Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

As you all know, Steve Jobs died last week and even non-Apple-Fans were effected by his life and death. His legacy as chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple and Pixar Animation Studios is clear. In 2005 Jobs reflected publicly on the lessons he has learned from facing struggle, failure and death in the Commencement Speech at Stanford University. Jobs, in his fifteen minute speech, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks, including death itself. Jobs talks about dropping out of university, being fired from Apple, starting Pixar, being diagnosed with cancer, and finishes with the inspiration he drew from the Whole Earth Catalog.
Steve Jobs: The Secular Prophet (Wall Street Journal)

For every magical thing Steve Jobs revealed in his Apple keynote addresses, there were many other things he concealed. Like the devices he created, his life was more and more opaque even while becoming more and more celebrated.
TV Lures Ads as Audiences Scatter – From WSJ.com

This article was published TODAY in the Wall Street Journal and, coincidentally, it makes a case almost identical to what i said yesterday in class – that Ad agencies are still buying TV ads as that’s their “thing”. There is no incentive to change as that “new media” way of advertising may make them irrelevant in many ways.
WIRED Magazine’s Review of CES 2011

As WIRED magazine points out in their latest on-line issue, CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2011 was a lot of “me too” gear with iPad knockoffs and 3D bull-buzz all over the place. Here’s a set of videos that review the most popular things they saw at CES 2011 last week in Vegas: Watch the video ...
US News & World Report’s 2011 Best Careers Video

Here’s a video that US News and World Report put together on the Best Careers for the next 10-years – timely since many of you are graduating this Spring. Enjoy: http://money.usnews.com/video/careers/best-careers-2011