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The Spoof of the iPhone 5 Video is Hilarious

I was watching some of our team chat about the new iPhone 5.  They shared the link for the video and said things like "Wow, dude ... I want one so bad!"

Here is a link to Apple's official iPhone 5 promotional video.

 

 

There is also a spoof of the video.  It is very funny ... worth watching for a laugh and some perspective on how "big" the Apple brand promise has become.

 

 

 

In many ways, the spoof made me want the phone even more.

As a side-note, wouldn't it be great to design a product that was spoof-worthy?

 

As you think about what a spoof of your product or service would be, perhaps the bit of "truth" in the humor points at the real competitive advantage ... or at least towards the roadmap that leads towards creating one?

 

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• Jimmy Kimmel Proves: Apple's Magic Is In The Brainwash (techcrunch.com)

Gotye's "Somebodies" YouTube Orchestra Remix - Open Sourced Artistry

Imagine being a performing artist who has a song what's on the top of the charts. Now imagine how much time and effort you put in to getting that song "just perfect." The perfect phrasing; when to breathe just a little bit deeper in order to hit that note; the gestures and dance steps to make it even that much more special ...

Now imagine the other side of artistry ... The fact that it's "perfect" means that it's no longer challenging. How do you convey something special if it's no longer special to you?

It's just as true for business person is it is for a performing artist; there's always something new  -- and there is always a possibility of something more.

Below is a music video put together by the artist called Gotye. You probably know him from his “Somebody That I Used To Know” video, which has now been played more than 300 million times.

 

 

The version below isn't the music video that made him famous.  Instead, he put this video together solely from clips that he found on the Internet of people either imitating, innovating, or parodying his original work of art.

Watch Gotye's "Somebodies" ... In some ways, it may be better than the original.

 

 

 

What a great reminder that you can always find "just a little bit more" if you're committed to searching for it hard enough.

Related articles

• 'Obama That I Used to Know' Parodies Gotye With Political Twist (mashable.com)
• The Gotye Parody to End All Gotye Parodies: 'Some Music That I Used to Love' [VIDEO] (mashable.com)

Here Are Some Interesting Links to Read This Weekend

School has started again.  Think how different it is now compared to when you were a kid ...

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• Ayn Rand Joins the Ticket. Paul Ryan and the Influence of Ayn Rand (NewYorker)
• The 'Busy' Trap. (Opinionator - NYTimes.com)
• Why India Wins So Few Olympic Medals. Neither the Will Nor the Cash (TheAtlantic)
• LinkedIn's Social Mapping Tool. Who Influences Your Career? (Forbes)
• Your E-Book Is Reading You. Reading is no longer solitary or private. (WSJ)

 

Trading Links:

• Can the stock market rally last through the 2012 election? (Futuresmag)
• Singapore's Message for Today's America - The Globalist. (TheGlobalist)
• American Airlines & US Airways Agree to Talk Merger. (DallasMorningNews)
• Social Benefits of High Frequency Trading. (FinancialTimes) 
• Book Review: Is Edward Conard's Unintended Consequences a Scary Preview of Mitt Romney's Economic Policies? (Forbes)

Jerry Jones Rapping - Even Though You Didn't Want Him To ...

Whether you like the Cowboys, or not, one thing we can probably all agree about is that old white dudes shouldn't rap too often.  At least that's what my kids tell me when I try it.

Apparently, Hip Hop Jerry Jones (owner of the Dallas Cowboys) didn't get the memo.

Here is the video.

 

 

 

If you can't bring yourself to click the link, here is an animated image to give you some flavor.

 

Cheesy?

If you're curious, you can discover the meaning of Rap lyrics With RapGenius. Now there is a real public service ...

Some Links for Your Weekend Reading

Traders know risk control is important.   

 

Apparently, the Royals are learning new rules for the Internet Age.   

 

Perhaps Prince Harry assumed that "What Happens In Vegas, Stays in Vegas" ... unless TMZ gets it.

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• Narcissism. The Difference Between High Achievers and Leaders. (HBR)
• Made Your 200-Year Plan Yet? Also, 3 other Majorly Long-Term Projects. (TED)
• Postal Service On Edge. What Would A World Without Mail Look Like? (HuffPost)
• Walk at Work: Treadmill Desk Could Make You Envy of the Office. (Mashable)
• Robot Ethics - Morals and the Machine. As robots grow more autonomous, society needs to develop rules to manage them (Economist)

 

Trading Links:

• The Rise of Innovative State Capitalism. (Businessweek)
• 16 Cities That Are Getting Crushed By Foreclosures. (BusinessInsider)
• Muddled Models. Buttonwood argues why economics fails as a science. (Economist)
• The Dumbest Idea in Finance - A Diversified Hedge Fund Portfolio? (SeekingAlpha)
• What's Old is New Again. LIBOR scandal is no match for its medieval precedent (FuturesMag)

Here Are Some Interesting Links to Read This Weekend

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• John Cleese on the 5 Factors to Make Your Life More Creative. (BrainPickings)
• NYC Is Turning Payphones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots. (Mashable)
• Behavioral Pricing. A Consumer’s Worst Nightmare (TheNextWeb)
• ‘Plus-Size Friendly’ - Gym Bans Skinny People. Interesting business model? (Time)
• The Future of Food. How nanotechnology, vertical farms, and lab-grown meat may change the way you eat. (Slate)

 

Trading Links:

• The Real National Security Threat Is America's Debt. (LATimes)
• The Fed Should Stop Paying Banks Not to Lend. (Economix)
• U.S. Exports Growing into Emerging Markets such as Turkey & Brazil. (BWB)
• 3D Printing 'Bigger than Internet'? This will disrupt a lot of industries. (FT Video)
• I, Robot, Am a Stupid Trader. Understanding the enemy and their superstitions. (WSJ)

Vizify Creates an Interactive Infographic About You

Check-out Vizify if you want to see an interactive infographic all about you, your online activity and personal interests.

It was fast, easy, and fun to create -- and customizable enough that the result was better than expected.  See for yourself.

 

via Vizify

It uses data from social media sites, so you don't have to type.  Very clever.

Click here to have Vizify create an interactive infographic about you.

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• Vizify Turns Your Social Network Into An Infographic About Your Life (fastcodesign.com)
• Put your business card online with Vizify (cbsnews.com)

Irony: The First Real Flying Saucer is from Earth and Lands on Mars

Irony: The First Real Flying Saucer is from Earth and Lands on Mars

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Here Are Some Interesting Links to Read This Weekend

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• How to Overcome Failure. The key is a flexible view of learning. (WSJ)
• The Genetics of Stupidity.  (Wiring the Brain)
• What Klout Really Measures? (BrandSavant)
• The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams. Dallas Cowboys are #3. (Forbes)
• 8 Ways The World Will Change By 2052. 40 yrs from now, how much will energy cost? Will you be richer? (FastCo)

 

Trading Links:

• How To Tell When Finance is Working. (Forbes)
• Monetary Policy and the Next Crisis. (Wall Street Journal)
• Why China Can’t Adjust. Symptoms of deep institutional problems & vulnerability. (PS)
• Say Goodbye to First-Class on U.S. Airlines. (WSJ Video)
• Election Trumps Foreign Policy — White House Memo. The attempt to subordinate foreign policy to domestic politics is a quadrennial phenomenon (NYTimes)

Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading

Having just come back from the Jersey Shore, where Cheesteak sandwiches seemingly grow like grass ...

 

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• Integrate Data into Products, or Get Left Behind. (Harvard Business Review)
• Confessions of an Ex-Mormon. (TheNewRepublic)
• How To Win an Olympic Event. Great Interactive Graphic series. (NYTimes)
• How To Win Marathons? Hint. It doesn’t involve fancy footwear. (TheGlobalMail)
• The Strongest Man in the World. A new era of strength competitions tests the limits of the human body. (TheNewYorker)

 

Trading Links:

• Was the Financial Crisis a Male Syndrome? (Businessweek)
• Why I Rarely Short Anymore. (UpsideTrader)
• Amazon ‘Robo-Pricing’ Sparks Fears. (FT)
• Is the Postal Service About to Default on Its Bills? (Wall Street Journal)
• The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia. How America's biggest banks took part in a nationwide bid-rigging conspiracy. (RollingStone)