Steve Jobs

In the wake of Steve Jobs Death, the most extraordinary quote I’d seen attributed to him is “we want to let go of this notion that for Apple to win Microsoft has to lose”. It’s an amazing philosophy that can be applied to so many aspects of conflict resolution. It was then that Apple took $150,000,000 from Microsoft to preload explorer on Apple computers. I believe it’s also when they dumped Motorola chips for Intels allowing Apple to run Microsoft software thereby saving Apple as a company. In this video one can get a rare glimpse of the competitive relationship between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.


I suppose by now you have seen Steve jobs commencement address at Stanford University. I hesitate to show it to most people thinking that they’ll drop out of college and do whatever they please. And of course when Steve Jobs lost his job at age 30 he had a couple of million dollars jingling around his pocket. I think it works in Jobs’ case because he’s an extraordinary person speaking to a group of extraordinary people.

Where's Waldo (Web 2.0 Edition)

Here is an interesting way to display data and information. It's a map that showcases the incumbents and upstarts in the network economy, gathered around various territories that represent the Web 2.0's Points of Control. According to the web2.0 summit blog it was designed to create at least an approximation of the web2.0 industry’s vibrant economy. The map was produced in conjunction with the Web 2.0 Summit, produced by Federated Media, O'Reilly Media and UBM TechWeb. The Web 2.0 Summit is moderated by Federated Media CEO John Battelle and O'Reilly CEO and founder Tim O'Reilly.

Tumblr tumbling up to the Top

According to a new Nielsen Report on Social Media Tumblr is an emerging player in social media, nearly tripling its audience from a year ago. In addition social networks and blogs continue to dominate Americans’ time online, now accounting for nearly a quarter of total time spent on the Internet. According to the report we are going mobile at an increasing rate. Nearly 40 percent of social media users access social media content from their mobile phone.

Achtung! Germany Doesn't Like You!

Now that I’ve got your attention what the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is actually saying is that Facebook’s “Like” button violates German privacy laws. I have always thought that by joining Facebook you were signing away any shred of privacy that had not been previously shredded in the vast machine that is today’s complex online world. Apparently they do things differently in Schleswig-Holstein.

Fun Facts to Know and Tell

Here are some social media facts. By the time you read these they will have changed. Its still a good starting point for a discussion on Social Media.

The Washington Post’s Carol Guzy won her fourth Pulitzer Prize. She is the first journalist to do so. Here is the link from The New York Times - BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY: Carol Guzy, Nikki Kahn and Ricky Carioti of The Washington Post
"For their up-close portrait of grief and desperation after a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti."
To see her photos click - Haiti's Profound Sorrow

Wonderful Video Contest

Here is a link to a page that combines two of my favorites – indie music and videos. http://saidthegramophone.com/contest_winners.php

It seems like such a great idea. Perhaps there could be a cable channel devoted to nothing but music & videos. My favorites are the ones that show why technology and money are never the limiting factors. You can do whatever you can imagine.

Gatekeeping In Action.

The NFL Players Association produced a television advertisement
to air during the NFLPA All Star Game this February 5^th. CBS told
them “their moneys no good here”. Is it because CBS is one of the four networks
that get around $4 billion dollars from the NFL to broadcast their product?

nflpa tv ad

Bob McMillan

RIP Kodakchrome. After 75 years, its goodbye analogue, and on to a brave new digital world. Kodak gave the last roll of Kodachrome it ever produced to Steve McCurry. You may know his work through his cover shot of an Afghan girl for National Geographic. You can see what he decided was worth shooting at his blog.

The End of an Era – 1935 to 2010 « Steve McCurry's Blog