See Your Future. Be Your Future.
A bit of a paraphrase from my good friend Ty Webb who lays out what we'll see with this country if we don't just start ignoring the pundits and get back to creating rather than complaining. See this from today's WSJ and then ignore it and get back to work.
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You really want it back now? Really?
"A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain."
— Robert Frost
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Want to Escape It All? Go Here.
According to this map, from New Scienist, the Tibetan Plateau (34.7°N, 85.7°E) is the most remote place on earth.
"From here, says Andy Nelson, a former researcher at the European Commission, it is a three-week trip to the cities of Lhasa or Korla - one day by car and the remaining 20 on foot. Rough terrain [...]
Keep it Simple
Craig Newmark (of Craigslist) nails what a net service business is all about:
"People are good and trustworthy and generally just concerned with getting through the day," [Craig] Newmark says. If most people are good and their needs are simple, all you have to do to serve them well is build a minimal infrastructure allowing them [...]
AT&T’s Lost Dog? How About Finding Lost Kids!
I've seen this on TV a number of times and I keep asking the same question: Why can't we use facebook, twitter, myspace etc, find lost/abducted kids?
Let's try! http://www.bringhomeamber.com/ Come on. If all these college kids can find a dog…finding a person shouldn't be that hard.
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Real Time Google Results using Collecta & Greasmonkey
Now Google search results in real time courtesy of the Collecta API. Very cool.
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Underwater on the Long Tail
The long tail is always presented as the NEW model of business in a connected world. But I've always had a problem with it. It works really well from the buyer side (there is unlimited choice and inventory out there) but from the seller's point of view it really doesn't matter because as Seth points [...]
Apple’s Next Revolution: The Appleverse
Umair Haque has an interesting article on what's next for Apple (and why we haven't seen the iPad 10" tablet yet). I think he could be right on. Extending from music, movies and apps (iTunes) into all types of media makes perfect sense for Apple. Read the whole article here.
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