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Oscar Animated
I don’t care too much for the Oscars. I think their sole saving grace is to bring attention to the films that weren’t as noticed this year. So, I prefer the less popular categories. This year, let’s say it’s the Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films. I’ve gathered them here for you, as best I could. I’ll [...]
TED
I’m very excited to have been invited at attend TEDxUSC this year in April. For those of you who haven’t heard of TED conferences, it’s a series of talks, no longer than 18 minutes from people who are passionate or inspired about their ideas. Although sometimes, I don’t have a particular interest in the topic, [...]
Twitter Clocks 50 Million Tweets Per Day
The newest data from Twitter, says that minus the spam, Twitter is seeing fifty million tweets per day, compared to 2.5 million in 2009 and 300,000 in 2008. That’s about 600 tweets per second being shared on the service. The microblogging service says there are now 25,000 tweets referring to brands every five minutes. Twenty [...]
Millenials Rely On Technology To Stay Productive
Two new reports from Accenture Consulting shed some light on the growing influence of “Millennials” aged 18-27 in the workplace who already account for one third the working population. This generation is having a profound impact on the work culture by quickly adopting new technologies, regardless of corporate policy, and reshaping the expectations of work/life [...]
SayNow Makes Voicemail Social
Social-media savvy entertainers are bypassing traditional media channels and reaching fans through an innovative Web-based voice messaging system called SayNow.com. The service lets them speak directly to fans through the socially-connected system, while inviting followers to leave messages for them. So far over 172 million calls, voice mails and live sessions have been made. Singer [...]
Getting on the Map with Google
As more and more devices ship with location-sensing features, consumers increasingly seek information based on their proximity. Search is becoming more location-aware, too, with apps like Google Maps for Mobile that serve up localized results based on your location in the world at any given time. Marketers now have a new way to build their [...]
Cryptic Campaign Raises Awareness for Breast Cancer
Orange, pink polka dots, and black. Last week, Facebook statuses of women all over the world began changing, cryptically, to colors. Without explanation, “color status on Facebook” was a top Twitter and Google trending topic. The secret behind the mysterious updates turned out to be an organic viral campaign with no clear organizer, centered around [...]
Word of the Day
peregrinate |ˈperigrəˌnāt| verb [ intrans. ] archaic or humorous travel or wander around from place to place. DERIVATIVES peregrination |ˌperigrəˈnā sh ən| noun peregrinator |-ˌnātər| noun
SkinIt for Hearing Aids
A company I used to actually get a custom cellphone skin is now offering “skins” for cochlear implants. Colored hearing aids have been available for a long time. While the trend is to try to hide hearing aids, I can see why people would want these (although the pictures leopard print design? garish!) If you [...]
Manage Your Name 101
A primer to personal brand management online I’ve gotten a few queries on how I’ve managed to create a strong online presence. If you Google my name, I appear as the top search result for the first two pages. I’ll share some tips. It helps to have a unique name. If your name is John [...]
