Dear Reed Hastings, You Still Don’t Get It
It is no secret that Netflix has been under fire ever since it announced a price increase for it’s services this summer. As Netflix decided to increase it’s pricing by nearly 60% there were many fans, like myself, that revolted through social media channels openly accusing Netflix of everything from greed to mismanagement. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings reflected on ...
Marty McFly’s Nike Air Mag Shoes a Reality
I was hooked immediately. It was 1989 and I had just saw the long awaited sequel to Back to the Future. Michael J. Fox’s character Marty McFly jumps forward in time, 2015 to be exact, and had a pair of Nike shoes that immediately laced themselves upon sliding your feet into them. Ever since Back ...
Who You Are by Shakespeare
“You know who you are, but know not who you could be.” - Shakespeare
Ansel Adams on Clarity
“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” - Ansel Adams
Henri Cartier-Bresson on Movement
“For the world is movement, and you cannot be stationary in your attitude toward something that is moving.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Promise of Intel’s “The Museum of Me”
Intel’s “The Museum of Me” is an incredible personal visualization that is created using Facebook Connect and the data from your social graph. The incredible web application creates an exhibition that features your friends, photos, locations, words and links that ultimately represent your digital and analog life. Intel will win more than a few awards ...
John Maeda on Simplicity
“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.” - John Maeda
Quote: Steve Martin on Surprises
“The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.” – Steve Martin
Quote: Peter Drucker on the Future
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” - Peter Drucker
Edison on Failure and Success
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison