David Lidsky's Blog, page 3040
March 3, 2015
BlackBerry Wants To Lure Young Professionals With New All-Touch Smartphone
BlackBerry's CEO admits that younger users prefer an on-screen keyboard.
BlackBerry on Tuesday unveiled two new phones at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona—one for each end of its user base. The first, still unnamed phone will have a touchscreen and slide-down physical keyboard, while the other, called the Leap, ditches the keyboard entirely for a pure touchscreen experience.
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Fab Officially Finds A New Owner
In a statement sent to the press, Fab cofounder Jason Goldberg said the move will allow him to focus on Hem.
On Tuesday, Fab cofounder Jason Goldberg announced that the e-commerce hub he founded in 2011 with Bradford Shellhammer had a new owner: PCH International, a custom design and manufacturing business. Although the financial terms of the deal weren't discussed, the stock-and-cash deal is reported by multiple sources to be worth around $15 million.
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Could Taking Special K-Like Drugs Revolutionize The Treatment Of Depression?
Drug companies are testing new treatments that would have some of the same benefits of the street drug without the hallucinogenic side effects.
Like millions of others, including 23% of American women in their forties and fifties, I have tried selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—a class of antidepressant that includes familiar names like Prozac and Paxil. For some people suffering from depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, these drugs can be miraculous. For most people, they're just okay (sometimes, barely better than placebo). A lack of efficacy in the severely depressed can mean the difference between life or death.
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5 Trends Shaping The Future Of Architecture
Architects from 2015's most innovative companies look into their crystal balls and divine the ways the built environment will evolve.
What does the future of the architecture industry hold? We asked experts from some of the world's most innovative companies to look into their crystal balls and divine the ways that the built environment will evolve over the next five years. Largely optimistic, these trends indicate a rosy future for the structures that surround us every day. Architects predict that these buildings won't be as flashy, but they'll be far more useful on an everyday basis— (the starchitect-designed roof leak is so last century). And they may be built of a material you haven't even heard of yet.
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This Man Is Buying Up A Florida Neighborhood To Bring In Entrepreneurs And Artists
In St. Petersburg, Florida, the Venture House project is thinking big about revitalizing a neighborhood and heading off gentrification.
Abandoned, boarded-up houses have a notorious dampening effect on neighborhoods, driving down real estate prices and scaring away investors and potential tenants. Turning such places around requires more than a paint-job here and there; it takes profound revitalization.
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What The Googleplex's Original Architect Thinks Of Google's New Headquarters
Spoiler: He loves it. But, he says, building it won't be easy.
Eleven years ago, before Google's new proposal for a spectacular, allegedly moveable series of transparent circus tents designed by Thomas Heatherwick and BIG, Clive Wilkinson Architects designed the first Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif. It was 2 million square feet—Pentagon-scale architecture—inspired by a university, where free meals, open floor plans, and cozy nooks for meetings reigned supreme.
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What Is The Greatest Geek Moment In History?
Best . . . Bracket Challenge . . . Ever!
The battle lines of geek supremacy have long been drawn: Apple and Steve Jobs versus Microsoft and Bill Gates; Star Wars versus Star Trek; Marvel Comics and Spider-Man versus DC Comics and Superman; Betamax versus VHS; Twitter versus Facebook.
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How Travel Can Make You a Better Leader
A trip to Asia inspired Bruce Poon Tip to create a unique travel company, and now he lets his employees travel the world for free.
Bruce Poon Tip can't keep track of the number of countries he's traveled to. The CEO of the adventure travel company G Adventures knows travel means more than a way to escape the daily grind. Throughout his globe hopping, Tip has gleamed wisdom that has had profound influences on his leadership style and his company's operations. In fact, it was on a trip to Asia in 1990 that Tip was inspired to create G Adventures.
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What Working Parents Really Want
How much leave is enough? What about flex-time or help with paying for the crazy cost of day care?
Last year, Apple and Facebook both announced that they would cover egg freezing as a benefit for female employees. If you're a woman who is considering postponing parenthood, this perk might be enticing, but the majority of parents want something different—something a lot less advanced and a lot less expensive. They want flexibility.
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How One Company Convinced Anthony Bourdain To Shill As It Rebrands Scotch
William Grant & Sons would like to work its way into the hearts and liquor cabinets of younger customers. Cheeky bar spoons are included.
Anthony Bourdain shills for no brand.
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