“It’s about seeing the world as it can be, not as it is.” That is what KR Sridhar, CEO of Bloom Energy, said in conclusion of his 60-minutes interview. Video below the fold
Bloom Energy’s innovation — called BloomBox — sounded a little like the next Google for energy; something out of a science fiction movie. The BloomBox is a layered fuel cell with a ‘secrete’ coating that takes oxygen from one side and fuel on the other. In the middle, there is a beach-sand — I KNOW, a beach sand! — coated ceramic sheet of paper that plays as a catalyst to mix the oxygen and fuel molecules. The mixture at the end of the process will be electricity.
Have you ever wondered about difference between looking at a map upside-up versus upside-down? How about what is left and right?
Which way is really the right way of looking at it?
For some, this question might be very simple. The right way is the ‘conventional‘ way, because it is what society settles on. That might be true, but I beg to differ.
When I was in college, I had a really good friend who taught me a lot of great things about life. One of the most important things that I always struggled to accept was the notion that ‘the opposite may also be true.’ I still remember vividly how my decisions used to be very abrupt. I am still amazed how quickly I used to draw conclusions or have a strong opinion.
I’m sure I am, as many of you, have favorite blogs where you get your get your creative inspiration from. One of my favorite blogs in that department is idsgn.org . This morning, I turned on my RSS aggregator and boom this image shows up. It is a campaign that was set by designers to help Haiti.
I am moved beyond words by the simplicity of the message and the creative touch.
Credit: The ‘Coming Together’ typeface, Viktor Nübel’s contribution in white
It was called ‘The Great Washington, DC Snow Storm’. There is about twenty three inches snow piled up around where I live in Maryland suburbs. Here is what the aftermath looks like in pictures…. so beautiful and so innocent
So not long ago I blogged about social media, and digital marketing campaigns. I told you guys, I’d be blogging about the challenges and the advantages of what this new (not so new) web 2.0 world had to offer. So with out further a due let me dive right in. As you might have read in the previous blog currently @blencorp we are working on our digital marketing campaign, one of our efforts include our Google Adwords campaign. As most of you know Adwords is an online ad management system run by Google, it allows you to create an ad, assign a dollar value to your ads and Google will post your ads on the Google Search Engine. The one thing we failed to create parallel to our Adword campaign was a custom landing page for each ad. Continue reading Everything Social…Digital Campaigning »
Twenty years ago. The year; 1990 and I was only eight. Argentina vs. West Germany.
The World Cup finals in 1990 was the first time I can remember what I felt about soccer. I remember it as if it was yesterday. I remember crying my eyes out after Argentina lost to West Germany to 1-0 and my brothers mocking me for weeks. That was twenty years ago and I was only eight.
The World Cup has become to symbolize the interaction of human beings. It brings out raw emotions from every end of the spectrum — from the weak team to the strongest, everyone cheers, prays and some cries for a win. It is unlike any other event — a billion people watch it passionately. The sheer power of the event dwarf any other.
The face and delivery method of this great event has changed over the years. This year, South Africa, the first African Nation to hold a World Cup, will take the center stage once again and for the first time, we will be watching the event in full HD and live stream online. There is also some rumor that they might test 3D. Can you imagine what the experience will be like in this highly-connected, social world? I am for sure ready to experience the game once again at this young century.
Until the game begins, I thought I’d share what I just saw. This is official video of the World Cup 2010 by K’naan and David Bisbal. It was warm, exciting and upbeat. I enjoyed it throughly. I wish you the same.
By any estimate, 2009 had been a tough year for any business, especially small businesses. We at BLEN Corp saw our share of ups and downs as we go through the rough waters.
According to SBA, small business with “with fewer than 500 employees accounted for 64 percent (or 14.5 million) of the 22.5 million net new jobs (gains minus losses) between 1993 and the third quarter of 2008.”
That’s a real number.
However, as the economy turns around, we are hearing from the people who failed to see the first dip in first place arguing at Davos World Economic Forum about the next financial crisis. Watch this interesting video for instance:
Back in 2007 I had the honor of working on a poster for Rish Productions based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The client insisted the title of the movie Kal-Kidan to dominate the poster, so I decided to use a bolder English font and transform it to Amharic. Here is the process below the fold;-
