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Re: Souvid Datta Staged a Photo in the Finals of ‘Masters of Photography’

Mike Maney — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:27:45 -0000

Sweet ghost of Ansel, talk about burying the lede: "Steve McCurry was the guest photographer and adviser in the final round."

Re: Weekly Photography Challenge – Bicycles

Mike Maney — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:43:32 -0000

The only thing wide in this shot is the angle (and the photographer). Former Tour de France racers, a couple of national champions and an Olympian step up to the line at the start of the Thompson Bucks County Classic in Doylestown, Pa. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: Weekly Photography Challenge – Bicycles

Mike Maney — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:41:56 -0000

A blur of pro racers in Doylestown, Pa. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: Weekly Photography Challenge – Bicycles

Mike Maney — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:41:16 -0000

Boys will be boys on the streets of Philadelphia. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: Weekly Photography Challenge – Bicycles

Mike Maney — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:40:06 -0000

From above in Portland, Oregon. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: What I Learned From Shooting 100 Stranger Portraits as a Shy Introvert

Mike Maney — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:30:48 -0000

Thank you for this honest article. I'm interested (from you or others) whether and how you approached asking for model releases? It's a part of this style of photography that still eludes me.

Re: We’re Giving Away a $1,500 Gift Card to B&H

Mike Maney — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:26:52 -0000

I'd pick up a metal Canon nifty fifty and use the rest to purchase a camera for a kid so they could experience the joy of photography like all of us already do.

Re: Accountability vs Responsibility

Mike Maney — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:23:59 -0000

Great post, Bart. Put another way: work ethic.

Re: 5 Really Smart Social Things a Guy Named Phil Walton Does and You Can Too

Mike Maney — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:09:32 -0000

Do I smell Little Bird Relationship Forensics in a future release? :)

Re: All Or Nothing Vs Keep What You Raise

Mike Maney — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:47:03 -0000

Keep what you raise is just another word for an allowance.
All or nothing is an investment.

Re: Sean Ammirati • So places that try to be a smaller derivative...

Mike Maney — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:53:50 -0000

I'd argue many cities are trying *not* to be Silicon Valley.

Re: Welcome to The New Stack

Mike Maney — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:42:26 -0000

Congrats, Alex. A much-needed blog from a much-respected blogger.

Re: Life After Blogging?

Mike Maney — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:08:35 -0000

This is exactly why the world needs two Marshalls. Because, while the world is a better place with LittleBird, it is also a little less awesome without your big brained blogging.

Re: The return of local retail?

Mike Maney — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 15:15:39 -0000

I, too, think we'll see a return to local retail...though for different reasons than you point out.

Amazon (especially Prime) has changed the game for commodity products, with commodity taking on a much wider definition than traditional staple goods. Think electronics and things you'd find in a mall. If anything, Amazon may have a larger negative impact on real estate than retail.

Where local wins is the experience and craft. Things consumers don't necessarily find or look for online. Additionally, and this is pure personal observation, there seems to be a growing movement toward more socially responsible economics -- something that goes beyond buying green and into supporting their local economies.

My prediction is we're entering a world where Amazon and local coexist.

Re: Hacking Your Automobile Dashboard

Mike Maney — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:35:52 -0000

Take a look at Carvoyant. Pure developer.

Re: Burger King Twitter Account Hacked, Hilarity Ensues

Mike Maney — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:09:47 -0000

Thought the same thing, mostly because it fits their past style.

Re: 5 Unique Ways to Win Friends & Influence People Online

Mike Maney — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:19 -0000

I'll throw in be human. Don't view influence as a marketing opportunity; view it as a byproduct of participating.

Re: How Casual Sexism Put Sqoot in the Hotseat

Mike Maney — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:26:10 -0000

I like a good joke. But, Stephen, you are 100% wrong on Sqoot's choice of words -- or even choice to include what they did as a benefit of their hackathon -- as not being sexist or offensive. They made a conscious decision to specifically employ women to serve men. As a father of two daughters and a friend to many female developers, that move in itself is as offensive as it gets. But, worse, what Sqoot did showed an amazing lack of respect and knowledge for the developer community they live in.

The backlash was necessary and appropriate.

Re: Google X? These Nine Products From the Future Are Real Right Now

Mike Maney — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:31:31 -0000

Exactly why the networks matter. What's old is new again. The next round of innovation isn't going to be in fart apps, it's going to be in areas like middleware, network technologies and other infrastructure-like technologies: in the things that make the things work.

Re: The Facebook Freaky Line

Mike Maney — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:21:53 -0000

If Facebook's model is still reliant on a look/buy model, it is not a new kind of media company. Is it delivering the look/buy differently? Sure. But the model is still the same as an old school media company: We'll put content in front of you, we'll pepper it with ads that you may or may (likely) not pay attention to. Just curious if you are arguing that that model is a good model. The Scoble I know would be pushing for a bigger, more future-like business model change :-) BTW, not arguing that it will take time, but I do believe the ad-supported media model is ripe for disruption/innovation. Also, not arguing your angle on the freaky line; you are spot-on.

Re: The Facebook Freaky Line

Mike Maney — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:12:53 -0000

Thought-provoking until you get to the last couple of paragraphs. Zuck is not building a new media company. To be a new media company, Zuck needs to build something not reliant on advertising for revenue. Until then, it's the same old media, just a bit smarter, more intrusive and, well, freaky. I'm all for better-targeted spam and junk mail; that's a win. But let's not confuse data collection to prop up advertising as a new kind of business model for media. Zuck hasn't created anything that's really new; what he's done is improve upon 1990's AOL. Not sure what's better, but maybe that's an angle for your next post ;-)

Re: Influencing the Influencers: You're Doing it Wrong

Mike Maney — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:49:10 -0000

I presented in Milwaukee. I saw the story the same time you did. Subliminal cosmic coincidental twitch trumps pitch, I guess.

Re: Influencing the Influencers: You're Doing it Wrong

Mike Maney — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:06:50 -0000

Agreed. I think there is still a better word than "influencers," just not sure yet what it is.

Re: The Best Vacation Responder Ever

Mike Maney — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:21:57 -0000

What's really brilliant (and unsaid) in Josh's vacation responder is its power to identify those who don't value your time. Sent to my interruptyourvacaction account and not urgent? Banned.

Re: Why yo momma won’t use Google+ (and why that thrills me to no end)

Mike Maney — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:47:51 -0000

Said this in a Facebook thread earlier this morning (ironic, no?): If they don't re-open the invites pretty soon, they're going to lose momentum and it will remain a typical Google science project. It's too good to let that happen. Time for the engineers to step back and let real marketers take it from here. This is where Google has an opportunity to show what it's got.