Category: Social Media

  • The Mini Cooper Effect

    Everyone loves Mini Coopers. Even among the most jaded consumers, you’ll be hard pressed to find someone who actively hates Minis. So it will come as little surprise to anyone that social sentiment surrounding the Mini Cooper will be overwhelmingly positive. That said, Mini is not the best-selling car. While everyone loves them and has…

  • Bitcoin is the new black (market)

    Just as the Internet forever changed (some say destroyed) publishing, a digital currency known as Bitcoin threatens to change forever the way we do banking. Bitcoin is the first digital currency that is distributed via P2P network. No bank is required between the coin owner and whomever they are dealing with. Decentralization is the basis…

  • Ollie, the socially awkward robot

    If I say ‘robot’, what’s the first image that springs to mind? Most people visualize R2D2, C3PO, the Man-Machine from Metropolis or ASIMO, the Honda Walking Robot. Maybe even a Roomba. I am willing to bet the image of a mylar balloon with flapping “wings” did not figure highly in your mental model of what…

  • Remote Fingerprint Scanning

    We’re all used to seeing criminals being fingerprinted. Many of us, who have voluntarily been bonded for an employee were fingerprinted as a measure of good faith. Imagine now, being suspected of a crime, and having your fingerprints taken remotely without your knowledge. Sounds impossible. Fingerprinting requires ink pads or scanning glass, right? Not any…

  • Dear Foursquare,

    Dear Foursquare, I’ve been seeing someone else. I know. I know. We had such a good run together. But it’s just not working out anymore. You’re just… how do I say this politely? Unstable. I want to go places and you take forever to get ready. Your locations load like black strap molasses and frequently…

  • How to keep customers loyal

    How to keep customers loyal

    Korg is a synthesizer/effects pedal company that’s been around for decades. While they’ve always had great products, they never got the media attention of Roland or Moog. But that’s been changing fast. Korg has been killing the competition lately with great digital products and brilliant marketing ideas. Last year, they put out the iElectribe, a…