jason hirschhorn's @MediaREDEF: 08/03/2018 - Remembering Blake Krikorian, Zuck's Expensive Education, Moneyballing Movies, Partovi Brothers, Compassion Fatigue...

Did you know that 37 is the most randomly picked number? Is this interest remix not displaying correctly? | View it in your browser. Blake Krikorian in his own version of "The Gods Must Be Crazy." Who's having more fun? (David Sze) Friday - August 03, 2018 Fri - 08/03/18 "Did you know that 37 is the most randomly picked number?" -  Blake Krikorian rantnrave:// BLAKE KRIKORIAN, the founder of SLINGBOX, passed away August 3, 2016. He was a unique man. Full of life. Loved his family and his friends. An inventor and tinkerer. An innovator who loved underdogs. He lived for THE BIG LEBOWSKI. He loved SOUTH PARK and STEP BROTHERS. Lived to surf. Was obsessed with the number 37. I miss him every day. On the 2nd anniversary of his death, I want to make sure my best friend's life is not forgotten. Many people that read REDEF knew Blake. And those that didn't, I wish they had. He was that special. This is how I remembered him at his memorial service. Today I celebrate him. And I'm listening to some of his favorite songs… Happy Birthday to BILL HOLMES, FABRICE GRINDA, ROBERT PRISAMENT, PERRY TURCOTTE, TONY KADILLAK, JAMES PROUD, and LAURIE YOLER. - Jason Hirschhorn, curator exactly right REDEF REDEF Media ORIGINAL: Remembering Blake Krikorian, Great 'Dude' by Jason Hirschhorn He was a unique man. Full of life. Loved his family and his friends. An inventor and tinkerer. An innovator who loved underdogs. He lived for The Big Lebowski. He loved South Park and Step Brothers. Lived to surf. Was obsessed with the number 37. I miss him every day. On the 2nd anniversary of his death, I want to make sure my best friend's life is not forgotten. The New York Times The Expensive Education of Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley by Kara Swisher They have weaponized social media, and we are all paying the price. The Ringer Moneyballing the Movies: How the Box Office Became a Sport by Shaun Raviv Every weekend, new releases are graded on their box office returns. How did covering the movie business become a haven for statheads? Bloomberg Ali and Hadi Partovi on 'Bloomberg Studio 1.0' by Hadi Partovi, Ali Partovi and Emily Chang In this episode of "Bloomberg Studio 1.0," Code.org co-founders Ali and Hadi Partovi speak to Bloomberg's Emily Chang about investing in Facebook, Uber and Dropbox, growing up in Iran, learning how to code, and their success as angel investors. Player FM MUST LISTEN: What Happened in Helsinki (with Jeremy Bash) by Preet Bharara and Jeremy Bash Jeremy Bash was Chief of Staff at the CIA and the Department of Defense under President Obama. He joins Preet to discuss the Helsinki Summit, Mueller's indictment of 12 Russian intelligence operatives and what leverage Putin might have over President Trump. recode How bots amplify hoaxes and propaganda on social media by Kara Swisher and Josh Ginsberg Zignal Labs CEO Josh Ginsberg says consumers and companies need to know what's bot-generated and what's not so they can make informed decisions about things like elections. Chicago Magazine Hammacher Schlemmer: the World's Most Peculiar Company by Nick Greene How does the catalog-loving retailer, famous for such eccentric and extravagant products as the Navigable Water Park, continue to survive in the age of Amazon? Foreign Policy America Needs a Blockchain Strategy ASAP by Anja Manuel and Leo Carter The technology behind cryptocurrency can keep the United States safe-but only if the country takes advantage of its head start. The California Sunday Magazine Life as a North Korean living in the South by Ann Babe When hope leads to disappointment. Slate Tronc Is Incompetent, but Gutting Newsrooms Is Just Normal Capitalism by Felix Salmon Local papers used to have a financial reason to invest in journalism. Not anymore. that's exactly right The Guardian Is compassion fatigue inevitable in an age of 24-hour news? by Elisa Gabbert We have never been more aware of the appalling events that occur around the world every day. But in the face of so much horror, is there a danger that we become numb to the headlines -- and does it matter if we do? Clash Magazine Crowd-Sauce: How Memes Are Helping Rappers Reach Number One by Jake Hawkes The new generation of internet fandom is changing the game. Vox The EPA's bizarre justification for rolling back fuel efficiency standards by Umair Irfan The agency claims it will save lives by making safe cars more affordable. In fact, the proposal will lead to more pollution. Digiday Go90 or bust: How AwesomenessTV's fate was tied to Verizon by Sahil Patel The inside story on how Awesomeness went from a Verizon darling to being owned by Viacom, a company that it aimed to disrupt. Forbes Why Fitness Is The New Hot Marketing Platform And Revenue Stream For Music by Cherie Hu Over the past two months alone, fitness and music companies have been striking deals together at an unprecedented pace-creating new revenue streams for artists and songwriters, while bolstering engagement for both new and old fitness businesses hungry for disruption. The Tim Ferriss Show 'Is That a World-Class Effort?': The Story of Investor Ann Miura-Ko by Tim Ferriss and Ann Miura-Ko Ann Miura-Ko has been called "the most powerful woman in startups" by Forbes and is a lecturer in entrepreneurship at Stanford. The child of a rocket scientist at NASA, Ann is a Palo Alto native and has been steeped in technology startups from when she was a teenager. Art Of The Title Art Of The Title: 'American Psycho' (2000) by Lola Landekic Mary Harron's "American Psycho" (2000) opens with a perfect tongue-in-cheek amuse-bouche for the satirical horror to come. Eater The Gulp War by Dave Stroup In a state where too many towns don't have clean tap water, the world's largest water tasting is still going strong after nearly three decades Jalopnik Here's How the 'Mission: Impossible -- Fallout' Crew Designed One of the Best Car Chases of the Decade by Justin T. Westbrook "Mission: Impossible -- Fallout," the sixth movie of the spy franchise which hit theaters last weekend, has been blowing people away with its incredible action. One of the best sequences in the movie is a motorcycle and car chase through the streets of Paris. Here's how it was pulled off. Fast Company Regis McKenna's 1976 Notebook And The Invention Of Apple Computer, Inc. by Harry McCracken On Apple's 40th birthday, an exclusive look at the notes its original media strategist took as he formulated an advertising and PR plan. Medium Actually, You Don't Need to Save the World by John-Paul Flintoff Our preoccupation with solving global problems can do more harm than good. MUSIC OF THE DAY YouTube "Santeria" Sublime "REDEF is dedicated to my mother, who nurtured and encouraged my interest in everything and slightly regrets the day she taught me to always ask 'why?'" — @JasonHirschhorn REDEF, Inc. 25 Broadway, 5th Floor New York, NY 10014 redef.com YOU DON'T GET IT? Subscribe Unsubscribe/Manage My Subscription FOLLOW REDEF ON © Copyright 2018, The REDEF Group