Casper David Friedrich - from another angle, of course.
The Burning Altar (Hörgr) at Skogafoss
Chris Granger will build your prototype: give him $5000 and two weeks, and don’t even think about asking him to code it in anything that’s not clojure. He’s the guy bringing us Light Table, the kickstart’ed (well, almost at the $200k goal) IDE that integrates real-time interpreting (so you can see the results of the stuff you write while you write it) and searchable docs/comments, see here.
Harvard opens door to VCs
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/27/harvard-gets-its-first-vc-firm-the-experiment-fund/
Also see UMich’s Frankel Fund: http://www.zli.bus.umich.edu/wvf/frankel_fund.asp
The way corporate entities approach social media is shifting. Many companies realize that setting up Twitter, YouTube and Facebook accounts is not going to cut it as their social media strategy. Brands will need to seriously shift their perspective by treating social channels more like communication channels and less like an advertising channels in order to make a difference. From my perspective this transition has already occurred, judging by the extent to which brands’ Twitter accounts are now used as channels for CRM and customer support, managing pissed off or happy customers in near realtime…
With over a billion people on social media it’s irresponsible for any brand not to have some sort of presence. 2012 will be the year for brands to go beyond cookie cutter campaigns and really determine how it not only adds value to their company, but how it adds value for their customers. 2012 will be crucial for companies and social media.
With over a billion people on social media it’s irresponsible for any brand not to have some sort of presence. 2012 will be the year for brands to go beyond cookie cutter campaigns and really determine how it not only adds value to their company, but how it adds value for their customers. 2012 will be crucial for companies and social media.
