May 2012
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April 2012
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February 2012
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WatchStarbucks redesigned its logo last year, in line with its 40th anniversary. But I never saw this great video where Howard Schultz talks about the reinvention of the siren icon and what it means for the brand’s future. Cool!
Of course, the redesign also signals that Starbucks has become so ubiquitous, so familiar, that there’s no need to include the words “Starbucks” and...
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“One study from Duke University estimated that habits, rather than conscious...”
– The New York Times, “How Companies Learn Your Secrets”
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January 2012
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“Advertising isn’t like some coat that you pull on and off depending on the...”
– John Hegarty, Worldwide Creative Director for BBH. Hegarty On Advertising
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“The things we make, make us.”
– Sergio Marchionne, CEO Chrysler/FIAT. You can also find this language in the company’s commercials.
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December 2011
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November 2011
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WatchIt’s been awhile since I shined the spotlight on good branded entertainment. This ski film, sponsored naturally by North Face (and featuring a ton of North Face gear) is worth watching 10 times. As the filmmaker says, it’s really the antithesis of a normal ski film, in that the story is really about how this band of athletes hiked 10 days to the summit of a 17,000’ peak in...
“The most dangerous thing is to be successful. You then think every decision is...”
– Wong Wai Ming, CFO, Lenovo
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“In a recent regulatory finding, Google revealed that it had acquired 57...”
– Mercury News. As an aside: Holy crap.
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WatchHow does Web technology help our lives in the tangible, offline world? Intel has some ideas about how technology can personalize the retail experience and make it better. Courtesy of the good people of SAY Media.
October 2011
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September 2011
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Google Voice will transcribe your voicemails. Sort...
Google transcription of a voice message left by my girlfriend (Christie): Hello and June. I love. I just wanted to say hi. Things to you a lot. My name is like what's going on,and I'm like oh my name is Angie, that's how I feel this Lance is so I just wanted to say hello andYeah, I hope we can talk soon, and they are you busy, tonight at the game. My father throwing in herand hills. The winter time here on those. I love you so much and I hope that you're having a greattime. 15. And I'll talk to you soon. Okay bye.
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“This social revolution has created a social divide…Our customers are...”
– Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. Speaking about social media at the Dreamforce 2011 conference.
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WatchThis week everyone’s focused on Carol Bartz’s departure as CEO of Yahoo!. I’d rather talk about Yahoo!’s efforts to shore up its share of the online display ad market. One thing I like is the knowledge series that the company’s put together that promotes Yahoo! ad products and solutions by providing education, chiefly in the form of videos and stories that contain a...
August 2011
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FCP X vs. 7: Some tips
Everyone has an opinion about whether FCP X is a step forward or backward from 7. For my money, X is awesome in many ways. But rather than rehash old arguments, I’ll offer some detailed, nitty-gritty points about my experience with the new platform. To start, let me say something about nesting stills in X to form a time lapse sequence.
The process of creating large time lapses — say,...
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July 2011
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The Start-up of You: Words to live by →
Tom Friedman’s recent column made me excited and even slightly uncomfortable, a sign that I need to take these words to heart and act on them. Click the link to read it. Also, I can’t wait to check out Reid Hoffman’s book.
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June 2011
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Snapshots of Peru
Photos taken from my journey through Peru; from Lima to Cusco, from the Andes to the Amazon.
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America
Just returned from Peru, pics and video coming soon…
May 2011
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WatchNew video I shot and edited of a 2-day trip to the Yosemite Valley. Filmed on my 7D, as usual. Experimented with some time lapses and also color correcting a few seconds of opening footage to look like old film. I used Magic Bullet Looks for that.
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April 2011
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WatchHere’s a new short I made for my friend who’s starting a line of women’s hair accessories made from vintage men’s bow ties. I love telling stories about people doing interesting and creative things. Shot this on a Canon 7D with an EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, edited with Final Cut and Photoshop. Graded with Magic Bullet Looks.
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Amazon's early play for cloud music →
Ars Technica’s senior Apple editor offers a couple facts that put in perspective Amazon’s new cloud music service and lay bare some of the challenges that the company could meet along the way:
Apple and Google are expected to release competing services, so it’s best to see what features and pricing they’ll offer before choosing a platform.
As awesome as it sounds,...
March 2011
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Meet the woman behind Mediagazer →
Click the headline to read this story, which is interesting not only for its candid review of Megan McCarthy and her wide-ranging journalism pursuits, but also for its validation of a news aggregator model that combines algorithmic and human editing.