The World according to Me

Entrepreneurs Can Change the World

2009-09-21T03:43:00.000-07:00

Most inspiring video ever!

Here Comes Another Bubble

2007-12-04T18:35:00.000-08:00

I just can't stop watching this video... hilarious!

New Line of Apple iPod

2007-09-09T20:53:00.000-07:00

This week Apple has launched a full new line of iPods, including a touch screen model with wireless capabilities. The new touch-screen iPod has many of the features of the iPhone including Internet connectivity using wi-fi technology. Moreover, Apple said iTunes will let iPhone users turn songs into ring tones and sell songs wirelessly to the iPhone and touch-screen iPod. In addition, Apple has

Yahoo Kickstart Social Network

2007-08-31T11:51:00.000-07:00

Yahoo is building a new social network site that targets college students looking for employment. The service, called Yahoo Kickstart, will connect college students with alumni at the companies they would like to work for. Similar to LinkedIn, users will have profile pages in resume style, as opposed to a multimedia Facebook or MySpace profile. However, the system will be based on Facebook’s

Simpsons Movie Marketing Campaign

2007-07-22T18:40:00.001-07:00

The 20th Century FOX is doing a great job at promoting its new Simpson's movie coming out in theaters next Friday, July 27.As part of a very creative marketing campaign, FOX partnered with convenience store chain 7-Eleven and turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts (the Simpsons' fictional convenience store run by Apu).The more than 6,000 remaining 7-Elevens across United States will still sell

Determination

2007-07-15T20:32:00.000-07:00

…is a virtue characterized by firmness of purpose and resoluteness. Determination is not just the Word of this week; it’s one of my favorite words, my inspiration, and the main reason why I chose it as the name for my new personal domain. Without challenge there is no achievement “Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself,

Moving to a new domain

2007-07-15T18:20:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!I know it's been a while since the last time I posted on this blog but there is always a reasonable explanation for everything. As some of you probably already noticed, this blog has moved to a new domain: Determination.esThe reason is simply because I believe a new owned domain will provide a better experience, primarily for you, my loyal readers.So now you know, I hope you continue

Apple iPhone service plans

2007-06-26T19:56:00.000-07:00

Apple has unveiled today the AT&T service plans for the new Apple iPhone. All plans include unlimited data (Email/Web), Visual Voicemail, 200 SMS text messages, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling. Users will be able to choose between 6 different plans (depending on the number of minutes desired) when they activate the iPhone using iTunes. The individuals plans range from

Courage

2007-06-24T19:47:00.000-07:00

…also known as fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation. “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.” - William Shakespeare“Life rewards the risk-takers.” - Clint Borgen“Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.” - François de La Rochefoucauld“

Webware 100 Awards 2007

2007-06-19T18:15:00.000-07:00

Webware.com has unveiled the winners of its first user-generated Web 2.0 awards. During 20 days in May and June, the users of Webware.com community voted for their favorite Web applications.The top 100 Web apps were selected from 5,000 initial nominations and were broken into 10 different categories as follow:Browsing: Web browsers, extensions, widgets, and security Communications: e-mail, chat,

New YouTube Remixer, online editing video tool

2007-06-18T18:51:00.000-07:00

YouTube has launched YouTube Remixer, a new service that allows users to edit videos online within YouTube’s site.The new Remix interface is powered by Adobe Premiere Express and supports insertion of text, graphics and audio as well as in-video transitions. It is quite similar to Photobucket’s Remix tool, which was also developed by Adobe. It is very easy to use and works in a drag-and-drop

Zentation, synchronization of Video with PowerPoint

2007-06-17T19:03:00.000-07:00

Zentation has created an online service that integrates video with PowerPoint. The technology, still in beta version, is free and easy to use. Once registered, you can add a new PowerPoint presentation and synchronize it with any video previously uploaded to Google Video. The result shows both the speaker and the current slide running simultaneously.Check out this sample of great Guy Kawasaki’s

Innov8, new IBM video game for businesses

2007-06-15T18:24:00.000-07:00

IBM has developed a new video game for businesses. The video game is a 3-D educational simulator called Innov8, and was designed to help tech managers better understand the roles of businesspeople in an organization. Players go into a virtual business unit to test their skills at ventures such as redesigning a call center, opening a brokerage account, or processing an insurance claim.

New flexible display technology

2007-06-13T19:41:00.000-07:00

First it was the plasma display panel, then the LCD (Liquid crystal) display. What’s next? This Japanese video shows an amazing razor-thin display developed by Sony that bends like paper while showing full-color video. The display is only 0.3 millimeters, or 0.01 inch thick! The new flexible screen combines two technologies: Sony’s organic thin film transistor, which is required to make

Rafael Nadal beats Federer in French Open final

2007-06-10T11:43:00.000-07:00

Rafael Nadal has established himself as one of the all time greatest clay court tennis players after defeating Roger Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win a third consecutive Roland Garros (The French Open) title in Paris. The Spaniard Rafael Nadal is only 21 years old and has already joined Bjorn Borg as the only players to win three straight Roland Garros titles. Nadal improved his perfect Roland

New relaunched Ask.com

2007-06-06T19:42:00.000-07:00

Ask.com, the fourth most used internet search engine in the US has recently made a move to differentiate itself from big competitors Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. The new service, called Ask3D, aims to make it easier for users to find what they are looking for. Instead of showing only website links, the results page is split into three tabs that also display a list of related searches and results

Apple iPhone TV Ads

2007-06-04T18:47:00.000-07:00

It’s official! Apple will be launching the iPhone on June 29 (Friday). The news came in a series of three TV commercials that aired on Sunday night. You can see the three Apple iPhone TV ads here: 1) Never Been an iPod 2) How To 3) Calamari As stated on “A new era for the cell phone market,” the Apple iPhone will cost $499 with a two-year contract for the 4GB model and $599 for the 8GB

Dreams

2007-06-03T20:55:00.000-07:00

…a condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration to achieve a strongly desired goal or purpose.“Dreams are extremely important. You can't do it unless you imagine it.” – George Lucas“If you don't have a dream... Then you'll never have a dream come true” – Anonymous“It takes a lot of courage to show your dream to someone else.” – Erma Bombeck“Twenty years from now you will be more

Google Maps Street View

2007-06-02T18:42:00.000-07:00

Google has launched a new feature for Google Maps, Google Maps Street View, which allows users to explore cities by viewing and navigating within 360-degree scenes of street-level imagery. I’ve been playing with it and it’s really cool! Initially, Google Maps Street View is only available in San Francisco, New York, Miami, Las Vegas, Miami and Denver, but additional cities will be covered in

Trip to Arizona

2007-05-30T20:00:00.000-07:00

There is no better reward for several months of non-stop hard work than doing some traveling during a long awaited 3-day weekend; destination chosen: Tucson, Arizona. What a great relaxing holiday this has been! I took full advantage of Tucson’s awesome weather to play some golf, sun bathe a little bit, visiting around and eating, eating and more eating. The experience has been great and my

New Joost beta in review

2007-05-22T21:57:00.000-07:00

I finally had some time to download and play around with the new Joost software and I must say my first impressions are pretty good. Joost is still in beta version, which means that in order to download the software you will need an invitation from a friend; the good news is that it is completely free so if you are interested, I will be glad to send you one (just contact me via email).Joost was

Motivation

2007-05-20T17:56:00.000-07:00

…refers to the initiation, direction, intensity and persistence of behavior.Motivation, a temporal and dynamic state, consists of the desire and willingness to achieve goals. “Motivation is a battle for the heart, not just an appeal to the mind. Passion is always an expression of the soul.” - Patrick Dixon “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” - Jim Ryun “

Online Search Battle Continues

2007-05-19T11:35:00.000-07:00

Not being able to convince Yahoo about creating a partnership to compete against Google’s dominance in the online advertising field, Microsoft has announced the acquisition of giant digital advertising firm aQuantive for $6 billion.Apparently, Microsoft has finally realized the growth potential of the online advertising business (expected to reach $40 billion and growing at an annual 20% rate),

Best Cingular Commercials

2007-05-15T20:17:00.000-07:00

Have you heard of Cingular's (now AT&T) new campaign?"Cingular, the network with the fewest dropped calls" is one of my favorite TV advertising campaigns of the moment. If you are in the US, I bet you have already seen them thousands of times. For those of you who aren't, now you have the chance of checking them out!Here is a collection of my top 3 commercials:

Optimism

2007-05-13T18:41:00.000-07:00

…the opposite of pessimism, represents a life view where one looks upon the world as a positive place. Optimists believe that people and events are inherently good. They have a “positive” outlook on life, believing that things will work out in the end. “Always look on the bright side of life.” - Monty Python “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope

Search Engine Market Share

2007-05-11T19:42:00.000-07:00

Google’s share of online searches continues to grow. According to Hitwise, an internet monitor which collects data directly from ISP networks, Google accounted for 65.2% of all U.S. search queries for the month of April. Yahoo, MSN and Ask.com received 20.7%, 8.5% and 3.7%, respectively. Check out the chart I created to make it more visual:Among the top 4 search engines, Google is the only one to

Technorati

2007-05-10T20:17:00.000-07:00

Being crawled by Technorati's spiders...Technorati Profile

Top MBA Employers

2007-05-08T22:47:00.000-07:00

If you are considering taking an MBA this may be interesting to you. Each year, Fortune publishes a list of the most desired companies to work for by MBA candidates. Not surprisingly, almighty Google leads the list for 2007. Here’s the Top 25: 1- Google2- McKinsey & Company3- Goldman Sachs4- Bain & Company5- Boston Consulting Group6- Apple7- Microsoft8- General Electric9- Nike10- Bank of

MeebO

2007-05-06T21:30:00.000-07:00

I found out about another startup, MeebO, which goal is to let users manage multiple instant-messaging services from one site. MeebO supports the main IM services, including Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, etc. The advantage of the application is that it allows users to use a single login to integrate multiple services. It is especially useful for those users who are

StumbleUpon

2007-05-01T19:56:00.000-07:00

StumbleUpon is a web browser plugin that allows its users to discover and rate webpages, photos, videos, and news articles. These webpages are typically presented when the user clicks the Stumble button on the browser's toolbar. StumbleUpon chooses which new webpage to display based on the user's ratings of previous pages, ratings by his/her friends, and by the ratings of users with similar

Persistence

2007-04-29T12:33:00.000-07:00

…is the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior;To continue with it in spite of resistance, difficulty, discouragement, etc. “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.” – Conrad Hilton“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” – Thomas Edison“I know the price of success:

Lou Dobbs on H-1B Random Selection

2007-04-26T19:48:00.000-07:00

More polemic about H-1B visas... Check out this video from CNN´s Lou Dobbs Tonight.

The Power of Creativity

2007-04-22T12:37:00.000-07:00

Surfing YouTube I found this amazing video collection of the latest and most stunning communication, advertising and marketing initiatives from all over the world.It's just awesome, Enjoy!

H-1B Final Selection Process

2007-04-19T19:30:00.000-07:00

CHANGE IN H-1B PROCEDURES TRIMS WEEKS OFF FINAL SELECTION PROCESS USCIS Clarifies Status of Receipt Notices Dated Before April 12, 2007WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 12 that it completed the computer-generated random selection process to determine which H-1B petitions subject to the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year 2008 (FY 2008)

Hope

2007-04-15T12:30:00.000-07:00

…is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life.Hope implies a certain amount of perseverance.“One who has health has hope, and one who has hope has everything.” – Arabic proverb“A leader is a dealer in hope.” – Napoleon Bonaparte“All human wisdom is summed up in two words: wait and hope.” – Alexander Dumas“Beware how you take away hope from another human

USCIS H-1B Update

2007-04-14T18:45:00.000-07:00

USCIS RUNS RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS FOR H-1BsRevised Business Procedures Expedite ProcessingWASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that on April 12 it conducted the computer-generated random selection process to determine which H-1B petitions, subject to the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year 2008 (FY 2008), would continue to final processing

How Blogging can help you get a new Job

2007-04-10T21:12:00.000-07:00

Corporate recruiters have long surfed the Web to vet potential hires, but now they are also surfing blogs to unearth job candidates, expanding their talent pool and gaining insights they say they can't get from resumes and interviews. Ryan Loken, a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recruitment manager, says he spends one to two hours a week searching through blogs for new talent or additional information

Firefox Future Plans

2007-04-09T21:49:00.000-07:00

The key developers behind forthcoming changes to the Firefox browser reveal their plans for how the popular program will change. The difference between online and offline, the web and the desktop will blur in the near future, Mozilla's Mike Schroepfer has said. The vice-president of engineering at the home of the Firefox browser said small changes to the way the web works will have a big

Augusta Masters 2007

2007-04-08T19:10:00.000-07:00

Zach Johnson has captured his first major title today, winning the Masters at Augusta National by two strokes over Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini. Johnson shot an impressive, three-under 69 on Sunday to finish at one-over-par 289, which matched the highest winning score in Masters history. This was Johnson's second PGA Tour win after his inaugural victory at the 2004 BellSouth

H1B Quota Reached for 2008

2007-04-03T19:47:00.000-07:00

(USCIS Notice)04/03/07U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2008 (FY 2008). USCIS will use a random selection process (described below)

YouTube awards

2007-03-27T20:45:00.000-07:00

A week after announcing the YouTube Video Awards, YouTube has posted the winners of its inaugural awards. The YouTube community selected these seven videos as the champions: Most Creative: OK Go. The Chicago-born band's four members danced over eight moving treadmills to the song "Here It Goes Again." More than 13 million people watched it.Most Inspirational: Free Hugs. Australian Juan Mann won

Commitment

2007-03-18T19:21:00.000-07:00

To commit is to pledge yourself to a certain purpose or line of conduct. It also means practicing your beliefs consistently.“You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.” – Marian Wright Edelman“The probability that we may fail in struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.” – Abraham Lincoln “The quality of

Stanford Graduate School of Business Report on Job-Hunting

2007-03-14T21:30:00.000-07:00

Based on responses to the employment survey, we estimate that at least 65 percent of the second-year class has an offer, is starting a company, or has accepted a full-time job. For those of you who are in job search mode, be confident-the employment market is very healthy this year.Here are some tips on how to get a job this Spring Quarter.1. Clearly define your goal. One of the primary reasons a

Change

2007-03-11T20:31:00.000-07:00

…a situation in which someone starts doing something completely new or different that will make a situation better. "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - Tolstoy "If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know enough

Wikipedia founder challenges Google, Yahoo

2007-03-10T09:38:00.000-08:00

Jimmy Wales, the founder of the popular Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia, said last Thursday that is planning to build a search engine to rival those of Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., Wikia Inc., the commercial counterpart to the non-profit Wikipedia, is aiming to take as much as 5% of the lucrative Internet search market, Jimmy Wales said at a news conference in Tokyo. "The idea that Google has

Happiness

2007-03-04T13:08:00.000-08:00

... is an emotional or affective state that is characterized by feelings of enjoyment and satisfaction. As a state and a subject, it has been pursued and commented on extensively throughout world history. This reflects the universal importance that humans place on happiness. "Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know." - Richard Bach"Happiness, whether consisting in

Google Gulp

2007-02-24T20:53:00.000-08:00

I found something that really caught my attention while surfing the internet. On April 2005, Google announced Google Gulp, smart drinks designed to “Quench Your Thirst For Knowledge”. At Google our mission is to organize the world's information and make it useful and accessible to our users. But any piece of information's usefulness derives, to a depressing degree, from the cognitive

Success

2007-02-18T16:49:00.000-08:00

… is, of course, the word of the week. In general, success is the achievement of one's aim or goal. It is often used specifically to mean financial profitability. People who achieve their goals are frequently termed “successes” as well. "A minute's success pays the failure of years." - Robert Browning"A person is only as big as the dream they dare to live." - Unknown"Ability is what you're

Celebration Weekend

2007-02-17T19:26:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody! I have some really good news and wanted to share them with all of you. It is official: I got a job! Starting February 26th, I will be working as a Research Analyst (Strategic Resources) for Zenith Optimedia, a media agency, in the San Francisco office. ZenithOptimedia is part of the world's largest media services group. Fully owned by Publicis Group, our 169 offices in 64

Patience

2007-02-11T18:42:00.000-08:00

... is the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties.I determined it as the Word of the Week. I hope you like the following quotations relating to Patience: "Patience is the best of qualities; he who possesses it possesses all things." - Anonymous"Patience is a virtue." Jermaine Jamal Evans"Beware the

Super Bowl Day

2007-02-04T21:17:00.000-08:00

What an amazing show! Although I am not that much of a Football fan (I am from Europe where Soccer is definitely the sport to follow) I have to recognize that I was amazed for the spectacular atmosphere of the Super Bowl final between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears. Being in America and not watching the most popular sporting event of the year would

A Week in the Life of a Job-Hunter

2007-01-28T12:36:00.000-08:00

Hi all! I decided to do something new and different this time. Every day of this week, I wrote down some lines (sort of like a diary) with the idea of explaining the current events going on these days. I hope it helps you to get an idea of how the life of a job hunter (just like me) is like. Monday I get up at 8am, it’s always hard to start a week but I am excited about what’s going to

Own the Internet with AGLOCO

2007-01-20T10:48:00.000-08:00

If you haven't yet heard about AGLOCO, you need to listen up! This new company, founded by a bunch of Stanford MBA students, is creating quite a buzz. Their slogan is "Own the Internet"... and that's what it is all about: your'e getting back some of the money you generate for e-businesses just by surfing the internet as you usually do. Skeptical? Well, here is why I chose to join:1) $ - I will

A new era for the cell phone market

2007-01-15T19:28:00.000-08:00

Apple CEO Steve Jobs finally announced the long-awaited Apple iPhone during his MacWorld 2007 Expo held in San Francisco last January 9th. The iPhone will be three devices in one! A cell phone, a wide-screen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device. As has been widely rumored for months, Cingular will be the only iPhone carrier. Both Apple and Cingular stores will sell

LinkedIn Social Network

2007-01-08T20:27:00.000-08:00

LinkedIn is a business oriented social networking site. With more than 9 million registered users, in more than 150 countries, it is the ideal place to build your connections.The main purpose of the site is to allow registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust. The people in the list are called connections. Users can invite anyone to become a connection.It

Blue2O2 - Pulse Oximeter

2007-01-04T20:49:00.001-08:00

Last week I had the great privilege of participating in the creation of a demo video of what is going to be, I believe, a revolution in the world of the aviation. I have to confess that I am pretty satisfied with the result. Let's see what you think. :-PThe device is actually a safety method to identify the levels of oxygen saturation and heart rate of pilots during flight. To those who might not

Blog Inauguration

2007-01-04T12:35:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone and welcome to my brand-new blog!I recently discovered the very interesting blogging world and decided to deep into it by creating my own personal blog. My idea is to keep you, my dear readers, up to date with the current events going on in my life. I am very excited about this new project so I hope you guys enjoy reading my posts as much as I enjoy writing them.Kind regards,Miguel