Letter From Paris: Apple Mania!
I had heard rumors before that an Apple store was coming to my town, but on Saturday, yes, kids, an Apple store opened in Paris. And I had to see it.
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From The Pentagon To Monty Python: The Internet Turns 40
Technology has grown by such leaps and bounds since 1969 that it's hard to conceive how things were before we all had access to computers.
The Fallacy of Execution (and Sex), or Why Mark Zuckerberg Doesn't Answer Questions About Facebook's Origins
There is no cliché I hear more, and that I hate more, than the vague, poorly-defined and generally ill-conceived notion that "execution" is more important than "the idea."
What My Apple Tablet Means For News
The good news is, we're heading toward a period of incredible creativity in news and entertainment, with a new medium that is far superior to ink on paper.
Apple's Lesson -- Innovating Our Way Out of the Recovery From Hell
How do we navigate the Recovery from Hell? The answer I suggest -- for the entire country -- is the same as it was in 2000 for a pre- iTunes and pre-iPod Apple: we innovate our way out.
You're Late to the Party, HuffPostTech. Apple Invented "Technology is Anthropology."
The reason is, Apple is not really a company -- it's a cult. Imagine what it might be like if the Church of Scientology went into the consumer electronics business, and you'd have a pretty good idea of how we operate.
Mark Knopfler: 'I Have Become A Veteran At This Music Thing'
The guy whose band, Dire Straits, sold 120 million records has made a CD that will be appreciated mostly by the smallest cohort of music lovers: smart, literate grownups who can read without moving their lips.
Vitaminwater Using Facebook to Crowdsource New Drink: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer September 10, 2009
In an effort to create a popular new beverage for the masses, Vitaminwater is letting Facebook users pick its next flavor. Vitaminwater will monitor...
What Apple's 'Special Event' Is Really All About
Apple will be holding another of its "special events," this one having something to do with music (we think).
Fox Integrating Twitter Into Repeat Broadcasts of Shows: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer September 1, 2009
Fox will begin interweaving Twitter into the fabric of its shows. Specifically, Fox is scheduled to air "tweet-peats" of shows like Fringe and ...
Pirate Bay Offline: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer August 25th, 2009
The Pirate Bay was taken offline. The torrent sharing network was shut down yesterday by local Swedish authorities yesterday, as Global ...
Thoughts on Kitsch and Culture after Mao
We are left with a picture of a China that is full of contradictions and conflicting trends, of liberalizing desire to become an open society mixed with a strong strain of conservative attachment, of kitsch and real splendor existing side-by-side.
NFL Banning Twitter : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer August 4, 2009
The National Football League has banned players from using Twitter. The NFL noted that players who use the micro-blogging network from meetings, coa...
News Corp Thinks Videogames are Missing Link: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 27, 2009
News Corp Chief Digital Officer Jon Miller told a conference that videogames are the "missing piece of the equation" for companies like media conglo...
Steve Jobs and the Dividends of Secrecy
In an age where you can log onto your laptop and, within minutes, zoom in on the front door of a stranger's house, our culture suffers the collective delusion that it has the "right" to know everything about everybody.
MJ Funeral Viewed By 31 Million on TV, 10 Million+ Online: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 9, 2009
Nielsen is reporting that over 31 million people viewed Michael Jackson's funeral on television. While the number is very high, it does not take int...
How to Attract the Leaders to Rebuild our Economy
Offering CEOs big money to come and run companies does not guarantee great leadership. In fact, the practice may attract the wrong leaders altogether.
Applesauce
Apple succeeds because it violates every large-company, mass-consumer convention.
Eebs: A History of Future Publishing
The Kindle is for the book-lover who might buy a first, a signed or a special edition. It is lingerie. It is a box of chocolates or a bottle of double-malt. Competition will drive it to adapt, and it will.
The Life And Awesomeness Of Steve Jobs
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is back in Cupertino -- for good, we hope -- after a six-month medical leave.
Steve Jobs Lives (or Is Not Dead, Apparently)
It may be that many successful public companies are run by crazy buggers -- secretive, paranoid, and contrary to a fantastic degree. It may be that Steve Jobs is actually a breath of fresh air.
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