Archive for June, 2009

Tips for a Startup Job

June 30, 2009  |   Social Networking, Startups   |   Matt  |   0 Comment

Tips for a Startup Job OnStartUps posted a nice article I thought was worth emphasizing, “6 Quick Tips For Landing That Startup Dream Job”. To paraphrase; “Match The [Dress] Culture”: “Dress as if you’re already on the team.  Any startup you’d want to work for is not going to hold it .

Welcome Phoebe

June 30, 2009  |   Off Topic, Uncategorized   |   Matt  |   0 Comment

Welcome Phoebe As of 6/24/09, I’m officially a new dad. Phoebe Ann Solar was born at 2:59pm & everyone is healthy and happy.  Sleep (and my online activity) has been light, as expected.  More to.

Computer Vision & 3D Modeling via Photos

June 22, 2009  |   Conference, Featured, TED   |   Matt  |   0 Comment

Computer Vision & 3D Modeling via Photos After watching Clay Shirkley’s TED Talk presentation last week I had to watch my all time favorite TED Talk; Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth. This was the first TED Talk that really captured my interest. Photosynth has the ability to identify the content within a picture and overlap it with similar pictures. The.

The Historic Impact of Social Media

June 18, 2009  |   Social Networking, TED   |   Matt  |   0 Comment

The Historic Impact of Social Media This is an absolutely terrific piece on the historic impact of social media by NYU professor Clay Shirkly.  It’s certainly easy to forget about the power of social media when we take it for granted and use it for ‘poking’, and posting pictures of, friends. Shirkly states that, “The moment we’re living through –.

Has Search Marketing Reached Maturity?

June 01, 2009  |   SEM Related   |   Matt  |   0 Comment

Has Search Marketing Reached Maturity? To some extent, I think search engine marketing (SEM) has become mainstream (dare I say it’s “jumped the shark”?). Everyone obviously appreciates the need to show up in Google via natural search results and it’s come to the point where most everyone understands the same need for paid search. Of course, with the masses.

May Search Summary

June 01, 2009  |   Google, MSN, SEM Related, Yahoo   |   Matt  |   0 Comment

May Search Summary May was a big month for news. Bing, Wave, Yahoo+MSN.