Large collection of logos and their historical background. Link: http://www.logoorange.com/logodesign-A.php.
An Interview With Twitter’s Forgotten Founder, Noah Glass via Twitter’s Forgotten Cofounder, Noah Glass.
VISIT LINK: IBM Centennial Film: They Were There – People who changed the way the world works (tags: history video technology youtube documentary ibm pc computer computers …)
"Which companies need to have a hacker-centric culture? Any company that needs to have good software." VISIT LINK: Why Yahoo lost: In the software business, you can't afford not to have a hacker-centric culture (tags: advertising blog business culture entrepreneurship fail google hacker history inspiration interesting internet microsoft media management lessons programming search software startup [...]
"I long have been fascinated by the extraordinary achievement from the ex-Paypal team and wonder about the reasons behind their success." VISIT LINK: Why did so many successful entrepreneurs and startups come out of PayPal? (tags: advice article blog business career cool culture entrepreneur entrepreneurship history inspiration management paypal startup productivity startups strategy tips success [...]
The last eight presidents have gone on television and promised to move America towards an energy-independent future. VISIT LINK: An Energy-Independent Future (The Daily Show) (tags: 2010 economics energy funny government history humor news politics tv usa videos video dailyshow daily_show barackobama autos …)
A hedge fund, Magnetar, helped create arcane mortgage-based instruments, pushed for risky things to go inside them and then bet against the investments.<br /> And make sure to listen to the full story (free streaming) on This American Life: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/405/inside-job VISIT LINK: Magnetar: How One Hedge Fund Helped Keep the Bubble Going (tags: Magnetar ThisAmericanLife [...]
Produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman in association with HBO Films, Playtone, Dreamworks, and Seven Network, The Pacific is a 2010 ten-part television World War II miniseries, which premiered on March 14, 2010. Similar to the 2001 mini-series Band of Brothers, The Pacific focuses on the United States Marine Corps' actions in [...]
Regarding Foursquare and Please Rob Me Andy Baio (Waxy) on the http://pleaserobme.com fear, and being careful doesn't mean getting blinded by paranoia. (tags: social media history mobile privacy location geo paranoia rob me fear pleaserobme 2010 foursquare waxy …)
The Google Tax: Hiding The Real Threats to French Democracy "The LOPPSI law, which could be voted on in March, will make filtering the French Internet a reality, "the Chinese way" (…) If nothing is done, within a year, not only might Big Brother-like spyware be mandatory on every French computer, but everything that goes [...]
How Google became Microsoft: A decade of hits, misses and gaffes For the tech industry, The Noughties were very nice indeed. Except when they weren't. During the first decade of the millennium, it goes without saying that computing has changed in a big way, becoming cheaper, easier to use, more mobile, and – in the [...]
Geocities closes at the end of the month – another proof that Yahoo! doesn’t understand the web (business) Geocities closes at the end of the month – another proof that Yahoo! doesn't understand the web (business) (tags: Geocities yahoo web business marketing email hosting website webpage homepage history historical stupid …)
The Evolution of Apple Ads A stunning compilation of some of Apple’s most notable advertisements from the 70s until the present day, including a few videos ads. (tags: design mac apple art marketing inspiration advertising computer history macintosh creative ads branding ad evolution vintage advertisement advertisment advertise timeline …)
Umberto Eco – Eternal Fascism: 14 Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt In spite of some fuzziness regarding the difference between various historical forms of fascism, I think it is possible to outline a list of features that are typical of what I would like to call Ur-Fascism, or Eternal Fascism. These features cannot be [...]
History of Dunhill In the early days, motor vehicles emerged from the factory with chassis and body, but without the accoutrements later considered an integral part of the whole. Alfred saw this as an opportunity, and converted his father's business from horse carriage accessories' production, to the same for automobiles. (tags: Dunhill history brand leather [...]