The more I think about it, the more I believe that AR’s best applications will be on tablets. Enjoy!
Augmented Reality on Tablets (video)
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TEDxDU 2011 review
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This year’s TEDxDU was AMAZING!! There was something for everyone. At least I think there was. There was a lot for me and my wife! I will be posting the videos of my favorite presentations, as soon as they’re available and I wanted to summarize some of the best presentations in no particular order. Jose Guerroro – A slam poet that was born for the stage. He was amazing! The...
Fighting to not lose
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On April 30th, I watched Mixed Martial Arts star, Georges St. Pierre – known by his fans as GSP – defeat Jake Shields. This was the 6th successful defense of his title and by the middle of the fight, it became apparent that GSP was doing what a lot of companies do; fight to not lose. Georges is excellent at figuring out what his opponent’s strength is and then defending against...
Can Google become a social company?
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The general belief is that Google desperately wants to become a social company. Why? Because social will soon become the default state of the Internet. These stats will give you sense of where we’re headed. Facebook currently has 680 million users Facebook has more traffic than Google 33% of all Internet traffic from the US is bound for Facebook At this point Google can’t become a...
Is Foursquare social?
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For those of you living under a VERY large rock; Foursquare is a game that allows users to check-in to physical locations,with their mobile device to earn points and attain badges. There are of course, other things that you can do with Foursquare. As a user, you can add a tip or “shout” it out. Except for competing against your peers, to earn points/badges, Foursquare isn’t...
Amazon watches eBay go after hyper-local market. What about Google and Facebook?
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eBay has recently made some interesting acquisitions that I’m sure has someone at Amazon paying a little closer attention. For those that have not used eBay (yes there are some) Â it’s more than an auction site. It’s an ecommerce site and with the ability to ‘Buy it Now’. I’d never purchased anything from eBay until recently. Pretty easy experience and not...
Osama bin Laden is DEAD!!!!!
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I never thought I’d see this day. It’s been 10 years!!!! Here is Obama’s speech. ENJOY!!!!
Harrods use of Augmented Reality (video)
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I had a student last year come up with the exact same idea. Enjoy!
Predictions about the mobile influencer 2011 from Trendsspotting
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If you don’t know who TrendsSpotting is. Go there right now and check them out. They are GOOD!!!
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Understanding Smartphone Consumers (video)
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Google produced this video to help sell mobile ads (Which you should invest in right now!). I’m posting it because of the great statistics on Smartphone usage. Enjoy!