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*Jozzua » If not Google, Then What? (Opportunity For Privacy/Anonymity Businesses)
There’s an interesting analogy of Google’s business model: You’re a pig fattened up for your pork chops. Google’s product is YOU & ME – the user of their services. There’s only one way to understand Google’s business model, which is to understand that Google’s services are not products. In fact, Google has only one product. And that product is you. … [Link]
*Jozzua » Fixing An iMac, The Apple Warranty & Senco Link
I had some smudges on my iMac monitor. I hated looking at it and found it frustrating that the dust seemed to right under the glass and I just couldn’t wipe it clean: A friend of mine told me about Senco Link. He said they could fix it up as long as the unit was still under warranty. My unit … [Link]
*Jozzua » Apple Is Going To Be A Publishing House & How Amazon Would React
The rumor mills (Ars Technica) indicate that Apple is set to launch a new tool called the “Garageband for eBooks.” The idea is for anyone to create wonder digital books like Al Gore’s “Our Choice” app: You’ll notice that Apple has already been influence in several industries – pc, mobile, tablet, music, movies and even retail. Now it’s diving deep … [Link]
*Jozzua » Winifredo Camacho (Filipino Benz Designer): Industry Drives Education & Product Designers
I was at the Ayala Museum last Saturday to hear the talk of Winifredo Camacho, a Filipino Mercedez Benz) designer. He told us the story of how he became a designer for one of the worlds top German car brands. Don Jaime Zobel De Ayala was there too. First time I’ve seen him up close. One of the key questions … [Link]
*Jozzua » When Your First Sales Contact Is The Globe Security Guard + The Apple Retail Experience
Two months ago I was shopping for a new internet connection for my home. I visited the Globe Telco shop at the Eastwood mall. I came in was looking for someone to talk to and none of the staff approached me. One was talking to a customer, another was in the cashier, while another was organizing some forms. The security … [Link]
*Jozzua » On Design: Apple is a Classic Benz/Jaguar while Microsoft is Your Pimped-up Ride
On the Verge: Apple’s design seems to never go out of style. It’s the black slacks and white button down shirt, never at the cutting edge, but always appropriate. I like Microsoft’s Metro design as well but Joe Dombrowski points out how classic Apple’s look has been. It’s like getting an old style-German vehicle (like a Benz) versus a flashy … [Link]
*Jozzua » Smart Knocks Globe Out: This is How You Do an iPhone 4S Launch
Last night both major Philippine Telcos Smart & Globe went out to celebrate the coming launch of the iPhone 4S. Since Apple is pretty strict with their products, both Telcos resorted to an anticipation party with little mention of the iPhone. The verdict, if you read the tweetstreams, is a clear knockout win by Smart. For smart – the entire … [Link]
*Jozzua » John Gruber on The Verge & Why Typography Matters
John Gruber of Daring Fireball was the guest on the Verge: He mentions that if there was the iPhone, The Windows Phone and the top of the line Android back 5 years ago all out at the same time, people would probably buy the Windows Phone. He seems to be quite impressed with Metro. Wikipedia: Metro is an internal code … [Link]
*Jozzua » Yes Samsung, The Real Apple TV is Coming & That Ad is Less Than The Siri Hack
Samsung appears to be gearing up for the TV wars. Backing it will be Google TV. While they are scrambling and playing an all out offensive on Apple with their “Dude You’re a Barista” campaign, hackers are already showing us how Apple with Siri would look like. Samsung’s offensive: Apple with Siri with Plex as shown by a hacker: I’ve … [Link]
*Jozzua » Microsoft OmniTouch Versus iPod’s Voice-Commanded Siri – StarTrek Holodeck & Computer
There’s a demo of Microsoft’s OmniTouch technology on Youtube: While my experience with a related technology (an Xbox360 Dance Central game) has been memorable, I question Craig Mundie’s commentary downplay on the Siri: People are infatuated with Apple announcing it. It’s good marketing, but at least as the technological capability you could argue that Microsoft has had a similar capability … [Link]
*Jozzua » Linux Is Like Naruto Learning Jutsu
A warning to you my friend – I’m getting rather technical these days as I unravel the Linux OS that I now use daily. It started months ago when I installed Ubuntu as my default OS at home. The first thing I learned (c/o Allan, my Ubuntu-loving officemate): sudo apt-get install [some app here] It’s like installing an app on … [Link]
*Jozzua » What if Siri Was put on Apple TV?
The idea of putting Siri on Apple TV reminds me of an episode from Eureka when S.A.R.A.H was introduced: How far away that is from actually happening? Who knows – maybe Jonathan Ive of Apple already has a prototype in their design labs. They’d ask Siri-APple-TV stuff & it would pop back answers to queries. It would save a recording … [Link]
*Jozzua » Entrepreneurs: Question Your Assumptions + Smule Case Study
In one of my talks I discussed about testing mini-products & customer development. Here’s an excerpt: This case study was taken from The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development: A cheat sheet to The Four Steps to the Epiphany: I talked about John Boyd’s OODA Loop (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) before here & here. Lean Entrepreneurship/Customer Development follow the same basic principles. Test small … [Link]
*Jozzua » Passionate People at the Gnome 3.2 Release Party
I was bombarded on Facebook & Twitter with messages about Steve Jobs yesterday. He was innovative, a great leader, passionate, driven, …and so on. It was getting too loud. To escape the noise, I took a peek at the office pantry’s TV. Lo & Behold! Mr. Holland’s Opus (a very inspirational, tear-jerker) was on. It was too emotional. Later that … [Link]
*Jozzua » It’s Annoying How Someone You Don’t Know Personally Can Affect You So. RIP Steve Jobs.
I woke up late this morning. I remember thinking. Why did I wake up late? Is something wrong with the universe? An hour later I read the news. Steve Jobs passed away. Something was wrong with the universe. Steve Jobs left a ding. Makes you think about your life, doesn’t it? Tweet [Link]
*Jozzua » Making A Difference In The World
I had a rather nice talk this afternoon in my regular seminars. One of the topics I discussed was Starting with Why: How Great Leaders inspire. It was borne out of TED talk by Simon Sinek: As I browsed through Sinek’s profile, I saw this short note about him: His earliest work was in advertising, moving on to start Sinek … [Link]
*Jozzua » Making Simple & Memorable Viral Videos
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die is a book by brothers Chip and Dan Heath which discusses how ideas become memorable and interesting. The book offers an acronym for the basic elements – SUCCES. The elements include: Simple — find the core of any idea Unexpected — grab people’s attention by surprising them Concrete — make … [Link]
*Jozzua » Apple iPads @ 23K : MCI-ECS Warehouse Sale, Sept 13-16
There’s a warehouse sale @ MCI ECS this week. The lowest priced iPads go at P23K. You might want to check it out. Take a look at the rest of the prices: Visit the MCI-ECS Warehouse or just call them. Details here. Thanks Des & Babam for the heads up. Tweet [Link]
*Jozzua » The Value of an Artwork & Its History: Revisiting The Martha Graham Google Doodle
An interesting talk by Paul Bloom on TED talks: A quote worth looking at: The philosopher Denis Dutton in his wonderful book “The Art Instinct” makes the case that, “The value of an artwork is rooted in assumptions about the human performance underlying its creation.” And that could explain the difference between an original and [...] [Link]
*Jozzua » How Your Business Can Innovate (Like The Circus)
The Blue Ocean Strategy is a book that describes how to simultaneously increase Revenue & reduce costs by asking some basic questions on one’s current business model. In the following talk, I discussed how one Circus company innovated: The Blue Ocean Strategy is available in your friendly neighborhood bookstore. Check it out when you have [...] [Link]