Video: TEDxPhnomPenh – Chris Brown – Lean Startup a bootstrapping guide for budding entrepreneurs
Software developer, entrepreneur, and general geek, Chris is a vocal and omnipresent figure in Cambodia’s burgeoning hacker community. Chris has founded or partnered in several software startups which are proud to have built their products in Cambodia and sold them globally. Chris is an active member of the Barcamp movement, attending and speaking at events across the region, and is also a founding member of the up-and-coming Phnom Penh HackerSpace. Chris’s vision is for Cambodia’s software sector to leap-frog its neighbors by skipping IT outsourcing and moving straight to product-focused startups fueled by the entrepreneurial spirit that Cambodia has in abundance.
TEDx was created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading.” The program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level.
From a marketing perspective Apple has the best tablet commercials. No flashy spaceships or celebrities, just simple examples of how various people can use the iPad 2. Another reason why Apple is #winning the table wars.
Today Google announced Video Chat for Android Phones starting with the Nexus S device as part of the Android 2.3.4 over-the-air update and will launch on other Android 2.3+ devices soon. This comes on the heels as Fring just announced their free four way video calling service and the recent Skype acquisition of Qik video calling platform. But as RWW posted when will video calling work across smartphones natively from the mobile OS? Example iPhone facetime video call to a google voice user and a google voice video call to a skype call? Only time will tell but this is a good start and I’m sure Android users are happy about the pending update.
The offering, when it ships, sounds like it will be more compelling than Apple’s Facetime but less useful than independent mobile video chat apps like Tango that offer iPhone to Android video chat. A number of mobile video chat apps have been launched in just the past few weeks from Skype, Qik, Fring (now with group video calling on iPhone!) and others. But how long will we have to wait until Android users can video call iPhone owners without any more thought than voice calls require today? via
The INFLUENCERS video is 13:56 long but it’s worth viewing. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy.
INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion and entertainment.
The film attempts to understand the essence of influence, what makes a person influential without taking a statistical or metric approach.
Written and Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today’s pop culture.
I’m almost at the point to where I hate the words “influence” or “influencer” but after watching this video, I’m cool with it again just as long as we don’t see anymore find the “influencers” projects in the near future.
A few takeaways I got from the video was:
If you’re a startup or have a product you have to decide if you want to stay small and cool or go big and be liked by a lot of people
Looking at trends how brands embrace cultures
The concept of how brands are trying to reaching “influencers” online is out of control
Cleveland responds in a big way. Is LeBron James a quitter, traitor or a backstabber ? Did LeBron James quit in game five while playing Boston in the NBA playoffs last year? Some members of Cleveland, Ohio thinks so with their new quitness response video released today.
Just when you thought that maybe that the city of Cleveland has moved on after LeBron James decided to host the decision show and leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat a new YouTube video shows they’re still upset. This comes after LeBron’s Nike Rise Commercial and during a recent interview where King James said he would do things a little different if could do it all over again. Maybe it’s the Cleveland Cavaliers 1-3 start or it’s just the Nike Rise commercial where LeBron James is asking the question “What should I do?” But in the response video called Lebron James “Rise” Commercial & Cleveland’s Response a few Cleveland residents has some answers to LeBron question and to what he should have done.
The video is a mashup of the Nike Rise commercial with some very harsh words for LeBron calling him a quitter, traitor and a back stabber, ending with a quitness upside down Nike Logo and the statement playing from LeBron saying that his goal was to bring a NBA championship to Cleveland. All I have to say is Ouch! You can watch both videos below.
Lebron James “Rise” Commercial & Cleveland’s Response
LeBron James Nike Rise Commercial
YouTube just gave the city of Cleveland and old fans a voice. Now, what should LeBron James do?
Almost exactly one year ago today Kanye West went from one of the most admired hiphop artist and somewhat well liked to one of the most hated music artist of all time in one 15 second mistake. Mr. West drunk or not, caught up in the moment or not, influence by a Amber Rose or not, taking up for his little sister Beyonce or not will forever be linked to the MTV Awards and Taylor Swift. His “imma let you finish” became an instant internet meme and affected Kanye’s music sales, plans for a clothing line and future concert tours. Right after Kanye West made the mistake of interrupting Taylor Swift I wrote blog post titled MTV’s biggest dot: Could you fix Kanye West’s personal brand problem? were I list 7 suggestions.
Now we’re hours away from the one year anniversary of Kanye’s mistake at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 and Kanye is schedule to preform this year during the 2010 awards. Some have said they’re tired of Kanye West and just want to move on but with Kanye’s recent use of “social media” from Twitter, Ustream and even on website I believe we’re going to see a lot more of Kanye in the next few days. Let’s take a look at how Kanye West uses social media, along with other offline events to “almost” restore his brand.
1. Kanye West preforms at Facebook HQ
2. Kanye West joins Twitter and share his life after the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and apologize to Taylor Swift. See a more detailed blog about Kanye’s tweets here via Techcrunch.
3. Kanye gives away free music via his website but you must enter your email address to download. (email marketing). He tweets the new song every Friday.
5. The Kanye West blog: http://kanyewest.com/blog/ A few weeks ago Kanye was using his blog to list free music and show fan made videos. Now it’s under construction. I’m thinking we’ll see a new Kanye West blog launched tonight or tomorrow after the MTV Video Music awards.
6. Kanye West Power song used for the theme music of the Facebook Movie trailer called the Social Network.
7. Kanye West releases still motion Power video on Youtube and now has over 9,901,604 views.
Questions:
Are you excited about the return of Kanye West to the MTV Video Music awards?
Do you think we’ll see Kanye and Taylor Swift preform a song tonight at the MTV Video Music Awards?
How would you like to see Kanye West and other music artist use social media?
