October 2010
41 posts
“The minimal claim to be made for biodynamics, it seems to me, is that it fosters...”
– From a Jay McInerney article in the WSJ today…“Biodynamics: Natural Wonder or Just a Horn of Manure?”
I’m a fan of McInerney, especially his wine writing. Great writer, clear thinker and wine lover of note.
I’m a bigger believer in biodynamics than he is. I...
Inside the Ring in Vienna. Day Two.
Vienna loves their art and museums.
The Leopold and MOMUK Museums are the modern art soul of the ancient central district in Vienna. The Museum Quarter Square, bookended by two huge blocks of art museums, one white, one black, is design inspiration. You walk inside an ageless ring of huge buildings to a modern core. Bold stuff.
MOMUK is more inspiring as a building inside and out than today’s...
Inside the Ring in Vienna. Day One.
Humbled and inspired by my ignorance of Austrian wine. Plan on closing that knowledge gap quickly ;)
Majestic scale in city center everywhere I look. I’m sensing a hip and modern undercurrent but haven’t found it yet.
Can’t pronounce anything I read. Everyone speaks English. People are really friendly and helpful.
I’m constantly lost but always finding my destination....
So...If I could only get HBO through the web, I'd...
Day 5 playing with new home theater setup:
-Vierra 58” connected TV
-AppleTV
-Polk Sound Bar and wireless woofer
-Boxee Box coming soon (on order)
And as expected, I’ve spent a lot of time on the couch enjoying, sipping wine and watching the first two seasons (streamed from my laptop) of Mad Men ;)
Report Card:
-Vierra. Glad I stuck to the best plasma money can buy. Friends...
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it!
The most successful leader...”
– This is not only about political leaders but to those of us who are inventing the future of commerce and community on the social web by helping to build the services of tomorrow…today.
The quotes are from political scientist Mary Parker Follet. See catarinasworld.com for some context.
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“Tools are present galore but just mixing these with a few social building blocks...”
– From “Social media…Few rules. Powerful tools. Endless opportunities”.
My friend and author, Theresa Pulido, liked this one so much that I had to republish.
“…it often feels like this is the only American city that inspires constant...”
– From “How Alfred Stieglitz Framed Our Contemporary New York” by Elva Ramirezhttp
An exhibit of Stieglitz’s NY photos are on display at the Seaport Museum.
WatchAmazing…
From “Growth of Social Media in Real Time : Hard Data” by techtified.
Thanks to my friend Robin Harper for finding and sharing.
“If ever there were a more classic case of the Apple Way versus the Open Way,...”
– Technology companies and app developers moving into the mass market TV space should read this review. David Pogue speaks directly to millions of buyers of home electronics and his non-techy, “buy/don’t buy” reports are what the tech world will have to address as they move into this...
“One of the things that stands out to me the most during a pivotal second round...”
– I’ve been urging family and friends to consider starting Tumblr blogs. Eric Friedman’s post “Why write a blog at all?” does a great job of explaining why.
Thanks to Daryn Nakhuda for finding this and sharing.
“… I’m not entirely sure Google TV is going to be the revolutionary hero we...”
– From a post by Matt Burns in CrunchGrear, The Five Remaining GoogleTV Questions.
As readers of my blog know, I’ve never thought GoogleTV was the answer. Google doesn’t understand social nor more importantly, the mass market. And if you don’t understand the mass market, you can’t...
“To hundreds of millions of people, Facebook is the web. The first place they go...”
– Read the complete post @ “Facebook and Skype…bringing community and communications together” on my blog.
““Here’s my simple reasoning for why Google won’t buy Twitter:...”
– John Battelle from his post “Stop It. Google Won’t Buy Twitter”.
“Make no mistake: Apple is in the process of staging a coup. That’s what a very...”
– From “Why Apple TV is a Ticking Time Bomb for Big Cable” by Darrell Etherington in GigaOm.
I’ve been blogging on the intersection of web and the big screen, and invariably been kicked and prodded by my Google-centric friends that open and Google was the only answer.
I’ve...
