Category: Essays
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Web Development and TV Production
Few people have talk about the many similarities between web development and TV production. As we move into an evermore video-based web the similarities become apparent. In many ways, YouTube has become the new TV experience. Influential bloggers are now heralded as respectable pundits and regularly invited to major TV programs. But how can you capitalize on this convergence and learn from TV to enrich your website? For a while now, I have suggested highly…
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2015: A Crucial Year for Latin America and the World
As the American economy walks away from the great recession, 2015 looks more and more like a big year for technology. Cryptocurrency, the Internet of things and location-based services are ready for a tidal wave of growth. As Ericsson predicts, the trends for 2015 seem futuristic and attainable at the same time. Presentation: 10 Hot Consumer Trends 2015 from Ericsson Latin America A key region to watch next year is Latin America. From Venezuela to…
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20 Years Since my First Research Publication
Today, exactly 20 years ago I presented my thesis at the Loyola Polytechnic. The thesis dealt with the economic impact of industrial robotics. The 120-pages research document was prepared by Francisco Aleman, Esteban Esteves, Victor Feliz, Jordhy Ledesma, Moises Luna and Jose Tamayo. The analysis considered developmental models from Japan, USA, Germany, Sweden and France and determined their fitness for Latin American industries. Although in Spanish, the document has full OCR capabilities so you may…
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Of Bodybuilders and Supermodels
I can assure you, with complete certainty: those beauty queens were not born like that. They were born covered in nasty mucus, crying and completely naked (yes they were born naked!). Furthermore, their dresses are not sold by Sears, Kmart or Target. Quite possibly, you might have to scrape 50K for one of those babies (and the shoes run in the thousands as well). Yes, even beauty queens and supermodels have their tricks and more…
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The Great Educational Divide
We need more people in the world that understand this!! (Cauchy’s Inequality) Regarding my collaboration with Math Multipliers, I would like to share some important documents regarding basic education in China and Latin America. The contrast in math education between this two regions is quite staggering. China has clear guidelines to use math as a tool that enriches the individual’s mind and brings forth a higher level of societal understanding thru abstract thinking, to this…
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AgencyRank – A New Way to Reward Creative Professionals
State of the Art in Digital Agency Ranking Our industry is a very subjective one. A client likes your design today and hates it tomorrow. You enter a Behance* profile and find very nice looking portfolios with sometimes, too much curation and end up with an under representative sample of work that only shows you the very best productions of a particular professional. The last group in the graph is essentially award-winning work, the middle…
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Smart Watches: To Wear or not to Wear?
The new Android operating system for wearables looks great. And, apparently, is a clear signal of new things to come in the industry. Android Wear might become the next new and shiny toy for your teenagers but it won’t move the needle for businesses in the next couple of years. Why, you might ask? Well, in this new device class the monetization king will be micro content (a.k.a notifications). And no social network (except perhaps…