tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180390162010-07-28T11:04:13.171-04:00Dean CollinsAn Aussie's view of life in America with a geek's perspective.Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.comBlogger1320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-42643236036933238522010-07-27T10:19:00.000-04:002010-07-27T10:19:25.345-04:00leading edge marketing or bleeding edge?Just came across this article; http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=145105
Its not so much the article thats interesting (should people invest in location based marketing eg Foursquare etc), but what i found interesting was the comments at the end.
I'm paraphrasing but they fall into two camps "The market is too small, stay away" OR "Get in early while it is still new so you actually Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-29409101682776358042010-07-25T20:54:00.001-04:002010-07-26T21:29:06.176-04:00Ooops, we're on a collision courseWow i had no idea that the milky way (our galaxy) and Andromeda (our nearest galaxy) are actually on a collision course to smash into each other (I was always taught that post big bang everything is expanding and spreading out).
Oh and just in case we miss (we wont because gravity will loop back whatever gets missed on the first collision pass through), btw whatever is left over is on course forDean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-13524369788831727652010-07-25T14:00:00.001-04:002010-07-25T14:00:50.922-04:00French anti-smoking postersI love it, i think it's a great advertisement.
I was stunned when i was in Paris with how many young people were smoking (20% of French 16 year olds smoke according to the article).
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-in-uproar-over-oral-sex-antismoking-posters-1908559.html
French advertising companies are often criticised for using sexual images to sell everything from Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-41768856862156101692010-07-24T14:24:00.000-04:002010-07-24T14:24:12.423-04:00Cable Wut?
So what do you think? am i wrong? Are you really going to give up cable? lots of talk about it in the glitteraty but i just dont see it happening soon.
Ever since i first started working with the Akimbo guys it's always....soon.
Cheers,
DeanDean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-90029534622289572982010-07-24T12:51:00.001-04:002010-07-26T21:27:00.565-04:00Paper or plastic?Wow that's something I've never really thought about. Reading an April 2010 edition of Fast Company, interview with Osama Bedier from Paypal - "In the past 5000 years there has only been four ways to pay for things: Barter, Coins, Paper and Plastic, The future is undeniably digital transactions".Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-55651969505177118862010-07-23T23:03:00.000-04:002010-07-23T23:03:55.291-04:00The Invention of LyingWow, i just watched The Invention of Lying on cable. Again wow I'm stunned. I originally thought it was be just some brainless 90 minutes movie where one joke was played out again and again and again, only to find out it's actually one of the sweetest movies of the year.
I'm sure some people will get turned off in the first 15 minutes and flip channels but i actually found it to be one of the Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-32520425468770843762010-07-23T07:09:00.003-04:002010-07-23T07:09:00.832-04:00Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson to be a contestant on 'Survivor: Nicaragua'http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/072110dnosposurvivor.2da4df1.html
Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson to be a contestant on 'Survivor: Nicaragua'
Jimmy Johnson won a college football championship and two Super Bowls. The former Dallas Cowboys coach will be a contestant on the CBS reality show "Survivor: Nicaragua" this fall. The series is being taped in San Juan delDean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-10623883996602974232010-07-22T10:49:00.001-04:002010-07-22T10:51:46.274-04:00G4 cable network to change their name....for 1 weekI was just reading this article;
http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2010/07/is-nothing-sacred-cable-networ.php
Love it, what a great concept.
Kudos to whomever at G4 or Sprint came up with this idea as they are the perfect target audience.
Cheers,
DeanDean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-85372904418579874252010-07-16T22:57:00.000-04:002010-07-16T22:57:27.381-04:00iPad self publishinghttp://mashable.com/2010/07/16/murakami-ipad-book
Seems like publishing is about 8 years behind music, self publishing works until publishers no longer have the revenue stream in order to promote……
Any thoughts?
Cheers,
DeanDean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-24170632599605590152010-07-16T09:08:00.001-04:002010-07-16T09:28:34.186-04:00Goldman Sax pays fine, lol cant stop laughingLOL- just reading the news that Goldman Sax finally settled their fine about the recent illegal actions regarding misleading their customers (eg selling crap CDS deals against the best interests of the clients they were being paid to advise).
The $550m fine they paid is chump change eg, their stock price went up more than $550m in after hours trading (from $140ps to $145ps).
What made it reallyDean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-25207976832686659362010-07-15T11:04:00.002-04:002010-07-15T11:13:11.289-04:00New Zealand bans software patentshttp://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/development/software-patent-ban-could-damage-investment
I'm not sure how this really works? eg could i set up a NZ based company and sell software on the web that whilst otherwise would be sued/injunction for patent infringement if operating in the USA could operate in NZ with impunity?
How could USA based companies deal with this?
Similar to the Caribean Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-48487139484430591942010-07-14T08:32:00.001-04:002010-07-14T08:33:39.427-04:00Rebellion armies destined to winSomething tells me that if the imperial stormtroopers have this much trouble negotiating a New York subway car, that unless they change their outfit designers they cant really become a successful fighting force to dominate the empire.
:)
http://improveverywhere.com/2010/07/14/star-wars-subway-car
Cheers,
DeanDean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-84852611909308988272010-07-13T18:38:00.001-04:002010-07-14T10:20:42.918-04:00France bans the bikiniOk so they didn't ban bikini's but banned face veils
I’m really kind of torn on this issue, I’m anti veil because some women may be forced into wearing them, but then I’m anti state telling anyone what they can do, (and of course some women might chose to wear veils).
Surely this has to be voted down as unconstitutional/illegal, can you imagine the outrage if the state was banning the bikini?
Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-59297255402169841202010-07-09T07:42:00.005-04:002010-07-09T09:47:47.266-04:00Abandoned platforms in the GulfI just came across this article in the HuffPost about 27,000 abandoned oil wells in the Gulf.
http://digg.com/d31W6QF
Wow thats interesting.... i wonder what the legal status of ownship of these abandoned wells are?
Anyone have an idea what the largest platforms are?
Sounds like a great place for a weekend fishing shack/hangout party joint. Anyone know the legal ramifications of occupation Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-39102053171206207132010-07-08T11:41:00.001-04:002010-07-08T11:44:50.808-04:00PayWallsI've just read 4-5 paywall coming articles in the last 24 hours, get used to it kids, the age of advertising supported content being the only way is gone.
So the question is what billing mechanisms are publishers going to use? Credit cards? Paypal? one off payments per year? monthly subscriptions?
Whats going to be the preferred system - site wide access only or per article "tiny value" Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-29745316314038744222010-07-04T13:39:00.000-04:002010-07-04T13:39:30.770-04:00Are you going to buy 3D tv?http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/japanese-shrug-off-3d-tv-hype/
Despite the push by manufacturers, a new survey shows that the 70 percent of Japanese are not planning to purchase a 3D TV for their homes.
I've liked some of the 3D movies and you can see the techniques are getting better (eg Alice had way better 3d effects than Avatar) but at the end of the day 'meh' is about all the Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-67958087458341108832010-07-02T23:13:00.000-04:002010-07-02T23:13:28.441-04:00Freaks and GeeksLol - crackup, watching the Freaks and Geeks pilot on IFC. It's a crackup, i had no idea Seth Rogen or Linda Cardellini were in this when i saw it back in 1999.Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-66330514333653760692010-07-02T21:57:00.001-04:002010-07-02T22:07:23.174-04:00HDbaseT very cool new technologyJust this week HDbaseT was announced.
http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/7/1/tv-business-kisses-hdmi-goodbye
Basically HDbaseT is a competing technology to replace HDMI, it probably wont be available in TV's etc for another 12-18 months but it can carry as much data as HDMI currently can but over 100 meters AND most importantly uses standard ethernet cables and RJ45 jacks instead of a special thick Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-41845481309649115312010-07-02T16:03:00.000-04:002010-07-02T16:03:16.826-04:00Paula ColeJust bought tickets for Paula Cole at City Winery for 21st of Sept
http://www.citywinery.com/events/90400
Let me know if you want to join us and I'll tell you what table number we reserved.
Cheers,
Dean
(Will add some my favorite tracks of hers into the music box on the weekend).Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-81415645003348021652010-07-02T12:10:00.001-04:002010-07-02T12:15:16.207-04:00Brazil are out of the WorldCupWow i cant believe that Brazil are out of the worldcup, i reckon that the bookies must be rejoicing, at even mone there would have been a lot of bets on them.
Well done for the Netherlands team, http://www.liveworldcupchat.com/lscc/chat.do?id=4745
Ther is another match on this afternoon in a few hours so will be interesting to see who they are going to be playing against in the next round. If Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-5585094728267456972010-07-02T12:05:00.001-04:002010-07-02T12:05:52.524-04:00iPadsSo now that the iPads have been out for a while.... what do you people think of them?
I've actually seen a few on the subway, but not as many as you would think.
I also see a lot less people using them at tech conferences now that they have been out for a while. I swear every conference I was at for the first 2 weeks after the launch there was always someone in the audience trying to peck away Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-40061529841535646522010-07-01T11:43:00.002-04:002010-07-01T11:43:59.292-04:00Obama immigrationWow i've never been anti-obama about anything but he is talking out of his butt about immigration, lips moving saying nothing then turns around and blaming republicans.
What a politician.
Quack Quack.Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-90358930198934032032010-07-01T08:37:00.000-04:002010-07-01T08:37:28.756-04:00local network aware android appsNeat,
http://www.centernetworks.com/blinkendroid-record-up-to-51-devices
On a similar line I'm surprised more ”network” apps haven’t been created. I keep expecting someone to launch a “broadcast my song” app for android that wifi broadcasts what people are listening to (in a streaming format not download for legal reasons) and that people can eavesdrop in on other headphone listending sessionsDean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-61508235455959769982010-06-30T18:18:00.000-04:002010-06-30T18:18:31.942-04:00Song LyricsI love the efficiency of some song lyrics. I was on the subway home this afternoon and heard these lyrics
I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it,
I'm crawling on your shore.
How seriously cool is the imagery involved in just those two lines. Love it.
Cheers,
DeanDean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18039016.post-9865270001762443932010-06-30T09:37:00.001-04:002010-06-30T09:38:04.394-04:00Hulu PlusFree Ride Almost Over? Hulu Plus Launches Subscription Service
Pressed to start making real money, Hulu -- the big premium TV program Web site -- is finally launching its subscription fee service, called Hulu Plus. But advertising still remains a key piece of its financial puzzle.
Hulu senior executives maintain that the service, which will be offered at $9.95 a month, is not a replacement for Dean Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222027015133305237noreply@blogger.com0