Even if you didn’t struggle in school, watch this great Ted video – Let’s raise kids to be entrepreneurs- by Cameron Herold. Remember when you were in elementary school and people asked you what you wanted to be when you grow up? What was your answer? I don’t know if I have ever met a [...]
A European Perspective on Why Social Media Projects Fail
Why do social media projects fail? Well folks, we may now have some semblance of an answer. An interesting slideshow dropped on the internet today based on the research findings of Germany’s Brand Science Institute. The validity of the findings remains a matter of question since the particulars of the research methodology haven’t been divulged, [...]
Facebook Places, Tearing Down the 4th Wall
On August 18th, 2010, Facebook took one giant leap for social networking, introducing Places. What is Places? This video produced by Facebook should help to answer that. According to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, Places serves three purposes: “Help you share where you are. Help you see who’s around you. And see what’s going on [...]
Are Books Nearing an Anti-Climactic End?
Are books nearing an anti-climactic end? Concerning the matter of how we consume writing, this is a question pertinent to both members of greater society as well as those of us who are accustomed to “the old stand-bys” use in the halls of academia. Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman Emeritus of MIT’s Media Lab, thinks the death [...]
The Power of the Blog
Imagine the power of a consumer with over a million followers on Twitter! When Blogger Karen Armstrong couldn’t get her washing machine fixed, she turned to her popular blog dooce.com to get results. Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know.
OK Go!
Have you ever heard of a Rube Goldberg machine? If not, you will by the end of this video. When the band OK Go approached Adam Sadowsky and his team to create a Rube Goldberg machine they could dance along with, this is what the team was able to create. I love the combination of [...]
