March 2010
Seize Moments of Opportunity, Doubling Down →
In the past few days I’ve come across a great way to invest in the future of Victus Media, the open source community, and (tech) journalists with one three sided shiny nickel ….
Yesterday’s Web is Dead, Long Live the Next Web →
That’s right. With just a moment’s thought I slew the great dragon of the incumbent web. Nevermind the millions of hours of programming that will go into making what I’m about to…
Motivate the Mean, Empower the Peak, or Support a... →
In reading a number of excellent posts and comments covering a recently proposed bill to reduce the number of accredited early stage investors drastically, I considered the role of…
New Journalism, Part Curation Part Content... →
Image courtesy of Aakin Patel (enjoy his other work)
Tech media and fellow startup junky Robert Scoble recently clarified the type of tool(s) he needs to make the…
Collaborative Creations & the Legacy of Patterns →
Courage and humility are the driving personality traits behind collaborative creativity. One must be confident of the value of their perspective and ability, and humble enough to…
The Kensai Sacrifices Everything to Master the... →
What matters most is conviction
A recurring theme of mine is the vital importance of aligning motivation with work. In order to discover and complete our finest work, genuine interest…
Building Sand Castles in Time →
The existence of endless opportunity doesn’t diminish our need to create. We are all kids building sand castles. I feel connected to my own castles, and find comfort when others enjoy…
Coasting uphill is a bad plan →
Remember back to a time in your life when you pedalled a bike, or pushed a skateboard as fast as you could? Think back to how you felt at the moment when you got to the top of a huge…
Social Tagging for a Social Browser →
In the quest to design a social reader thats fun and useful, Tyler and I have previously leaned heavily on semantic entity extraction from web feeds. While useful, entity matching APIs…
The Sizzling NYC Startup Interview Series,... →
Last week I got a chance to take a brief journey into the imagination of one of the co-founders of the super startup focused on providing crowd funding to creatives, RocketHub….
The End of the Rainbow for Social Media, Spectacle... →
Another Breathtaking HDR shot from Trey Ratcliff (click the image to see more of his work)
I hopped into a conversation related to how Mahendra’s Palsule’s organizes…
The Sizzling NYC Startup Interview Series, First... →
I had the good fortune this past week of speaking with Leigh Drogan of StockTwits to get an inside look at the mastermind lair they have setup in Manhattan. More importantly, I…
Less than 100 Ways to Make Flexible Web Tools →
I only came up with 24 out of 100 this morning. That’s where you come in. Drop your wisdom bombs in the comments below, and don’t forget to start with the number the last one leaves…
How do you define and capture relevance across the... →
The breadcrumbs were eaten
In the previous incarnation of opengard.in (in development, formerly imm.victusmedia.com) you could see what your friends (or a lists) main topics discussed…
DRM and the Web, Conflicting Ideologies →
Recently I picked up a new living room computer (Acer Aspire Revo, named “Ouroborus”) and a pretty juiced up LCD*. I decided it was time for an upgrade from the 10 year old projector…
The Chains of Incumbent Systems →
This post let me air out some rebellious feelings and frustrations with a world that changes 100times slower than I’d like. Patience is a virtue.
I’ve got a bone to pick…
Coffee Spiritual →
this post is about finding meaning and inspiration in the little moments we steal to ourselves
Late in 2008 I came across an article on a hallucinogenic tea called …
Vectors that lead to web app adoption →
Growth, Retention, and Traction
The metrics that signal developers to early adoption are fuzzy. In addition to low cost analytics tools, we can monitor web page heat maps…
Data Silos or a Social Web Pattern →
Pardon the brevity of yesterday’s post, my cylinders were running on a foggy four hours of sleep so I kept it short. This one has more heft
The biggest examples of…
The Greedy Node Erodes Trust in the Network... →
An abstraction of all markets is one great information and industrial network. Businesses and individual decision makers are responsible for moving and transforming…
Which web are you from? →
Early this morning I read and shared a post by Zemanta cofounder Bostjan Spetic. Bostjan reveals his findings that most Zemanta users are for more interested in relevance over…
The Mind’s Image Processing →
Lossy data compression methods have captured my attention and imagination from orthogonal sources (day job and Victus Media)
A Curious Coincidence: Photons, Neural Compression, and…
The UserService Social Web Pact →
Pardon the brevity of this post it’s 38F and my fingers are fricken freezing (couldn’t find a good frozen Dr. evil image). It warmed up while I typed
The Bargains We Make…
Open Web Protocols and Discussion Groups →
I suffered a deluge of information yesterday from my compatriot Tyler on the state of open protocols. My first challenge was to get a feel for the nomenclature and understand…
The Adaptive Augmented Reality Web →
There’s a flurry of startup interest and social location apps that are working to glue the web to our physical locations. Tech enthusiast Robert Scoble prompted a Buzz discussion…
Apathetic Visitors are Death to Early Stage... →
Human Capital Trumps Monthly Visits
Startup founders and early stage investors are blinded by explosive user growth numbers (user attention). To be honest I can think of little else…
What’s your price? →
The Darker Side
Careful this is a loaded question. As soon as you lock into a value (and it’s going to be less than you’d like unless you masterfully market your time), you will be…
All we are is magnificent dust in the wind →
I was reminded of the transient nature of existence over the last couple of days, while attending a funeral for a family member (Michelle’s Aunt Jenny). It gave me pause to question my…
