Guest on CouchCast
I joined Robert Merrill, Thom Allen, and Michael Reinbold to talk about the forming of Rocky Mountain Voices, social media, and the future of marketing via social mediums. I even go out on a limb and talk about how marketing agencies will rise to the occasion and excel at social media.
Thanks for including me on the CouchCast.
Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes
It would appear that the pollsters must have made it clear that the American people want change. This little video highlights just how committed the 2008 Presidential Candidates are to change […sigh]. Of course I expect the change McCain would initiate is more troops in the Middle East and more military spending. Hillary…big shake ups — or is it a shake down.
Amazing Musician — Ukelele Picker Jake Shimabukuro
Tonight I was in my nightly ritual watching Conan O’Brien (you can watch Feb 19th show here). The guest musician was Jake Shimabukuro, a Japanese-America from Hawaii. Shimabukuro played one of my favorite George Harrison / White Album songs, While My Guitar Gently Weeps on his ukelele–yep, you are reading it correct.
Conan was blow away. I was blown away. Luckily we have iTunes today where I simply paid my $0.99 and added this great track to my music collection. Visit Shimabukuro’s destination on iTunes and take a listen to the sample. Better yet, just buy it.
Mac Owners are Snobs…so says Mindset Media
Well, I’m guilty to a few claims published in report from Mindset Media. TheStreet created a video based on the report. Some of the activities / attitudes associated with Mac users are listed below. Not sure that I’m all, but certainly some are spot on. Watch and see if you agree.
- to be perfectionists [well, maybe]
- to use notebooks [since 1994ish]
- to use teeth whitening products [okay]
- to pay for downloaded music [I got better after AllofMP3 shut down]
- to go to Starbucks [for meetings and hanging]
- care about “green” products and the environment [yes for me]
- to own a hybrid car [Amy’s getting a Toyota Prius and we’re not excited about $3.50 a gallon in an SUV that gets only 13-18 miles per gallon. It’s economics for me and a desire to keep money in the USA vs. send it to the Middle East.]
73% Watch Video Online
Nielson Online research showed “73% of active Web users watched online video in December.”
Other findings:
- Women twice as likely to watch network television programming online (example: watch ABC over YouTube)
- Men 18-34 are twice as likely to watch user-generated content
- Watchers of one network online tend to be loyal to that network (hum, I wonder if this has anything to do with the quality of programming offered by technology by companies like Utah-based Move Networks)
Article likely requires a subscription and can be found at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120293498930866159.html.
Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg on Funding and Futures
I was able to meet Matt Mullenweg, the founder of Automattic and the person behind, WordPress, the same software you are using right now on House of Baldwin.com. Matt is a great guy. He has a lot going for him. And at 24, he has a lot ahead of him. It’s always fun to share a moment with young entrepreneurs that are changing the way we interact and communicate
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“It’s been a busy few weeks,” Matt Mullenweg said with a grin in response to the question about Automattic’s recent $29M funding round. Interestingly enough, this funding trails the initial investment of $1M that wasn’t fully expended.
Mullenweg talks with Brad Baldwin while visiting Park City, Utah (shhh…remember Matt you promised not to tell anyone about how great it is here) about their development team, projects, the open source community and revenue models at Automattic. Mullenweg shares some of the features and enhancements that will appear in WordPress 2.5 to be released in March 2008.
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Matt Mullenweg Visits Utah
Joseph Scott arranges a visit by Matt Mullenweg of Automattic, makers of WordPress. Mullenweg comes down from Park City and joins a bunch of the Utah Geeks at a spicy Indian restaurant.
Seen in this quick pan shot video (sorry to miss some of you I don’t know):
- Thom Allen
- Tyler Whitaker
- Jeff Norris
- Matt Mullenweg
- Sheri Bigelow
- Janet Myers
- Shahar and Nashlah Boyayan
- Scott Lemon
- Jesse Stay
- Justin Ball
- Allan Young
- Joseph Scott
- Matthew Reinbold
- Laura and Michael Moncur
Installed the New Microsoft Office 2008
Playing tonight with the new Microsoft Office for Mac. Office is pretty critical for me to interact with clients I consult with. I may be able to adapt to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote; however, my clients feel better when I don’t have to make excuses for using a Mac.
Microsoft Office has been the LAST of the major software applications used by the masses to support the new Intel processor. I’ve been waiting for this release since April 2006. I like what I see. It’s fresh. Modern. Feature rich. The only complaint I have so far: My first crash happened only 1 hour into playing with the Suite, and 15 minutes into playing with Word. :-).
Four (4) Million iPhones Already
I’m still amazed at all the iPhones that have been sold. At the BlogHaus, the iPhone was the rule — and my BlackBerry was the exception. Someday I’m sure I’ll pack one. But not without copy and paste, 3G, and Bluetooth sync.
Ars Technica offers some great insight, including this market share quote from Gartner and unit sales growth chart from Apple:
The iPhone has managed to stay atop the news almost constantly since its launch last June €”and sales haven’t been too shabby either. Market research firm Gartner said that the company managed to capture 20 percent of smartphone sales during the third quarter of 2007, second only to RIM with the heavyweight BlackBerry at 39 percent.
Chart Data Source: Apple
Guest on Technometria
I joined Phil Windley and Scott Lemon on the Technometria podcast. You can listen to or download the podcast here.
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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has always been the place where companies announced and demonstrated the newest gadgets and electronic devices. Phil and Scott are joined by three attendees, Brad Baldwin, Scott Barlow, and Randall Bennett, to discuss some of the products.
They talk about Vuzix, a company that demonstrated new visual devices for gaming. They also review how robotics continue to become more sophisticated. They also assess how power consumption continues to be an issue that needs to be considered as newer devices are developed.