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Don’t overplan your career.

I met a young executive last week who is at a transition point in his career. He spent the last few years at two great companies — one that…
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Alex Taussigyesterday
On your marks. Get set. Go. The fourth Facebook goldrush just started.

On your marks. Get set. Go. The fourth Facebook goldrush just started.

With roughly a billion daily active users, whatever Facebook does is kind of a big deal.
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Jeremy Liew2 days ago
For the new video platforms are created, the “killer apps” will be shows and channels.

For the new video platforms are created, the “killer apps” will be shows and channels.

Facebook launched its mobile-native video experience today. Kind of a big deal.
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Jeremy Liew4 days ago
Why Your Pitch Doesn’t End When the Meeting Is Over

Why Your Pitch Doesn’t End When the Meeting Is Over

You did your homework in preparing for that initial sales pitch (see my post here), and knocked that sales pitch meeting out of the park…
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Saqib E. Awan4 days ago
How will success in VR be measured?

How will success in VR be measured?

I’ve claimed that 2016 will be the year VR reaches the rest of us.
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Alex Taussig5 days ago
Who will do for VR what Beats did for over-the-ear headphones?

Who will do for VR what Beats did for over-the-ear headphones?

The Information had a great post yesterday about the different ways in which Google and Facebook view the opportunity in Virtual Reality:
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Jeremy Liew5 days ago

Apple TV’s screensaver is a huge missed opportunity for live video

TVs are getting increasingly connected. Apple TV is just one of many tools that allows us to connect the biggest screens in our lives to…our devices and hence the internet. When they command our full attention, when we’re watching a movie or a presentation, they work great. But the rest of the time, when in ambient mode, they are a huge wasted resource. ¶ The first AppleTV screensavers were very much informed by desktop best practices; slideshows of beautiful photos. Last year Apple made a marked improvement when they introduced video screensavers.
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Jeremy LiewApr 4
For social software, user culture is as important as product features

For social software, user culture is as important as product features

Earlier this week I did a fascinating exercise. I was paired with a stranger and we were each asked to introduce ourselves in a two minute…
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Jeremy LiewMar 31
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