I don’t know if this is going to turn into a daily habit but I enjoyed sharing three links yesterday. So I am going to do it again today. Responses are not free for all comments by Evan Williams. I stumbled across Ev’s post on how comments work on Medium. As always the case with […]
Continue reading "Three links for you today"Native advertising have been much discussed in the media, publishing, technology and advertising landscape for some time now. When I think of native advertising I think about Google’s adwords, or Twitter’s promoted tweets. There are plenty of other examples but these feel like great examples. These ad products provide a number of benefits. They fit […]
Continue reading "Native advertising and user respect"Yesterday, this tweet of Ellie’s iPhone home screen spread a great deal. It received over 1600 2000 retweets and according to Twitter analytics it had over 180 240k impressions. It’s still being retweeted this morning. This photograph I took at Jackson Hole still gets reblogged on Tumblr. Now at 23k notes. I typically don’t get anything like […]
Continue reading "How content moves through a social network"Some products have such a strong and vibrant community that has developed authentically over time. You can feel it their soul. That’s when technology is transforms into something else. On the other hand products without a community feel cold and isolated. They may have hired a person called a community manager but you can tell […]
Continue reading "Community transforms technology"These days in startup land we see an enormous number of startups being seed financed by angel investors, seed funds, venture capitalists, hedge funds and celebrities. This trend has been happening for many years now and has simply continued. More seed capital isn’t necessarily a bad thing and generally I’m happy about that. The alternative […]
Continue reading "Opportunities lost in a sea of growth rounds"Tumblr is where you are your true self and surround yourself (through who you follow) with people who have similar interests. It’s often seen as a “judgment-free zone” where, due to the lack of identity on the site, you can really be who you want to be. A Teenager’s View on Social Media — Backchannel […]
Continue readingOne of the things I admire most about my favorite photographers is that I can tell their photographs apart even if they weren’t labeled or tagged as such. Few examples include (but certainly not limited to) Chris Ozer’s portraits, or Johnny Patience capturing every day life, Josh Allen’s compositions or Trash’s urban art. Each one […]
Continue reading "Can you see the founders in their work?"I was recently at a tech conference and there were a number of interesting speakers. One of my favorite sessions was hearing Marissa Mayer, CEO at Yahoo talk about her challenges and progress at Yahoo. It was fascinating and I left with even more respect for her than I had previously. At one point the […]
Continue reading "Tumblr and its culture of positivity"(disclaimer: This isn’t meant to be an sort of extensive review of the iPhone 6 or iOS 8. Just some thoughts on using my new phone and OS for the last few days with some apps i’ve used for a long time) I received my iPhone 6 Friday morning like many readers of this blog. […]
Continue reading "Some thoughts on updated apps with iPhone 6 & iOS 8"A few weeks back we had a bunch of friends over for an outdoor dinner. The weather forecast said: perfect. I’m the DJ in our house (although I feel my title is under attack these days). Option 1: fire up songza on the sonos, choose the “right” activity, hit play and be done. Option 2: […]
Continue reading "Intention and the choices we make every day"