Great Britain slipped into recession again this week. Its worth another view of how close we came to economic collapse: [youtube width="512" height="288"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVV6dzDOgQ0[/youtube] The HBO movie was good. The book was so much better….and rather shocking.
Arthron was concept for experiences in the domain of Art and Technology. Arthron facilities include its simple user interface and the manipulation of different media sources. Users can remotely add, remove and configure the presentation format as well as schedule … Continue reading →
Remember the last time you read a great story that you caught yourself peaking at the remaining unread pages because you didn’t want the story to end? That’s how I can best describe Clay Shirky‘s book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and … Continue reading →
Yesterday BMW announced it will support Apple’s iOS 4 in their BMW and Mini product lines. By integrating iPod Out in iOS4 users of iPhones 3G/3GS/4 & iPod Touch 2nd/3rd generations to output and display Apple’s iPod interface on the … Continue reading →
Google may launch more than one “fiber city” in America. This cyberinfrastructure project could will be a tipping point for a few lucky cities. var so = new SWFObject(‘http://www.telecomtv.com/embed/player.swf’,'mpl’,’600′,’325′,’5′); so.addParam(‘allowscriptaccess’,'always’); so.addParam(‘allowfullscreen’,'true’); so.addParam(‘wmode’,'transparent’); so.addParam(‘flashvars’,'file=Week_5_Google&volume=100&autostart=false&streamer=rtmpt://telecomtv.fcod.llnwd.net/a1411/o16&type=video&image=http://video.telecomtv.com/web2/ugc/thumb/Week_5_Google_large.jpg’); so.write(‘embedplayer’); Tags: experimental network, Google, Network, internet … Continue reading →
Small schools (K12 and Colleges with less than 1,000 students) are accustomed like all of us to accessing email around the clock. We know email is habit forming at best and compulsive at worst. The new economy proves funding 24/7 … Continue reading →
Want to confuse customers? How about taking the “if ya can’t beat`em, join`em” approach…. I wonder what Bezos thinks about when you pull this type of capitulation. I cannot help but wonder about Amazon’s own statement: NO KINDLE REQUIRED. If … Continue reading →
I humbly believe Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System–and Themselves is not only a great read and one of the best books written about … Continue reading →
A fun, visual-rich view of the overwhelming numbers being produced on the internet today: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MfnuvH4Rs[/youtube]
I have been a fan of Malcolm Gladwell’s writing. Joining The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking and Outliers: The Story of Success comes his latest work What the … Continue reading →