Author Archives: Peter Kim

The Roots Of Social Networking

Heard something interesting in church today.  In the 13th century, Frederick II of Germany conducted an experiment to determine the "natural language" of humans.  He took dozens of babies and gave instructions that they be fed etc. but not spoken to.  They all died before speaking a word.  Blogging isn’t going to save the world, …

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Valve v. In-Game Ads – It’s a Bluff

If you’re a gamer, you’ve read about Valve vs. Subway, Engage, et al. and ads in Counter-Strike.  Is Valve really upset?  It’s all a bluff. How did CS originate in the first place?  Through consumer mods that were so popular, they commercialized it.  Hmmm, sounds like the story of Red Hat and Linux.  With all …

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Airport security programs need to understand the customer

A couple of weeks ago, I was down in Orlando for the WOMMA conference.  Great event, met lots of interesting people. Near my gate, I noticed a kiosk designed a lot like Amex Blue.  It was setup for Clear, a service that intends to expedite travelers through airport security.  It’s only operating in Orlando, but …

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KITT – Michael needs help…now.

When I first got this from an old Penn Six guy, I thought this video was a JibJab something or other.  First I laughed.    Then I realized it was for real.  Surreal to be exact. The thing about David Hasselhoff is – well, Baywatch may be cheesy but remember the theme song?  The brother …

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