Andrew
Screw Viral Video
I came across this great AdAge post from Jim Louderback (CEO of Revision3) on the current state of the online video industry and the false god of viral video. It has a couple of really great points, but the entire thing is worth reading.
I think these [...]
Hello, Brooklyn
After 18 months without a long-term living plan in New York, I’ve finally locked down a great new apartment in the DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) neighborhood in Brooklyn. I think this warrants some Jay-Z:
On Mediums and Technical Interaction
Recently, I saw someone trying to use their fingers to move something on their Blackberry screen- after about half a second, he said to his friend “Ah, Im just so used to my iPhone, I keep forgetting the buttons.” I realized that his brief misstep is [...]
New York City Snowicane
In case you haven’t heard, New York has gotten a ton of snow this month- so much in fact that February 2009 is now the snowiest month in NYC history (breaking a 114 year old record). Well I came across this time-lapse video of the latest [...]
Open Letter from OK-Go on Music, the Internet and Everything Else
“With or without this embedding problem, we’ll never get 50 zillion views on a YouTube video again. That moment – the dawn of internet video – is gone. The internet isn’t as anarchic as it was then. Now there are Madison Avenue firms that specialize in “viral [...]
Oh the places you’ll go… [2009 Edition]
I’m a few weeks late on this, but better late than never! Last year, I followed the lead of a few blogs I like and posted a recap of my 2008 travels to various cities. I like the idea of making this an annual post, [...]
Feelings, Cash and Retirement
I have had an ING savings account for a few years now- it was awesome back when I had a 4% interest rate circa 2005… it’s at a significantly more modest rate now, given the whole ’stuff your money in a mattress’ trend that is going on right now, but [...]
Languages and Borders
I came across this map of language prevelance across Europe over on Wikipedia. It is interesting to see how tightly most languages actually adhere to national boundaries but periodically deviate in very drastic ways. I think the most interesting occurrences here are the pockets of [...]
History of One New York City Block
Zach van Schouwen has created a very cool video showing the entire history of one block in New York City. He started out researching a five-story tenement building at 218 Eldridge Street which his great-great grandfather lived.
“With some help from Christopher Gray’s guide to researching New [...]
Digital Strangelove – Quite the Conversation Starter
I came across this presentation put together by David, who is always a source of good ‘food for thought’ about how brand and personal communications are evolving. Sounds like the same thing everyone has been saying for a long time now (the whole mantra of “join [...]
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