February 2012
9 posts
Data Visualization Has Never Looked So Pretty →
As some of you know, creative data visualization is kinda our thing.
Internet Killed the Television Star →
TV producers are rapidly taking the web more seriously. To pull a quote from the article: ”I don’t want to be one of those dinosaurs who talk about [Web video] like people used to talk about cable TV,” said Lexi Alexander, whose credits include an Elijah Wood movie titled “Green Street Hooligans.”
“We must dare to think ‘unthinkable’ thoughts. We must learn to...”
– James W. Fulbright
What Moneyball Can Teach Us About Startups →
We’ve been busy trying to get our new beta site up and running, so we haven’t gotten a chance to see Moneyball yet. This well-written blog from HubSpot founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah makes us want to rent it tonight. Our fave quotes of note: “You don’t need a VP of anything, you need a doer of stuff that needs to get done.” & “If you sit on the fence too...
10 Lessons of a Web Startup →
Evan Williams, founder of Blogger and Twitter, shares the 10 lessons he’s learned in the wild world of web startups.
“The most important characteristic of the Open Source project founder, in the...”
– Evan Prodromou from the book Open Advice. Evan Prodromou the founder of Wikitravel, StatusNet and the Open Source social network Identi.ca.
Happy Groundhog Day! →
We’re not sure how much stock you can put in the predictions of a stuffed marmot, but Flatiron Freddy predicted an early spring and with the incoming blizzard tonight, we’re ready for it! Sorry for all you east coasters who are in for six more weeks of winter.
Mind Control →
The videogame industry has made strides in using thoughts to control games. Now scientists have discovered a way to allow patients to speak via thoughts, as in all they have to do is think and the computer will do the talking for them. The implications here are incredible.
Augmented Reality at Breakfast →
General Mills is amping up its digital prowess by adding QR codes and a bit of augmented reality to its cereal boxes.
“When you grow up, you tend to get told that the world is the way it is and your...”
– Steve Jobs in a 1995 interview
January 2012
13 posts
“The future is here. It’s not evenly distributed yet.”
– William Gibson
The Start-up Pivot: When Changing Course is a Good... →
“It almost felt like gang warfare,” he said. “The nerdiest gang warfare ever, but still, gang warfare.”
Apps & Advertising - Instagram and Brands Get Cozy →
We love that more and more brands are being more creative with their uses of social media for marketing and educating customers. We just wish Instagram had a Droid app!
On a side note - thanks Tumblr for showing your support of the anti-SOPA/PIPA movement!
Wednesday SOPA/PIPA Protest →
We think it’s great that sites like Wikipedia and Reddit are getting involved in the SOPA/PIPA protest. Its an important debate, but these bills go too far.
We Like The Cloud →
…and clouds in general.
Apps & Advertising →
We love Shazam, even though it leads to potential embarrassment…wait, I like Tears for Fears?! This is an interesting move for Shazam - making TV advertisements Shazam-able. It’ll be interesting to see how popular this is during the Super Bowl.
Choose Your Friends Wisely →
Before social media, you never really had to think about whether not you should be friends with someone based on their tastes in brands, news consumption, religion and anything else under the sun. But now, between Facebook and Google +, not to mention the myriad of other social applications that keep us connected at all times (Twitter, FourSquare), our friends give us unsolicited advice on brands...
A New Type of Corporation Has Landed →
As entrepreneurs, we’ve been following the development of a new type of corporation - the Benefit Corporations. This new type of corp can has to consider issues beyond shareholders when making business decisions, including the environment, consumers and the community. California has finally legally adopted Benefit Corporations and Patagonia was one of the first to switch over.
7 Bar Jokes Involving Grammar & Punctuation →
We’re suckers for grammar and punctuation humor. Well, perhaps I shouldn’t speak for all of us. Oh, what the hell, we love a good grammar/punctuation bar joke. I mean, who doesn’t?
A Reddit Success: The Power of Social Media →
When Go Daddy announced their support of the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the Reddit community launched a campaign to encourage domain owners to transfer their domains from Go Daddy to different providers in protest. Apparently, the method worked - Go Daddy has withdrawn their support of the bill saying that after hearing what other industry leaders thought of the bill, they decided to...
December 2011
7 posts
Pure Awesome →
Words cannot express how this awesome paper castle puts our own paper art to shame.
An Amazing Design Timelapse Video →
The video of the designer/artist putting together this cover is absolutely amazing. Enough said, just go watch it.
A Nod to Creative Marketers: United Colors of... →
This campaign turned our heads, gave us a chuckle AND has a positive message. What’s not to love? Well, if you’re the Vatican, maybe it’s the picture of the Pope kissing Ahmed Mohamedel-Tayeb…
Letting Our Geek Flag Fly →
Have you signed up for our beta group yet? Well, if you’re like us, you will AND you will also rank high on the scale of geekery, meaning you’re probably pretty psyched for Neal Stephenson’s new book, Reamde. Check out a NY Times interview with the author on how he so accurately predicts the future (our words, not his).
Check out our new website project, Anything Goes, up now on http://t.co/ZuOUz65t!
November 2011
3 posts
Review your favorite video game for us! Mail in reviews: Kidzera-PO Box 20250-Boulder, CO 80308 or email to communications@kidzera.com
Write some holiday horoscopes & send them in for a chance to be published in the next digital KE! KidzEra-PO Box 20250-Boulder, CO-80308.
http://t.co/c8l8ZDIE <—FALL FUN! Check it out!
October 2011
1 post
September 2011
6 posts
What if the Secret to Success is Failure? →
Yes, you can learn something from Pokemon. At least in terms of the importance of character to success. Love the way this article looks at what exactly makes good character, and the way character, rather than grades alone, can lead to success, from graduating college to business.
From Ads to Apps →
and why not? Interactive apps are way more fun than passive ads!
August 2011
11 posts
50 Things Every Graphic Designer (not just... →
We think these basically apply to any artistic career.
Leadership Lessons From Burning Man →
Whether you’re trying to get the most out of your creative team or source the best from an audience of young artists, the recipe is as follows:
Start with culture
Add a dose of trust and positive reinforcement
Motivate with autonomy
Reward people with appreciation, rather than money
Awesome Interactive Billboards →
Welcome to the future of billboard advertising…
Contribute 5 words to a story we’re all writing!! http://t.co/FmgSTqu
Boy Genius →
This kid rocks!
Interactivity - Whoo Hoo! →
We haven’t entered the tablet space yet, but we love to here that advertisers/publishers are including more interactivity in their campaigns!
Crazy for QR Codes →
Are QR codes here to stay? When they send you to useful info or enhanced features, we think the extra interactivity is a great thing!
KidzEra: A Short Narrative
KidzEra is a mass media platform focused on empowering tweens to create their own media. In 1995 we created our first magazine made up entirely of content by kids. When we delivered the magazine back to them in a professional format their new inspiration and excitement was profound. Today we deliver a magazine made by kids from all over the globe into classrooms in 34 countries. We’ve...
Robotics in K-12 Classrooms →
Creating stuffed animals with blinking LED lights and robotic parts!? What’s not to love?
