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Video Helps in Complex Situations
Wonderful use of video to explain a very complex situation.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
Posted at 02:22PM Mar 23, 2009 by Danny Holland in Blogging | Comments[0]
Google and Apple almost identical Brand strategy
After looking at this preso, I realized how much these two tech titans have in common and how well their strategy has worked.
Posted at 07:27PM Mar 16, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Lessons from Bezos and why the Kindle 2 is cool
I just watched Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, chat on Charlie Rose about the new Kindle 2. It has been out in the market for less than 2 weeks but the early reports sound great. About 240,000 titles are available for download, including many of the NYT bestsellers. No Harry Potter yet though. I'm so curious about the electronic paper experience, which apparently doesn't cause eyestrain. It is also the greenest way to get a title in the hands of millions without the loss of trees. It is 3G enabled, allowing a book download in about 60 seconds. It sounds worth trying but I do hope the $359 price tag will drop in the near future. This new version boasts a battery life of about 2 weeks and quick page turning abilities but.. we are still some years away from color displays. Will be interesting to see whether reading books on mobile PC-like devices will prove more popular. Also, will Google's library digitization project challenge the Kindle's business model? One thing is for sure, Bezos is a hell of a business man and the Kindle has sold out before the Holiday season two years in a row--bad forecasting but great demand. One of his pieces of advice-- "focus on your customers, not your competitors" -- wise words for an economy where multi-billion dollar firms go poof! when you blink. Anyone catch Blockbuster losing 77% of its stock price today? Trading at a whopping .22 cents, better go rent something tonight.
Here is Jeff Bezo's full interview:
Posted at 06:32PM Mar 03, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Skittles makes gutsy PR move
The Twitterverse and Blogosphere are buzzing about Skittles' move to syndicate a feed of a Twitter search on their own homepage. This is considered brave because they are broadcasting anything and everything that is being posted on Twitter with the #Skittles hash tag. Some of the tweets are not exactly what most brand managers would want to see but that's the whole point right? Be risky and be a part or the center of the conversation. So no publicity is bad publicity is being carried out live as we speak. They are now number one on the trending Twitter searches. Nice way to push the envelope and dive right into new gen marketing.
Posted at 01:00PM Mar 02, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Sun is right in the mix with engineers' salaries
Posted at 11:06AM Mar 02, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[1]
Marc Andreessen, Founder of Netscape, co-founder of Ning talks shop
Marc is a legendary tech entrepreneur and I just learned that he also invested in Digg and Twitter. This guys knows innovation. Great interview.
Posted at 11:28PM Feb 23, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Best of TED
Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of one of my favorite books "Eat Pray Love" delivers inspiration at TED:
Posted at 12:28PM Feb 09, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
The past few weeks
We've been busy bees the past couple of weeks - where have we been? We'll tell you:
The Social 7: We interviewed Nick Mendoza and Alex Miller from The Social 7, a video blog about what's going on in the realm of social media. Involved in Zeno Group's Digital Lifestyle practice, these 2 gentlemen (and 1 lady who unfortunately couldn't make the show) are truly spearheading what great Millenial PR buffs do - staying ahead of the game. Take a listen in the player and grab year-in-review social media highlights, as well as a sneak peak of what's to come in '09.
Games.com: New Gen chatted with Laurent Courtines, community manager of Games.com. Topics included the gaming world, trends, new developments and the latest games going on at this extension of AOL games.
Both can be heard right here. Enjoy!
Posted at 10:52AM Jan 29, 2009 by Christian Mudgett in Blogging | Comments[0]
Onion's spoof on new "Macbook Wheel"
As an avid Mac user, of course this made me chuckle. "I buy anything that's shiny and made by Apple". haha.
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
Posted at 03:22PM Jan 06, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
and we are back!!! Check out this spirited "sidewalk keynote"
Happy 2009 friends! Here is a peppy video from one of my fave wine enthusiasts and social media success stories, Gary Vaynerchuk. His passionate online branding and entrepreneurial spirit has created a ton of buzz for his New Jersey based Wine Library shop. Warning: This video is packed with potty language but his honesty and excitement is contagious.
Posted at 03:32PM Jan 05, 2009 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Why I love the new OpenOffice 3
This week I got a chance to install the new OpenOffice 3 software suite on my laptop since the latest release is Mac OS compatible! It is an excellent alternative to Microsoft Office and can save students and small business owners bundles of cold hard cash. See what reviewers are saying too.
Here are the reasons why it's super cool and can honestly replace any other office suite software you use:
1. So easy to use! It will open all your Office, odp and export in several formats including PDF
2. It is the leading open-source office software with spreadsheets, word processing plus cool draw graphics and math equation programs for your docs.
2. It works on all common computers and available in multiple languages
3. It is developed using an open-software, "no secrets" approach.
Anyone can look at the programs and suggest improvements, or fix bugs
4. Free, really free.
That means you are free to download it,
free to install it on as many PCs as you like, free to pass copies to
as many people as you like
So guys, go download it and try this puppy out. It's the bomb I tell ya.
Posted at 02:32PM Dec 10, 2008 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Best Buy's Case for Social Media
There is a short video at the beginning about their overall strategy followed by a long conversation with CEO Brad Anderson at Google Zeitgeist:
Posted at 01:19PM Dec 01, 2008 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
Simpsons mock Apple and Jobs
Poor little Lisa gets a taste of some bad "mapples":
Posted at 12:08PM Dec 01, 2008 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
InternshipIN
In our pre-podcast discussion of InternshipIN (2 posts below) we spoke with co-founder Arielle Scott. After our interview, we've learned a little more about both her and the company (like the upload your resume feature)...It was really great dip into one arena that's often underdiscussed in the job market, intrenships. Also, don't forget to check out the companies twitter handle here and start following them today!
So what's Arielle use to manage her hectic schedule: balancing community work, school, start-ups, social life, and "changing the world" all before she's 21? Well, in short, a lot of cool tech. Aside from the obvious iPhone, Highrise is a contact management app, is some pretty cool & affordable tech that allows an amazing level of control over everything contacts.
Posted at 01:56PM Nov 19, 2008 by Christian Mudgett in Blogging | Comments[0]
Techstars start up incubator on Current
Check out this really great pod on young entrepreneurs and the resources they get at Techstars. Cool ideas too!
Posted at 09:44AM Nov 19, 2008 by Joyce Solano in Blogging | Comments[0]
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