Technology, travel, and other things that inspire me.
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#TeamElon
Breaking News: SpaceX Finally Re-lands Falcon 9 Rocket On Ocean Barge
A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.
Frank Zappa (via quotemadness)
New physics doesn’t always come from the recesses of space or the bowels of the Large Hadron Collider. Sometimes, you just need some cameras, a nickel bead, a magnet, and Petri dish popsicles.
Every once in a while, someone notices a big disc of ice eerily spinning in a river. These discs can be anywhere from 1 to 200 metres across, and almost everything about them has mystified physicists and environmental scientists for over a century. While it’s thought that this rare natural phenomenon is likely was caused by cold, dense air coming in contact with an eddy in a river, no one’s been able to definitively explain why these giant discs continue to rotate as they melt. Until now.
The most common explanation for the spinning ice discs says that as the discs float along in a river, they’re spun around by eddies - little spinning currents that form when water flows over rocks or into an enclosed space. And while this is this is probably part of what’s happening, it can’t be the whole story.
12 Social Media Marketing Mistakes To Avoid!
Here are some of the common mistakes that marketers make on social media. But the good news is these mistakes can be avoided through strategic treatment of every day social media postings and campaigns.
Find out more on Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/AyeshaAmbreen/12-social-media-marketing-mistakes-to-steer-clear-of
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
Marcus Aurelius (via quotemadness)
Instagram rolls out 60-second videos starting today
Instagram announced on Tuesday that it will soon begin rolling out 60-second video capabilities for its users, “one step of many you’ll see this year” according to the company’s blog post. The app currently has a maximum duration limit of just 15 sec… http://dlvr.it/KwFP3t
I’m a big believer in luck - the harder you work, the luckier you become.
Jeannette Walls (via quotemadness)
How the Hololens can influence the communications, more about hololens
Only two (very interesting) charts from a long article with many more stats about the effectiveness of various paid social ads. A good read for B2C and B2B social media marketers.
“For Clear Channel Outdoor, the goal is to give advertisers tools to buy and measure the effectiveness of outdoor ads that are similar to those they use for digital and mobile ads. It tested the suite of data and analytics, which it calls Radar, with the shoe company Toms and said it found a rise in brand awareness and purchases. ”
Ready for virtual reality? Grab your Google Cardboard headset, download the Vrse app for iOS or Android, download individual videos, and then insert the phone into the viewer to experience them.
Internet Fame may not be all it’s cracked up to be...
“Apple goes pretty far by saying its software has a viewpoint,” said Ryan Calo, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law. “That’s pretty novel here. But this case is unprecedented, so we shouldn’t be surprised by novel defenses.”
“The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create It”
A cashless future? How technology is erasing the need for cash
How much cash do you have in your wallet right now? If you’re from Sweden, there’s a good chance that answer is, none. It’s not that the Swedes are broke—far from it. Rather, advances in mobile payment technology have spurred speculation that Sweden may become the world’s first cashless society. And as it turns out, the rest of the world may not be too far behind.
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Travel can make you a poet. Travel can be spiritual. You meet people on the road you’d never met otherwise. Travelling rearranges your cultural furniture, challenging truths you assumed were self-evident and God-given. By traveling, you learn not only about the people and places you visit–you learn about yourself.
Rick Steves (via fatfashfem)
Plotting our next adventure.
This week, privacy is on everyone’s minds. After the FBI demanded Apple assist in breaking into an iPhone, internet and phone users everywhere are wondering about how secure their digital interactions are. Digital Editor Natalie DiBlasio sat down with David Gorodyansky, CEO of AnchorFree, a company that makes the personal VPN called Hotspot Shield that was used to circumvent censorship during the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. He has some tips on protecting your internet privacy. (USA TODAY Tech)
Which digital ecosystem will you choose?
Yes let’s replace and travel the world.
Source: www.myheartwasmadetotravel.com 💗✈️🌎
Space apps ... the final frontier.
Americans shop and bank online, so why can’t we vote online? It comes down to security and anonymity.
Happy Monday!
Monday Coffee
Monday Coffee. Line ‘em up! Have a good one! Illustration by the talented Megan Hess.
The story of a man, a camera, social media, and dogs. Lots of dogs.
Keep in mind, “Likes” are not votes.
Consumer Awareness Grows Over the Internet
Earned media such as Google search, social media and online articles/content are the only growing influencers of consumer product awareness, according to Nielsen.
No growth in consumer purchase awareness across paid and owned media like TV, newspaper, paid advertising and in-store or brand web content.
Michelle Corsano Pellettier
VR + DIY = Google Cardboard.