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Here’s To The Crazy One
Oct 7, ’11
10:42 PM
Here’s to the Crazy Ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world – are the ones who do.
Making Music Mobile
Sep 15, ’11
12:02 AM
One of the smartest things about web services are the APIs, which let you take data or content from one service and wrap it up in experience from another service. Mashing services together often results in the whole being significantly greater than the sum of the parts. Take for instance, Instagr.am, which combines cool photo filtering along with an instant network to share your photos. Then, make all of these photos accessible by exporting them to them available through popular social networks that everyone uses like Facebook and Twitter and you have the ability to expose your photos to a much wider audience. You can embed your Instagr.am photos nearly anywhere making it effortless to amplify the reach of your photos.
I believe the next big API target is music. With services like Pandora, Last.fm, Rdio and Spotify, there are no shortages of companies who see the potential in social music. The beauty is that sharing music is something people have been doing for decades, through mix tapes, going to concerts and loaning CDs to each other. The behavior doesn’t need to change in order for it to work; rather, the technology needs to catch up with how consumers expect to discover new tracks.
The Internet of Things
Jul 20, ’11
12:54 AM
As the world becomes more and more connected, the number of ways we connect increases. Not only will computers talk to other computers, we now have phones, tablets and other devices that will be all connected. But we’re just getting started. Imagine everything from alarm clocks to cars to kitchens knowing how to respond based on what’s going on in your life, real time. This is just the beginning of the semantic web.
The State of Twitter
Jul 19, ’11
11:46 AM
With the introduction of Google+ and its asymmetric follow philosophy, some think Twitter may suffer some loss of users. The ability to follow anyone and have public/circle-based posts with threaded conversations makes the interactions more compelling without the Twitter’s 140 character restrictions. My view is Google+ is best at content sharing, while Twitter still rules for content discovery. While Google+ has yet to develop a monetization plan, Twitter is firing on all cylinders. For more insight, check out this video featuring Twitter CEO Dick Costolo who remains clearly bullish on the platform.
