My friend Elissa turned me on to an article by William Deresiewicz titled The End of Solitude that addresses the culture of celebrity and connectivity as symptoms of an impulse for becoming known. Much of the article offers an overview of the historical concept of Self and what we get out of it. Something I… Continue reading The Concept of Self and Use of RFID on the iPhone in Entertainment and Social Space
Month: December 2009
Portland as an Creative Powerhouse as Broken Bells Consumes The Shins
My old friend David Peixotto was visiting Portland for the holidays and this morning we snagged breakfast at Stepping Stone. Dave and I have been working hard on a stealth iPhone application to be published by our company, Neutrinos. Backspace in northwest and Urban Grind in northeast have been some of my favorite haunts so… Continue reading Portland as an Creative Powerhouse as Broken Bells Consumes The Shins
When Business and Personal Life Collides – New Facebook Privacy Settings and the Status of Tiger Woods' Endorsement Contracts
Exactly what counts as private personal details has been a major theme underlying discussion in new media and old media in the past few weeks. Here are two interesting examples of how business and people’s personal details are colliding right now. New Media: Facebook’s Privacy Settings Updates Facebook has made major changes to how it… Continue reading When Business and Personal Life Collides – New Facebook Privacy Settings and the Status of Tiger Woods' Endorsement Contracts
Apple Touch Platform, Tablet, iTunes, Social Gaming and OpenFeint
I’ve returned my focus to Apple’s Touch platform, and in so doing I’ve been diving into a variety of interesting subject areas. Since my company’s last release, Apple has added access to a great deal of new services on the touch devices through the iPhone SDK. While some fantastic innovations have already been created for… Continue reading Apple Touch Platform, Tablet, iTunes, Social Gaming and OpenFeint
I'm Back
It’s not that I’ve been on break, I’ve just been getting a lot of my online communication out through micro blogging on Twitter and using Facebook, with a little Flickr thrown in. I had an amazing summer that included my sister getting married and traveling around the country as a rock journalist. I’m back in… Continue reading I'm Back