Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Cars that Run on Water Thoughts

A car that runs on water – It’s the subject of a new viral video being passed around on emails and posted on blogs all over the place. I posted it below.

Obviously I think the idea of a car that runs on water is fantastic, but I am also a bit skeptical. And it’s not about the technology. I’m concerned about what appears to be a lack of organization and investment dollars.

Look no further than their web sites and you can tell they haven’t made any money off of this innovation, as well they don’t have much of an organization.

My advice to Jimmy Kline, the new inventor of the water power car, is to find business mentor or CEO and allow him or her to concentrate on bringing the product to market. A good CEO should would help manage finances and the outsourcing of business functions like: legal council, marketing, lobbying, public relations, finance, manufacturing and sales.

For an innovation this good, a CEO should have no problem finding investment money to pay for their own services and the services I outlined above.

In closing, I found this video below about Stan Meyer – A guy who invented a car that runs on water 20 years ago. It is a bit eerie, although it would break my heart to what happened with this invention(nothing),  happen to the latest water powered car engine.

UPDATE: It appears as though Chevrolet created a hyrdrogen powered car in 2005. With gas at nearly $4 a gallon, this has me wondering where the public outcry is?

An Artificial Heart, Michelle Obama, and CES Picks and Pans

A living, beating heart — grown in a jarStar Tribune
The possibility of engineering organs for those in need took a giant step forward. Using stem cells and the shell of a rat heart, researchers at the University of Minnesota engineered a beating heart in a jar.

CES 2008 Picks and Pans PC World
The editors of PC World picked their best and worst of this year’s consumer electronic show.

Michelle Obama Enters the Race Fray  – TalkLeft
“Obama is black. Hillary is a woman. Those are facts beyond change. Neither one qualifies or disqualifies them from being President. Let’s accept it, welcome the diversity and move on.” I couldn’t agree more with TalkLeft’s assessment of recent bickering going back and forth between Obama and Hillary. I hope the candidates focus more on solving real issues.

Mayor Nutter Rocks the “Mike” - YouTube
Newly elected Philadelphia Mayor, Micheal Nutter showed some skillz, when he grabbed the ”mic” during his inaugural ball. 

Does this remind anyone else of the movie, “Bulworth?”

Prediction 2008: RSS Goes Mainstream

You see the little RSS logo everywhere, but probably have no idea what it does or how to use it. Don’t be scared. It is actually a pretty powerful tool that most journalists, marketers, and/or news junkies use to sift through hundreds of news articles from various of sources online.

What is RSS?
RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” It is used on Web sites that frequently publish content, like a blog or newspaper site. A site that has enabled RSS, has an RSS document that summarizes the content from their site. That summary is then free for syndication, meaning that you can pull the content into a RSS reader or a webmaster may publish it for free without having to manually update it.

The Value of RSS
As a marketer, it is important for me to keep up with the latest marketing developments. With RSS, I am able to pull in articles from leading publications into a single repository. Thus I only have to visit one web page to view the headlines from my favorite publications. This saves me a lot of time!

How can you get started?
The first thing you can do is sign-up for a free RSS feed reader program. About.com put together a nice list of the top 10 feed readers. I personally use Google Reader. I also have a personalized Google start page, which is filled mostly with RSS feeds, including one from my Google Reader account.

Prediction

As education spreads about RSS, I think we’ll see adoption rates rise. Especially in the workplace. What do you think?

When Non-technologists Write, Jamie Lynn, Best of 2007 and More

Sharing links and recommending reading is a nice thing to do. Although having that as a title doesn’t do much for my own search results, thus I will no longer use a boring title. I hope you check one of these out.

Does Microsoft Hate Your Blog?Search Engine Roundtable
Microsoft applied for a patent to “restrict the results for queries to be from blog pages.” Opposite Google’s approach.

2007 In Review: Best of the BestMashable
2007 was a big year in the Internet world. We had the introduction of open social networks, do-it-yourself social networks, wide spread broadband adoption, more animal viral videos and much much more.

When non-technologists write about technologyBlog.pmarca.com
The only thing funnier than when a non-technologist writes nonsense about technology is when a technologist rips that same non-technologist.

Pregnant Jamie Lynn Speaks Out - YouTube


About Allan Woodstrom

Minneapolis, MN, USA
Marketing and Communications Specialist
[AllanWoodstrom.com]

Marketing Breakdown

Read all of my marketing insights at MarketingBreakdown.com.
ss_blog_claim=885996b2c67845962b8297784e44cb77




RSS Feeds


Google Reader or Homepage
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to Technorati Favorites!

a