Whenever one launches a start-up, it is a 7x24 affair. Our team is having loads of fun but continues to think through and assess what can be within the realm of the possible. One thing our team underscored during its' daily review was this: we've got to keep moving. In that spirit, this underscored our determination which we are adopting as our "theme" for #outsiders w/this special edition of the "Musical Interlude":
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Notations For the Week-End: On Success & Problems
On this #outsider weekend, we continue to reflect upon our mission daily as our curation and development of Outsiders continues. For all to be aware of the "Vision of the Possible", it entails learning and embracing those who have succeeded. This one we received earlier this morning during our weekend roundup drives home the question about the keys to success:
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This is as Tony Robbins reminds us of how to treat problems:
Friday, August 28, 2015
The Friday Musical Interlude: Keiko Matsui Plays Black Lion
Welcome to another Friday here in #outsiders. It is time again for the "Friday Musical Interlude". We hope all enjoy this selection from our "artist of the week", Keiko Matsui:
Thursday, August 27, 2015
View of the Week: Aspirations By Ordinary Faces
We here @ #Outsiders have been dedicated to create a broad view of our World. One fascinating event we've been assessing is the #YouStink movement in Lebanon. This grew out of the frustration the people have had with the paralysis of the Government and the general sense of corruption out there. Our founder shared this earlier as he was supporting our on-going daily projects:
Creating a vision of the possible happens around us. The people of Lebanon have risen to think about a day after tomorrow--as have the people in Guatemala which we hope to feature in #outsiders soon.
As I work away...very proud of these brave souls challenging the establishment w/ #YouStink #طلعت_ريحتكم ... https://t.co/oDQoD9AOTt
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) August 27, 2015
Creating a vision of the possible happens around us. The people of Lebanon have risen to think about a day after tomorrow--as have the people in Guatemala which we hope to feature in #outsiders soon.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Notations From the Grid: On Leadership & Other Thoughts.....
The past week has been quite challenging in our World with the carnage in the markets. We have been noting this in our Twitter Feed throughout the week. There seems to be some stability out there.
During such uncertain times, leadership matters even more so. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, sent out a 5 AM email to CNBC's Jim Cramer to help mitigate some concerns. It underscored one simple fact about leadership that Fortune had noted in this Tweet that we wanted to note for this edition of "Notations" :
Fortune (@FortuneMagazine)
During such uncertain times, leadership matters even more so. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, sent out a 5 AM email to CNBC's Jim Cramer to help mitigate some concerns. It underscored one simple fact about leadership that Fortune had noted in this Tweet that we wanted to note for this edition of "Notations" :
Fortune (@FortuneMagazine)
How leaders can remain optimistic during tough times for.tn/1HY8ujT #FortuneInsider
We also wanted to report this as always:
We also wanted to report this as always:
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7 Surprising Habits That Will Turn You Into a CEO bit.ly/1DSNHg3 @petercohan
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Notations From the Grid: On Cybersecurity
For this edition of "Notations" we wanted to report on Cybersecurity and an insightful session sponsored by IBM. This was also shared with Congresswoman Walters' Office earlier today as her office spearheaded a community forum that we reported on earlier during our on-going daily curation for #Outsiders:
This webcast is now available to view on-demand.
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This webcast is now available to view on-demand.
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Thank you and enjoy the webcast!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Notations On Our World: An #outsider Newsflash On The Art of the Possible
Our Founder was working away as he released this in support of us for us earlier on Sunday on his personal Twitter feed:
We find it amazing that this is being developed as an alternative to power. The idea of not having to worry about recharging one's phone is absolutely enticing beyond words.
More to come......
A late run w/supporting @DailyOutsider with this On #techwatch w/ @Apple & hydrogen power.. http://t.co/Z36CgYXhgR
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) August 24, 2015
We find it amazing that this is being developed as an alternative to power. The idea of not having to worry about recharging one's phone is absolutely enticing beyond words.
More to come......
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Notations For the weekend: On SecondLife & Other Thoughts
It is the weekend here in Outsiders. We continue to be fascinated with the our World ever more. As we deliberate today, share updates in our daily Twitter Feed, we also have a eye to the future. This channel's mission has been part of it. One of the tools "on the grid' has been Second Life.
We have recently taken an interest to assess Second Life after our Founder initially got acclimated with it. It has not been as "prevalent" now and it is considered more of a "niche". One thing we do continue to note is that this venture is backed by Pierre Omidyar of the eBay fame who also has gone on now to launch the Intercept. Our team was out in "Second Life" recently:
It is also of note to be reminded about the "why" one is here as our team selected this for all to enjoy as our #outsider journey continues which our team was quite moved by:
We have recently taken an interest to assess Second Life after our Founder initially got acclimated with it. It has not been as "prevalent" now and it is considered more of a "niche". One thing we do continue to note is that this venture is backed by Pierre Omidyar of the eBay fame who also has gone on now to launch the Intercept. Our team was out in "Second Life" recently:
It is also of note to be reminded about the "why" one is here as our team selected this for all to enjoy as our #outsider journey continues which our team was quite moved by:
“May I be the doctor and the medicine
And may I be the nurse
For all sick beings in the world
Until everyone is healed.
And may I be the nurse
For all sick beings in the world
Until everyone is healed.
May a rain of food and drink descend
To clear away the pain of thirst and hunger
And during the aeon of famine
May I myself change into food and drink.
To clear away the pain of thirst and hunger
And during the aeon of famine
May I myself change into food and drink.
May I become an inexhaustible treasure
For those who are poor and destitute;
May I turn into all things they could need
And may these be placed close beside them….
For those who are poor and destitute;
May I turn into all things they could need
And may these be placed close beside them….
May I be protector for those without one,
A guide for all travelers on the way;
May I be a bridge, a boat and a ship
For all who wish to cross the water.
A guide for all travelers on the way;
May I be a bridge, a boat and a ship
For all who wish to cross the water.
May I be an island for those who seek one,
And a lamp for those desiring light,
May I be a bed for all who wish to rest,
And a servant for those needing serivce.”
~ Shantideva
And a lamp for those desiring light,
May I be a bed for all who wish to rest,
And a servant for those needing serivce.”
~ Shantideva
Friday, August 21, 2015
An #Outsider Newsflash: Bring Ai Weiwei's Tree sculptures to London's Royal Academy by Royal Academy of Arts
| We here @ #Outsiders joined this project and was pleased to see that it has been fully funded. We wanted to report on it today and as developments ensue, we will report on it. |
The Friday Musical Interlude: Bob Baldwin Plays People Make the World Go Around
As we welcome all to Friday here in #outsiders, it is time again for the Friday Musical Interlude. Our artist for this week is Bob Baldwin as we hope all enjoy this:
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Thought 4 the Week
It is "mid-week" here in the #outsider network. It is time for a "Thought 4 the week" our team chose that we thought was quite timely:
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength,
carrying two days at once.
It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time.
Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow,
it empties today of its strength.”
~ Corrie ten Boom
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength,
carrying two days at once.
It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time.
Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow,
it empties today of its strength.”
~ Corrie ten Boom
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
On the #Outsider Media Watch: On #Vox & #BuzzFeed
We here @ #Outsiders are always gratified as we see success stories. One recent development was recent funding that +Vox received. They received a funding of $ 200 Million from NBC Universal that is part of the Comcast Corporation. We understand that this funding values Vox at $ 1 Billion Dollars. Ezra Klein of Vox is a regular contributor to MSNBC broadcasts.
We also was quite gratified as we saw that at the same time, Buzzfeed also received $ 200 Million from NBC Universal that values it at an estimated $ 500 Million. They have done some interesting and innovative ways in which they have been reporting on and Buzzfeed Team members have been regularly featured on MSNBC. This is as it is trying to be "trendy.
We here @ #Outsiders congratulate both organizations on this momentous milestone.
We also was quite gratified as we saw that at the same time, Buzzfeed also received $ 200 Million from NBC Universal that values it at an estimated $ 500 Million. They have done some interesting and innovative ways in which they have been reporting on and Buzzfeed Team members have been regularly featured on MSNBC. This is as it is trying to be "trendy.
We here @ #Outsiders congratulate both organizations on this momentous milestone.
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Notations For the weekend: Creating a Personal "Vision of the Possible"
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Friday, August 14, 2015
The Friday Musical Interlude: Vincent Ingala
Welcome to Friday here in #Outsiders as we hope all enjoy this from our Artist for the Week, Vincent Ingala as he performs, "For the Love of You":
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
#Outsider Tech Watch: On Projects We're Backing thru #Kickstarter & Other Thoughts
This week is to the start of a new feature called #Outsider Tech Watch where we will have periodic commentary on what we're up to in that space. Our Team is always on the "Prowl" to assess up and coming technologies. We were quite pleased to support the following over the past 2 days:
We invested in the first one as it came out and we are enthusiastically awaiting the arrival of the new 16 Gb which we hope to feature soon. We also were quite pleased to support this:
One of the initiatives we have is to create "Outsider Productions" and we thought that this will help with our on-going initiative. We eagerly await the arrival of this to enhance our on-going production capabilities as we have been using +olloclip for our on-going development work and the expansion of the emerging collection we have on https://www.twenty20.com/.
This is a "developing" story.....
We here were an early supporter of @keepod and invested in the new 16 GB...will have updates soon in #outsiders: http://t.co/ocG0P2I86q
— The Daily Outsider (@DailyOutsider) August 11, 2015
We invested in the first one as it came out and we are enthusiastically awaiting the arrival of the new 16 Gb which we hope to feature soon. We also were quite pleased to support this:
We were pleased to back this project: Bevel turns your smartphone into a 3D Camera is popular on @Kickstarter! http://t.co/MTKIx4OGfx
— The Daily Outsider (@DailyOutsider) August 11, 2015
One of the initiatives we have is to create "Outsider Productions" and we thought that this will help with our on-going initiative. We eagerly await the arrival of this to enhance our on-going production capabilities as we have been using +olloclip for our on-going development work and the expansion of the emerging collection we have on https://www.twenty20.com/.
This is a "developing" story.....
Monday, August 10, 2015
Notations From the Grid: A Major Development From #Google
We here @ #Outsiders view this as a major development:
It will be interesting to see how it all "develops". In our "daily roundup", our founder recalled a similar strategy by Sun Microsystems (now owned by Oracle) during the 1990's when it created the "Sun Planets". As we went to press, we saw reporting on the "Grid" that it was the brainchild of the new Google CFO.
It will be interesting to see whether this all goes.
Quite a development: #Google is reorganizing under a new umbrella company called #Alphabet http://t.co/AxiHjUL5gC via @thenextweb
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) August 10, 2015
It will be interesting to see how it all "develops". In our "daily roundup", our founder recalled a similar strategy by Sun Microsystems (now owned by Oracle) during the 1990's when it created the "Sun Planets". As we went to press, we saw reporting on the "Grid" that it was the brainchild of the new Google CFO.
It will be interesting to see whether this all goes.
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Notations For the Week-End (Special Edition): Nagasaki
At approximately 11 AM Local time on Sunday August 9, a minute of silence was observed in Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki. 70,000 people lost their lives. BBC Carried it live Worldwide as our team researched images of that day in 1945 when the Bomb dropped and today under the guise of the Peace Statue.
The Mayor of Nagasaki implored the Government of Japan and the World to rid the World of Nuclear Weapons. Although there are some who note Japan's sense of victim-hood despite all that it was responsible for throughout World War II, the reality remains that Japan has been the only victim of the Atom Bomb as the World continues to be on the edge of the abyss. Our team has noted the continued conflicts on its' Daily Twitter Feed on the challenge on the India-Pakistan Border as just one example.
The Japanese Prime Minister also spoke to underscore Japan's commitment without directly mentioning his efforts to reinterpret the post-war Constitution. Before he spoke at the Nagasaki Peace Park in the shadow of the giant statue, one of the survivors spoke of the horror of that day. He was 16 years old on that day and recounted the horror and the subsequent agony he had to undergo for years.
It is critical ever more that the story of Hiroshima and Nagasaki continues to be told even after the survivors are gone. The future of our planet depends on it.
Friday, August 7, 2015
The Friday Musical Interlude: Nelson Rangell's "Grace"
It is time for the Friday Musical Interlude here @ #Outsiders. For this week, our chosen artist of the week is Nelson Rangell as we hope all enjoy "Grace":
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Notations From the Grid: #EMC Going to VMWare
The transformation of our World continues faster than we can blink an eye as epitomized by this development our founder shared during our daily "roundup":
How fortunes shift as I see #EMC considering a possible buyout by #VMware via @FortuneMagazine http://t.co/3XeoY4OBjF
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) August 6, 2015
What was quite striking was how it was EMC that gave "birth" to VMWare. EMC has been one of the leading storage players and a pioneer and VMware grow out of it as Virtualization took off. It continues to grow today. The stock prices of the two companies tell the story as noted in Bigcharts today--it is even more ironic that EMC owns a majority interest in VMWare. It reminds us of another company with a somewhat similar predicament: Yahoo with its' interest in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan as it has worked to figure out a way to stay relevant in the ever so changing landscape.
Truly interesting times.....
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
View of the Week: Welcoming the Unexpected
For this edition of "View of the Week" here in the "Visions" Channel, our team chose this latest compilation from +Jonathan Huie which is required reading for us as we continue to build & curate outsiders. It is this view that underscores the commitment to create the ultimate "Vision of the Possible":
Sometimes the things you really want sneak in the back door. Notice.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Unexpected events can set you back or set you up.
It's all a matter of - perspective.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Mostly, it is human to dislike surprises -
often with great intensity.
Be open to new ways;
sometimes newness just knocks on your door;
welcome it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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