Happy Newton's Day

December 25th is a day everyone should rejoice, regardless of silly superstitious religious beliefs, simply because Sir Isaac Newton's birthday. Newton was one of the greatest thinker of all time. His work in mathematics and optics alone helped change the world. His book "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" is possibly the greatest or most influential book of all time. This is where he lays out the foundation of classical mechanics and formulates the laws of universal gravitation. Without Newton's work much of our modern world would not exist. So on this December 25th I am grateful for Sir Isaac Newton and not some fantasy nonsense about a virgin birth and a manger. Happy Newton's Day!

How to read a flowchart....

Some people have trouble reading flowcharts as they can be complicated and confusing. Below is a tutorial:

Enjoy!

Random

Was playing poker online and very randomly this song popped up in my head:

I don't think I know any other Finley Quaye songs and I am sure I haven't heard that song in years, but on a cold and dreary day it is a nice song.

I also heard "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed earlier and even though the song is about getting high on heroin it brings a smile to my face because I discovered it one random summer day a couple of years ago while I was in Central Park on Sheep Meadow and I still associate it with that day.

Enjoy!

Real Change

Here is a great presentation by Lawrence Lessig talking about his new focus for political activity. I absolutely agree with his thesis, which is if you remove the money out of our election process only then can we impact real change to the government.

Spread the word!!!!

Radiohead

Radiohead is doing something interesting, AGAIN. During their recent show in Japan they recorded the show with 12 cameras. The interesting part is that you can create your own video cutting between different camera angels for the song "15 Step". You can post your video and see how others have cut their videos. They show how the other videos' camera selection via fantastically nerdy data visualisation charts. See my mix visualized below:



So let's recap so far Radiohead has put out their whole album out for free (or pay what you want), allowed fans to create and distribute remixes (amplive is my favorite), broadcast a full concert live online, and now this 12 camera video. Why aren't more bands doing stuff like this and by "this" I mean trying to figure out different and interesting ways to engage their fans. 

Feed

Feed: The Razorfish Consumer Experience Report is a report put out by the interactive agency Razorfish. Avenue A umm no Avenue A-Razorfish umm no Razorfish has been putting out these reports for several years. They have been great for getting a view of the state of the industry, consumer insight, and media trends. I always enjoyed getting my copy while I was a client and my friend Julie got my printed copy earlier today. There are lots of interesting and smart topics discussed ranging from "Life After the iPhone" to "Twitterific: How Micro-Interactions Are Changing the Way We Communicate Online" to "What's in a Game?: A Look at Games As Tools, Not Toys" and much more.

Razorfish Consumer Experience Report

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Evolution of the Cell Phone

This is a personal point of view...From 1999 (when I got my first cell phone) until June 29 2007 cell phones were basic communication tools. The launch of the iPhone really changed the game in the mobile phone industry (I know I am a broken record). Now my iPhone has nearly replaced my computer and has given me the ability to be always connected. But beyond that I am able to play some pretty awesome games:

Rolando launched today and so far it lives up to the hype it is a pretty fun game with great game play with the iPhone.

And in the very near future I will be able to augment my view of reality with applications like wikitude:

This looks awesome and the implications could be huge. Imagine traveling and having an encyclopedia in your hand to tell you everything about what you are seeing. In late 2001 I was traveling around Spain and then went to Rome and this type of application would have added so much more context to my sightseeing. And to think this is only a year and a half after the iPhone launch imagine what the possibilities are when battery life, storage space, and processor power are not barriers for developers and manufacturers. Now back to the wonderful world of Rolando.