Twitter and the “evolution” of communication

YCombinator’s Paul Graham at Startup School 2008

Definitely a great video.

Paul said in a June 2009 Inc. Magazine article that, “Running a start-up is like being punched in the face repeatedly, but working for a large company is like being waterboarded.”

Haha

YOU = A phone that “gets you” – HTC (clever advertisements)

These new HTC cell phone commercials might be my favorite ads of 2009. Notice at the end of the ad how the HTC logo includes the caption “quietly brilliant” – so true…

My MIT Personas result

Have you searched for your persona online? Check it out! MIT is awesome! Put your first and last name in the search bar and observe!

I will check back after New Years to see how the result changes as more content related to me is distributed online.

MIT Personas – Bob Dylan…Amazing algorithm!

MIT Personas is a recent MIT project which searches the internet in order to create a characterization of a person’s online identity. To get started, you simply input your name into the Personas website, hit enter, and watch the program begin crunching the data it finds about you online. Below, I inserted a video about characterizing Bob Dylan’s online identity.

Marc Koska re-invents the syringe – TEDtalk

Michael Pritchard makes filthy water drinkable

Clues in Jackson Pollock’s art…?

Check out a recent Smithsonian article about “Decoding Jackson Pollock” that suggests the artist hid his name in his art. The interactive feature can be found to the right of paragraphs 4-5.

Taryn Simon Photographs Secret Sites – TEDtalks2009

IdeaAid / Donate your ideas to solve world issues / Nov. 14-21, ‘09

IdeaAid is a revolutionary plan to bring people around the world together to brainstorm ideas that could solve global issues such poverty and hunger. Rather than donate money or materials, IdeaAid is asking participants to donate their ideas. In addition to donating ideas, people can simply help the cause by spreading the word to their friends. You can spread the word through your social networking sites by inviting friends to IdeaAid’s Facebook Fan Page, Twitter account, Facebook Causes profile, and others as they are developed.