Technically It’s A ‘Cold War’ For Google & Facebook In Era Of Disruption

Technically It's A 'Cold War' For Google & Facebook In Era Of DisruptionIt’s hard to say, looking twenty to thirty years into the future, just how different the digital landscape will look. Semantic
Technology, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Web 3.0 are presently only toddling along in their infant stage. What they will look like in the next few decades is only
guesswork on our part.

Taking Stock In Facebook May Virtually Have Nothing To Do With Facebook

Taking Stock In Facebook May Not Have Anything To Do With FacebookFacebook’s unprecedented recent $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp helped bolster the social networks’ stock price 158% over the past year. In my recent blog post, "WhatsApp With Facebook’s Stock?…"
FB moved from $25 in February, 2013 to $70 one year later on February
26, 2014. However in acquiring the virtual reality software startup Oculus Rift
this week for $2 billion, not all analysts agree that the stock market is pleased with. . .

Happy Birthday World Wide Web: The Gift That Keeps On Giving, Until It Doesn’t?

Happy Birthday World Wide Web: The Gift That Keeps On Giving, Until It Doesn't?We have Tim Berners-Lee to thank for the World Wide Web – an accessible
bank of knowledge that’s hyperlinked content across the globe bestowing
upon "us mere mortals a real chance to learn as much as our brains can store." And guess what? He did it all before digital monetization. . .

Silicon Valley’s Journey From Reality To Scripted TV

Silicon Valley's Journey From Reality To Scripted TVEver since the award-winning film "Social Network" caused a stir about the digerati drawn to the Silicon
Valley like moths to a flame, other would-be producers have tried to
capture the zeitgeist of this lifestyle in various forms – books, movies
and TV.

Leica Camera Celebrates Hello Kitty’s 40th And Playboy’s 60th Birthdays

Leica Camera Celebrates Hello Kitty's 40th And Playboy's 60th BirthdaysHello Kitty and Playboy, two of the late twentieth century’s most iconic brands, are both celebrating milestones this year and when the cat & bunny get together it’s a Kodak, er, Leica moment.

Is Bitcoin’s Founder ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ Keyser Söze? [UPDATED]

Is Bitcoin's Founder 'Satoshi Nakamoto' Kayser Söze?‘ve been fascinated with the idea of a Satoshi Nakamoto ever since I began researching the Deep Web where Bitcoin’s alleged illegal transactions have run rampant. In my post, "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Bitcoins But Were Too Broke To Ask," I compared his anonymity to the villainous fictional character Keyser Söze from the hit movie, "The Ususal Suspects."

WhatsApp With Facebook’s Stock? A Case Of If You Can’t Beat’em, Buy’em

WhatsApp With Facebook's Stock? A Case Of If You Can't Beat'em, Buy'emFor all those naysayers out there who couldn’t help but caterwaul over Facebook’s demise before the ink was even dry on it IPO opening, May 19, 2012 — including myself [see "How Many Dumb F*cks Rocked Facebook’s IPO Like It’s 1999?"] — our subesquent rude awakening was the world’s largest social network fooled a good many of us.

Linkify Harnesses Semantic Technology For On-The-Go Small Businesses & Smartphones

Linkify Harnesses Semantic Technology For On-The-Go Small Businesses & SmartphonesTime is of the essence when running a small business — particularly
when each staff member [whether he or she is the founder or its sales
agent] is often required to wear many hats,
juggle multiple disciplines and multi-task on an ongoing-basis. Add
travel and out-of-the-office business engagements to the mix…

Looking For Novel Ideas: 26th DuPont Awards For Packaging Innovation

Looking for the greatest packaging innovations of 2014Once again, DuPont is looking throughout the packaging industry for the
year’s most innovative, environmentally responsible and overall
fantastic designs. If you’ve recently helped to design a consumer
friendly bag, box, wrapper, container or other piece of professional
packaging, it’s your time to shine!

Mutt Collars? Just For Dogs, At Mutt Couture

Albino Python Dog Collar by Mutt CoutureThink dog collars and leashes are boring?  Then you haven’t seen the designer "mutt wear" from Mutt Couture….