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Robot Apocolypse

Tyler Willis — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:51:22 -0400

The technologies that contribute to automation are likely to follow an exponential pattern, which means that more industries will start to lose jobs at an astounding rate as machines get more and more capable. Let's say Automation could reduce the number of employees needed for the Retail Industry ...

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Potential Radicals

Tyler Willis — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:00:00 -0400

Occupy Wall Street is becoming a meaningful movement these days, with large numbers of people out on the street in several major cities and many more engaging cautiously, curious about what the movement's message is. That curiosity is a rough proxy for potential radicalization - it stems from a ...

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Video of Celebration of Steve Jobs

Tyler Willis — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:34:07 -0400

On October 19th, there was an event on Apple's campus celebrating Steve Jobs's life. This event was not secret, but the live video feed that connected all employees of Apple Stores to the event was not widely shared. The event is great, and each contributor is fantastic. It's a great way to ...

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Chinese Import Tariffs are a Bad Idea

Tyler Willis — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:16:02 -0400

I just got back from a vacation and during that time I got to do something I love - read all sorts of intellectually stimulating stuff. It re-affirmed some simple knowledge: I love the Economist... One of the most interesting stories I read was one I hadn't been following at all prior to my trip ...

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By Honoring our Heroes, We Make Our Values Known

Tyler Willis — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:38:31 -0400

"By honoring the lives of those we admire, we make our own values known. Perhaps more clearly than words ever could." -Steve Jobs This is hardly the most well-known Steve Jobs quote, but it's possibly the most fitting as we look back and remember him. It appeared as part of a forward, written by ...

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Twitter's Opportunity as an Identity Platform

Tyler Willis — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0400

Facebook has largely won the war of the online identity platform, however identity online creates big markets and there are still large openings for a secondary mainstream player and probably several vertical players. Twitter, LinkedIn, Google and About.me are all credible competitors for the ...

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Product Design Challenge: How Twitter Handles Meta-data vs. Content

Tyler Willis — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:03:11 -0400

I love Product Design. As consumer tech has matured, I think the most interesting challenges have largely moved from pure technology problems in to more general interface problems - helping a user get real value from a product while also creating real value for the company. On Friday, there was a ...

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Keynote Fever: Jobs and Zuck Look-a-likes

Tyler Willis — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:48:43 -0400

At this year's F8, Mark Zuckerberg's keynote was opened by Andy Samberg doing a 5 minute impersonation of Zuck (or, as Samberg began calling his character, "The Zuck Dawg"). Turns out there's another funny example of a tech CEO opening with a look-a-like. In 1999, Steve Jobs invited Noah Wylie ...

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You're going to save a life today (and Seth Godin might pay you 10k to do it)

Tyler Willis — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:52:17 -0400

Acute Leukemia was the first issue we fought against at Involver. I'm telling that story today because a great person, Amit Gupta, was just diagnosed with this disease. You can help save Amit's life. Here's how. Go to the NYC Donor Drive on Oct. 14th, order a free test in the mail or donate money ...

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Remembering Steve Jobs

Tyler Willis — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:19:08 -0400

Mourn for a day. Think Different for the rest of your life. That's the only thing I can think of. I'm still speechless at the news that Steve Jobs has passed away, but that one idea keeps returning to me. Mourn for a day. Think Different for the rest of your life. (Click to tweet) That's what I ...

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