Apple

Analog Emotions in Our Digital World

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If you watch television, you’ve probably seen Apple’s new holiday spot. If not, here’s the cheese: It works because it’s a simple human story, something in short supply these days. The young woman is rummaging through her granny’s vinyl collection and comes across a Voice-O-Graph. This is a recording the grandmother had made in 1952 … Read more

Analysts Blame Elvis Costello For Apple Stock Dip

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Yesterday, Apple’s leader Tim Cook headed a special news conference where the rock musician Elvis Costello performed. Today, Apple stock is getting hammered on Wall Street. “Elvis Costello was a mistake,” said a Goldman Sachs tech analyst. “Cook should have picked someone hip and hot, like I don’t know, maybe Steve Perry from Journey or … Read more

He Was “For The Rest of Us”

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Steve Jobs has left the building. He is no longer Mr. Apple. While this day had to eventually come, it doesn’t make it any easier to take. No other business leader has been such a visionary, and no other company is such a reflection of its inspirational leader. Jobs is Apple, Apple is Jobs, and … Read more

VI Little Known Super Bowl Commercial Facts

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As the world prepares for the greatest game in the history of the world, the earth also prepares to watch the bestest commercials ever aired on planet earth. Not to overstate the case, but this Sunday night’s Super Bowl broadcast will be the defining moment of civilization. In preparation, here are VI little known facts … Read more