Renaissance 2.0
Ciao! I’m writing this from my iPhone with the official app from WordPress. It’s been around a long time but it keeps getting better all the time. You can include photos too. I love this because it means you can always publish something to your blog whenever you want no matter where you are even…
Here’s an excellent documentary called “E-Dreams” (2001) which covers the amazing rise and monumental collapse of Kozmo.com which was one of the most successful startups in history. Watch how the founders turned a good idea into gold then watch them try to deal with the unexpected massive success and ultimately the historic downfall which was…
I’m a huge fan of This Week In Startups AKA TWiST which is a fabulous show about Startups (DUH) hosted by legendary entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. Every week he interviews interesting founders and CEOs from well-known companies and popular startups. Each show is educational and most important of all entertaining. He also has a segment called…
I love seeing old video of new technology or predictions of the future. Here’s a classic piece from 1963 called Timesharing: A solution to Computer Bottlenecks which is basically about cloud computing. It truly is amazing how far we’ve come when it comes to computers. Even the web as we know has transformed dramatically since…
I love when people predict the future, no matter what era they’re in. Sometimes they’re right on the money but mostly it’s whacky stuff. Here’s a cool news clip from almost 30 years ago when they discussed the possibility of getting your newspaper online. GASP! Cool stuff… That’s nothing. Here’s a clip from 1969 where…
Sometimes the biggest changes come from the smallest things. In this case, I’ll share a couple of WordPress plugins that have a tremendous impact on the blogging experience. They are free, easy to use and big time-savers. PhotoDropper makes adding images to your blog posts much quicker and easier. It scours Flickr for photos…
In November 1994, Ken McCarthy organized the first conference ever held that focused exclusively on the commercial potential of the web. This rare footage, which documents the very earliest days of the web industry, is an important artifact in the history of technology. After introductory remarks by Ken, Marc Andreessen, the 23 year old co-founder…
Today is a landmark date in technology as Apple officially releases the much hyped iPad which will change the way we view computers yet again. However, don’t be fooled. This isn’t all that new or ground-breaking. When it comes to technology, everything old is new again. For example, the concept of a tablet PC and…
Sometimes it can be fun to watch movies or videos as a group in real-time even when everyone is located in different regions of the globe. There are some new apps that make this usual solo endeavor a more social experience. Here’s a run-down of the best web apps available for sharing videos in real-time…
Here’s an excellent short 8 minute film from HONDA called “LIVING WITH ROBOTS” that shows all of the innovations and breakthroughs they’ve achieved in developing human-like robots.