I haven’t had a chance to read @hanlonpatrick‘s book, Primal Branding but I’m sure it’s excellent. Enjoy!
Primal Branding by Patrick Hanlon (video)
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Utilizing mobile data to build credit (video)
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Amazing TED Talk from @shivsiroya on utilizing mobile data for loan approval. Enjoy!
Simon Sinek at TEDx Puget Sound: focus on the why
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Simon Sinek makes some excellent points in this TED video but I have to admit, I don’t agree. Just in case you don’t watch the video, his supposition is that why something is done is the most important thing when creating products, services or anything for that matter. I believe intent is important and have gone as far as questioning whether or not people should be marketing things if...
TEDxDU!
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I have been a fan of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) since 2006 when I stumbled upon a video of a man talking about the intelligence of Octopi. Wikipedia has more background information than I’m willing to get into for this post and it would suffice to say that TED conferences and their speakers provide profound perspectives. The goal of the organization (my own words) is to...
Pranav Mistry and his SixthSense technology at TED (video)
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One of my students forwarded me this video after we talked about the collision of social media and the mobile Internet. Amazing video and I really like the thought of getting the Internet into the hands of the masses using this tool. Thanks Jason.
Augmented reality maps at TED (video)
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Blaise Aguera y Arcas of Microsoft Live Labs talks about augmented reality maps at TED.
Clay Shirky discusses the Internet as Medium (video)
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Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity (funny yet amazing video)
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I don’t talk much about creativity in this blog but I try to inject creativity into every business process I participate in. Legos are the metaphor I use to get people to understand how mediums/campaigns/partnerships/etc & last but not least: mobile and social can be brought together to create successful products/services. Enjoy the video!