Venture capitalist Fred Wilson said something great in a post about how he became a VC:
“Then I got lucky. The Internet came along.”
What would I have done after college if computers and the internet didn’t exist? What would you be doing right now without technology?
I’d like us all to say a silent prayer of thanks [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Fred Wilson got lucky. We all did.
May 30, 2008
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Abstract 3×5 drawings, in order this time: 5.13.2008.A-C
May 29, 2008
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There’s a backlog of these from May I haven’t posted yet.
The new naming convention is: m.d.yyyy.X, so these are 5.13.2008.A-C
Previous index card drawings
Psst! Know any good web hosts?
May 29, 2008
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As much as I love the internet, sometimes it feels like key information has been intentionally redacted from the mighty cloud.
For example, I don’t know where to go for web hosting recommendations. Sure, there are lists of “cheap” sub-$10 hosts, but “cheap” = fail in the clutch.
We need a site that lists hosting companies from [...]
Marketers love Twitter. Plus: Free tickets to a Dwell exhibition at L.A. Convention Center
May 28, 2008
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Marketers and even customer service people are taking Twitter very seriously.
I complain to the internets a lot because I live in a parallel universe where the wrong font choice is a crime against humanity. One of my tweets was about Dwell architecture magazine:
A week later a rep from a self described guerrilla marketing firm emailed [...]
Screenshots for a pre-holiday Friday
May 23, 2008
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No Rackspace, I wouldn’t like a chat window crammed down my throat before I’ve even looked around.
“To view this you need to install Microsoft Silverlight by clicking the button below.” Also: “before reading this atrocious dialog box you’ll need a microscope…and legal counsel.”
Ah, classic Windows helper mascots. I bet in the computer world “Rover” looks [...]
You must become a unique and beautiful snowflake
May 20, 2008
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“If you can’t say why your brand is both different and compelling in a few words, don’t fix your statement… fix your company.” — NeutronLLC
This applies to day jobbers and freelancers too. What makes you the “one and only?”
Hat tip: Mark Ramsey’s radio marketing blog.
Apple just won the PC war
May 20, 2008
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Two thirds of $1,000+ computers sold in the U.S. last quarter were Macs. Though Apple only has 14% market share overall, owning 66% of the premium market means Apple wins.
In this post-industrial world you succeed by making objects of desire. The middle of the market, the land of “pretty good”, has been hollowed out. Today [...]
First large-ish 17×14” abstract color marker art
May 16, 2008
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It’s good to take pictures of works in progress. Helps to know if you ruined a great black and white piece by coloring. Maybe that’s Frank Miller’s secret.
Click these to enlarge:
Notes:
I need a naming convention for these. “Composition 10” doesn’t cut it, but I don’t want to get too clever. Maybe I’ll run them through [...]
How to remember names and faces
May 16, 2008
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It’s embarrassing to be introduced to someone and forget their name 2 seconds later. We’re so busy worrying about what we’re going to say next that we never really hear names in the first place.
The Memory Book offers a simple technique to fix this: You associate a new person’s name, face, and other attributes with [...]
Internet television is neither: The Death of TV, Part 3
May 15, 2008
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Below is a screenshot of the NBC.com player. Can you spot the problem?
If you guessed “the network boneheads are stuck in 1972” you win a prize.
The only way this is better than normal TV is that it’s already time shifted. Otherwise it’s the same old interruption-driven marketing (I don’t want Gas-Ex right now, thanks) on [...]
