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The Art of “Intentional Overinvesting”

email@jacobwalsh.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:14:32 PDT

If you’ve never heard of “intentional overinvesting,” consider this example: A small design firm called VI Company is looking for a talented front-end developer, and instead of simply posting the job on careerbuilder.com, they have taken the time to craft a compelling story for potential applicants: http://join.vicompany.nl/ After building the site, they submitted it to [...]

Call Me Back When You’re Out of the Bathroom

email@jacobwalsh.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:53:09 PST

This is a recent episode from one of my favorite podcasts; Slate’s “Manners for the Digital Age.” They abide by two of the most important rules of podcasting: 1) Keep it short and 2) Cut out the pretentious crapola.

Sean Parker: Agent of Disruption

email@jacobwalsh.com — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:52:35 PDT

Interesting article on disrupting the Status Quo, Sean Parker style.

2012: Year of the Facebook Timeline

email@jacobwalsh.com — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:00:42 PDT

I busted out the new Facebook Timeline today, available in beta to Facebook developers. Here are some of my initial thoughts, and screenshots of the new design. My initial impression is that this is a big win for Facebook. As you can tell from my blog, I’m already a fan of the masonry style design. [...]

Who is this guy?

email@jacobwalsh.com — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:30:21 PDT

The title of this blog is “unFiltered,” and that’s exactly what I intend for it to be. I’m not trying to sell anything, land speaking engagements, or earn brownie points with anyone in the industry. I’m simply looking to share ideas. Pure and unFiltered. If you’d like to learn more about the author, you can [...]

Putting things in perspective

email@jacobwalsh.com — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:52:56 PDT

There are 7 billion other people with you on this rock. Are you really going to let one of them ruin your day?

Terrible Twos

email@jacobwalsh.com — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:53:27 PDT

Just got an email receipt for over $15 on iTunes for “talking Gina the Giraffe accessories.” I guess this means no more unsupervised iPad time for the 2-year old.

Curiosity About Life

email@jacobwalsh.com — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:50:58 PDT

Couldn’t agree more with Leo Burnett on this point. There’s a lot of pressure to find your “one thing” in life. I’d say that’s backwards. Keep your childlike fascination in all things, and the “one things” will fall into place.