I am a huge fan of Arcade Fire. They make amazing music, their concerts are kick ass, and they are also one of the most innovative bands around.
I recently wrote a piece on their unique and interactive videos on the Catalyst Blog called Video Saved the Radio Stars. I hope you enjoy the read.
Weekend in Stratford in pictures via Google+
The latest We Are Wearables MeetUp was held at the end of last month. Among other interesting start-ups and projects, the event featured Toronto-based Bionym and their product, Nymi. Personally, I am a huge fan of wearables.
Click HERE for my article that I wrote for itbusiness.
Ever wonder how Spider-Man developed the technology to shoot webs? Wonder no more. The following Wired.com post explains everything you need to know about Spider-Man’s webs.
The Physics of Spider-Man’s Webs -> http://ow.ly/wkuMA
This past month’s Coffee Lounge session featured the most inspiring and engaging speaker to date in this short series. Khalil Shariff is the CEO of Aga Khan Foundation Canada and a self-professed champion of civic engagement.
Khalil opened up his 40 minute talk with a long pause before stating: “We are currently living in a world where there is lots of instability.” Thus started a very thought provoking and inspiring discussion.
Here are some notes from the session this past weekend:
There were so many more points. More than can fit into a short blog post.
Here’s what I strongly recommend: If you’re in Toronto and you know that there is a Coffee Lounge with the Ismaili leadership do everything you can to connect and attend.
Nike President on Fuelband News: We’re Excited for a Future With Apple
Nike President and CEO Mark Parker has added fuel to rumors on Friday that the company’s Fuelband software could end up in the Apple iWatch. With Apple CEO, Tim Cook, on the Nike board, this seemed like a no brainer. Interesting news.
UK’s Telegraph recently wrote a piece on the demise of wearable technology. With Nike confirming that they are closing the digital division that brought us the FuelBand, the thought amongst media is that such devices may have seen their last breath.
However, I for one, refuse to believe this. The Pebble smartwatch is still widely popular. And Samsung continues to build their smart device capabilities. Not to mention, everyone seems to agree that Apple will soon launch their iWatch.
What do you think?
This past winter I had the privilege to teach my first ever course at George Brown: Twitter Marketing. Well, it seems my students liked me enough that the powers that be at George Brown College have agreed to have me teach the Social Media Marketing course. We’ll go through some social media history, take an in depth look at the popular tools of the day, and empower students to be able to create a social media strategy.
There’s still some space if you’re interested in registering. Classes start soon!
Last week I was an official guest of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) in Taipei. As part of my visit, I had the opportunity to visit 4 different technology companies. One of them was XYZprinting.
XYZprinting is attempting to disrupt the 3D printer marketplace with their new line of 3D printers. I wrote a piece for itbusiness.ca about my visit last week. If you’re a fan of the whole “maker movement” this might be an article that you enjoy. I hope you like it.
I’m in Taipei, Taiwan for a few days. Yeah, I know. Not long enough. I’m checking out the technology scene which is one of the largest in this part of the world.
Yesterday, I did lots of walking around the city and even hired a tour guide to take me around to some of the “touristy” places.
Here’s some of the places that I visited:
Make sure to check out my Instagram and Twitter to keep up to date with what I’m up to this week.