Archive for June, 2009
Tips for a Startup Job
OnStartUps posted a nice article I thought was worth emphasizing, “6 Quick Tips For Landing That Startup Dream Job”. To paraphrase; “Match The [Dress] Culture”: “Dress as if you’re already on the team. Any startup you’d want to work for is not going to hold it against you for not dressing up.” “Convey A Passion.
Welcome Phoebe
As of 6/24/09, I’m officially a new dad. Phoebe Ann Solar was born at 2:59pm & everyone is healthy and happy. Sleep (and my online activity) has been light, as expected. More to.
Computer Vision & 3D Modeling via Photos
After watching Clay Shirkley’s TED Talk presentation last week I had to watch my all time favorite TED Talk; Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth. This was the first TED Talk that really captured my interest. Photosynth has the ability to identify the content within a picture and overlap it with similar pictures. The end.
The Historic Impact of Social Media
This is an absolutely terrific piece on the historic impact of social media by NYU professor Clay Shirkly. It’s certainly easy to forget about the power of social media when we take it for granted and use it for ‘poking’, and posting pictures of, friends. Shirkly states that, “The moment we’re living through – the.
Has Search Marketing Reached Maturity?
To some extent, I think search engine marketing (SEM) has become mainstream (dare I say it’s “jumped the shark”?). Everyone obviously appreciates the need to show up in Google via natural search results and it’s come to the point where most everyone understands the same need for paid search. Of course, with the masses comes.
