I finally did something with Ziad.com. It probably won’t stay this way forever, but I got this awesome service called Hover that makes it dead simple to make subdomains.
So far I have:
photos.ziad.com
resume.ziad.com
twitter.ziad.com
More are coming soon on the path to becoming internet Ziad.
That is the the secret to the so called ‘New Media’ that I will only divulge this once:
There are no experts in social media, there are merely participants.
That is to say, the experts are rarely famous, well connected, or ‘highly followed’ for their knowledge of social media.
Instead, social media catalyzes best with individuals who are remarkable for having programmed/gardened/eaten/starred in/drank wine in/invented a time machine/ outside of social media.
So the first rule of social media club is, don’t talk about social media.
2009 is now here in all its glory. I’m looking forward now to Chinese New Year.
A few things I would like to work on this year:
Junk Industries
Wispy
ZitoAd
Three friends set out an a pilgrimage to silicon valley in 2004.
Things were pretty dire back then and people we’re not too sure what was next for the valley.
I think this movie benefits from its age a bit as we can reflect on what is happening now more clearly.
Check out the trailer.
I’m starting to learn a bit about chaos theory lately. What drew me to the subject was using twitter. The service is crazy chaotic, but so orderly at the same time.
I was having issues with my corporate email service provider, and after mentioning their name on twitter, the CTO responded to me within literally seconds.
Small conversations and issues on twitter can bubble to full blown blog posts and from there bubble up to full on news cycles.
Right now this community is fairly insular to the world at large, but that wont be the case forever. What happens to products when the masses are the media?
I rather like the thought evolving out of the below video. Its like the author channeled my brain, and then wrote a book about.
Watch this fascinating video to see how Piracy is the backbone of our economic history and future.
To me the oldschool is the 80s. Back then computers were just making their way into the home, I was a kid, and we had entered a time when the excessive the 60s and 70s were passe and we had come up with entirely new methods of indulgence.
But how about now? What is going to define this moment in time? As many have said in one way or or another “There truly is nothing new under the sun, its not what you’re doing its how its done.”
That is now true more than ever. I can’t speak for the whole world, but for us westerners now is the time that we start realizing that in our economy of mass production, everything is content. Not just music, blogs, and other media, but everything is content.
Cars are content, shoes are content, soft drinks are content, its all content.
I’m speaking of what is usually called intellectual property.
However, prior to now, intellectual property was great, but the average person did not have access to have all of their intellectual property applied and made into actual goods.
Today, for those who want to start manufacturing something, manufacturing is becoming closer and closer in reach.
Consider www.shawnimals.com. These guys have been working hard for a few years (i’m not so sure how many). But now they have their sketches turned into a video game, physical toys, and have their own retail front right here in Chicago.
I look forward to the idea renaissance.
A friend of mine just recently self published a book. I promptly ordered one to show my support. I think everyone of his friends and my friends should purchase the book. It wouldn’t matter if the book was 100 pages empty space and a final note ‘Gotcha!’ on the last page, I still would have purchased the book. Thankfully, the book is more than this, but again it doesn’t matter. When it comes down to it, people buy quite of few superfluous things, and if you cannot find it in yourself to by a 12 dollar book written by a good old friend, what good is money?
Almost everyone has encountered a friend, family member, or friend of a friend who has tried to sell them knives, or health products, vitamins, or girl scout cookies. Imagine if each of these instances this person had attempted to sell you something of their own personal creation. The benefits of this scenario would be great. First of all, we would all have a lot less crap in our drawers and much more to show for ourselves. I also believe it would bring about more wealth for everyone.
We must not fall into the trap and believe that our job is our identity. History remembers great individuals and great contributions. Jobs are an afterthought, a byproduct of the individual. Define yourself by creating something, and leave behind a legacy, if even a small one. The world will most likely thank you for it more than any job ever can or will.
Many times you will here from people that the key to success is hard work and perserverence. I think I can agree with this, but I have a different understanding of what it means than I had once upon a time. Hard work is about sticking to your guns inside. It isn’t about making a list and following a regimen, but on the path to success you will probably do both of those things. However, those tasks will be the result of success rather than the cause. The actions that will lead a person to success are a result of their ability to stay aligned with their end goal, and to not lose resolve when they may fall off that path momentarily.
Life is like going fishing. There is a big lake out there it is important to cast the line out there and see what you can catch. Does a fisherman consider himself a failure when the hook comes back without a fish at the end? Perhaps, but most know that they have to cast that line out again and eventually they will catch a fish. It is almost impossible to not catch a fish doing this.
What is funny is that the world is a giant lake filled with an unlimited supply of fish that will never run out. Particularly today with the advent of the internet we are not limited to the small pond or tributary or stream that flows by us. The entire world is at your fingertips to forge new relationships and bring about a dynamic existence to life that is more obvious than ever before.
We are still adjusting to this new reality. We are getting more and more comfortable with the ability to communicate without borders or limits.
I encourage everyone to contact someone they have not met before but share a common interest with. Take advantage of the opportunity that these times have afforded us.
The official sunrise in New York City is reported to occur at 5:57 am. I will be here to see it from LaGuardia. Soon after, I will been on a plane toward Chicago, and time will nearly stop while I’m in the air.
The ‘city that never sleeps’ easily earns such a reputation. In Chicago I’m a night owl, but in New York I’m just normal. Very few places in this world can you order a sandwich at 3am and have the clerk assume you are sober.
New York is a city of extreme savvy. Subway riders can intertwine words intertwined with expletive and eloquence in a fashion that is unsurpassed anywhere.
General boarding begins…
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