I had dinner with MLOVE organizer Gianfranco Chicco who with Harald Neidhardt invited me to speak at MLOVE in Berlin. The talk was to a group of mobile industry experts and was based off the intersection of travel and the new definition of mobile. I really enjoyed giving it and I hope you enjoy watching it!
Nike has its Fuelband but McDonalds had their pedometer in 2004.
Does the Fuelband have GPS? No. Accelerometer? No. Cool way to hack it? No. Way to track speed? No. Wait, so it is just like the pedometer? Yes, like the one in a McDonalds happy meal.
A comparison:
You are looking for the best QR code generator (and a free one too)? I found THE BEST one this weekend. It is free and creates QR codes everyone just LOVES TO USE. It is at http://qrafti.com/
Of course the…
One observation from the last year in politics: words matter. Everyone became masterful in their branding. “The rich” became “The 1%.” “Pepper spray” became “chemical weapons.” “Aid” became a “Freedom Flotilla.” ”Revolution” became “the Arab Spring.” The “Stop Online…
Dave McClure hung out at Startup Weekend SF last weekend. After listening to a few pitches, Dave grabbed the mic and reminded the audience that you don’t pitch a solution, you pitch the problem. Sometimes the perfect pitch is a) sell the problem b) buzzword and c) a small idea of a solution.
I’ve taken this…