Imad Jomaa blog

"A wise man once told me that he himself wasn’t wise."

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:36:17 -0800

“A wise man once told me that he himself wasn’t wise.”

"BREAKING NEWS: There isn’t any."

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:19:00 -0700

“BREAKING NEWS: There isn’t any.”

Classic Innovation

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:54:00 -0800

Humans in general love to innovate and in fact, it seems like it’s a never-ending passion. To really describe this innovation in under a minute I’ll be using a video by Kevin Nalty to describe this precisely.

In the video I embed below, you will notice the child on the left (Patrick) gets hit by his sister (Katie), the child cries for a few seconds, demos his new innovated idea then gives it a try by whacking his sister back with a balloon. His sister counteracted by whacking Patrick back, then he really uses his new innovation by putting it to the full test at full power.

You’re probably thinking I’ve lost it at this moment in time, but let me explain the similarities. When Patrick got hit and began crying, he realized their was an issue that needed to be solved as we would do when you’re trying to create a new innovative product. The child then realized he had a balloon which became a great counterattack tool, he demoed the new idea with a few air blows to the right of him, seemed like it worked. Similarly, when we develop new products, we usually demo them or beta test them before we move them out to the mainstream. When the child realized it might just work, he went for the attack or in other words, he introduced the innovative product to the public or in this case his sister.

I may be over-analyzing things, but take a look at the video yourself:

(link if embed doesn’t display: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzHO20N9xyk )

The reason I used the video as a demonstration of innovation, is due to the fact the child nailed it dead-on in relation to today’s society and innovation.

Feel free to leave your comments and opinions, I’d love to hear them. =P

Until Next Time,

Take Care.

Why Google hates "Googling"

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:32:25 -0800

I like to Twitter on Facebook, Google on Yahoo!, and Flickr on Photobucket - What’s wrong with that?

It’s honestly any Co-founder’s dream to hear their company name being used all over the net, in the paper, or in person. However, if we really break it down to trademark law you’ll notice that these companies really don’t want you using their company name as a verb.

If I mention I’m “Twittering on Twitter” or “Googling on Google”, there is no problem with that, as you are using the company name in the right context, or in other words, actually referring it properly. However, many people use these terms to reference generality, such as “Google it on Yahoo!” which if used extensively, may result in the loss of the trademark.

In all honesty, we as the users of the service probably care less about the Company’s trademark loss but it’s always a good thing to note that if you ever decide to start your own service, make sure your users understand the terminology and what it references. An easier solution would be giving your company a name that doesn’t sound right in a sentence, such as the Yahoo! or Cuil search engines, I’d never say “I’m Yahooing” or “I’m Cuiling” - It’s just not cool. =P

I am more than positive this topic has been covered and is probably saturating the net, but I figured I’d blog about it anyway as a good refresher is always good and I love yapping about this stuff. =P

Until Next Time,

Take Care.