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fastcompany: “I Either Get Headhunted Or Fired” A chat with...

jetsetfarryn — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:59:23 -0400

fastcompany:

“I Either Get Headhunted Or Fired”

A chat with Kash Sree, the most restless creative director in advertising.

minusmanhattan: The Internet can be a confusing place.

jetsetfarryn — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:09:31 -0400

minusmanhattan:

The Internet can be a confusing place.

thenextweb: CBM: What was the apple on the head moment for this...

jetsetfarryn — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:05:48 -0400

thenextweb:

CBM: What was the apple on the head moment for this Tumblr? AF: A few weeks ago, on deadline for our summer issue, a writer filed several days late. I replied to him on gchat with this gif. Later that night, in a bout of 3 a.m. deadline-panic-induced insomnia, I made the first 15 or so entries on the blog. I have a significant gif arsenal, so the ideas come pretty easily.

CBM: The Observer wrote a story about your Tumblr and your “coming out”? Love your gif reaction. Were you anonymous on purpose prior to that? If so, why? And then why did you choose to “come out”? AF: At first it just didn’t occur to me to put my name on something I made in the middle of the night. I make all sorts of weird Tumblrs (such as this snacks-based version of Marry/Fuck/Kill) that I abandon after a few months. And honestly, I thought the #whatshouldwecallme meme was past its prime. But then the site took off, and my personal brand manager convinced me I was a fool not to claim it. (via Tumblr Tuesday: #RealTalk From Your Editor)

"The first-class universities, policy initiatives and Silicon Alley, she said, are producing “a..."

jetsetfarryn — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:48:11 -0400

“The first-class universities, policy initiatives and Silicon Alley, she said, are producing “a groundswell of technology in New York. And we want to be in the places around the world where there is great science and technology.”

- Jennifer Chayes, Distinguished Scientist and the Managing Director of Microsoft Research New England (via nycdigital)

"Fashion bloggers prove you don’t need to be an actress or singer to become famous or have a voice,..."

jetsetfarryn — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:58 -0400

“Fashion bloggers prove you don’t need to be an actress or singer to become famous or have a voice, but it’s important to remember that it’s not for the faint of heart. It takes a lot to satisfy the fashion world, and it’s not meant for everyone. Not only do you have to have a unique style and voice, you need to have what it takes to keep up among stiff competition. There’s a fine line between the bloggers that document their day and the bloggers that truly want to create something out of hard work and vision. By starting a fashion blog you are, in a way, starting your own business that requires a lot of responsibility as your monthly viewers rise. No matter what, the different ways fashion blogging as a scene evolves over the next few years will have a massive impact on the industry. Fashion blogging has created a new era of influencers, and its impact is only just beginning.”

- Fashion Blogging is Creating a New Era of Influencers (via thenextweb)

fastcompany: As with many web innovations, Flickr, the site...

jetsetfarryn — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:56:26 -0400

fastcompany:

As with many web innovations, Flickr, the site that became synonymous with online photo sharing, started out as one idea only to pivot to something completely different.

Ten years ago, newlyweds Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield were developing a massively multiplayer online game called Game Neverending. Both were early bloggers with a creative streak and a flair for literature, and were intrigued by the concept of a virtual world ruled by social interactions, a precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life. The way Fake (her real name, which has caused countless hassles at airports) once described it to me, Game Neverending sounds pretty far out. Part whimsy (a player would find a wombat whistle, blow it and baby wombats would cuddle up against her) part meta-reality: Users could work alone or together to create a business or product, raise venture capital, hype it, and everyone would grow rich. Players could cheer up one another by sprinkling magic sparkle powder in a crowded room. You can see screencaps of the game prototype here.

Read more about how Flickr made it to the next level->

thenextweb: Janrain has released a study powered by its Engage...

jetsetfarryn — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:25:01 -0400

thenextweb:

Janrain has released a study powered by its Engage tool, which analyzed some 365,000 sites. Overall, Janrain found that Facebook accounted for 45% of social logins, while Google came in at 31%. Yahoo and Twitter collectively hold an 18% share of social logins, while LinkedIn, Myspace and a number of other sites account for the remaining 3%. (via Facebook and Google Dominate 76% of Social Logins)

"But I am never going to optimize short-term revenue at the expense of user experience or long-term..."

jetsetfarryn — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:42:10 -0400

“But I am never going to optimize short-term revenue at the expense of user experience or long-term goals. If people think we are going about this too cautiously, they can think that and I don’t care”

- Dick Costolo, Twitter CEO

love @dickc’s clarity about what’s important

(via bijan)

fastcompany: SourceMap, an MIT Media Lab spinoff, has posted...

jetsetfarryn — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:08:01 -0400

fastcompany:

SourceMap, an MIT Media Lab spinoff, has posted over a thousand supply chains showing where all the parts in your gadgets come from. But there’s no way to confirm that any of the data is real, and some of it is just irrelevant (here’s someone who mapped out all the places they lived, and someone else who uploaded a map mysteriously called “American”). If Sourcemap implemented a feature that allowed companies and individuals to confirm their identities, a la Twitter—so we know that the Chicken of the Sea map is legitimate—it would make a big difference. Read more->

"Beware of the hashtag. According to the folks at Twitter, they may soon replace the URL in ads,..."

jetsetfarryn — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:05:09 -0400

“Beware of the hashtag. According to the folks at Twitter, they may soon replace the URL in ads, because hashtags take you right to the conversation. That’s profound because it allows prospective customers to establish a quick dialogue and learn about your products via first-hand testimonials from existing customers (and other informed consumers), or get questions answered by a company’s customer-service team. No rumor, no innuendo — just word-of-mouth recommendations and facts — the things that drive purchases.”

- Hashtags To Replace URLS

Report from Silicon Valley, Front Line of Social Media | Small Agency Diary

(via Advertising Age)

NY Looks to Encourage Young Women for a Future in Tech

jetsetfarryn — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:47:13 -0400

NY Looks to Encourage Young Women for a Future in Tech:

nycdigital:

Despite the fact that women hold over half of all professional occupations in the United States, they comprise only 25% of the all tech and computing jobs; and the male-dominated stereotype of the industry may lead the public to estimate an even lower percentage, according to the “Sit With Me” campaign, which encourages women to share their experience and aims to raise awareness for females in the tech field.

With this in mind, senior associate commissioner of the city’s Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications (DoITT), Geraldine Sweeney, recently spoke to a group of high school girls at Microsoft’s DigiGirlz Dayconference in NY…

thenextweb: At The Next Web Conference, Between will be adding...

jetsetfarryn — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:57:46 -0400

thenextweb:

At The Next Web Conference, Between will be adding support for five more languages, in addition to its current four. By the end of May, Between will be supporting a total of 13 languages. App translation is completely important to appeal to more markets, as we learned by Path’s latest initiative to crowdsource its translation efforts for twenty languages. The fact that Between is ahead of the curve here is impressive. (via Between Out-Pairs Pair for Journaling Relationship)

Creepy.

jetsetfarryn — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:25:08 -0400

Creepy.

"We use each of our devices at a different time. When it comes to sharing on social networks,..."

jetsetfarryn — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:42:20 -0400

“We use each of our devices at a different time. When it comes to sharing on social networks, computers are peaking in the morning, smartphones in the afternoon, iPads in the evening, and game consoles on Thursdays.”

- Bitly to Launch New Consumer Version (via thenextweb)

"Sometimes innovation happens ‘cause you’re pissed off."

jetsetfarryn — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:41:34 -0400

“Sometimes innovation happens ‘cause you’re pissed off.”

- Mark Randall, Chief Strategist @ Adobe Systems (via inkinsurgent)

The Naive Optimist: We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m

jetsetfarryn — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:04:25 -0400

The Naive Optimist: We work a 4-day week and just raised $4.75m:

ryanleecarson:

I think there’s something messed up about the startup culture in the USA. The belief is that you have to work 6-7 days a week and spend all your mental cycles on your company. Nothing but pledging your soul to your startup yields success, right?

Not in my experience.

We work a 4-day week at …

"If there’s something you want to build, but the tech isn’t there yet, just find the closest possible..."

jetsetfarryn — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:49:37 -0400

“If there’s something you want to build, but the tech isn’t there yet, just find the closest possible way to make it happen.”

- Dennis Crowley (via collaborativefund)

fastcompany: Dropbox Unveils Incredibly Simple Two-Click File...

jetsetfarryn — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:16:44 -0400

fastcompany:

Dropbox Unveils Incredibly Simple Two-Click File Sharing

To share a file, simply right-click on the item or folder in your desktop Dropbox, and click ‘Get Link.’ That’s it. The link can then be shared by any means—emailed, texted, tweeted, whatever—to give others access to your files, even if they don’t use Dropbox.

Read more->

"this newer generation of VCs has a much more progressive agenda"

jetsetfarryn — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:17:11 -0400

“this newer generation of VCs has a much more progressive agenda”

- Paul Kedrosky

Eyeing Patent Reform, Influential VCs Test Their Power | peHUBpeHUB

(via fred-wilson)

"Mark Zuckerberg personally goes to visit with the entrepreneurs and actively sells Facebook —..."

jetsetfarryn — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:15:18 -0400

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Mark Zuckerberg personally goes to visit with the entrepreneurs and actively sells Facebook — something very few CEOs at his level do.

We’ve heard example after example of how effective it is having Zuckerberg go up against, say, a random VP from Google. The smaller the company, the more he makes time for it, we hear, because it’s that much more effective.

Behind even the smallest and least successful companies is an entrepreneur, who killed himself trying to build that company. To that entrepreneur, his tiny company is as important as Facebook is to Zuckerberg. And if he has to admit things didn’t go his way, and he needs a soft landing, he’d rather sell it to a company who cares. And nothing says a company doesn’t care like sending a random VP to write a piddly check.

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- Resistance Is Futile: Why Facebook Acquisitions Tend to Actually Work | PandoDaily (via pegobry)