As I’ve been searching, reading, playing, and harnessing the Internet, I’ve realized that fundamentally, the ‘net is ugly. Maybe this is because most websites are created in structured markup language and optimized for being indexed, but what about aesthetics? In product design, there is a balance in form vs. function. Some products are designed beautifully [...]
Category: Technology
I need your help to aggregate the future. Yes, together, I believe we can help create a global database of thoughts about the future. I like thinking big. Imagine putting “futurist” on your resume. Let’s make it happen. FutureMeme.org Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful according [...]
The image below is based on a recent Forrestor study:
In the current issue of Wired Magazine (Jul 2008), there is a fascinating article by Chris Anderson, the editor in chief of Wired entitled, The End of Theory. Chris points out that scientists have always relied on hypothesis and experimentation but now in the era of massive data, there’s a better way…. mining that data. [...]
I thought I would stop into the Apple Store in Soho, NY (Prince St.) to pick up a new iPhone 3G on my way to the office. I knew there probably would be a line, but didn’t realize the magnitude. I counted over 135 people in line from just my vantage point but I’m sure [...]
I’d like to pose a challenge to all entrepreneurs or established companies who are looking to increase their distribution (and business) in the digital media world. I’m friendly advising someone/company that has legal access to over 750,000 US Internet users and we are trying to come up with new ways to monetize the audience. Distribution [...]
It’s been a debate in the past about whether or not you should build your infrastructure on someone else’s turf. I’d say the “Berlin Wall” is falling in this debate as API’s are one of the causes of this paradigm shift. Today, Summize was rumored to have been acquired by Twitter. This blog post isn’t [...]
Apparently, Admob is about to “mint money” as VentureBeat hypes. Admob has served 30.665 billion worldwide impressions (what is an impression?) which sounds like quite a lot. Like I’ve said many times previous, mobile marketing using SMS is almost like email marketing in the mid-90s. Every morning, I receive a Yahoo Weather update (not sure [...]
