May 2012
2 posts
More than half of those under 35 are concerned...
Does that sound high to you?
Euro RSCG conducted this global study on attitudes toward consumption. Something that stood out to me, apart from the fact that almost half of people across the globe feel that they consume too much, is that the young, under 35 set seems to already feel like they wasted money consuming things they didn’t need.
I wonder, is this because they are closer in...
April 2012
3 posts
Building a better "me"
From The Atlantic
…whether or not we’re living in unprecedented times is a matter of debate…
Take a read of this article from the Atlantic about how we use the supercomputer in our pockets to optimize ourselves.
Evolution is an awfully slow way to improve, it requires a lot of painful failure and you personally don’t get to benefit from the rewards. Technologies...
Samsung Galaxy Note
Here is the deal: Yes, I want the Samsung Galaxy Note. It’s perfect for me, I’m sold. But I do not want to contribute to hate and evil any more than I already do - so no AT&T. Samsung, please work on that.
March 2012
2 posts
The times ...
Does anyone else feel the winds of medium maturity blowing over that flaming idea known as “social media”?
January 2012
1 post
5 tags
Fiat - Missed opportunity of the decade
I still remember how excited I was when I learned that Fiat was bringing a new 500 to the US.
At the time was was a college student at a cool internship in the auto industry. Mini Cooper was still making waves with crazy sexy Out Of Home stunts - but even then they were becoming a cliche, Chevy was falling flat on their face with the launch of the HHR and Ford? Ford who?
Fiat sounded obscure,...
November 2011
3 posts
The Power of having Power →
News that a Drone attack killed another 25 not-intended-to-be-killed people caught me by surprise over the holiday. Weren’t we on notice since killing all those other innocent people a few weeks ago? Answer: No, cause we don’t have to.
Even after more complaints from the Pakistani people and government, (who we are not at war with) we still send flying killer robots piloted by dudes in the...
6 tags
Facebook and a Fictional Religion
A recent article in Wired points to a study that shows the average 6 degrees of separation commonly accepted as the distance between any two individuals is shortened on Facebook. Naturally, that got me wondering about the fictional religion Bokononism and how that might apply to Social media strategy.
Facebook users are on average only 4 degrees separated from each other. (Facebook blog post on...
October 2011
2 posts
A haiku for today
Change is hard to make
Occupy something, somewhere
Or else stay the same
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
3 posts
Math: the latest word problem
If the medium is the message and the consumer is the medium, whats the message?
You're not immune
A while back I read a report about some dutch researchers who did an experement to see how organic tissue - in this case Ash Trees - respond to prolonged exposure to radiation equivelent to WiFi.
It didn’t go so well for the trees:
“Trees placed closest to the Wi-Fi radio developed a ‘lead-like shine’ on their leaves that was caused by the dying of the upper and lower...
Gen X
according to the Simpsons
June 2011
1 post
Hipsters
Q: How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Answer after the jump
A: Oh, it’s some obscure number. You’ve probably never heard of it.
May 2011
6 posts
Morning Haiku: In the name of connections
Shiny social buttons
make it easy, Like
You don’t have to try anymore
Apple doesn't need your love
Why So Serious? Because Chicks Dig It! - http://pulsene.ws/1Iu7Z
Interesting that happiness isn’t a dominant, attractive feature.
Apple is like the bad boy of technology.
We all know they don’t need us, but that makes them all the hotter.
What Happens When Boomer Media Dies?
The Beatles - whose works generally span 1960 -1970 - is still among the biggest drivers of online music sales this year.
They took negative YOY growth and gave it a 10% positive boost.
The beatles are definitly epic, but clearly no new Bieber or other gen Y cultural product has that kind of mass appeal.
That’s over.
So my question is: what happens when all the boomer media is...
Mobile-Payment Venture Backed by T-Mobile, AT&T... →
Sure, I’ve been pretty busy lately, but this is big news to me.
The missing piece for mobile payments in America, from my view shaped by smarter ‘Mobile Lifers’ than I - is the backing of the big telecoms installing the tech on their phones, and the retailers capability of accepting payments.
In that void, Paypal has done a great job growing. Thanks recently to some help from...
April 2011
5 posts
March 2011
2 posts
On the Street…..Elisa, Milan - http://pulsene.ws/17zPt
"The Future I wanted is now" or "How I learned to...
When I was 10 I was sure that I would be able to live in Star Trek. It didn’t really occur to me that my adult life would not be spent in a utopian future - where all races got along and any technical problem could be solved by analogy.
Understanding that it’s unlikely I’ll personally see the 26th century - I wanted to share some things that exist in my dream future which are...
February 2011
1 post
January 2011
5 posts
“With function, flow, and form as
basis, design is evaluated as a process...”
– http://butdoesitfloat.com/
December 2010
3 posts
NASA finds new 'as-we-know-it' →
NASA today announced that they discovered a life form that can exist with Arsenic as a building block - specifically replacing phosphorus to carry energy.
This is a really interesting example of our basic assumptions and understanding of what life is and how it works, proven to be too narrow for reality.
More specifically, that looking a ourselves and the things we see everyday as the norm, or...
November 2010
2 posts
Color e-ink →
Chinese company Hanvon Technology is set to unveil the first full-color tablet using e-ink technology, at the FPD International 2010 trade show in Tokyo Tuesday.
The e-ink tablet has a 9.68-inch color touchscreen with built-in Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. It will be available for $440 in China this March — about $150 less than the cost of a 16GB, Wi-Fi-only iPad in China.
…Still, the new...
The Internet of us
I’m a fan of this new show - “Dean of Invention’ - excellent.
It’s got me all in a fit in my head over some trends that first caught my eye back in 2005 and are gaining momentum as we enter into the 2nd decade of the 21st century.
OK, this is going to be kind of all over the place, but if you stick with me it will pay off:
- The Internet of things
Fist off, we heard a...
October 2010
2 posts
Gap Logo - Best Social/Zeit idea yet? →
I am putting my chips on the side that this is a fantastic and genius social media idea now, before the case study is published and the Lions are awarded.
Lets do the Math:
The new GAP logo is strange, almost clip-arty. If I, as a marketer, were to design a logo for the sake of it being destroyed, it would look just like that.
The GAP is a major brand with a rediculous amount of equity in their...
September 2010
10 posts
“My New Year’s resolution was to stop procrastinating. I’m finally...”
Watch your phone with this phone watch →
This is a pretty cool watch by Sony which passes your mobile’s notifications to the screen on your watch. I love this divergence, since I live by the advice Brian gave me as an intern all those years ago about the convergence/ divergence cycle.
He was right - Divergence is the way to go. Hopefully we can finally have our internet of things with the new spectrum opening up!
That being...
The Sartorialist Shoots Marc →