January 2008
103 posts
1 tag
Pew Internet: Teens and Social Media →
Pew Internet has produced yet another invaluable study in helping us understand how the Internet is changing our society, this time focusing on Teens. I found this quote particularly interesting, seeing as it is counter to many current stereotypes: “However, we have yet to see compelling evidence that these highly wired teens are abandoning offline engagement with extracurricular activities...
only in california: skinny jeans sagging off the butt.
December 2007
98 posts
Harvard Business Predictions for 2008 →
“What is Innovation Overdrive? First, the gnawing sense that even though...”
– Bill Taylor, Harvard Business
VC's New Math: Does Less = More? - WSJ.com →
Interesting article in the WSJ about how VC’s are now investing in smaller increments and giving more control over to the entrepreneur.
“Whether customers may copy their CDs onto their computers — an act at the...”
– washingtonpost.com
The future of music →
Bob Lefestz explains why DRM is crap and how the music industry might (read: will) look very different in the not too distant future. Personally, I think eMusic is leading the way to the future with their fixed monthly fees for an allotted number of downloads that are completely DRM free. The only downfall will be if they continue to only focus on Indie labels (which they have to because of the...
Los Gatos theater 60% full of high school kids. Entertainment in itself.
@dancecarbuzz, start it up again. i’m already following you…
Wired News - AP News →
Interesting story about how many of the most prestigious universities are opening their curriculum and courses to anyone, not just paying students. You can find the initiative, started by MIT, at OpenCourseWare.
Enjoying life via the web
My random question of the day is whether or not the web allows us (i.e. me) to enjoy life more or less? I’ve noticed that I now feel as if I always have to carry a camera with me (and sometimes a video camera as well) so that I can capture all the fun, exciting, tragic, and beautiful moments in my life and share them on the web. I also feel the need to communicate through text what...
Coffee: Want A Thriving Coffee Shop? Open Next To... →
This is counter to conventional wisdom that Starbucks is evil and is ruining the mom-and-pop coffee shop culture. In fact, it seems that Starbucks is actually creating a culture of coffee lovers, which will only help the mom-and-pop industry.
Just watched The Puffy Chair. Pretty, pretty, pretty good. That is to say it wasn’t bad.
Fat Tire tastes like it’s dirty.
On the road again for work. More in-home interviews. Watching 30 rock. Not bad.
terrible experience watching video on NBC.com
The network sites could learn a thing or two from Youtube, Vimeo, etc. These sites make it so easy to watch video that I don’t even have to think much about what I’m doing. Contrast that with NBC (I’m trying to catch up on The Office). NBC’s site seems tailored for advertisers, not consumers, which is a major problem for both. Here are a few problems with the site:...
“A few tips on blogging from David Armano:
1. Find your voice
2. Do something...”
– David Armano, Logic + Emotion
Verdict: got my self some jalepeno beef stix. Amazing.
Picking up some prime rib from Los Gatos Meats. Should I pick up some jerky as well?
Don't think about it, just write - Telegraph →
Interesting article from the Telegraph in the UK about Tumblr.
WatchThis turned a song I hate into an enjoyable experience. Go here to see in full HD resolution : http://www.vimeo.com/445255
Terrible retail experience at Teavana.
Farmers market. Menlo park. Accordian player. Why?
“Writer Sam Anderson maintains that the bottom of your queue of movies to rent...”
– Sam Anderson, quoted in Everything is Miscellaneous
Tis the Season →
When I was a kid I always loved the holiday season for the commercials. It’s the one time of the year when Fred Flintstone let Barney Rubble eat some Fruity Pebbles. All year he’d be a total jerk and take them away, but once a year santa would say “tis the season” and Flintstone would let him have some. And the Clydesdales would come in with their wagon full of Bud and the...
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a few of my favorite things →
The Holidays have me in a mood to share (and be shared with) so I’m going to list a few books I’m currently reading and a few blogs I read regularly (I’m currently up to 50 blogs I follow regularly. Is that too many?? How many do you follow?) Books:
Everything is Miscellaneous by David Weinberger: great book about how the web is changing the way in which we make meaning and...
Just ate an adequate meal that was way over priced. Not a good feeling.
In a military compound doing interviews.
Some Strong Comments →
I was talking with a colleague of mine today, Lawrence Neisler, and this is what he said, “We had a big win yesterday. I was in a client meeting and they told me that they had some input about their web site from a disgruntled former employee. On her laundry list of the company’s failings was their new web site. She called it ‘barf-y.’ Fortunately, everyone from the client started laughing.” My...
Down near monteray. Beautiful. Doing in-home interviews all day.
Peanut Butter Needs Jelly →
A lot of times we loose track and forget about how a beautiful unity can produce something that makes you stop and think. It’s a simple concept. “two great tastes that taste great together”. We’ll call it the “Reese’s Effect”. It applies to tons of things if you think about it. What would peanut butter be without jelly? What would Ren be with out Stimpy?...
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