Blog Reviews for week of 10/19-10/25

Apple is just smarter

If Apple's recent stock performance is anything but them materializing what I have been telling my friends, co workers and anyone that spends more than a few minutes with me, so it was natural that as I perused through businessweek and saw an article about Apple that I was intrigued. The article's first line "In order to innovate, you need to immerse yourself in your problem." I believe is part of the Apple miracle. When you look at the long line of Apple products you see that inherent principle in the innovation and precision that Apple products try to achieve. This blog was titled 10 Ways the iPod Can Make You a Smarter Businessperson. And it goes on to identify in what ways the iPod has allowed the business IQ of a person to increase.

10. Brand

9. Business

8. Consumer/ End User

7. Consumer/ Seller

6. Competition

5. Client

4. Problems to Solve

3. Technologies to Leverage

2. Trends

1. Apply the Methodologies

Empathy

I often regard being empathetic as a good thing. And many may wonder okay well how does that connect in anyway to "innovation" or "design"? After reading this article I was reminded of a question I ask myself quite often... What is art, or design, or even innovation? With everyone having various levels of empathy aren't these things all subjective. How can we measure innovation when we in your

Blog Reviews for week of 10/12-10/18

Business Still Booming

Whether it be the lack of participants in the first annual MArketing Fair that Alpha Kappa Psi speared headed last Spring. Or the lack of job placements for my friends who majored in Communications or Marketing. However this blog talks about the rise in demand for design researchers. While it may seem as though the this fluctuation is new, that the design world has always been based on observation of humans according to Robert Fabricant referencing Henry Dreyfuss Designing for people. Design research does not require a special skill set and many researchers come from a very diverse background who's curiosity in human behavior have landed them on this path.

Dude thats a slim Dell

I am a devout Apple fan through and through. And while I do acknowledge that Apple might be too rigid with their pricing.

Apple releases Nano video

Apple was bluffing

I am avid Mac fan. I think Steve Jobs is a technology revolutionary. While I respect his great vision I know that the innovations are a team effort. Anyways, rumors have been all over the internet about the release of a Mac tablet. Most bloggers were certain that they would release the Mac tablet but to their dismay only the new iPod nano with video once unveiled.