Arcade Fire, HTML5 and Google

HTML5 is a structure for coding websites. One of the exciting possibilities it presents is support for a lot of functionality that has previously required third-party browser plug-ins, such as video and drag-and-drop. It appears to have gotten a kickstart when Apple locked out Flash from the iPhone and iPad. So Google worked with the band Arcade Fire to create …

How Does Google Work?

…and what else does Google have its fingers into? Aaron Wall and PPCBlog put together a fantastic flowchart showing how Google works. As Aaron prefaces it, this probably won’t be accurate in the years to come, because Google is on such a rapid development path. It might not even be accurate by the end of this year. I have been …

Chris Guillebeau: Fear and Permission

Chris Guillebeau, one of my favorite bloggers and the proprietor of Unconventional Guides among other fine info products, speaks at TEDx at Carnegie Mellon on Fear and Permission. Seventeen minutes of motivational goodness to confront one’s fears and pursue a life of adventure, accomplishments and escaping the cage, petting a crocodile and eating the best strawberry ever.