After performing some research on data visualization, I came across an explosion of articles on “data scientists”. This term seems to be the latest craze in Social Networking. All these web 2.0 companies with millions of users and their data, but no income. Why not find a way to turn that data into profits. The …
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BlogHer, Not My Thing
I wanted to like BlogHer. I did. A conference about blogging for women. I’m a woman. I’m a blogger. Perfect. But as a first-time conference goer, I found myself unable to tap into the enthusiasm many attendees seemed to genuinely possess. Maybe it was the fact that in almost every session I attended, someone in …
The 100 Year Starship: My Three Ideas
It’s the end of an era. The space shuttle was retired last month (July 2011) after 30 years and 135 missions. Now NASA becomes a massive data collection organization. Which allows us, as a nation, to pivot and move in a new direction. A worldwide call for ideas is on the table and it sounds …
Need a Spotify invite?
Ok, I’m not promising anything here but I am 2 for 2. Both times I received a Spotify invite in my email pretty fast. The backstory is that Ashton Kutcher is a big fan of Spotify and he tweeted his fanboy-ism. Then his millions of twitter followers were like, “we want to try!” The company …
You can reuse all new content on Quora
Quora is a fantastic resource for and I often want to share the info I find. With that in mind I found the following copyright rules on the site: — This is an official Quora policy that reflects the agreed upon conventions of the community You can reuse all new content on Quora by publishing it anywhere on …
King for a day: The internet finally takes down books, cd's, and dvd's
Rumors are swirling that Borders bookstores is shutting down 400 stores and laying off 11,000 employees. Which may be the kill shot from the internet we have been talking about for years. First, it stinks that several thousand folks are going to be out of work. I always liked bookstore employees because they are the …
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King for a day: The internet finally takes down books, cd’s, and dvd’s
Rumors are swirling that Borders bookstores is shutting down 400 stores and laying off 11,000 employees. Which may be the kill shot from the internet we have been talking about for years. First, it stinks that several thousand folks are going to be out of work. I always liked bookstore employees because they are the …
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Brian Wong on meeting Kate Middleton
Brian Wong, 20-year old tech/biz phenom who is aiming to change the world of mobile game ads with his start-up, Kiip, joined us in Vancouver for Tech Cocktail @ Futurists:BetaLaunch last weekend. Brian had just flown in from Los Angeles after attending a reception hosted by the U.K. Trade and Investment Council the night before with …
The evolution of design, for blogging
This week TechCrunch launched a new design for their site and Michael Arrington, the founder, posted links to the previous designs. Which gives us a unique chance to see the evolution of blog design from 2005 to 2011. Screenshots of all four changes are provided below and here are the big changes I noticed, what did …
How could Apple spend its $51 billion cash?
The common advice would be to acquire some hot property like Twitter, Pandora, or Hulu. Doing so would satisfy Wall Street’s insatiable hunger for greedy growth, but wouldn’t be all that strategic. Another idea would be for Apple to invest in itself. A post over on Business Insider highlights this using a thread on Quora. …
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