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A Geek Icon’s Web Page

January 9, 2011 by Steven Savage

Jeff Bridges is one of those understated geek icons – in many geeky films (Tron for the gods' sake), but also calmly going along and doing his thing.

His web page is a fount of awesome, and one of the most unique personal/professional pages I've seen.

Go and experience it.

– Steven Savage

Resume Worthy Roundup for December 2010

January 3, 2011 by Steven Savage

And what got our attention last month for Resume-Worthy Companies?

Appconomy – They're taking mobile service to enterprise apps. A smaller horseman of the CorpTechPocalypse – but with a chance to go big.
Bay Citizen – They've got a nonprofit news model and funding.
DocuSign – Thy do something dull (electronic signatures), but that dullness is practacal and got them some nice venture capital.
Flipboard – They keep adding features – and I expect them to be on Android eventually.
Groupon – Because everyone wants them or gives them money. I'd warn though this might be a case of overvaluing. Also note below they have a rival.
LivingSocial – As they got a gigantic investment from Amazon. Oh and they're a rival to Groupon . . . so keep that in mind.
Lookout – Venture capital investments and company that does cloud security?
Media6Degrees – Interesting marketing tech, and of course, venture capital.
MeLLmo – They've got mobile business intelligence software and some investors. Nice combination
Mobyling – They're doing games in HTML 5 and getting venture capital.
Rovio – Because look they're all over our news and can make you buy a game where you use a slingshot to use birds to attack pigs.
Zendesk – Easy tech support tools for your company and they got some venture capital. Also another CorpTechPocalypse company . . .

And don't forget lots of money is flowing to Massachucetts.

– Steven Savage

The Production Revolution Isn’t For All: Money

January 2, 2011 by Steven Savage

I've been spending the last few columns on the Production Revolution, the changes in technology that let any of us produce media. Specifically I've been bringing up the factors that limit people from taking advantage of the tools and technologies available to them and making successful media careers or side businesses. I've discussed the limiting factors of lack of time, the lack of technical skill, and the lack of marketing skill.

I'm not finished discussing the traumatic truths of the Production Revolution limits yet – I've got one more reason why the new tools and tech out there aren't going to turn everyone into a potential artist, musician, or popular author.

Money.