January 2009
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“The problem with Bush’s legacy is they tied democracy promotion so much to the...”
– —Francis Fukuyama - Talking Softly About Democracy Promotion
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Adobe UI Gripes →
So true.
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Video: Samsung Show W7900 projector phone gets... →
I find it highly amusing that this mobile has a Korea only anti-drinking application. The projector is neat too.
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Is Your Advertising Agency's Creative Department... →
This is a poor slaying of the sacred cows. There are some interesting points about Analytics but I seriously doubt that larger agencies are more capable because they have applied-math.
The real sacred cow behind an agency’s creative department is leaving it to non-technology, non-web people. Agencies, marketing VPs, CEOs, they’re all going to get on board if they want to move...
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Apple COO Tim Cook could be in line to replace... →
This is why Apple is going to be fine. To have the business acumen to corner a market and destroy the effective margins of your closest competitors is a ridiculous competency. What makes Apple truly special isn’t about design, it’s about the whole scope of the entire firm. Deep down, Apple is a company extremely hard nosed about margins and strengthening the balance sheet. This...
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Will Samsung get its hands on car manufacturing... →
A good article on the possibilities of Samsung joining the EV race. Have a few billion in cash, a legion of engineers, will do big business opportunities.
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“Imagine a technology that lets you pay for products just by waving your...”
– - Cellphones as Credit Cards? Americans Must Wait - NYTimes.com
This is a nice synopsis of the American might of ingenuity bogged down by the sheer scale of choice. Just because you invent it doesn’t mean it’ll be used.
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Change is Here
I’ve finally redone this site after months of design and thinking through the goals of this namesake. The left sidebar outlines some of the details about me and on the right side is where the content moves. My love affair with Helvetica is obviously continuing and I consciously used a non-color palette so the content pops. Overall, I wanted to create a space that was very clean, efficient...
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Interview with Roger MacNamee of Elevation... →
Quite a nerdy display of smartphone love but a thoughtful explanation as to Palm’s direction in the marketplace. If this isn’t inspiring to have a plan, I don’t know what is. MOTO, I’m looking at you.
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The top 10 things we hate about the iPhone :... →
This reads like an iPhone 3.0 Software Update wish list. Poignant since so much of it is glaringly obvious. Palm Pre makes these omissions look startlingly lacking.
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The White House - Blog Post - Change has come to... →
The new Whitehouse.gov site is outstanding.
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Can CNN, the Go-to Site, Get You to Stay? -... →
An interesting look at running the CNN.com newsdeck and the difficulty of looking distinctive.
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The end of the agency RFP era →
RFPs are dead. Long live RFMs (Requests for Meetings). This is strongly for excellent pitchers. I’m all in favor of it.
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“Ah! And therein lies the crux of the problem with dodgeball and pretty much any...”
– This is an excellent post on the end of Dodgeball. Google’s experiment was flawed to begin with and this is exactly why it never got off the ground.
turkeydinner » On the (final) demise of Dodgeball.com
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The Difference Between Building a Business and... →
Some very nice examples are cited in this lengthy article about building modern brands. I can’t quite disagree with any of the main points but it should be pointed out that being the number two doesn’t exclude you in the space at all. In fact, I think it offers a lot of opportunities to do even more.
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Did Rolex watches save Owen Wilson's life? →
This is in contention to be the Press Release of the Year. Also, this is an opportunity to point to Rolex’s excellent website.
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How the newspaper industry tried to invent the Web... →
Quite an interesting look at the newspaper industry’s forays into digital.
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Digg - Friended by Mom and Dad on Facebook →
The comments have a great running commentary about the Parents+Kids interaction on Facebook. Dad needs to re-connect with his alumni base, kids have to face the person who pays the bills and a careful discussion of privacy discussions persist.