1st white sorority to win a national step competition.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Appholes: The Daily Show on Apple, Jobs, and Being Like Microsoft
Love John Stewart. Hilarious. His rant starts at 1:23.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
News & Links List
"Google’s Andy Rubin on Everything Android" NYTimes' Bits
"AdMob: The Original iPhone is Dead, Android Becoming Increasingly Diversified" MobileCrunch
"Microsoft claims Android steps on its patents" CNET
"AdMob: Android Passes iPhone Web Traffic In U.S." TechCrunch
"Google Believed To Pay Up To $25 Million For LabPixies To Flood The Web With Apps" TechCrunch
"To expand its boundaries, Zynga allies with Japan’s Softbank" VentureBeat
"Creating beats consuming" Summation
"Goldman Sachs Executives Grilled in Senate Hearing" Bloomberg
"Why Job Hoppers Make the Best Employees" BNET
"The World’s 10 Most Powerful Luxury Brands" Fashionista
"Jon Stewart's Feud With Fox News Heating Up" Daily Finance
"Arizona's Immigration Bill Is a Social and Racial Sin" The Huffington Post, Jim Wallis
"The Arizona Uproar" American Thinker
"Statement from Arizona Hispanic Republicans" Fox11AZ.com
"AZ journos coverage of 1070 could be ticket to heaven or hell!" ASU, Tim McGuire
"Why reporters are down on President Obama" Politico
"Miss Me Yet? The Freedom Agenda After George W. Bush
Dissidents in the world's most oppressive countries aren't feeling the love from President Obama." WSJ
"Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking" Times Online
"Answering Questions Without A Clue — Aka Male Answer Syndrome" True/Slant
"AdMob: The Original iPhone is Dead, Android Becoming Increasingly Diversified" MobileCrunch
"Microsoft claims Android steps on its patents" CNET
"AdMob: Android Passes iPhone Web Traffic In U.S." TechCrunch
"Google Believed To Pay Up To $25 Million For LabPixies To Flood The Web With Apps" TechCrunch
"To expand its boundaries, Zynga allies with Japan’s Softbank" VentureBeat
"Creating beats consuming" Summation
"Goldman Sachs Executives Grilled in Senate Hearing" Bloomberg
"Why Job Hoppers Make the Best Employees" BNET
"The World’s 10 Most Powerful Luxury Brands" Fashionista
"Jon Stewart's Feud With Fox News Heating Up" Daily Finance
"Arizona's Immigration Bill Is a Social and Racial Sin" The Huffington Post, Jim Wallis
"The Arizona Uproar" American Thinker
"Statement from Arizona Hispanic Republicans" Fox11AZ.com
"AZ journos coverage of 1070 could be ticket to heaven or hell!" ASU, Tim McGuire
"Why reporters are down on President Obama" Politico
"Miss Me Yet? The Freedom Agenda After George W. Bush
Dissidents in the world's most oppressive countries aren't feeling the love from President Obama." WSJ
"Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking" Times Online
"Answering Questions Without A Clue — Aka Male Answer Syndrome" True/Slant
IBM Social Commerce
An IBM white paper from Enterprise Technology Management:
"Social Commerce is a new phenomenon that has taken the e-commerce world by storm. Unlike many technologies to emerge over the years, social commerce has had a rapid adoption. A few years ago, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn were not common terms in our vocabulary. Few could have predicted how pervasive the social technologies have become not only online, but also in our daily lives.
Put simply, social commerce is the concept of word-of-mouth, applied to e-commerce.
This whitepaper will focus on the definition of Social Commerce, the benefits of social commerce to retailers, the different components and how IBM has enabled Social Commerce in WebSphere® Commerce Version 7.0."
"Social Commerce is a new phenomenon that has taken the e-commerce world by storm. Unlike many technologies to emerge over the years, social commerce has had a rapid adoption. A few years ago, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn were not common terms in our vocabulary. Few could have predicted how pervasive the social technologies have become not only online, but also in our daily lives.
Put simply, social commerce is the concept of word-of-mouth, applied to e-commerce.
This whitepaper will focus on the definition of Social Commerce, the benefits of social commerce to retailers, the different components and how IBM has enabled Social Commerce in WebSphere® Commerce Version 7.0."
IBM Social Commerce
View more documents from Enterprise Technology Management (ETM).
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
News & Links List
"Expert: Invalid Warrant Used in Raid on iPhone Reporter’s Home" WIRED
"Cops Bust Into Gizmodo Editor's Home And Seize Computers, Documents In iPhone Probe" Business Insider
"Gizmodo suddenly not in a hurry to break a scoop" Fake Steve Jobs
"Facebook F8: One graph to rule them all" CNET
"Building the Social Web Together" by Mark Zuckerberg
"Three Dell Android Smartphones Leak: HTC Had Best Watch Their Back" Fast Company
"CenturyTel makes $22.4 billion bid for Qwest" CNET
"South Korea tops the 2009 Broadband Leadership" Korea Insight
"Hot Deals, Big Money: What’s Up With Silicon Valley?" GigaOM
"Adman Fired by Geico Takes His War Against Tea Partiers to YouTube" BNET
"Goldman in the Eye of the Beholder" The Atlantic, Megan McArdle
"Did Porn Cause the Financial Crisis?" The Atlantic, Daniel Indiviglio
"Could this be the dumbest company in the world?" Memeburn
""The Coming Population Crash": The overpopulation myth
How feminism and pop culture saved Earth from getting too crowded -- and are helping to avert planetary catastrophe" Salon
"60% Say Capitalism Better Than Socialism" Rasmussen Reports
"Finally, A Real White Supremacist Rally And Almost No One Notices" Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
"Redactions Revealed: The Six Secrets You Need to Know From the Obama Subpoena Request" NBC Chicago
"The Unofficial Gray Powell iPhone t-shirt" Zazzle
"Cops Bust Into Gizmodo Editor's Home And Seize Computers, Documents In iPhone Probe" Business Insider
"Gizmodo suddenly not in a hurry to break a scoop" Fake Steve Jobs
"Facebook F8: One graph to rule them all" CNET
"Building the Social Web Together" by Mark Zuckerberg
"Three Dell Android Smartphones Leak: HTC Had Best Watch Their Back" Fast Company
"CenturyTel makes $22.4 billion bid for Qwest" CNET
"South Korea tops the 2009 Broadband Leadership" Korea Insight
"Hot Deals, Big Money: What’s Up With Silicon Valley?" GigaOM
"Adman Fired by Geico Takes His War Against Tea Partiers to YouTube" BNET
"Goldman in the Eye of the Beholder" The Atlantic, Megan McArdle
"Did Porn Cause the Financial Crisis?" The Atlantic, Daniel Indiviglio
"Could this be the dumbest company in the world?" Memeburn
""The Coming Population Crash": The overpopulation myth
How feminism and pop culture saved Earth from getting too crowded -- and are helping to avert planetary catastrophe" Salon
"60% Say Capitalism Better Than Socialism" Rasmussen Reports
"Finally, A Real White Supremacist Rally And Almost No One Notices" Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
"Redactions Revealed: The Six Secrets You Need to Know From the Obama Subpoena Request" NBC Chicago
"The Unofficial Gray Powell iPhone t-shirt" Zazzle
Monday, April 26, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
News & Links List
"Meebo’s XAuth could turn social sharing into a big business" VentureBeat
"Could 2010 be the year Android unlocks your phone contract?" VentureBeat
"Is Google trying to poach iPhone developers for Android? If not, they should." Androinica
"Groupon Raises Huge New Round at $1.2 Billion Valuation (Updated)" TechCrunch
"Could Zynga really be worth $5 billion?" VentureBeat
"South Park Explains Everything That Is Annoying About Facebook" Gawker.tv
"FarmVille user runs up £900 debt
A 12-year-old boy spent £625 on his mother's credit card and £288 of his own savings on Facebook game FarmVille" Guardian.co.uk
"Making Whuffie: Social networks change the way we look at the world and introduce new economic incentives." Forbes
"The Accidental Investment
Mobile app maker Smule wasn't looking for more funding but saw the value when the right backers came knocking." Entrepreneur
"10 lessons for tech startups" Memeburn
"Hiring? Try the crowd navigation method" VentureBeat, Brad Feld
"Nexon Isn't Worst Company In America, Yet" The Consumerist
"The Dark Side of Steve Jobs" Valleywag
"The Egg Market: What determines the price of a woman's eggs? SAT scores." Slate
"Kyl: Liu's writings 'vicious'" Politico
"Former astronaut blasts Obama’s plans for space program" The Cap Times
"Jim Nantz criticizes Tiger Woods' vocal tantrums" Yahoo!'s Devil Ball Golf
"Nike's Tiger Woods Ad: Too Soon?" Fast Company
"Could 2010 be the year Android unlocks your phone contract?" VentureBeat
"Is Google trying to poach iPhone developers for Android? If not, they should." Androinica
"Groupon Raises Huge New Round at $1.2 Billion Valuation (Updated)" TechCrunch
"Could Zynga really be worth $5 billion?" VentureBeat
"South Park Explains Everything That Is Annoying About Facebook" Gawker.tv
"FarmVille user runs up £900 debt
A 12-year-old boy spent £625 on his mother's credit card and £288 of his own savings on Facebook game FarmVille" Guardian.co.uk
"Making Whuffie: Social networks change the way we look at the world and introduce new economic incentives." Forbes
"The Accidental Investment
Mobile app maker Smule wasn't looking for more funding but saw the value when the right backers came knocking." Entrepreneur
"10 lessons for tech startups" Memeburn
"Hiring? Try the crowd navigation method" VentureBeat, Brad Feld
"Nexon Isn't Worst Company In America, Yet" The Consumerist
"The Dark Side of Steve Jobs" Valleywag
"The Egg Market: What determines the price of a woman's eggs? SAT scores." Slate
"Kyl: Liu's writings 'vicious'" Politico
"Former astronaut blasts Obama’s plans for space program" The Cap Times
"Jim Nantz criticizes Tiger Woods' vocal tantrums" Yahoo!'s Devil Ball Golf
"Nike's Tiger Woods Ad: Too Soon?" Fast Company
Monday, April 19, 2010
"What It Takes To Be a Digital Women" by TrendsSpotting
A good presentation by Taly Weiss:
"This presentation was presented at Microsoft’s Women Think Next conference. I reviewed the current state of women in the business world, and focused on digital women. I used research done by Harvard Business Review to show the age breakdown where women leave technology professions and simply break out from the industry.
My presentation ends with practical tips: how women working in IT companies can use the Social Media to professionally lead and influence.
I have described that as a "work around" option. Companies success in Social Media relies on the professional team members sharing their insights and works. I believe that women can find that stage as a source for learning, improving and leading."
"This presentation was presented at Microsoft’s Women Think Next conference. I reviewed the current state of women in the business world, and focused on digital women. I used research done by Harvard Business Review to show the age breakdown where women leave technology professions and simply break out from the industry.
My presentation ends with practical tips: how women working in IT companies can use the Social Media to professionally lead and influence.
I have described that as a "work around" option. Companies success in Social Media relies on the professional team members sharing their insights and works. I believe that women can find that stage as a source for learning, improving and leading."
Back From Seoul and Shanghai
This was the longest I've gone without blogging in a couple years. I missed all of last week since I was running around in Seoul and Shanghai for various meetings. Crazy schedule but I'm back. I believe my previous longest blogging drought was 3 days, so I just killed that record :)
Friday, April 9, 2010
TEDTalk: Dennis Hong on My Seven Species of Robot
If you're a science fiction geek, you'll love this talk by Dennis Hong, the founder and director of RoMeLa:
"At TEDxNASA, Dennis Hong introduces seven award-winnning, all-terrain robots -- like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripping CLIMBeR -- all built by his team at RoMeLa, Virginia Tech. Watch to the end to hear the five creative secrets to his lab's incredible technical success."
"At TEDxNASA, Dennis Hong introduces seven award-winnning, all-terrain robots -- like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripping CLIMBeR -- all built by his team at RoMeLa, Virginia Tech. Watch to the end to hear the five creative secrets to his lab's incredible technical success."
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Unity-Authored iPad Games Available in the App Store
So I'm lazy and a puppet of PR groups :)
15+ Unity-Authored iPad Games Available in the App Store
Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity development platform for 3D interactive content on the Web, PC, Mac, Wii™, Xbox 360, and iPhone, today announced the release of Unity iPhone 1.7. With this release, Unity has extended its market-leading iPhone development and deployment platform to include support for the just-released Apple iPad. This is a free upgrade for all existing Unity iPhone customers.
Unity iPhone/iPad 1.7 adds the following new functionality:
· iPad deployment for both Unity iPhone Basic and Unity iPhone Advanced
· iPad Simulator support so developers can create iPad apps, even if they do not yet have iPad hardware
· Universal application support so that apps can be designed to automatically work on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
Unity Technologies also announced that there are more than 15 Unity-authored iPad-specific games already in the iPad App Store, adding even more high-quality content to the more than 600 Unity-authored games currently populating the App Store. Publishers of these new apps include notable names like Disney, Warner Bros., and Chillingo.
"We're really pleased to see so many Unity developers leap at the chance to bring new gaming experiences to future iPad owners," said David Helgason, CEO of Unity Technologies. "To have this volume of quality games at launch really underscores our commitment to developers, providing them with the best tools and platform to reach the most exciting devices."
Users of Unity iPhone who have launch titles on the iPad are already praising Unity's time-saving workflow: "Unity is a phenomenal platform and made moving to the iPad a snap," said Mike Rasmussen, El Presidente of Republic of Fun, creators of iPad launch title Slug Wars: To Shell and Back. "We were able to re-use our old game assets (this is a sequal to an existing game) and get something up and running quickly."
"Getting Monster Ball onto the iPad was literally just a matter of setting up a few player preference parameters in Unity and hitting build. The Unity GUI system already took care of aspect ratio changes, so the iPad port was simple, pain free—it just works. Once again the investment of using Unity has paid off," exclaimed Monster Ball Co-Creator Thomas Hentschel Lund.
Developer Infinite Dreams notably released three iPad launch titles: iQuarium HD, Sailboat Championship PRO HD, and Jelly Invaders HD, all of which were authored in Unity. "We were able to get our games submitted and accepted to the iPad App Store without ever seeing hardware," said Seweryn Panczyniak, Lead Programmer at Infinite Dreams. "Unity is a wonderful piece of software that let us do things fast and with minimum level of frustration and maximum level of creativity."
Current and prospective users of Unity iPhone who want to develop iPhone and iPad apps can download the latest version of Unity iPhone here.
About Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies is revolutionizing the game industry and was named one of the top five game companies of 2009 by Gamasutra after just four years on the market. Today, Unity Technologies has more than 120,000 registered users worldwide – including leading companies like Coca-Cola, Electronic Arts, Disney, LEGO, Mint.com, NASA and UPS, large and small studios, independent professionals, students and hobbyists – using the Unity platform to develop high-quality interactive 3D content for the web, mobile, and console. In addition to Web, PC, Mac, Wii™, Xbox 360, iPhone and iPad deployment, Unity Technologies has announced upcoming support for PS3 and Android. Unity Technologies is one of the fastest growing software companies and is aggressively innovating to expand usability, power and platform reach so that it can deliver on its vision of democratizing interactive 3D technology. Unity Technologies is headquartered in San Francisco and has development offices worldwide. For more information, visit unity3d.com.
15+ Unity-Authored iPad Games Available in the App Store
Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity development platform for 3D interactive content on the Web, PC, Mac, Wii™, Xbox 360, and iPhone, today announced the release of Unity iPhone 1.7. With this release, Unity has extended its market-leading iPhone development and deployment platform to include support for the just-released Apple iPad. This is a free upgrade for all existing Unity iPhone customers.
Unity iPhone/iPad 1.7 adds the following new functionality:
· iPad deployment for both Unity iPhone Basic and Unity iPhone Advanced
· iPad Simulator support so developers can create iPad apps, even if they do not yet have iPad hardware
· Universal application support so that apps can be designed to automatically work on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
Unity Technologies also announced that there are more than 15 Unity-authored iPad-specific games already in the iPad App Store, adding even more high-quality content to the more than 600 Unity-authored games currently populating the App Store. Publishers of these new apps include notable names like Disney, Warner Bros., and Chillingo.
"We're really pleased to see so many Unity developers leap at the chance to bring new gaming experiences to future iPad owners," said David Helgason, CEO of Unity Technologies. "To have this volume of quality games at launch really underscores our commitment to developers, providing them with the best tools and platform to reach the most exciting devices."
Users of Unity iPhone who have launch titles on the iPad are already praising Unity's time-saving workflow: "Unity is a phenomenal platform and made moving to the iPad a snap," said Mike Rasmussen, El Presidente of Republic of Fun, creators of iPad launch title Slug Wars: To Shell and Back. "We were able to re-use our old game assets (this is a sequal to an existing game) and get something up and running quickly."
"Getting Monster Ball onto the iPad was literally just a matter of setting up a few player preference parameters in Unity and hitting build. The Unity GUI system already took care of aspect ratio changes, so the iPad port was simple, pain free—it just works. Once again the investment of using Unity has paid off," exclaimed Monster Ball Co-Creator Thomas Hentschel Lund.
Developer Infinite Dreams notably released three iPad launch titles: iQuarium HD, Sailboat Championship PRO HD, and Jelly Invaders HD, all of which were authored in Unity. "We were able to get our games submitted and accepted to the iPad App Store without ever seeing hardware," said Seweryn Panczyniak, Lead Programmer at Infinite Dreams. "Unity is a wonderful piece of software that let us do things fast and with minimum level of frustration and maximum level of creativity."
Current and prospective users of Unity iPhone who want to develop iPhone and iPad apps can download the latest version of Unity iPhone here.
About Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies is revolutionizing the game industry and was named one of the top five game companies of 2009 by Gamasutra after just four years on the market. Today, Unity Technologies has more than 120,000 registered users worldwide – including leading companies like Coca-Cola, Electronic Arts, Disney, LEGO, Mint.com, NASA and UPS, large and small studios, independent professionals, students and hobbyists – using the Unity platform to develop high-quality interactive 3D content for the web, mobile, and console. In addition to Web, PC, Mac, Wii™, Xbox 360, iPhone and iPad deployment, Unity Technologies has announced upcoming support for PS3 and Android. Unity Technologies is one of the fastest growing software companies and is aggressively innovating to expand usability, power and platform reach so that it can deliver on its vision of democratizing interactive 3D technology. Unity Technologies is headquartered in San Francisco and has development offices worldwide. For more information, visit unity3d.com.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
News & Links List
"Kleiner Perkins’ John Doerr: iPad ‘will rule the world’" VentureBeat
"Why I won't buy an iPad (and think you shouldn't, either)" Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow
"iPad iBookstore Welcomes Self-Publishers, Turns Kindle Into No-Trick Pony" BNET
"The Simple Roots of iPad’s Success: 3 Keys to Building a Successful Company" InsideWork
Good piece by my CEO, Al Lunsford. Heads up on religious references
"Bill Gates Remembers Personal Computer Pioneer" WSJ
"Digg’s Kevin Rose: “One Of Us Has To Leave”" TechCrunch
"Net-a-Porter delivers a dozen millionaires" Times Online
"Palin, Fox News, LL Cool J tangle over phantom interview" Yahoo! News
One very stupid producer at Fox News.
"Attacks on Pope over child abuse scandal are ‘akin to anti-Semitism’" Times Online
One very stupid priest over at the Vatican.
"The Numbers Don't Lie" Newsweek's The Gaggle
'Democrats really are in danger of colossal losses at the polls.'
"Henry Waxman's War on Accounting" The Atlantic, Megan McArdle
"Survey: Four in 10 Tea Party members are Democrats or independents" The Hill
"Kristen Soltis: New poll on tea parties has surprises" Washington Examiner
"UN's Ban calls Aral Sea 'shocking disaster'" Associated Press
"In Japan, Kit Kat Launches 19 Regional Flavors" Springwise
"Why I won't buy an iPad (and think you shouldn't, either)" Boing Boing, Cory Doctorow
"iPad iBookstore Welcomes Self-Publishers, Turns Kindle Into No-Trick Pony" BNET
"The Simple Roots of iPad’s Success: 3 Keys to Building a Successful Company" InsideWork
Good piece by my CEO, Al Lunsford. Heads up on religious references
"Bill Gates Remembers Personal Computer Pioneer" WSJ
"Digg’s Kevin Rose: “One Of Us Has To Leave”" TechCrunch
"Net-a-Porter delivers a dozen millionaires" Times Online
"Palin, Fox News, LL Cool J tangle over phantom interview" Yahoo! News
One very stupid producer at Fox News.
"Attacks on Pope over child abuse scandal are ‘akin to anti-Semitism’" Times Online
One very stupid priest over at the Vatican.
"The Numbers Don't Lie" Newsweek's The Gaggle
'Democrats really are in danger of colossal losses at the polls.'
"Henry Waxman's War on Accounting" The Atlantic, Megan McArdle
"Survey: Four in 10 Tea Party members are Democrats or independents" The Hill
"Kristen Soltis: New poll on tea parties has surprises" Washington Examiner
"UN's Ban calls Aral Sea 'shocking disaster'" Associated Press
"In Japan, Kit Kat Launches 19 Regional Flavors" Springwise
Monday, April 5, 2010
"The Ten Commandments Of User Experience"
A good presentation by Nick Finck and Raina Van Cleave:
"User experiences are your everyday experiences--anything from operating a car, to making a pot of coffee, to ordering a pair of shoes online. User experience is the result of your interactions with a product or service, specifically how it’s delivered and its related artifacts according to the design.
In this presentation Nick Finck and Raina Van Cleave will explore the ten characteristics of a great user experience. They will cover all aspects of user experience design such as user research, information architecture, information design, technical writing, interaction design, visual design, brand identity design, accessibly, usability and web analytics. Nick and Raina will also explain how following the ten commandments can boost your web sites, web app, or mobile app’s ease of use, appeal, conversion rates, and more."
"User experiences are your everyday experiences--anything from operating a car, to making a pot of coffee, to ordering a pair of shoes online. User experience is the result of your interactions with a product or service, specifically how it’s delivered and its related artifacts according to the design.
In this presentation Nick Finck and Raina Van Cleave will explore the ten characteristics of a great user experience. They will cover all aspects of user experience design such as user research, information architecture, information design, technical writing, interaction design, visual design, brand identity design, accessibly, usability and web analytics. Nick and Raina will also explain how following the ten commandments can boost your web sites, web app, or mobile app’s ease of use, appeal, conversion rates, and more."
The Ten Commandments Of User Experience
View more presentations from Nick Finck.
Friday, April 2, 2010
ActivityStrea.ms: Is It Getting Streamy In Here?
One of the next stages of social media. A presentation by Chris Messina:
"From Facebook’s newsfeed to Twitter’s relentless real-time updates, the metaphor of the "stream" has taken social networking beyond blog posts and on to rich social activities. Learn about ActivityStrea.ms - the open format adopted by Facebook, MySpace, and Windows Live - and how it’s fundamentally changing the social web."
"From Facebook’s newsfeed to Twitter’s relentless real-time updates, the metaphor of the "stream" has taken social networking beyond blog posts and on to rich social activities. Learn about ActivityStrea.ms - the open format adopted by Facebook, MySpace, and Windows Live - and how it’s fundamentally changing the social web."
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Freeman Dyson: Climate Change Predictions Are “Absurd”
Over at BigThink, they posted an interview with Freeman Dyson, who is one of the world's most distinguished physicists and father of Esther Dyson, one of the most influential voices in technology and a prominent early-stage investor.
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