usually a recipe for disaster. We can no longer bury our heads in the sand and avoid social media in the workplace.

The Fan Girl

Team Tempo

By Rohith Bhat

There are not a lot of things in this beautiful world that I hate. Ok, that’s a complete lie. I’m actually disappointed that 2012 went by so peacefully. Never again will I trust the good name of internet promises (read rumours) of mass destruction.

But in my long list of cursed things – which includes traffic jams, clowns, politicians, flying monkeys and Robert Patterson – a new breed of nuisance has entered and now contends for the top position with movie vampires….. FAN GIRLS!!!

medical media

Team Tempo

By Dr. DMS- A Doc from the Bronx

There is a tight connection between medicine and social media. Many doctors have Facebook, Twitter, and other accounts. However, there is a whole social media scene just for us; sites that require the input of our credentials for verification before we can join. Once we’re in, it’s a whole scene for ‘our eyes only’.

Couch pervs, it’s not what you’re thinking. There is a wealth of forums by doctors for doctors. The subject matter varies from educational information to advice from peers (“Had this case yesterday….. What would you do?”) to physician personal matters.

Puppet Theatre

Team Tempo

By Hana Makki

Once upon a time in a faraway desert, there was a sparkling metropolis filled with people from the lands of the world. Many people would come through; some would stay, and some would go.

GLOBAL WARMING

Team Tempo

By Sana Bagersh

In February 2012, Abu Dhabi unveiled a new utility bill for water and electricity that provides customers with more information on their usage: such as what the government subsidises, along with an indication of whether usage was within the ideal (green), or greater than the ideal (red). This is a radically innovative idea to ‘nudge’ people out of their complacency and ‘empower’ them (yes, empower them) into making the right decisions.