January 2012
Do you build for today or hope they'll follow you...
“No one ever got fired for buying IBM,” was the adage of enterprise IT decision-makers in the 1990s. Banking on the IT giant was the safest bet you could make, and if a new IT product came to market that was outside of IBM’s portfolio, administrators would simply wait for IBM to develop it…in IBM we trust. Then the “four horsemen” of IT emerged in the form of Microsoft, Intel, Dell and...
The Best View from Mountain View: Why Tailored CEO...
Personalized services have become standard expectations in this era of web and mobility, and when it comes to retail, flash sales, daily deals and custom recommendations have taken the stress out of bargain hunting, comparison shopping and more. Sara Morgan, co-founder of a new site Tailor.co, has been a pioneer in this converged sector for years, combining the best of emerging trends for...
Box, YouSendIt Weigh in on Megaupload drama |...
How will cloud file sharing sites that fall beneath the umbra of the DMCA and other copyright legislation who also permit users to share large files with one another react the current legislative and executive climate? Only recently, laws that would have given tremendous powers to copyright holders and the government to shut off foreign sites—and especially those that enable file sharing in...
Rashad Alakbarov Paints with Shadows and Light |...
This is kind of flying all over the internet right now, but I couldn’t resist sharing. Artist Rashad Alakbarov from Azerbaijan uses suspended translucent objects and other found materials to create light and shadow paintings on walls. The jaw-dropping light painting above, made with an array of colored airplanes is currently on view at the Fly to Baku exhibition at De Pury Gallery in...
Visualize Mobile Threats Across Time, Space:...
Launched last year, Lookout Labs delivers its fourth interactive app that allows you to zoom through time watching thousands of sparks light up the globe, each one representing a real person protected by Lookout. The app will allow you to see the plethora of threats identified by Lookout every day, as well as answer questions that plague today’s mobile user such as: “Are there really mobile...
“Don’t Be Evil” Takes On “Share Plus Your World” |...
Earlier this month Google launched “Search Plus Your World,” the integration of Google+ when users do an online search of anything. Just a couple of days after the launch, privacy and anti-competitive issues were raised, and some are even urging the FCC to look into Google’s strategy. And so the war begins… Read the full story at siliconangle.com Posted via email from...
“Don’t Be Evil” Takes On “Share Plus Your World” |...
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Sexy Shades...for your Windows!
Mumbai-based studio ZZ Architects has sent us photos of the Mohnani Duplex project. The architects have completed the interior of this luxury duplex penthouse located in Mumbai, India. See more of this beautiful pentouse at homedsgn.com Posted via email from kristennicole’s posterous | Comment »
File-Sharing Sites Shut Down in US as Megaupload...
Just as last week was coming to an end, reports of Megaupload being shutdown surfaced the web, catching the attention of Anonyous, the hacker collective known for taking down unjust web sites. The commotion led to a hacking-frenzy day, and the Megaupload site now shows a warning from the US Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Intellectual Property...
RIM Shares Up After CEO Change | @SiliconANGLE
Late Sunday it was reported that Research in Motion’s co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepped down. The co-CEOs will be immediately replaced by current COO Thorsten Heins. Director Barbara Stymiest will take over as chairman, Lazaridis will now become vice chairman, and Balsillie will remain a board member without any operational role. Also, Fairfax Financial Holdings CEO Prem...
Great apps for cloud storage on your Android...
Cloud storage has become big business over the last year or so. Being able to save, share and transfer files over the Internet provides users with a great deal of flexibility, security and extra storage space. I have been using cloud storage for years, and find the service invaluable. Being able to access files over my phone, laptop, desktop and now Android tablet is important. Right now...
Toast With Yogurt and Smoked Salmon | 10 Quick and...
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What a Blacked Out Web Looks Like | @SiliconANGLE
Google has joined the protest movement against the U.S. bill seeking to combat piracy in the network (known as SOPA and PIPA) because they serve to censor the Internet and that will not stop illegal downloads. As an anti-SOPA protest, Google has put a censored version of its logo for U.S. users… See how the web is fighting back at siliconangle.com Posted via email from...
Yahoo Founder Jerry Yang Quits Yahoo – End of An...
Jerry Yang stepped down from the board of Yahoo and severed all ties with Yahoo the company that he founded. As the young Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg rises taller everyday, the legend Jerry Yang sails into the sunset. This must be painful for Jerry since Yahoo could have bought Facebook for $700m only a few years ago. Facebook now looking to be worth hundreds of billions. Welcome to...
This Man Started The World's Largest Independent...
Tom Magnuson isn’t your typical startup guy. When he started his company in 2002, he wasn’t a kid coming straight out of college looking to raise money for a tech idea. Nor was he an ultra-rich investor, painstakingly searching for the next Internet behemoth. He was just a middle-aged man with a big idea, and a plan. “We had two Macs and this business idea that we could...
Rooftop drinks in NYC
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Concrete grandfather clocks | @DesignSponge
When it comes to materials I’d use in my home, concrete isn’t the first that comes to mind. But I think it’s time I put aside my concrete prejudice and embrace how utterly cool and modern it can feel. It’s that coolness (in the form of actual physical coldness) that usually scares me, but this painfully chic concrete grandfather clock might make me change my mind. Its monolithic nature may...
Death by Terror: Strange Big Data | @SiliconANGLE
The world is a mass of mystery and peculiarity, some of which happens organically, some human-induced. As weird as things may seem, data virtualization can turn them into beautiful works of art, and even make better sense of things for the common people. In this infographic, for example, called Death by Terror, Good.is managed to comprehensively present terrorism attempts and successes in...
Jeb Corliss survives scary wingsuit crash - Holy...
Watching Jeb Corliss’ heart-stopping video series of wingsuit flights, the first question that comes to mind is often “what if he crashes?”. Sadly, that question got an answer today when news broke that the 35-year-old daredevil crashed during one of his famous stunts… Read story and see his stunts at holykaw.alltop.com Posted via email from kristennicole’s...
Living Room Inspiration: 120 Modern Sofas by Roche...
Roche Bobois is a well known French company for it’s contemporary style of furniture. Here is a first selection of 40 sofas signed by famous designers such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Missoni, Philippe Bouix, Kenzo, Enmanuel Ungaro and others for Roche Bobois. See them all at homedsgn.com Posted via email from kristennicole’s posterous | Comment »
Android fragmentation isn’t the issue, says...
The topic of Android fragmentation comes up often, especially with the bubbling anticipation over new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices (or lack thereof). Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt hoped to clarify some of the issues around Android fragmentation during his presentation at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, saying “differentiation is positive, fragmentation is...
Android games move beyond smartphones at CES -...
Android gamers can delight in CES this year, as many manufacturers and developers set out to deliver Android games to as many devices as possible. It’s already turning out to be the year of connected device, and it’s becoming a two-way street for game apps and services. From game-ready gadgets to new portals, you’ll soon be hard pressed to find a device that’s not capable of providing your...
Ubuntu TV – The Potential CES Dark Horse? |...
We don’t know what Canonical will launch next week at CES. For its part, Canonical is saying that it will show the latest in desktop, cloud and demonstrations on Ubuntu One, plus an exclusive Ubuntu concept design which will be announced during the show. My bet: Canonical is leveraging its Unity UI to work as a TV. It may not launch at CES. A tablet is a possibility, too. But at some...
Freemans' Alien Threads - a short film on @NOWNESS
Canadian artist Shayne Ehman presents Freemans Sporting Club’s Spring 2012 ready-to-wear suiting collection with a clever animated short featuring space traveling aliens who discover a suitcase of F.S.C. clothing on a future asteroid fragment of Earth. Produced by photographer Tim Barber, the idiosyncratic video is typical of the Freemans empire, which encompasses restaurants, a...
Aerodyne Art Deco PC Looks Like a Skyscraper |...
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History of the High Heel (infographic)
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25 clever ideas to make life easier
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Mish mash drawers - talk about upcycling!
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Don't lick the light bulbs
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A Lesson from 2011, a Theme for 2012: Run Your Own...
I ran marathon this year, I finished, and I won. I won, not because I finished in first place (this guy did), but because I finished, followed my plan, and met my goal of running below 4 hours and 30 minutes. Every year, over 450,000 people in the US line up at the starting line for one of these races….many finish, some don’t, and a far fewer number actually become the first to cross...
The evolution of laughter, from rats to chimps
Thought it was just humans that are ticklish? Think again - scientists are studying how animals respond to being tickled in a bid to shed light on how laughter evolved… Read full story at bbc.co.uk Posted via email from kristennicole’s posterous | Comment »
December 2011
NewSQL Will Prevail in 2012 says MIT’s Michael...
This week’s Snapshot interview was well-fated, as we learn about Professor Michael Stonebraker’s vision of 2012 for big data and relational databases. Stonebraker’s been an influential element in database research, and offers insight on big data’s future along with some lessons learned from years of prototypes and startups that span academia to the commercial space. Currently running...
If Jeremy Clarkson were a Christmas ornament
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Without Skill, Data Can Lack Value in the...
What are the pilars of prosperity? According to traditional ideals of the factors of production, there’s land, labor and capital. But given our advanced global economy, isn’t it time to re-think this theory? Jaspersoft CEO Brian Gentile cites contemporary data tech trends in his updated version. He points to time, information and capital as the conditions for business success. ...
Photographing soldiers before, during, and after...
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Have an explosive Christmas - stunning photos of...
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Man-jama jeans - perfect for the lazy man in your...
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I'm diggin this show: Design With the Other 90%...
Worldwide, billions of people have little access to things that many of us take for granted: shelter, food, clean water, transportation, and health care. But what they lack in resources, many make up for with determination and resourcefulness. This series, inspired by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum exhibition, takes a closer look at the ingenious ways that people are teaming up to...
What a funky little house! | HomeDSGN
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Last surviving Pearl Harbor firefighting woman...
It’s never too late to solve a mystery, or to set the record straight. In the 70 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, a dramatic photo of female firefighters has been published many times in magazines, history books and online as a depiction of action on Dec. 7, 1941. We published it this past week on msnbc.com. Now, with the help of our readers, we’ve located one of the...
What to order at Starbucks | @FoodNetwork
Who doesn’t love Starbuck’s holiday drinks? They have such fancy names and delicious ingredients. But the hidden calories … you won’t believe your thighs! Get the skinny before you order your next grande or venti holiday brew… Read full story at blog.foodnetwork.com Posted via email from kristennicole’s posterous | Comment »
Gwyneth Paltrow goes mobile with GOOP City Guides...
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A Dreamy Big Data Dinner Party for IBM VP Anjul...
I was thrilled to first meet Anjul Bhambhri because of her longevity in the big data space. As Vice President of Big Data Products at IBM, she has a unique perspective on big data as well as her company, and Bhambhri’s passion for her area of expertise shows through. Bhambhri’s one of my most anticipated profiles in our Snapshot series, as she lays out a vision for the future of big data...
The Problem with Stream 3.0 | @NovaSpivack...
After my former project, Twine.com, was sold, I began to turn my attention to the Next Big Challenge: How to make sense of the growing real-time Web, or what many call, “the Stream.” I could see the writing on the wall, and it was less than 140 characters: Social media’s own success was going to be its biggest challenge. The Stream was going to soon become unusable… Read full...
Bottlenose Launch: A Smarter Way to Skim the...
Another memorable startup from Nova Spivack hits the interwebs today, called Bottlenose, this time in the form of a stream reader. Spivack feels the current market for stream readers doesn’t solve the issue of content overload, and he’s applying some natural language technology (one of those areas he’s keen on) to intelligently address the problem. Bottlenose is launching in private beta...
P.C. Hooftstraat Apartment by Hofman Dujardin |...
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Classic children's novel, The Phantom Tollbooth,...
Every work of literature relies on the dictionary. Many writers would say that the goal of fiction is to use powerful words to tell a story without calling attention to the words themselves. A small number of books, however, actually make words, meaning, and language their plot or even transform the workings of language into characters. This practice is called meta-fiction, and today we pay...
My girl Quiana Zenobia singing with B.o.B on Jimmy...
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Tweetie Girl Tip #20: Taking Ownership of a...
Taking ownership of a project is a phrase often taken for granted. It’s one of those things you hear all the time and know you need to do, but don’t understand how to apply it until you’ve had a run in or two. This past year I’ve had enough run-ins to begin understanding what it really means to take ownership of a project, because there’s an implicit passion behind this sometimes cliche...
Evernote’s Love Affair with Mobile Bears Three New...
Quick capture and easy access has fueled Evernote’s success. The organization is running on a freemium business model and is looking to create a multi-platform, cross-device technology soon. With its quest in maintaining your digital memory, Evernote comes out with a few new products as we near year’s end. They all offer more specific ways to interact with your saved content, as Evernote...