Mind Scraps: ‘The Social Network’ Suggests Facebook “Friends” are an Illusion
Facebook Feels Unfriendly Toward Film It Inspires Behind the scenes… [Mark] Zuckerberg and his colleagues have been locked in a tense standoff with the filmmakers [of The Social Network], who portray Facebook as founded on a series of betrayals, then fueled by the unappeasable craving of almost everyone for “friends” — the Facebook term for [...]
Mind Scraps: The DNA of Music… The Beginning of the End of Idolizing Talent?
Improvox is a new iPad application developed by the concert pianist Robert Taub and his company MuseAmi. Improvox came about after Mr. Taub tried to help his kids learn music. (New York Times) Amazing, exciting… and thought-provoking. So I’m seeing a trend here… this program which can turn a tone deaf crow into a harmonized [...]
Small Clicks to Make One Think
The latest video from my mastermind friend Ishac Bertran begs one to ponder the simple processes and tools we take for granted in our daily lives… Check it out:
Diesel Fumes on My Face…
I woke up yesterday thinking my skin looked clearer and fresher than normal. This made me happy. A quick refreshing wash and I felt yet better. Then, I walked out the door only to be quickly blasted by thick cloud of diesel smoke from a passing bus here in Chihuahua, MX. ‘So much for my [...]
Music to Their Ears
I’m beyond convinced that the young minds behind the Copenhagen Institute for Interaction Design are not only modern day geniuses but new leaders in action. Check out this project that aims to let displaced persons express themselves through the Wii… and music (how do they come up with this stuff??): Acclimatising Refugees Empowers the user [...]
Typed Letters with a Handwritten Touch
Three students at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design have come up with a way to put the endearing touch back into the personal letter. Say goodbye to the anonymous feeling of an email: Scriba is an application that reproduces the ritual of writing a personal letter, capturing beyond the keyboard. When you write a [...]
Philanthropy for the Future
One of my many goals while I’m here in La Antigua Guatemala is to become involved in helping Non-governmental organizations and aid organizations to become more inline with the invaluable tools of today’s Social Media. Watch Katherine Fulton’s TED talk about the changing landscape of philanthropy: Also check out socialbrite.org, a new website to help [...]
Unborn Baby Kicks Can Tweet on Twitter
While Twitter is certainly a platform for micro-gossiping and micro-blogging, it’s more. An article in the New York Times explains how Twitter is aiding surgeons, political movements, corporate sales and much more. One man has even invented a machine that Tweets when a baby kicks in his mother’s womb. The first reaction many people have [...]
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