Paul Kennard

I Want to Learn SEO

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:52:00 -0500

I am asked every so often to put together a few thoughts, books, and links on SEO. Usually these go...

People are not Linear Circuits

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:11:00 -0500

If you are a marketer understanding how to create a sensation and influence perception are powerful...

TED: A Website Worth Spreading

Tue, 26 May 2009 10:29:00 -0400

A friend of mine wrote me this morning with the question “What are the first 5 Ted Talks I should...

Why the traditional newspaper will fail: “Readers...

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:52:00 -0400

Why the traditional newspaper will fail: “Readers don’t want to pay for yesterday’s news and advertisers follow them.” This is the game we all play in media and perhaps this is what separates art from business. Jacek Utko, a Polish newspaper designer, would strongly disagree with that statement. As a trained architect he applied the basic rule of function & form to newspaper.

“I wanted my artist statement, my interpretation of reality, I wanted to make posters - not newspapers or even magazines.”

Utko made it his business to save newspapers across Eastern Europe and from looking at the circulation numbers after he took the job it is clear that his ideas worked.

Russia - up 29%
Poland - up 35%
Bulgaria - up 100%

For more information about Jacek Utko visit http://www.utko.com/

Presented by Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, developed by Pranav...

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:07:00 -0400

Presented by Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, developed by Pranav Mistry. This is one of the most incredible things I have ever seen. It is a small collection of wearable devices that work together to allow you to quickly discover a vast amount of information about your world.

From Amazon reviews of the book in your hand, to projecting a biographical keyword cluster on to the person you are talking with. It does so much! In one of the demos: Pranav picked up a book, the device recognized the title, projected an Amazon review on to the cover of the book that was in hand, and then showed him the average Amazon rating. How incredible! In another demo Pranav gestured to his wrist, drawing an imaginary circle, and half a second later a clock is projected onto his wrist. Amazing!!

Want to hear the best part? This was assembled with $350 in off the shelf parts!!! $350 is cheaper than my IPhone =(

Innovation Killers

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:56:00 -0400

Why is it that somedays you are ready to innovate and other days… well, not so much? There has...

Inspiration According to Google

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:38:00 -0400

I don’t know about you, but the education I received from public schools didn’t exactly...

Overview: GOER Method to Public Speaking

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:06:00 -0400

Developed by James Caplin, a former professional scriptwriter of corporate videos specializing in...

Setting the Ladder on Fire

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:33:00 -0400

A number of months back I had the opportuntiy to have lunch with the president of my company and...

Nick Vujicic - Get Back Up

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:12:21 -0400

Nick Vujicic has an incredible story and does amazing things despite his physical challenges. I...

USAirways Charges for Checked Luggage

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:40:00 -0400

As I stand in line waiting to board I have come to realize that USAirways made a mistake when they...