Robert Scoble, blogger and entrepreneur, discusses his thoughts on how ideas spread. The public session was part of the Stanford GSB marketing course, the Power of Social Technology (Dr. Jennifer Aaker). A panel of experts, including Robert Scoble, MC Hammer, and Loic LeMeur, discussed how social media can build successful brands.
Why people play chatroulette
chat roulette from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.
Science of the Olympics
Figure skating is one of the most popular sports in the winter Olympics. In this exclusive Scientific American video, contributing editor Christie Nicholson takes you inside the sport, to explore the physics behind a figure skater’s spectacular moves. Along the way, she discovers her inner Kristi Yamaguchi. via Scientific American
How to: Open a Banana (like a monkey)
Life will never be the same! Learning from the apes — i think that’s fantastic!
James Cameron’s Avatar App — Reviewed by appstory.tv
This is how it works: only single player mode numerous levels – many hours of gameplay saves cleared levels several checkpoints within each level collect numerous weapons, armor & skills strategic mini-games along the way What I like about Avatar: great atmosphere: rich graphis & soundtrack many levels, long gameplay intuitive controls What I don’t like about Avatar: no way to replay already cleared levels enemies can be killed easily by keeping the button pressed 3D graphics often
App-Economy: Ist die App der neue Zugang zum Internet?
Willkommen in der App-Economy! Werden Apps den Browser als Zugang zu Webinhalten ablösen? Welche Folgen hätte dies für die Nutzung des Internet? Benedikt Köhler sieht eine Gefahr darin, dass durch die Apps als Webeinstieg der App-Anbieter definiert, welcher Inhalt wie gesehen und konsumiert werden kann. Gar eine “perfide Möglichkeit zur Zensur” sieht er im Einsatz von Apps. Michael Reuter dagegen ist bekennender App-Fan. Angetan von neuen Zugangsmöglichkeiten zu Webcontent durch Apps
Lost Generation
Lost Generation is a palindrome video that reads the same backwards as forward, but has a totally different meaning. The video was submitted in a contest by a 20-year old. The contest was titled “u @ 50″ by AARP. This video won second place. When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. via SwissMiss
Before I die.… — Bevor ich sterbe…
Ein starker Text des 2008 mit 87 Jahren verstorbenen Edmund N. Carpenter über den Sin des Lebens. Carpenter schrieb den Text als 17-Jähriger. Eine Leseempfehlung. It may seem very strange to the reader that one of my tender age should already be thinking about that inevitable end to which even the paths of glory lead. However, this essay is not really concerned with death, but rather with life, my future