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Re: The Hub Login

Steve Benjamins — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:01:33 -0000

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Re: Forceful Prediction: Apple Sunlight-Friendly Displays Would Scare The Daylights Out Of Competition

Steve Benjamins — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:13:50 -0000

I would love it if my iPad could be viewed outdoors on a low power screen. I hate how bright it is on my eyes.

Re: Forceful Prediction: Apple Sunlight-Friendly Displays Would Scare The Daylights Out Of Competition

Steve Benjamins — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:16:53 -0000

I would way rather have low-lit colors in the sunlight, in the summer, hanging out. Than have colors pop, in a dark room, indoors.

Just my $00.2

Re: AOL’s Armstrong: “Google And Facebook Are Taking Share In Display Advertising”

Steve Benjamins — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:44:12 -0000

Secondary issues aside (ie: does AOL wreck the sites they buy? the 80 x80 x 80 rule) .... AOL's leadership deserves some credit for being ballsy enough to push themselves to be something quite different + I like that they're focused on the top of the chain-- there's no doubt that becoming a content and ad focused company is unchartered territory but being aggressive enough to go new directions show's strong leadership.

Not to mention while content monetization may not be at all time high, consumption IS, so that's in their favor.

Re: DST CEO Yuri Milner: Facebook Will Help Power Artificial Intelligence In Ten Years

Steve Benjamins — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:15:26 -0000

What he's describing is not artificial intelligence at all. It's algorithms that mimick or are in application to human behavior .... what he should say is "in the future, perhaps we'll design algorithms that will be on par with social technologies organization capabilities"

There's a (huge) difference between intelligence and algorithm.

Re: DST CEO Yuri Milner: Facebook Will Help Power Artificial Intelligence In Ten Years

Steve Benjamins — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:34:09 -0000

Interesting-- I would disagree that "intelligence is a side effect of complex algorithms"-- that's where the disconnect between me and you would be ... Machines can do a lot of things well, especially mechanical tasks. What they don't do as well with is more intelligent tasks like taste, aesthetics and interest (things the social web does well at organizing).

In the end, how many (engineering based) companies since the early 60's have professed a desire for ai? Too many to count-- how many have built anything succesful? None.

Re: DST CEO Yuri Milner: Facebook Will Help Power Artificial Intelligence In Ten Years

Steve Benjamins — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:22:23 -0000

Oh ok. Yeah, we have much different views of what it means to be human in that case. I don't think human intelligence = the brain as a set of bits and bytes (like a computer is).

The mathematical paradigm that invented the computer, unfortunately is not the same logic that invented human intelligence. I don't think our intelligence can be reduced to an atomistic level like a computers can.

And in fairness, I think the burden of proof is on computers-- AI has been something of the search for Atlantis...

Re: DST CEO Yuri Milner: Facebook Will Help Power Artificial Intelligence In Ten Years

Steve Benjamins — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:53:34 -0000

I'm not being dualist at all, no where did I say that I believe the mind is different than the body... I was actually making a comment on science as a paradigm of understanding-- and therefore the limits of that paradigm.

I've read neuroscience, but I've also read a lot of philosophy of science, which is what underpins a lot of neuroscience. I'd really recommend reading some philosophy of the mind-- it will help you understand science as a worldview-- not as the world itself.

Maybe start with Hubert Dreyfuss' what computers can't do ... It's a great way to step outside of science and and examine what's beneath our scientific assumptions.

All the best,

Re: Apple: Nothing Has Changed. Except For This One Thing.

Steve Benjamins — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:59:28 -0000

... only if choice and competition are ends to a greater user experience though.

Re: Video From The Vaults: One Of Steve Jobs’ First TV Appearances

Steve Benjamins — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:04:34 -0000

This hilarious and awesome.

So many exasperated "Gawds" coming from Steve.

Re: Mubarak Shut Down The Internet, And The Internet Paid Him In Kind

Steve Benjamins — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:18:17 -0000

**cough**

Mubarak Shut Down The People, And The People Paid Him In Kind

Re: People, Not Things, Are The Tools Of Revolution

Steve Benjamins — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:02:29 -0000

[sarcasm]Absolutely. The Egyptian revolution happened in 18 days-- revolutions are not the result of a slow, brooding, social paradigm shift. [/sarcasm]

Just because CNN has had 18 days of coverage doesn't mean it was an 18 day revolution.

Re: People, Not Things, Are The Tools Of Revolution

Steve Benjamins — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:03:01 -0000

Great article.

Clear eyed and articulate, +1 +1 +1

Re: ∞ Photo: Steve Jobs and President Obama

Steve Benjamins — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:30:52 -0000

Zuck got the right-hand spot over Jobs? Obama, come on :)

Re: RIM Co-CEO Flakes In BBC Interview

Steve Benjamins — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:28:54 -0000

There's something kind of tragic to this video. A dude works his whole life on a company and seems exasperated and exhausted now at trying to keep up.

Obviously from a business standpoint I don't like his whining ("people hate us cause we're successful?") but from a human standpoint there's something tragic and delusional going on here ....

Re: The World Bank opens up, how about you?

Steve Benjamins — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:30:05 -0000

That's awesome. "[We're] no longer the center of the development universe anymore" is a great line-- I love the clear-eyed honesty behind it.

Will be passing this article on to people in my organization, thanks Jason!

Re: Dare you to simplify

Steve Benjamins — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:11:52 -0000

Oh. Great take man. my $0.02:

The thing with simple messaging is it forces organizations to self identify.

And that takes balls.

For example: a non-profit may boil down it's message and find itself uncomfortable with what the message actually is ("yikes! are we really *this*?").

Or a startup may boil down it's messaging and be unimpressed with what they actually do ("Wow! Is that really all we're pitching? Is that even valuable?").

It takes confidence in what you do to be simple. Sometimes I wonder if ambiguous messaging is a way to conceal a lack of confidence in identity.

Re: Wix Review

Steve Benjamins — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:45:04 -0000

Thanks for the comment Anthony, glad the review helped!

Re: GoDaddy Review

Steve Benjamins — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:49:53 -0000

Sorry to hear they got you- but glad to hear you're moving past it- thanks for the comment Sheree!

Re: Wix Review

Steve Benjamins — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:43:15 -0000

Glad it was helpful Shannon. If you're looking for easy to use, I'd recommend taking a look at Weebly. They have great mobile, seo and themes :)

Re: SnapPages Review

Steve Benjamins — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:48:04 -0000

Hey Jerry, I often recommend Virb to photographers. Virb is easy to use (hopefully not too limited for you) and has some great templates that are perfect for showcasing photos. They also integrate with BigCartel for ecommerce. Hope that helps!

Re: Virb Review

Steve Benjamins — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:41:13 -0000

Hi Jerry- I'm guessing that's a miscommunication on their end- they definitely include hosting if you are using their site builder.

Re: Wix Review

Steve Benjamins — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:37:35 -0000

Thanks for letting me know Jeff- glad it helped!

Re: Wix Review

Steve Benjamins — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:53:57 -0000

Glad it could help!

Re: SEO Checklist for Local Sites

Steve Benjamins — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:28:27 -0000

Thanks for letting me know Matthew! I've fixed the issue and DMed you the file through Facebook (so you don't have to Tweet again for access).