Notes From Akash

Looking Up Once in a While

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:28:11 -0500

I’ve read a few things that inspired me lately and they actually fall into two themes. One...

Somewhat long video on the semantic web, including dissenters...

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:55:43 -0500

Somewhat long video on the semantic web, including dissenters and theories on why it will be the next phase.

What I Read this Week

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:52:58 -0500

NYTimes reveals that a pay wall will come to their online and other digital presences from Fast...

Weekly Roundup May 8th

Sat, 08 May 2010 14:02:39 -0500

Fascinating article about how we track and optimize our lives: The Data-Driven Life -...

Well now that you can embed slideshare presentations I might...

Sat, 01 May 2010 18:02:40 -0500

Well now that you can embed slideshare presentations I might have found a new way to keep this blog fresh. Actually, this is a great read on why old communications briefs don’t work as well in the digital space.

I recently went through unraveling this same issue, before I saw this presentation. I appreciate many of the thoughts in this presentation for that reason. I don’t agree with it all, I think the social cause of brands and other sentiments of this presentation are reaching beyond its subject matter. I will leave it at that as I think overall if you are considering establishing strategy for digital this will inspire you in a good direction.

Weekly Roundup

Sat, 01 May 2010 17:51:38 -0500

As time gets tight, I’m toying with the idea of posting some of the most interesting items I...

I am late getting to this presentation from Netflix about the...

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:13:00 -0500

I am late getting to this presentation from Netflix about the culture they aim to create and maintain at their organization. Regardless of being late to the party I found this read fascinating. It’s great that companies are rethinking the environment they are creating for their workers. Also it’s a careful coordination of what your organizational values are and how those benefit your business.

One part of this that really intrigued me was the idea that a simple business model coupled with high-performers can actually avoid stagnation. I sure many people have witnessed how large organizations can essentially get in their own way.

I also really like having principles in place about how individuals should contribute, learn and grow, it’s something more organizations need to consider. It’s not training or brainwashing it’s the right people and aligning them to what will make an effective culture. Netflix’s principles also reminded me of CP+B’s company handbook.

Enjoy!

Very creative video of a miniature NYC

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:39:09 -0600

Very creative video of a miniature NYC

Scarcity & Value

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:36:12 -0600

We are in for a long recovery, out of this there’s an interesting notion for businesses that...

2010 Interactive Annual from CommArts

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:42:00 -0600

2010 Interactive Annual from CommArts: CommArts 2010 Interactive Annual, has a few nice picks...

Famous Literary Drunks and Addicts

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:26:16 -0600

Famous Literary Drunks and Addicts: I think a better list would be non-addicts that were famous...

HBR experiments with Net Promoter Scores for Facebook engagements

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:34:01 -0600

HBR experiments with Net Promoter Scores for Facebook engagements: Really interesting experiment...

A few pics of winter events thus far. Deep cold in Jan and the...

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:43:05 -0600

Frozen River Jan '10

Big Snow Storm Feb '10

A few pics of winter events thus far. Deep cold in Jan and the never ending snow fall of last week. Taken with the iPhone and then tweaked with the Photoshop mobile app.

"BBH’s pitch began with digital. “It’s not often that you have agencies come in and the first thing..."

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:18:36 -0600

“BBH’s pitch began with digital. “It’s not often that you have agencies come in and the first...

Zagat expands mobile efforts into Foursquare

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:51:46 -0600

Zagat expands mobile efforts into Foursquare

Who says the future needs an ad agency

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:45:25 -0600

Who says the future needs an ad agency: At times this seems self-serving because a non-big agency...

Just came across Bundle.com, an easy way to see how people in...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:01:00 -0600

Just came across Bundle.com, an easy way to see how people in your neighborhood or somewhere else in the US are spending their $$. This link should take you to a Chicago snapshot and the video gives a pretty good overview. If you use it, click on the details as it gives you a breakdown of spending by percentile, which was impressive. FAQ page has some reasonable answers about how Citi, Morningstar and MSN Money are related to this venture and more business-minded tidbits.

If you look closely content is piped in from these partners, so perhaps a co-platform for these brands has been created.

Dirty Projectors: Stillness … One of my favorite songs...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:20:30 -0600

Dirty Projectors: Stillness … One of my favorite songs right now but the rare llamas and siberian huskies video is just weird.

Answering questions about iPhone users is common, some public...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:08:26 -0600

Answering questions about iPhone users is common, some public data for all. From WSJ so hope you can read the full article.

Glimpse of the future

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:02:49 -0600

Glimpse of the future