Wallstrip, the new daily video blog featuring Lindsay Campbell, is Wall Street’s version of Rocketboom. Same formula as the old Rocketboom – simple set, man-on-the-street inteviews, a mix of tech topics and snippets of groaners from the internet. The difference…
Reuters opens up bureau in Second Life. Can taxation be far behind?
The 200 year old news service which transmitted its first dispatches via homing pigeons has opened up a news bureau in the virtual world of Linden Labs’ Second Life. Adam Pasick, who goes by “Adam Reuters” in Second Life is…
I’ve seen better UI design
Toshiba is working on a new display technology that allows you to get a 360 degree view of what’s on your screen. The downside is you’ve got to strap on a 6 lbs. helmet that makes you look like a…
If Doritos are your thing. . .
If beaming messages of Hope and Beauty are not your thing – through December 4th you can try your hand at creating the next advertisement for Doritos. Win prizes (cash and a trip to Miami for the Superbowl, having your…
The Internet as a Ball of Thread
The concept is simple. Provide an easy interface so that people from around the world can upload photos, drawings, movies, sounds, and writings to a time capsule. The inbox is open until November 8th and after that will entrusted to…
Amazon want to Pump You Up
Fully 70 percent of the effort required to do business online involves doing the heavy lifting that supports Web-scale applications, he said. After a decade of training, Amazon got really good at pumping iron, and now you can hire its…
Sun CEO thinks the internet provides broader distribution than traditional media
Ian KennedyLeave a Comment on Sun CEO thinks the internet provides broader distribution than traditional mediaThe reaction to this will be interesting. This (sun.com) website is a tremendous vehicle for the broad delivery of timely and robust information about our company. It is our view that proprietary news outlets are insufficiently accessible to the broad…
“We can’t control the puppets” – Yahoo Hack Day 2006
Photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid Success on the internet is not a zero sum game. New activity can come from any corner and audience and attention often expands to meet this demand. Much has to do with the…
Tyler gives his first speech
Tyler has been writing stories for class assignments and his story was picked as something to read in front of the school at their last weekly assembly. The class went to the Taiko Drum Show. I almost cried because it…