February 19, 2011
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Category Archives: TED
October 20, 2010
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My latest read – The Wealth of Networks
I have been looking at The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom as a learning tool for social networks impacting society and found this a very deep read….like a college econ/sociology textbook. Caught myself thinking I … Continue reading
August 19, 2010
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Comedian Maz Jobrani at TED
Maz Jobrani: Did you hear the one about the Iranian-American? Maz is one of my favorite comedians. Found him on the The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour (iTunes Link) tour and have purchased his performances on iTunes (iTunes Link). So … Continue reading
August 13, 2010
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Freakonomics the movie
The movie everyone should have been waiting to see….on your computer before at the cinemas. In an unusual move Freakonomics the Movie is coming to iTunes first on September 3rd and then to a theater on October 1. Since I … Continue reading
March 16, 2010
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My latest read – Remix
Regrettably the Vancouver Olympics interrupted my reading pattern and its been a slow recovery. I blogged about this book as soon as I learned it was in production back in August. Yikes! I have been following Larry Lessig‘s work on … Continue reading
February 19, 2010
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Transforming how we experience imaging
Blaise Aguera y Arcas is an architect at Microsoft Live Labs, architect of Seadragon and the co-creator of Photosynth, a monumental piece of software capable of assembling static photos into a synergy of zoomable, navigatable spaces. Check out how this … Continue reading
January 12, 2010
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Visualization changes everything
Tags: Visualization, information, Chart Wars, politics, trends
June 29, 2009
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My latest read: Outliers: The Story of Success
I’m not sure why it took so long to read Malcolm Gladwell‘s latest book Outliers: The Story of Success but I’m sure glad its just as enjoyable as his books The Tipping Point and Blink. As defined scientifically Outliers is … Continue reading
September 26, 2008
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My favorite OS for kids
Sugar is a great little OS for little learners around the world. Its the way an OS and laptop should be introduced to children. Engineered for Children…what a concept. Tags: OLPC, Sugar Labs, Amazon, XO, open source, globalization, trends
August 17, 2008
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On my reading list
Looking forward to Larry Lessig‘s new bookRemix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. Larry has documented how the music and movie industries are turning students into criminals because they use cheap software, the internet and their creativity. … Continue reading