This is the personal tumblelog of Dean Cruse. Mostly stuff I think is cool, and the occasional bit from me. This is also the *temporary* home of DC Marketing, my marketing consultancy for tech startups.Tumblr (3.0; @deancruse)http://www.deancruse.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P5f1Y3CWTc0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Happy Valentine’s Day.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.memrise.com/">memrise</a>.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/17618628590http://www.deancruse.com/post/17618628590Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:49:33 -0600 <object width="400" height="284"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011/Blank/DebRoy_2011-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DebRoy-2011.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1092&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=deb_roy_the_birth_of_a_word;year=2011;theme=words_about_words;theme=how_we_learn;event=TED2011;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="284" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011/Blank/DebRoy_2011-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DebRoy-2011.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1092&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=deb_roy_the_birth_of_a_word;year=2011;theme=words_about_words;theme=how_we_learn;event=TED2011;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed></object> <br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.ted.com/speakers/deb_roy.html">Deb Roy</a> of <a href="http://bluefinlabs.com/company/">Bluefin Labs</a> at TED in 2011 on the birth of language in a child and how the research his team did in his home was then applied to measuring the links between public media content and the conversation that surrounds it. They showed this video at <a href="http://tedxaustin.com/">TEDxAustin</a> this weekend, and it was one of my highlights.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/17553643127http://www.deancruse.com/post/17553643127Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:51:23 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N4t3-__3MA0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>An awesome, fresh point of view on logos, apparently from <a href="http://twitter.com/ladddesign">Adam Ladd</a>’s 5-year old daughter.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/16836306836http://www.deancruse.com/post/16836306836Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:55:00 -0600Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?: Mark Suster discusses how startups might want to...http://www.deancruse.com/post/15083322871http://www.deancruse.com/post/15083322871Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:35:28 -0600How Big is Big Data? | Infochimps Blog: The good folks at Infochimps provide a great primer on all...http://www.deancruse.com/post/14517549276http://www.deancruse.com/post/14517549276Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:20:06 -0600Most startups are spending money too fast. Slow it down.: Good advice from Jason Freedman.http://www.deancruse.com/post/14184443085http://www.deancruse.com/post/14184443085Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:50:18 -0600<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/27/social-proof-why-people-like-to-follow-the-crowd/">Social Proof Is The New Marketing</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/13464816823http://www.deancruse.com/post/13464816823Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:45:35 -0600TV Ads' New Digital Role: Great post by Shiv Singh of Pepsi on how engagement is changing TV...http://www.deancruse.com/post/12854305931http://www.deancruse.com/post/12854305931Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:17:19 -0600The Corduroy Appreciation Club: In honor of 11.11.11.http://www.deancruse.com/post/12646572647http://www.deancruse.com/post/12646572647Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:27:18 -0600<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lubi1ro02u1qz7ozqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mirrorcube.se/">Want</a>.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/12492016973http://www.deancruse.com/post/12492016973Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:13:03 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31455885" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Make.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/12379425291http://www.deancruse.com/post/12379425291Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:45:47 -0500<a href="http://www.thomson.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/infographic/interactive-music-map/index.html">The Evolution of Western Dance Music</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/12169667309http://www.deancruse.com/post/12169667309Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:04:00 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-jobs.html">A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/12163846947http://www.deancruse.com/post/12163846947Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:41:05 -0500<a href="http://www3.cfo.com/blogs/technology/technology-blog/2011/10/Steve-Jobs-and-the-End-of-Enterprise-Computing">Steve Jobs and the End of Enterprise Computing</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/11146775862http://www.deancruse.com/post/11146775862Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:35:11 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j3V4RsquGkI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://www.deancruse.com/post/11102549816http://www.deancruse.com/post/11102549816Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:58:50 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3WdS4TscWH8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Knowledge Navigator via Apple 1987. Supposed to represent 2011 or so. I remember seeing this 20 something years ago and being blown away.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/11000958083http://www.deancruse.com/post/11000958083Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:33:00 -0500Minimum Viable Personality: No Be Chicken. Awesome guest post on Fred Wilson’s site from Giant...http://www.deancruse.com/post/10819685493http://www.deancruse.com/post/10819685493Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:25:25 -0500<a href="http://thingsappleisworthmorethan.tumblr.com/">Things Apple is Worth More Than</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/10597056466http://www.deancruse.com/post/10597056466Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:28:36 -0500<a href="http://www.inc.com/tech-blog/one-simple-question-to-unlock-unbeatable-marketing-clayton-christensen-interview.html">One Simple Question to Unlock Unbeatable Marketing: Clayton Christensen Interview | Inc.com</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/10557805169http://www.deancruse.com/post/10557805169Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:20:03 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrh1gtSYd51qz7ozqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks, <a href="http://xkcd.com/">xkcd</a>.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/10167915985http://www.deancruse.com/post/10167915985Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:19:40 -0500