“Invest in Good People Doing Good Things.” –Jeff Skoll (founder of Skoll Foundation) Making money doesn’t always have to mean harming the environment or your neighbor, and not all things we might venture to do will make us money. In my quest to ponder conscious capitalism and see what social entrepreneurs are doing in Asia, … Continue reading
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Otherfab’s Othermill Funded in Less than 24h!
Ever wanted to own a desktop mill, what about one that you could take on your walk to the bus or just hand carry to a friend’s home? Well, the San Francisco-based makers of Otherfab, a team inside Otherlab, have made this a reality, and kicked butt on kick starter by reaching funding goals in … Continue reading
San Francisco as Never Seen Before in 4k ultraHD
Teton Gravity Research Aerial Reel – The Bay Area in 4K from Teton Gravity Research on Vimeo. This video by Teton Gravity Research (TGR), is an Aerial Reel of San Francisco Bay shot in 4K/UltraHD shot with the world’s most gyrostabilized camera platform, the GSS C520. I am posting a link to a site that can … Continue reading
What’s really disruption?
FF: March: Unplug | Dent | Hack
Fridays are filled with all sorts of requests, so I decided today to start a Feature Friday where I share per week, ongoings during the month. This Friday’s three share are: Digital Detox, a get away to escape your digital gadgets, Dent the Future, a conference that brings together people from all over the world … Continue reading
Google kills Google Reader: Trimming For The Future
Google is killing Google Reader, and I got the news via Robert Scoble’s Facebook wall. The second spring of cleaning that Google’s official blog spoke about today mentioned the end of various products, but none were as upsetting for “readers” than the future death of Google Reader Yet, as Google trims for the future, and … Continue reading
2014 Millennium Prize Nominations: Who Will Get the Peak?
This is the official video that was released January 2013 to state that Technology Academy of Finland (TAF) has started accepting nominations for 2014’s candidate to receive prestigious Millennium Prize. The prize is one of the most prestigious prizes for science and technology. TAF awards this award every second year for : “international recognition of … Continue reading
Facebook’s Newsfeed chooses YOU
You can View the press video here. Facebook just had a much anticipated press event where it announced a re-vamped newsfeed where news stories were highlighted and we would get mobile consistency. I’m sure Robert Scoble has his hands on it already, but more so, it makes the users curators of their feeds and highlights … Continue reading
Future Friday : My BIL Talk Tomorrow on Future Tech Media
Tomorrow I am giving a talk at BIL where I am really asking the audience, and all those who read my question here, on twitter, and my facebook page and the likes: What does the future of media look like? Thus far, my talk seems to be covering a few things: What sort of … Continue reading
Facebook’s Zuckerberg: Promotes Coding and Funds Science
San Francisco, CA: Mark Zuckerberg is on a role of showing his love for not just tech, but (finally!) life sciences too. This week a video that was going all over the internet, showed Zucherberg teamed up with Bill Gates, and various other founders and celebrities, to promote the vision of code.org, which itself has … Continue reading