One of the latest hoohahs to occupy the mind of bloggers is about video We Didn’t Start the Bubble, the Richter Scales and Lane Hartwell. A fun video has been taken off YouTube under DMCA provisions as the band did not credit Lane (nor any of the other photographers) in the video for the work […]
Flooding and Firemen
I said on Seesmic today this place is out to get me and earlier this evening we had another example of it. Sitting in my room I hear a bang, a whooshing news and then a fair bit of swearing and shouting. I went out to find that one of the sprinklers had gone off […]
A week in London
I spent last week in London, the first time I’d been back since I moved to New York. A great week was had, a combination of work and pleasure. had some interviews and met up with some headhunters. I’m back in London permanently from January and this was setting up some things. No idea how […]
Henry Jenkins and Josh Green Opening Remarks
An opening introduction to the conference. Tex Avery 1953 The TV of Tomorrow – started off by showing the start of the cartoon. the film shows some of the things that are still relevant today – simplifying the TV, specialised devices, disruption to social life, gaming systems, the conference is ‘Futures’ as there can be […]
FOE2 – Mobile Media
Mobile Media Panelists: Marc Davis, Yahoo!; Bob Schukai, Turner Broadcasting; Alice Kim, MTV Networks (I missed one name – he’s ??. To be filled in later) Beyond the launch of shiny new devices, the mobile market has been dominated by data services and re-formatted content. Wifi connections and the expansion of 3G phone networks enable […]
Remembrance 11th November 2007
Remembrance 11th November 2007, originally uploaded by johnthurm. They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn them At the going down of the sun, and in the morning We shall remember them
Pumpkin Festival
Pumpkin Festival, originally uploaded by RachelC. There was a Pumpkin Festival in Central Park at the weekend, there must have been thousands of them. When I was growing up, we never got pumpkins for Halloween – we used swedes. These pumpkins make it far too easy!
Halo3 goodies
Halo3 goodies, originally uploaded by RachelC. I finally got my prize copy of Halo 3 today, which I won in a draw at the IAB MIXX conference a few weeks ago, along with a XBox360. I was expecting just the game but instead got this special edition, with extra DVDs and a helmet shaped game […]
BIF and Mark Cuban by Walt Mossberg
Mark Cuban Owner, Dallas Mavericks (among other things) www.nba.com/mavericks Cuban is an active investor in leading and cutting-edge technologies and owner of the Dallas Mavericks. Prior to his purchase of the Dallas Mavericks, Cuban co-founded Broadcast.com, the leading provider of multimedia and streaming on the Internet. Today, in addition to his ownership of theMavericks, Cuban […]
BIF and Joseph Coughlin by Walt Mossberg
Joseph Coughlin Director, Age Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology web.mit.edu/agelab/index.shtml Coughlin is founder and Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab – the first multi-disciplinary research program sponsored by government and business to understand the behavior of the 45+ population as decision-makers, consumers, patients, caregivers, advisors and technology users. WM: you run the age […]
BIF and another Maverick panel
A panel discussion with the 3 previous speakers, moderated by Bill Taylor, you had William Herp. Robin Chase and Jack Hughes. BT: What are the surprising barriers> WH: the biggest challenge, getting the biggest customer group, those who only use airlines and do not think there us an alternative. it is getting all the team […]
BIF and Denise Nemchev
Denise Nemchev President, Stanley Fastening Systems www.stanleyworks.com Nemchev is President of Stanley Bostitch, a Division of the Stanley Works. The Stanley Works is a worldwide supplier of tools, hardware and security solutions for professional, industrial, and consumer use. Stanley Bostitch is a $600M division of SWK headquartered out of East Greenwich, Rhode Island employing nearly […]
BIF and William Herp
William Herp President and CEO, Linear Air www.linearair.com/ Herp is the president and CEO of Linear Air, a company offering private air travel to executives and families with superior and personalized service. Linear Air offers flexibility and convenience not offered from big name airlines. Herp is also an Instrument Rated Commercial Pilot. I’ve thought about […]
BIF and Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes Founder and Chairman, TopCoder, Inc. http://www.topcoder.com/ Hughes is founder and chairman of TopCoder. TopCoder is the recognized leader in identifying, evaluating and mobilizing effective software development resources. Through its proprietary programming competitions and rating system, TopCoder recognizes and promotes the abilities of the best programmers around the world. Hughes also co-founded Tallán Inc. […]
BIGF and Robin Chase
Robin Chase, Founder and CEO, GoLoco www.goloco.org Chase is the founder and CEO of GoLoco. GoLoco is a service that helps people quickly arrange to share rides between friends, neighbors, and colleagues. GoLoco also helps share trip costs online. Prior to GoLoco, Chase co-founded and was CEO of Zipcar, the world’s largest car-sharing company. I […]
BIF and Ellen Levy
Ellen Levy Founding Managing Director, Silicon Valley Connect www.linkedin.com/in/ellenlevy Levy is currently the founding Managing Director at Silicon Valley Connect. She also serves as the Deputy Chair for the Global Health track within the Clinton Global Initiative; she is the Network Advisor to venture firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson; she is a consultant to the Kauffman […]
BIF and Stephen Lane
Stephen Lane Co-Founder and CEO, Item (design consultancy) www.itemnpd.com Lane co-founded Item Group and over two decades has built up a dynamic and entrepreneurial design and development firm. Steve focuses on defining and executing new initiatives, both corporate and long-range planning, capitalization and strategic partnerships. Lane thrives as an active leader in the design, entrepreneurial […]
BIF and Clayton Christensen
Clayton Christensen Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His research and teaching interests center on managing innovation and creating new growth markets. A seasoned entrepreneur, Christensen founded three successful companies: CPS Corporation, Innosign, and Innosign Capital. Christensen is […]
BIF and Irving Wladawsky-Berger by Walt Mossberg
Irving Wladawsky-Berger  Vice President, Technical Strategy and Innovation, IBM www.research.ibm.com/  Blog: http://irvingwb.typepad.com/ Wladawsky-Berger is vice president of Technical Strategy and Innovation at IBM, responsible for identifying emerging technologies and marketplace developments that are critical to the future of the IT industry. He has led a number of companywide initiatives like Linux, Grid Computing and, in […]
BIF and Richard Wurman by Walt Mossburg
Richard Saul Wurman, Author, Architect, Founder of TED, www.wurman.com http://www.192021.org/ With the publication of his first book in 1962 at the age of 26, RSW began the singular passion of his life: making information understandable. He chaired the International Design in Aspen in 1972, the first Federal Design Assembly in 1973, followed by the National […]