Archive for March, 2008
Photosynth and Image Resizing
My friend David from school sent me this link of a very cool demo of a new technology from Microsoft. MS has a huge R&D budget ($200 Million) and it’s great to see them coming up with great stuff like this. I’m just amazed.
Another jaw dropping application I found is Content Aware Image [...]
Great example of viral video
Great viral video. The cost of making this was probably very low and it’s getting quit a bit of exposure. It has just over 5,000 hits on youtube.com, but it’s a top video on videosift.com
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rick Astley and Viral Video
Have you been rickrolled? Believe me, it can be funny. Sitting quietly studying at school and suddenly you hear getting rickrolled on their laptop, you can’t help but giggle. Rick Astley has had a surge in popularity from this by the way. One site, according to the Times, has 7 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Starbucks’ New Strategy: the Latest
Well, today is the day, and Starbucks has announced its strategy. So here it is according to Adage:
new coffee-making equipment
improved blends
loyalty program
social-networking website (www.mystarbucksidea.com) meant to get ideas from customers.
environmental partnership to transform the brand experience
I recommended the new coffee making equipment, but instead of going back to less automated machines Starbucks [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Fallen Crane in NYC
I live on the street that the crane collapsed in NYC and I’m putting up a live streaming cam of it up for a limited time…I think they may take the crane down soon. The white piece is the crane that fell across the street.
UPDATE:
I’m shutting down the cam, it’s going very slowly and I [...]
Hulu.com is Launched!
I first heard about Hulu at the Future of Television Conference here in New York City. Everyone at the conference was pretty excited about it. The writers strike, that just started, was the only thing that people talked about more.
I’ve been exploring it a bit and I see that you can watch full [...]
Slow News Day = WACKY CARS!
Every so often we hear about some kind of wacky car in the news. Today it’s MIT’s foldable car. I love this kind of stuff, and it is the kind of news that got me interested in technology in the first place. It is a silly story in the end, but it reminds [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Starbucks Plan Backfires
Dunkin’ Donuts, soon to be re-branded “DD” has attacked with brilliant ads making fun of the Starbucks culture. My favorite is the Fritalian, that makes fun of Starbucks’ made up language.
Starbucks has become a more of joke lately as Chicago Tribune writes a favorable review of Starbucks’ new line of chocolate (made by Hershey) and [...]
Starbucks Retraining; Success? and Not So Much…
Well, talk about free publicity. Starbucks closure was all over the news. I talked to many that did not even know Starbucks was having trouble, but now they do. CEO Schultz removed the breakfast foods so that the stores would smell like coffee again, but he has now added the [...]
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