There’s much made of Facebook’s decision to allow usernames (and subsequently, vanity URLs), starting 12.01a, Jun13 EST. It’s a big deal. Sort of. It’s something Myspace, Google, Twitter and everyone else has allowed since inception.
So why the freak out? Great question. Read the rest of this entry »
Today, like most tech nerds or hipsters, I was engrossed in some pretty heavy auto-refresh watching. For others, WWDC’s keynote was covered on any number of tech blogs.
To summarize, Apple upgraded their Macbook Pro line, beefed up their iPhone (including video) and refreshed their flagship OS into a smaller, faster and more efficient wild feline (metaphorically). What does that mean? Read the rest of this entry »
The phrase “you should do that on your own time” confuses me. Who allotted time and determined ownership? What part of my day is not “my time”? For many, this idea is archaic.
Before I get ahead of myself, there are many fields that require scheduled hours. Mechanics, dentists, teachers, etc. rely on person-person or person-machine, analog interaction. Many can communicate and work digitally from anywhere Online (still capitalized?). Read the rest of this entry »
Newspapers are crumbling! In-store retail is floundering! Non-digital music is in its last throes! We’re all going to die! Maybe not but everything is changing. Why hasn’t business as usual?
If that’s all overblown hype, and it is: what’s changing? Access. Read the rest of this entry »
Use of the internet is an intracohort shift. Reliance on the internet is an intercohort shift. Thus, articles like this one are written to try and help those in power understand those that will eventually replace them.
In honor of the observed-habits-of-a-generation-I-don’t-get trend, I thought I’d create my own list. I don’t speak for my generation but here are some notes from a digital native: Read the rest of this entry »
Back in olden times (1984?) one needed to prove their corporate value by standing out. Think of a new product; save the company money; institute an “Air Jordan” day; being unique was the ticket to success. Read the rest of this entry »
After attending the last CATFOA of the season, “Living in a Post-Advertising World.” The talk was solid and the discussion interesting. I had some time to inner-think on the bus. Was advertising ever “alive”?
Advertising is, by nature, unwelcome and its success (if you can call it that) is based on forced captive audiences. That’s not how it’s supposed to work. An industry’s success shouldn’t be based on some twisted Stockholm’s syndrome. Read the rest of this entry »