schwarzenbergplatz vienna
One of the most well recognized squares in vienna, it includes the monument of the Red Army and the fountain Hochstrahlbrunnen.
video series: Survival of the Fastest
These are Darwinian times, in which only the fastest and strongest survive. With that in mind, Google has partnered with London Business School and the Daily Telegraph in the U.K. to produce a series of quick-hitting business videos in a wide range of areas - from finance to e-commerce to marketing - that has been branded as Survival of the Fastest:
"Turbulent times offer an opportunity to the most nimble businesses to get ahead. Decision-makers must act without delay. Drawing inspiration from successful leaders becomes critical. London Business School, the Daily Telegraph and Google are partnering to provide unique bite-sized insights contributed by some of the UK's leading organisations."
If this video series is anywhere as popular as the Authors@Google series, Google may have another winner on its hands. Those chaps at LBS know what's up.
via Endless Innovation by dominicbasulto on 4/20/09
evolution of advertising
"Enjoyed this clever "evolution of advertising" image -- the Don Drapers
twitter explained In 267 seconds
via Silicon Alley Insider by Nicholas Carlson on 3/28/09
Web TV network Current parodies its Silicon Valley brethren from time to time. Here's their devastating Twitter-takedown.
thousands of dolphins block Somali pirates
Thousands of dolphins blocked the suspected Somali pirate ships when they were trying to attack Chinese merchant ships passing the Gulf of Aden, the China Radio International reported on Monday.
The Chinese merchant ships escorted by a China's fleet sailed on the Gulf of Aden when they met some suspected pirate ships. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China's.
The suspected pirates ships stopped and then turned away.The pirates could only lament their littleness before the vast number of dolphins. The spectacular scene continued for a while...
who said dolphins weren't for free trade?
location: pratergolf
Only in Vienna is something like the Pratergolf possible. Located in the middle of the old horse racing stadium Krieau Pratergolf provides you with a driving range, chipping-, putting- and pitching-green and a training bunker. The contrast between a distinct Gründerzeit feeling and the huge new office buldings is almost overwhelming.
Have a melange and a piece of the famous Topfenstrudel, while sitting on the patio of the historic race organizer tower. The tower built in 1880 is the core of the course. For only 8€ you can play 50 golf balls with the horse paddock right in your back. There’s no strict dress-code, but don’t expect to see too much people wearing denim.
via (Obsolete Feed) on 4/10/09
i am the long tail
The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has just released a seven-minute movie called “I Am the Long Tail”. Here’s an excerpt of their description:
Analysts estimate there are as many as 1.2 million Web sites that support themselves by selling advertising, through their own sales forces or ad networks. Most of them constitute the vaunted "long tail" -- small sites serving the refined interests of niche audiences, whose existence is premised on the Internet's near-barrierless opportunity to create and distribute content. But the term "long tail," based as it is on such abstruse mathematical concepts as Pareto's law, can seem bloodless. It hardly does justice to the countless lives made better because of the ad-supported Internet.
via The Long Tail by Chris Anderson on 3/23/09
saving the world
Found a quote today which undoubtedly resonates with Ecologisca..
"Today's entrepreneurs routinely apply business techniques to philanthropy. Some of them are even using a venture-capital model, investing in a range of promising start-ups and making longer-term funding conditional on performance... [they] often blur the distinction between making money and offering charity. Some use the profits from their main business to cross-subsidise their charitable work."
via The Economist: Full print edition on 3/12/09
