Hello and Welcome to a new episode of the [Digital Digest](http://digest.digital) podcast!
This is the third episode, and today, I'm chatting with Paul Papadimitriou, who goes by the title of Innovation Scout. We're going to chat about his childhood and international background, discuss around the topic of Identity, and look into his career as an international consultant working with organisations all around the world.
There's plenty to unpack here, so without further adue: enjoy this new episode of the Digital Digest Podcast!
While we believe the FBI’s intentions are good, it would be wrong for the government to force us to build a backdoor into our products. And ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect. The Tech industry at large has sent clear explanations to governments about the risks of creating “backdoor access”.
Everyone needs to understand that.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has turned into one of my favourite shows to watch on a weekly basis. Debunking insane policies of the US government, calling out corporate companies and lobbyists or putting Donald Trump in check.
His latest segment is a mandatory watch on the Encryption debate going on, with Apple and the San Bernardino’s shooter’s iPhone at its core:
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I’m not a fan of fast-fashion, however, one has to salute the latest collaboration between H&M and… Caitlyn Jenner! Not only does the collection look pretty good, it’s also a great way to help mentalities evolve for the better around the acceptance of the LGBT community.
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I think it’s lame that the industry is not a talent based thing, but about how well you sell yourself. It sucks. Marketing ends up ruining everything! Even Hip-Hop!
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Being a Frank Ocean fan in 2016 is not about being frustrated; it’s about being a frustration meme. Have you expressed your annoyance that he hasn’t released anything new yet? If not, are you really a fan? Waiting for Frank Ocean has become the new listening to Frank Ocean. The true life and real sadness of being a Frank Ocean fan!
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Natalie Lloyd is a digital strategist and a director at MOHARA, an agency based in Brighton, England. She’s also a close friend of mine.
In this episode, we’re chatting about her background in commercial photography, working from New York to the South of France, running a TEDx event, and… diversity.
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About Natalie Find Natalie Lloyd on Twitter Mohara What Women Want Show Notes & Links Arts Institute of Bournemouth Bookends, in Christchurch Works Artists David Laidler Adrian Weinbrecht TEDx TEDx Brighton 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Wired Sussex She Says Mark Koska Rifa Thorpe-Tracey What Women Want “End the Tampon Tax” | The New York Times Articulate Network Girls in Tech Black Girls Code Natalie's Inspiration J.
So, over the next few months, if you pay attention to the trades, you'll see Hollywood misunderstanding the lesson they should be learning with Deadpool. They'll be green lighting films "like Deadpool" - but, by that, they won't mean "good and original" but "a raunchy superhero film" or "it breaks the fourth wall." They'll treat you like you're stupid, which is the one thing Deadpool didn't do. James Gunn, director of the phenomenal Guardians of the Galaxy, is spot-on!
In the first episode of the new Digital Digest podcast, I’m chatting with my friend Geet Khosla about growing in India, being part of the family business at age 12, launching & selling your company, working with family, and much more…
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L'Alliance Française, where Geet got to learn French and found a job in Paris Roxanne Varza is the director at the new “Halle Freyssinet” Les Halles Freyssinet is a huge project, set to host 1000 startups, in the heart of Paris.
Outside of games, we spend the vast majority of our time in apps built by Facebook and Google. The future for indie devs on mobile is uncertain at this point in time!
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The Taken King works surprisingly well as a single-player game — especially if you have a few friends playing once or twice a week who don’t mind running quests again and keeping their mouths shut about what happens next. I didn’t rush to figure out how I absolutely agree: my PSN Friends are either way ahead or don’t even play Destiny so I’m on my own most of the time and it just works.
Hello and welcome to the Digital Digest podcast version 2.0.
Back in 2015, I wanted to experiment with audio and with podcasts. I started recording podcasts on my own time, focusing on the tech news cycle. Very soon I was spending a few hours per week recording and editing up to 23 episodes on a weekly basis. Then I decided to go on a hiatus. This coincided with a new job I’ve started, and then by moving abroad, leaving England (and Brighton) for good.
Mailbox, the app that single-handedly revolutionized emails & productivity apps on mobile, is being shut down by its parent, Dropbox. They’re also shutting down Carousel, the excellent but under-used photo management app. Carousel’s core focus around photos will stay inherent to Dropbox, although features such as Flashback and Shared Albums will not make it to Dropbox.
Beyond the news of the service shutting down are a few things worth noting. First of all, this was discussed a few months ago, when pundits & VC started talking about the death of a few unicorns, and companies starting to consolidate.
In the past, I’ve written about how Customer Support should be a part of your Marketing effort.
Customer support can make or break small businesses, and has a powerful impact on the outcome, successful or not, experienced by younger companies: every praise matters, and any customer with a high enough number of followers can help shine the spotlight on your product. However, this is a double-edged sword that can work against you, when vocal dissatisfied end-users ruin your latest product launch with just a few tweets.
I’ve bought my first Kindle back in 2011, during my internship in San Francisco. I knew I wanted to get back into reading and the advances of eInk as well as the convenience of being to carry hundreds of books in such a small device made it incredibly attractive for me.
I’ve been really happy with my Kindle 3G - the last generation sporting the physical keyboard. It’s travelled with me from the US, back to Europe, and all around the world (from sandy beaches in the Caribbean, to family trips through France, and beyond.
A few months ago, I was browsing Reddit and Tumblr when I saw a comic book kept popping up repeatedly: “Sunstone”.
The name somehow stayed in the back of my mind (as someone for whom English is not my native language, I had never heard of the word sunstone before.) Until last week, when Comixology ran a special promotional sale, ahead of the release of the second volume of Sunstone (which came out today, by the way.
How’s that for “New York values”, Senator Cruz?
I haven’t yet had time to look at what happened during the latest democratic debate, but this video put a smile on my face. A great way to start the weekend.
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“...you know what New York is? It's a place built by the backbreaking work of immigrants.
In this post, I’d like to discuss some simple ways to improve the way you can support your users. Although we are a software company, these tips will apply to any domain where you have to deal with clients and customers on a regular basis.
In a world where a single individual can reach just about anyone, anywhere, it is vital to keep your customers happy. It has become too easy to spread a bad word about a product, a company, or even a person; your reputation matters more than ever before.
Today Mr Steven Paul Jobs died at the age of 56. While the circumstances of his death should only be important to his friends and family and not to the journalists relaying the information, there are a lot of things to be said about this incredible man.
There are no words to describe the impact Mr Jobs has had on the modern world from the moment he first started working on a computer in his garage until the moment he showed us his latest product as CEO: iCloud —a simple way to make the general public step in the 21st century and Cloud Computing by allowing them to synchronize their digital media content anywhere.
It’s 11pm in San Francisco, close to 25 Celsius degrees, I’m wearing a t-shirt, coming back from dinner with a great friend. If you were still doubting how happy a Frenchman in California can be, I can guarantee that you’ll be convinced by the end of this post.
I came to San Francisco to work. I came because to me it’s the best city and area (silicon valley) to live in and evolve in.
I am living a dream.
I’ve said it and repeated it, online and in real life. When some kids grow up hoping to become an astronaut, my teenage years were looking at one day working in Tech. As the years went by, I am extremely proud to say that, with a lot of motivations, luck, and efforts, I’ve been able to make this come true. And by now you probably heard/read this enough to see me as a bragging spoilt brat.
Once upon a time, there was a kid who was interested in Movie making. He was open minded and fun, for all the world could tell, and just like anyone else, he had a dream.
Today, I’m here to tell you about this kid and his dream.
Whit Scott is a talented individual that I discovered at the time when he was working at Seesmic, doing all the video recording and editing, as well as recording the Build Your Own Brand videos with Loic (I helped translating these videos into French, which was my first contact with Seesmic at the time…) One day, I learnt on the Interweb that Whit quit Seesmic to start working on a personal project called Rolled.
This week, I had an epiphany.
I was walking down the street. It was a sunny tuesday of July, in the beautiful city by the bay. I was on my way to grab the second bus to go to work, and then it struck me. Market street continuing until it reached the sea, surrounded by Skycrapers filled with financial offices. Cables above the ground, enabling buses to go around the city.
It’s been very interesting to live in this house… There are so many different people with different cultures and background that we could nearly make our own United Nations and debates… And having lived there for over two weeks now, I realize a few things about travelling and the way most people tend to see things abroad.
Some of the people I’m living with are adapting, some of them are missing home, some of them are more hybrid, but for most of them, the same method seems to be responsible for whether or not they are happy or not, in this environment.
So in case you haven’t heard, these days, I’ve applied to two different companies in the Social Media industry to get an internship next year.
The first one? <a title=“Seesmic” href=“http://seesmic.com”>Seesmic</a>, a company that created a really good Social Media Management tool to get your feeds from most social networks in one place. So who’s the second one? <a title=“iCrossing” href=“http://icrossing.co.uk”>iCrossing</a>, a global digital marketing agency that has offices all over the world.