Media
My trip to SXSW 2013 in photos
What’s on your Flipboard?
Always curious to see what apps people have, what tools and hardware they use, and what sites or publications they like keeping up with. I figured I’d share my Flipboard screens (after all, Flipboard is one of the iPad apps that I can’t live without) and see if some others wanted to share theirs.
Read MoreAnother “we are the media” indicator
Yesterday I pointed out a new startup called, Refer.ly, that aims to reward people for referring products and services to their friends. I just saw a commercial for Directv, which has a referral program that is pretty awesome. If you refer someone to Directv, you get $10 off of your bill…every month. Presumably as long as your…
Read MoreThis is a tiny peek at the future
This is the future. I’ve been waiting for this for five years. We will become the media and Refer.ly is a tiny peek at what that will look like. Here’s a snippet from an article I was interviewed for back in 2010: “Advertisers aren’t really giving incentives to Facebook users — and they should,” Hilimire…
Read MoreAnd the trend continues #azizansari
Did I mention I love this trend? The one where artists sell their albums and specials directly to the customer via their website, for a crazy low price because they’re cutting out the old, arthritic middle men? Yep, I mentioned back in December when Louis C.K. (my favorite comedian) did this. Brilliant then, brilliant now.…
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