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Re: Looking For The Right Person

DanH — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:37:11 -0000

Chris - You were lucky to work for people like Fred and Brad (and no, I don't know them personally). My point is that not everyone is. See the comment by 'Anon Coward' who makes the argument.

I know this didn't come out in my original post, but I do think this is the right way to go about hiring someone.

The only issue I have is that there should be an alternative way of applying - one that is more private. Maybe via del.icio.us... or linkedin... or heavens forbid, email.

Re: Looking For The Right Person

DanH — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:37:10 -0000

Chris - You were lucky to work for people like Fred and Brad (and no, I don't know them personally). My point is that not everyone is. See the comment by 'Anon Coward' who makes the argument.

I know this didn't come out in my original post, but I do think this is the right way to go about hiring someone.

The only issue I have is that there should be an alternative way of applying - one that is more private. Maybe via del.icio.us... or linkedin... or heavens forbid, email.

Re: Looking For The Right Person

DanH — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:45:19 -0000

This may be a minor point, but if someone is interested in this position, but currently has a job, there is no way they are going to post their in a public forum.

Last thing they want is their current boss(s) stumbling on this.

Re: Will Computing Ever Be As Invisible As Electricity

DanH — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:38:57 -0000

It is has already happened. At least for the younger generations.

My son is 4 years old. He already knows how to use a computer and loves to surf the itunes music store and a few 'approved' websites. Living in nyc occasionally my wifi network goes down due to interference. He just doesn't get why he can't access the store. The same thing happens when we travel with our laptop.

The concept of not having access to the Internet is one that he just doesn't get. It is the kids like this that will make computing invisible, because for them, it is.

Re: Rich Media Realities

DanH — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:47:30 -0000

I second Jim's comment above on ad-supported vs DRM-less content. Let me raise another issue:

Image you download a series of ad-supported music and then have to suffer through a commercial between every song! It would make FM radio feel like satellite. Now, how long do you think it will take for someone to develop a program that strips the ads out of the media? I give it 24 hours after the first programmer has to live through the above scenario.

I just don't think it will work. You use DVDs as an example. Well most people I know hate the mandatory commercials (ask any parent who is trying to get the movie on while their kid is screaming in the background). We paid for the disc, why are we forced to view the ads?! Someone will come up with an easy way to strip out the the ads. And when they do, most people will use it and the model will break.

Re: Looking For The Right Person

DanH — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:37:11 -0000

Chris - You were lucky to work for people like Fred and Brad (and no, I don't know them personally). My point is that not everyone is. See the comment by 'Anon Coward' who makes the argument.

I know this didn't come out in my original post, but I do think this is the right way to go about hiring someone.

The only issue I have is that there should be an alternative way of applying - one that is more private. Maybe via del.icio.us... or linkedin... or heavens forbid, email.

Re: Looking For The Right Person

DanH — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:37:10 -0000

Chris - You were lucky to work for people like Fred and Brad (and no, I don't know them personally). My point is that not everyone is. See the comment by 'Anon Coward' who makes the argument.

I know this didn't come out in my original post, but I do think this is the right way to go about hiring someone.

The only issue I have is that there should be an alternative way of applying - one that is more private. Maybe via del.icio.us... or linkedin... or heavens forbid, email.

Re: Looking For The Right Person

DanH — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:45:19 -0000

This may be a minor point, but if someone is interested in this position, but currently has a job, there is no way they are going to post their in a public forum.

Last thing they want is their current boss(s) stumbling on this.

Re: Will Computing Ever Be As Invisible As Electricity

DanH — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:38:57 -0000

It is has already happened. At least for the younger generations.

The concept of not having access to the Internet is one that he just doesn't get. It is the kids like this that will make computing invisible, because for them, it is.

Re: Rich Media Realities

DanH — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:47:30 -0000

I second Jim's comment above on ad-supported vs DRM-less content. Let me raise another issue:

Re: The Brussels Affair

DanH — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:11:25 -0000

I thought you might enjoy the YouTube clip of Tumbling Dice from Brussels

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6rHJVyAUdEU

Re: 30 Thoughts At 30,000 feet

DanH — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:31:28 -0000

Wow. lot's to digest. Just wanted to comment on #22, specifically with you examples (Facebook versus MySpace, Google versus Yahoo!, Skype versus Net2Phone, and Apple versus the entire music business). When reading that sentence, I came to a different conclusion. Yes, there is strong technology and technologists behind all of them, but I also see a strong design sensibility as well: Facebook with their clean, consistent interface vs the Myspace chaos, Google with the introduction of the simple search box, Skype is/was much simpler tool than Net2phone and Apple with, oh, everything they do.

Maybe the secret is not just technologists, but technologist coupled with a focus on customer-experience design?

Re: Cleaning House

DanH — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:05:51 -0000

Widgets definitely put a drag on your site. But if you want to continue to support them, why not create a static page and place all your widgets on it? This way their are there, but out of the way.

Re: How Best To Be A Social Media Monster In Europe?

DanH — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:10:14 -0000

I am trying to solve the same problem. You may want to check out Vodafone passport:

http://www.abroad.vodafone.co.uk/index.cfm?do=c...

It's a bit more resonable with regards to data roaming (£5 per day for up to 15MB on most of the EU). The big problem I see is the USD/GPB exchange rate.

Re: iPhone Stuff for 2009-05-13

DanH — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:43:48 -0000

have you seen this: http://www.mercuryintermedia.com/blog/index.php...
or this: http://glyphish.com/

Re: 1996 Windows vs Mac

DanH — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:37:05 -0000

Wow. In 12 years mac users still haven't learned to tuck in their shirts.

Re: Rich Media Realities

DanH — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:47:30 -0000

I second Jim's comment above on ad-supported vs DRM-less content. Let me raise another issue:

Re: Will Computing Ever Be As Invisible As Electricity

DanH — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:38:57 -0000

It is has already happened. At least for the younger generations.

The concept of not having access to the Internet is one that he just doesn't get. It is the kids like this that will make computing invisible, because for them, it is.

Re: Looking For The Right Person

DanH — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:45:19 -0000

This may be a minor point, but if someone is interested in this position, but currently has a job, there is no way they are going to post their in a public forum.

Last thing they want is their current boss(s) stumbling on this.

Re: Looking For The Right Person

DanH — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:37:10 -0000

Chris - You were lucky to work for people like Fred and Brad (and no, I don't know them personally). My point is that not everyone is. See the comment by 'Anon Coward' who makes the argument.

I know this didn't come out in my original post, but I do think this is the right way to go about hiring someone.

The only issue I have is that there should be an alternative way of applying - one that is more private. Maybe via del.icio.us... or linkedin... or heavens forbid, email.

Re: Looking For The Right Person

DanH — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:37:11 -0000

Chris - You were lucky to work for people like Fred and Brad (and no, I don't know them personally). My point is that not everyone is. See the comment by 'Anon Coward' who makes the argument.

I know this didn't come out in my original post, but I do think this is the right way to go about hiring someone.

The only issue I have is that there should be an alternative way of applying - one that is more private. Maybe via del.icio.us... or linkedin... or heavens forbid, email.