Charles Erdman

Los Angeles Shot Through a Snow Globe

erdnomad — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:53:13 +0000

Colin Mika and Brandon Vedder of All Cut Up Films created this amazing time-lapse video of Los Angeles by photographing the city through a “snow globe”. They captured 4000 images with a custom rig, which consisted of a Canon 5D Mark II, a homemade tilt-shift lens, a light bulb filled with water, and paper cutouts for shaped bokeh.

Happy holiday season, Los Angeles. You can still shine.

The World of Social Media 2011

erdnomad — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:14:33 +0000

Beyond the fact that the motion graphics on this are simple, smart and appropriately applied, there are some good figures to have at your disposal (when quoting the number of tweets per second at the Christmas dinner table). You’re uncle will be suitably dismayed…

Talk: Creating Content that Drives Traffic

erdnomad — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:11:52 +0000

It was a pleasure giving a talk to LAANE- Los Angeles Alliance For A New Economy – on how to create compelling content. Basic rule of thumb… first know what your audience will be attracted to and what need you are solving.

This was the first talk I’d given on direct marketing using email, twitter and facebook… in other words Social Media.

Microsoft’s Productivity Vision for 2011

erdnomad — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:02:01 +0000

Overall, this video shows a personal information device that connects with network enabled devices all around you. Curiously, this device avoids any speaking functions, like a mobile phone. Sorry Siri, Microsoft doesn’t view voice recognition as worth exploring in this vision of our near-future.

It does demonstrate interconnected, sensory devices that probably use wifi and bluetooth communications along with some kind of radio ID overlay. Fun to think about the possibilities.

The French Fly. I Stay Grounded.

erdnomad — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:05:49 +0000

The experience of watching this is awe inspiring, testicle shrinking and allows one to ponder the edge.

Every New Business Needs a Social-Good Component

erdnomad — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:54:29 +0000

Inspiring talk from reformed Ad-Man, Alex Bogusky.

Summary- we are a the cusp of a new capitalist revolution that puts people people first. There are powerful movements happening around decentralized collaboration, common values and access. The good news- each of us can participate.

Awesome Animated GIF

erdnomad — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:50:00 +0000

Reminds me of Ashes and Snow…

Source: http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lle40l5rH31qewazuo1_500.gif#

Ashes & Snow: http://www.ashesandsnow.org/

A UX Critique of the Facebook UI.

erdnomad — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:39:37 +0000

Nicely called out, Ben Smith. Thanks for taking the time to illustrate how Facebook’s UI has run amok.

Drunk on Their Own Agility.pptx Download this file

Video: Statement on Marketing. Microsoft’s iPod Packaging.

erdnomad — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:36:36 +0000

What if Microsoft introduced their version of the iPod? How would their packaging reflect their view on communication? This is good humor because it reflects reality.

Facebook Timeline Creates Context

erdnomad — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:57:42 +0000

The present and future of media and commerce consumption is all about context. When there’s too much stuff, too much noise, too many choices, we need someone to help us find the right things at the right time.

Facebook is betting that your friends will help you curate your life. They might be right.

Now take that, add a complete timeline of your life, relationships, activities, likes/dislikes and you’ve got a commerce platform that staggers the mind to think about. If this is done right, there are going to be immense opportunities within the Facebook ecosystem.

Here’s a link to a man who understood the value long before and his venture that influenced recent Facebook moves:

http://feltron.com

Here’s the article:

New Facebook Timeline Is All About Discovery And Explosive Revenue Growth | Fast Company http://bit.ly/nosDqX