January 2010
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Before The Singularity: How 'Avatar' may predict... →
“What we were doing, virtual production in a virtual world, right now it’s at a business to business level,” said Jon Landau, the producer of “Avatar.” “Ultimately, it’s going to be at a consumer level. People (will) go in and record their stories and present their stories, just like they do (now) with YouTube. Virtual worlds are another avenue for...
Jan 31st
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Before The Singularity: In the Next Industrial... →
Before The Singularity is a new section on my blog that focuses on AI, nanotech, biotech and other emerging futurist technologies. I kick this section off with this great Chris Anderson piece. [Link]
Jan 31st
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Kanye West (17) Jay-Z (6) Japandroids (5) Al Be Back, Kanye West & Mos Def (3) Jay-Z & Beyoncé (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 26th
“Leaders do the right things. Managers do things right.”
– JLM in a comment to my post yesterday (linked below). Click thru and read the whole comment. JLM is a brilliant commenter. Maybe the best ever. The Founder Factor (via fred-wilson) (via tywhite) This is indeed a pretty awesome comment on Fred Wilson’s blog by JLM. “Leaders take...
Jan 25th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Nine Inch Nails (16) Wu-Tang Clan (8) The Beatles (5) Bob Marley (5) The Notorious B.I.G. (4) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“NBC will go down in history as a network that underestimated its creative talent...”
– Gillian Reagan on the Business Insider
Jan 13th
“I just dreaded getting out of bed in the morning and was hitting that snooze...”
–  Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO, on the importance of company culture (via VentureHacks)
Jan 13th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
La Roux (54) Vampire Weekend (39) Starfucker (31) Modest Mouse (24) The Beatles (9) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 12th
Words to live by on Hiten Shah’s tumblog (one of my favorites). hiten: Do what you love, love what you do and outsource the rest.
Jan 12th
Jan 11th
The lesson from two lemonade stands →
Love this thought provoking Seth Godin piece this morning. The other stand is different. The lemonade is free, but there’s a big tip jar. When you pull up, the owner of the stand beams as only a proud eleven year old girl can beam. She takes her time and reaches into a pail filled with ice and lemons. She pulls out a lemon. Slices it. Then she squeezes it with a clever little hand...
Jan 11th
Jelli’s User Controlled Radio Gets A Big Win: Live... →
Jelli, which launched last year, is a user-controlled online streaming service – sort of a Digg for streaming music, or a group-controlled Pandora. Listeners vote songs up or down to create and alter the playlist. Today they’re announcing an important business development deal – an actual radio station, Live 105 in San Francisco, will be using Jelli to set their playlists every weekday. Starting...
Jan 9th
Jan 9th
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Roadie →
From the website: “Roadie is a free service where you pick the artists or band that interest you and we’ll generate a customized RSS Feed with their recently released or brand new albuns. That way, you’ll always know when a new album is coming.”
Jan 7th
Jan 7th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3) →
Yeasayer (194) The Decemberists (49) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (44) The Killers (37) Foo Fighters (26) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people...”
– Maya Angelou
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The TSA's Intimidation Of Bloggers Over Leaked...
Great editorial on TBI today about the TSA intimidating bloggers. Thankfully, someone leaked the rules, so Americans finally learned what we should have been told immediately.  Thanks to bloggers like Chris Elliot and Steven Frischling, who published the memo, we got to read the whole directive. Needless to say, the TSA should have made all of the new rules public from the get-go.  The secrecy...
Jan 2nd
Things startups do and don't need
You may have seen this going around. It’s a good reminder of startup culture. cdixon: Things startups do need Sunny office Windows that open Democratically controlled music system Two forms of internet access Beer on fridays EVDO cards Video game system Good coffee maker Proximity to public transportation Proximity to park Heating that goes all night Health care plans for...
Jan 2nd
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