I have been a little bit away from Netflix in the past few weeks and Netflix has had a drop in users in reports that I have been seeing. House of Cards was definitely an awesome production. It baffles me every time it comes on that it is a Netflix Original. House of cards is good on many levels since it shows the the reporter and media side of the line and the political side of the line, which is what was missing from The Newsroom. The actors fit the roles and I must say that Kevin Spacey is great in this series. I like that Netflix released the entire season in one swift motion. It shows that Netflix is really keeping up with the wants of today’s time. There’s been reports of a world wide drop in productivity and I am sure a boost in activity on Netflix servers.

Now the One Million Dollar question: Can they keep it up?

If you have a Netflix account and you are into Politics, Media, and how a Pissed person gets their revenge, this is a definite MUST WATCH!

Here’s a link to it: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/House_of_Cards/70178217

This is interesting, I wonder what will be in store from +Google Drive.  Today +Google Developers had a live stream about +Cooliris  and their integration with Google Drive and now this popped up in my feed. Got me interested. I will definitely be tuning in for this announcement. I live in Google Drive for school and other things. Here’s what is said about the event:

Today we announce the Google Drive SDK Early Access Program, an on-going program covering multiple aspects of the Drive API. Participants will get early access to upcoming features and the opportunity to shape the direction of the SDK. Join us to learn more about this program, how to be part of it and what features will be available to developers.

Posting information on a National scale for a mission or for profit is more effective as a faceless brand than a personal brand.. A brand has a better way of pushing out information to mass people without readers tying the writer as a bias. It’s harder to blame something if you don’t have “someone” to blame. If you try to push out information to a mass audience as just a person, people are more skeptical to judging the things you write by all of your actions and interactions that you might have elsewhere. For mass distribution of a main goal or purpose would require a blog on a medium that is sole controlled and doesn’t live in someone else’s hub.  Register that brand on the big three social media platforms ( Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ and then you will slowly gain people to get it out. Takes time… but works.

The Equation I like to use is: Quality > Quantity, but you still need quantity just for Validity. 

The social media aspect should always drive people right back to the blog. The only thing that social media “SHOULD” be used for in a brand point of view is to push out site updates, engage in user conversation, push out a pic or two and chat with users. All content should be created on the blog/site. This is where people make a great mistake because people burn out on social media creating content in all of these different mediums and it is very tiring.

 I started go get these nonchalant errors in Google Plus for a good while now. Things seem to go smooth

These have been getting worse and worse with the errors that it is 

reporting, It seems harmless on the front end, but I hope it’s no jacking 

things up on the back end. I have noticed some issues with Google talk, 

which is managed with contacts, which is managed through circles.

I am in Google+ Hangouts all the time and some people do some annoying things. Don’t you just hate it when someone leaves the hangout for an extended period of time? Well here’s what you do to teach them a lesson. This is a harmless, but funny prank if done right… lol. 

• Have everyone in the hangout load the Hangout Toolbox (hangout app)

• Have everyone download this: Blocked Overlay

• Load the overlay through the Hangout Toolbox and enable. (Make Sure Everyone Does It)

• Enjoy the reaction on their face when they return. (TIP: Save as a preset for quick access)

You can definitely be creative in hangouts and if you have a prank please feel free to share, they are a lot of fun.

I also would like to thank +Michelle Li +Stormy Henderson +Kim Beasley +Kyle Salewski +Anthony Ramos +Danielle Best for participating in this prank.

• Google+ Communities and Photos
• Google+ app for iPad available now in the App Store
• Google+ for Android: polish and performance
• Toward a simpler, more beautiful Google+
• Search, plus Your World

I was minding my business one afternoon and something interesting went by. +Erica Joy mentioned that she was buying a Piquant Smartphone Tripod Mount. This was actually something that is right on time because I will be starting video interviews and plan to use the smartphone ad a second video source as a multi-cam video. 

Piquant was a kick-starter project that originally launched March 17th, 2012 and was successfully funded. It is labeled as a low-cost method of shooting steady video with their cell phones.  Piquant is a tripod mount that connects an iPhone or smartphone to any standard ¼” threaded tripod. I think we already have started to see many using their smartphone as a main video camera and if you plan on making that your plan, it is a must have accessory to aid you in that venture. I would recommend this mount for ANYONE that takes a great deal of video.

Could this replace DSLR’s as smartphone videos and camera sensors get better?

It only cost $11.00 @ http://etsy.me/UCT5dF
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First and Foremost, you can’t beat the price for what you get. After having it for a month now I can fully tell the issues and great attributes of the device. What you get is an awesome device and great unbiased android experience. My experience with the device has really been that of a true Nexus device. I Received an update as soon as I turned it on and signed in. 

I absolutely love the feel of it. It has that heft that makes it feel like a quality product. The glass back of it is up to the owner. Some love it and some hate it. I personally like it, but hey that’s me. The one thing I ABSOLUTELY can’t stand is the fact that it doesn’t have a removable battery. I use my phone like I freaking breathe, so I have to constantly leave it on the charge. +Dan McDermott  and +Kim Beasley, two people that I know have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 have the capability to change battery, and speaking of the Note 2 brings up my only other negative about the Nexus. The SIZE. I wish it was bigger. 

Another thing a lot of people hate about it is the lack of “native” LTE support, but I’m with T-Mobile, so that doesn’t bother me. I was about to put all my effort into getting a Note 2, BUT that Nexus name carries weight and when it’s time for Google to push the next OS I know which device is FIRST in line to get it.

The Lenovo Ideapad P500

Recently my 2 year old HP Laptop kicked the bucked and instead of going through headaches and trying to figure out how to repair it I made a decision to buy a laptop to replace it. I use Photography and Video Editing software as well as development software so I wanted something that was not the price of a Macbook Pro, but the capability of a Macbook Pro. So I went to in hopes of finding a nice $450 laptop and I saw this thing and fell in love. I just had to get it.

Specs:
-15.6″ Widescreen Display with a resolution of 1366 x 768
-3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
-8GB DDR3 memory _thinking of upgrading to 16BG_
-1TB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
-USB 3.0 & Bluetooth
-Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (#MEH) but I dual booted linux on it…