About fatherhood:
Hard yet wonderful journey.
Happy Father’s Day!
Author: Carl Setzer
Xbox One : Tech Thoughts
Just read a few of the stories about the Xbox. I’m pretty jazzed at what the ‘Soft is up to. I’m wondering about a few things:
1) Will any of these features be part of the current Xbox ecosystem? Or just limited to the new machine?
2) Will there be changes to the current pricing setup?
There were a few other random thoughts that have fluttered away. I’ll update as more floats back.
This Is My Jam : Music Sharing Site
Just discovered this music sharing site, ThisIsMyJam.com. I love discovering new music, and part a key part of that is seeing what my friends are listening to. This seems like a great synergy of those two elements.
I’ll have more to say soon. However, if you’re currently using the site, or want to go sign up yourself, connect with me. I’d love to see what Your Jams are.
Twitter & The Present Of News
I just read a Tweet about “Twitter being the future of journalism“. Well, it’s really the “now” of journalism. Right now. Perhaps it’s a great time for one of my favorite Wil Wheaton quips, “I love living in the future”.
Crowdsourcing is one of the greatest pieces of the Internet age. Whether we’re talking about open source software, raising funds, or news, the power of the collective amazes me. The downside stems from volume, and the ability of malevolent players to perform mischief. Yet those voices tend towards discovery with amazing speed.
Hard to gauge how all this will evolve. But the journalistic game changed, radically and permanently. I label this whole phenomena “digitized democracy”. Voices become equalized.
So, just a few random thoughts which I intend to flesh out further. I hope you have wonderful Fridays.
Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel
I don’t watch network TV much anymore, so missed this.
Thank goodness for the YouTube.
Enjoy your mind-growth moment of the day.
Action vs. Cynicism
There’s greater risk from action than from cynical critique. And greater reward. Go and DO great things. Don’t simply sit and pick apart those actually doing the hard work of enacting change; driving to make the world better.
The Everlasting Nature Of Bad PR
I noticed this gem trending on Reddit today:Zales Fires Top Earning Saleswoman Because She Needs Surgery. Basics: Zales fires one of their best performing sales staff right after being informed she will need to take a disability leave. However one feels about this, the most crucial piece is that this is from 2009. 4 years later, this is rising on Reddit. You can guarantee that Zales will get hate messaging about this. Reminds me of one of the recurring issues I saw at Starbucks: Starbucks Hates The Military Rumor. This guy kept recycling, often at the most random times. Lesson: be very careful with your PR. Even false accusations will cycle through cyberspace and provide you regular aggravation. True ones will continuously rise up and bite, teeth sharper with each retelling.
New Blog
Hey everyone,
Point your browser over to my new site: www.NotJustSeattle.com. I’m exploring life in the region, but trying to expand past all the Seattle-centric messaging.
Let me know what you think.
Thought of the day
Often, we get so absorbed in things we can’t affect that we neglect those areas we can.
I assume all of you readers are using LinkedIn. Do you have any strategy? At this point, my main focus has simply been to connect to >1 person / week, which I’ve had no problem accomplishing. However, I’m confident that there’s much more I could be doing. I’d love to hear what success you have, ideas, etc.