February 2012
4 posts
January 2012
1 post
“The secret of the Inca’s great wealth may have been their unusual tax...”
– Cool article about how the Inca’s build a huge empire without having any system of commerce.
The greatest mystery of the Inca Empire was its strange economy
September 2011
13 posts
An Article of Faith for Marketers: Place No Faith... →
Dropping the aritcles from your favorite tech products (pun intended).
FWIW, I love referring to Facebook as The Facebook dot com. It just sounds so silly. So now that I am thinking about it, I guess The Kindle, The iPad, and The Nook, should sound equally as silly.
What Elizabeth Taylor Ate On A Typical Day, Circa... →
Elizabeth Taylor was low-carbing it back in the day, for lunch - ”Peanut butter and bacon sandwich on French baguette, scoop out the extra bread inside.”
Americans: Y'All Love QR Codes | Fast Company →
While this QR code might catch your eye, I can’t imagine anyone of the desired purchasers (women) would be interested in whipping out their iPhone for a closer look at this…
August 2011
11 posts
Steve Jobs Married Mass Marketing With Unabashed... →
While we all admire Apple’s products for their simplicity and usability, it’s easy to forget that Apple still spends hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising its products every year.
While great products help define markets, marketing and advertising can help drive consumers to adoption…
Learn to code | Codecademy →
I’ve been saying “I want to learn to code” for a while…This might be the first step in helping me to pursue that desire.
Marc Andreessen on Why Software Is Eating the... →
Andreessen Horowitz is one of my [favorite] clients, but I still think this is a must read for anyone interested in tech, the economy, and the future.
A key issue in SV (and the US as a whole) is described here: “Secondly, many people in the U.S. and around the world lack the education and skills required to participate in the great new companies coming out of the software revolution. This...
Warren Buffett - Stop Coddling the Super-Rich -... →
Once again Warren Buffett puts out a thoughtful opinion piece on why it should be okay to raise income taxes on the top 1% of income earners in the US.
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: List: Ineffective... →
“My Klout score is an 83, which makes me a Thought Leader. There’s a lot of pressure to stay relevant and forward thinking, when you’re that influential. A few sub-par tweets and I could be downgraded to Specialist. I mean, not that there’s anything wrong with being a Specialist… you’re not a Specialist, are you?”
- There was no way I could NOT share this link
MasterCard launches interactive outdoor... →
I have never been bullish on QR codes. I am a pretty tech savvy person and I have never downloaded a QR code app or had any desire to do so (although I repeatedly use check-in services). I’m all for marketers pushing the envelop and trying something new, but I don’t know that I would invest in QR codes.
July 2011
9 posts
Fortune Brainstorm Tech Panel on Local →
Interesting discussion on local and the opportunities presented by the Internet, email, and mobile. Not very forward looking but a good overview of where we are now.
Intellectual Ventures And The War Over Software... →
Great piece by NPR’s All Things Considered about how patents stifle innovation in silicon valley but line the pockets of lawyers (sorry Mom & Dad!).
Infinite Reality: Forum | KQED Public Media for... →
Really interesting Forum piece on virtual reality - everything from the future of avatars in teaching, to how avatars in gaming effect our self-perception.
Interview with Bill Gates: Was the $5 Billion... →
I just watched “Waiting for Superman” which featured Bill Gates rather prominently… interesting to read this article where he talks about the different techniques that his foundation has tried to improve education in the US and he openly admits to his failures although he focuses on what he’s like to do moving forward - a stringent teacher evaluation system. I won’t...
June 2011
19 posts
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