May your neighbors respect you,
Trouble neglect you,
The angels protect you,
And heaven accept you.
- Irish Proverb

I first saw the original presentation this video draws from several years ago and was blown away. Recently someone made this new video using its audio set to a potential NFL running back shown working out to make their dreams come true. As awesome as the original was, this is perhaps ever better.
See the original presenation and reasons why this video is amazing after the jump!

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Thanks to my favorite show, Mad Men, I have a certain fondness of advertising agencies. I believe so much can be learned from the way they can portray and give life to products. Here is industry leading Wieden+Kennedy’s Global Executive Creative Director, John Jay, giving insights into creativity. True words of wisdom in this video. Check it out.

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I haven’t touched a video game in nearly a decade. Back then, NBA Live was the premiere basketball series. Apparently times have changed and the NBA 2k brand has taken over. I can’t say I care about any of these developments, but I do care about the Chicago Bulls. Maybe I just don’t pay attention to such matters, but I can’t recall ever seeing Michael Jordan with all six championship rings at once before. So naturally, I was drawn to this video. As a die hard Bulls fan, I love it! And to my sneakerheads who found this page via the Google in search of the Six Ring Jordans, my apologies. Enjoy the video anyway!

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So good for so many reasons. Enjoy.

I just read an article in the Washington Post about Google. The article examined the multiple fronts Google is battling in for valuable space in the digital spectrum. I enjoyed reading the article. However, I have a bone to pick with the author’s opinion that Google is the only company capable of diverting their focus on so many fronts and maintaining position as a legitimate contender. Not only that, but I believe Google is struggling to stay afloat on many of those fronts.

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Last night I attended the 2011 Chicago BDPA Education Banquet. I had the opportunity to meet Cameron Evans, Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft Education who was the keynote speaker for the night. He had several profound things to say on the state of education in this country. I was blown away on the ideas he expressed and the realistic perspective he took on how this country can improve. Check out this video from Microsoft on where technology is going.

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This 2 1/2 year old girl is shown dominating the Playbook. It is amazing how she has adapted to the hand gestures need to navigate the device. She not only knows how to operate it, but she is able to recognize anything requested and can use each app. It proves how intuitive this device is. Check this out.

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I caught this segment on PBS about a school that is transitioning from textbooks and other printed materials to all-digital learning tools. I stumbled upon the piece unintentionally but was quickly drawn in by the new concepts that are being proposed in schools today. When I was in elementary school we had almost no digital contact. Now there are schools that don’t want textbooks. I have mixed feelings on this. I don’t doubt that there is an advantage to this style, but I have to wonder if there isn’t too much tech exposure here. It seems like a mix between old and new practices would be better warranted than a pure digital medium. That is just my view from afar. Check out this video to decide for yourself.

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My professor showed this video in our Business Intelligence class. It shows Salman Khan of the Khan Academy at TED 2011.Khan quit his job at a hedge fund to start the organization. Since then it has received funding from Google, and includes Bill Gates among its list of endorsers. Khan is changing the way students learn; first through his Youtube videos, and now with valuable data that allows the progress of students to be observed and analyzed. Khan’s new work is an example of what the use of technology can bring to today’s education. Check this out.

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