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Robert Scoble's Naked Enthusiasm
I've known Robert for many years and I love his unabashed, and unadorned genuine enthusiasm for many things. And he loves to express himself in authentic ways.
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Psychedelics And Technology: Albert Hoffman Five Year Anniversary
Albert Hoffman, the discoverer of LSD died at the age of 102 on this day five years ago. LSD has been more influential in Silicon Valley than Ayn Rand.
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Worries About The Web And Google's Place In It
The above comment is from Aaron Wall's excellent SEOBook.com -- my go-to source for understanding search engine optimization and the algorithmic games that Google [$GOOG] plays with hundreds of...
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Paris Is Putting "Entrepreneur" Back Into The French Language
There's a story that George W. Bush once said, "The problem with the French is that they have no word for 'entrepreneur.'"
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IHS: A Korean War Would Be Catastrophic To Global Electronics Business
The market research firm IHS points out that South Korea is vital to global electronics markets because of its dominance in producing two-thirds of all DRAMs and 70 per cent of tablet display...
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Preserving The (French) Web -- Revisiting Its Ideals
CERN, in Switzerland is known for its maniacal obsession with the Higgs boson but it's also where the "Web" was invented.The Pallab Ghosh, science correspondent for the BBC reports:
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An Educational Problem: Digital Natives Are Naive Searchers
John Wihbey at Journalist's Resource has highlighted an important problem: Young people aren't very good at search. Since Google's algorithms have trouble in distinguishing between spam and good...
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Twitter To Last Longer Than Peter Thiel
Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel said that Twitter would last longer than the New York Times, a news publication started in 1851, which is more than 163 years. [The New York Times -...
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Enigma Launches 100K Public Databases: The Skeletons In Public Big Data
Enigma launched today, with an intriguing service: the New York based startup offers an easy way to search through more than 100,000 public databases. Chris Velazco at TC reports:
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Meet Intel's King Makers - A Truly Exemplary Board Of Directors
Intel's secret ace-in-the hole is that it has one of the world's top board of directors (above), a diverse and independent group of leaders – an exemplary example of corporate governance of the highest...
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A Product-Killer Meme: White Geeks Too Self-Conscious To Wear Their Google...
The "White Guys wearing Google Glass" is a killer meme, a potential product killer.A friend who is a prominent geek, always a bit of a rebel and very comfortable with self-promotion, is very concerned...
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Intel Doubles-Up: Replaces CEO Paul Otellini with Brian Kraznich and Renee James
Intel's board has named Brian Kraznich and Renee James to replace retiring CEO Paul Otellini.Intel names chief operating officer to succeed CEO Otellini, as chipmaker sees industry shift - Winnipeg...
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Corporate Media Services: BrightTalk - A Compelling Lead Generation Platform
One of my favorite media technology companies is BrightTalk, based in San Francisco and London.Co-founded in 2002 by Paul Heald and Charlie Blackburn, this privately-held company offers an easy...
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About SVW: Away In May To London, Amsterdam, Berlin, And Warsaw -...
In three days I'm off to London for a week, then Amsterdam, hopefully a few days in Berlin, and then Warsaw (above) returning in early June.I'll be making a series of presentations around my favorite...
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Analysis: The Long-Hand Of Former CEO Andy Grove Is Seen In Intel's Choice Of...
Foremski's Take: Most Intel watchers are agreed, that Intel's new CEO, insider Brian Krzanich, is a safe choice but that Intel needed someone to "rock the boat." They miss the fact that Intel is a...
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WeekendWatcher: A Killer Story At The Marsh in Berkeley
I saw this last Saturday and I highly recommend it. Smart dialogue, excellent musical performance by Allison Lovejoy, and it's A KILLER STORY @ The Marsh Berkeley.Pre-show cabaret performance at...
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CultureWatch: Haight-Street Fair Upcoming, And The Remarkable Pablo Heising...
I was walking along Haight Street and spotted a poster competition for the upcoming Haight Street Fair, June 9, which has always been one of the best San Francisco Street Fairs. For a long time it was...
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CultureWatch: The Genius Of Johnny Marr At The Fillmore
Some days it seems as if the universe is conspiring to provide me with exactly what I need, in the right amounts, and at the right time. Johnny Marr, the former guitarist of The Smiths, playing just...
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Every Company Is A Media Company - My European Tour
Above, I spoke at Burson-Marsteller's spectacular London offices. I've been a lot of talking since arriving in London last week and Amsterdam this week on the subject of "every company is a media...
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CultureWatch: Silicon Valley's Connection To Warsaw's Stunning New Museum Of...
I recently visited the just-opened Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, a stunning $200m project, largely financed by the Warsaw regional and national governments, but with very strong...
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