Month: April 2012

NFC Payments are a Dumb, Dumb Idea

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Among the many fledgling technologies creating buzz in 2012, I personally think that NFC (Near Field Communication) is the worst. Though all NFC technically means is “transactions made over radio frequency at close range,” the context you’re probably most familiar with is in regards to NFC payments. Put plainly, this is waving-your-phone-in-front-of-a–detector-thingy technology. It’s similar to how a grocery store clerk slides your gallon of … Read more

Video: Things I Learned At My First Video Shoot

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I recently worked with a videographer to make two videos for a new video marketing service I wanted to start. I’d never really stood in front of a camera before, and thought it would be fun to do. I’m a big fan of online video, as I’ve explained before, but something that drives me nuts is the massive amount of online video that’s of embarrassing … Read more