Matthew Rosenberg

Calm before the sub-tropical storm. #nofilter (Taken with...

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:13:12 -0400

Calm before the sub-tropical storm. #nofilter (Taken with Instagram at Beach)

Taken with instagram

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:38:17 -0400

Taken with instagram

thisistheverge: The Art of Apps: Paper, Tweetbot, Mixel, and...

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:43:23 -0400

thisistheverge:

The Art of Apps: Paper, Tweetbot, Mixel, and Piictu creators on designing beautiful apps

At the Art Of Apps gallery event in New York City last week, seven apps were projected on TV screens to display the best user interfaces iOS has to offer. In front of each screen were the creators and designers behind apps like Paper, Mixel, Tweetbot, Piictu, Path, and the upcoming Cameo.

New York City on May 15, 2012 by mudpig on Flickr.

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:15:09 -0400

New York City on May 15, 2012 by mudpig on Flickr.

"There’s only two people in your life you should lie to… the police, and your girlfriend."

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:25:56 -0400

“There’s only two people in your life you should lie to… the police, and your girlfriend.”

- Jack Nicholson [via GQ]

never: You

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:28:05 -0400

never: You

Sullivan and Prince (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:26:04 -0400

Sullivan and Prince (Taken with instagram)

Tribecastan (Taken with Instagram at NYU Silver Towers)

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:06:30 -0400

Tribecastan (Taken with Instagram at NYU Silver Towers)

Greenwich Village NYC on a perfect day (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:47:48 -0400

Greenwich Village NYC on a perfect day (Taken with instagram)

Breaking all the rules (Taken with Instagram at Madison Square...

Mon, 07 May 2012 14:38:52 -0400

Breaking all the rules (Taken with Instagram at Madison Square Eats)

Three key principles of designing home-run products

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:45:51 -0400

Three key principles of designing home-run products:

People love to express themselves. This is why we buy the clothes we like, enjoy customizing our World of Warcraft characters, decorate our apartments, change our profile and cover photos, put bumper stickers on our cars, among many other things. Every decision you make is a form of self expression. Even if you are buying a pair of $5 throwaway glasses for Coachella, you’re exercising your taste whether you’re doing it consciously or not.

If you can provide a fun new way for people to exercise their taste and creativity to express themselves, people will try it. People love trying new things and being the first to spread news to their friends about the new thing, which is always great for a new product.

Instagraming concerts is lame.

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:31:21 -0400

Instagraming concerts is lame.

28th and Six Ave

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:10:19 -0400

28th and Six Ave

The Creative Monopoly

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:13:21 -0400

The Creative Monopoly:

One of [Thiel’s] core points is that we tend to confuse capitalism with competition. We tend to think that whoever competes best comes out ahead. In the race to be more competitive, we sometimes confuse what is hard with what is valuable. The intensity of competition becomes a proxy for value.

In fact, Thiel argues, we often shouldn’t seek to be really good competitors. We should seek to be really good monopolists. Instead of being slightly better than everybody else in a crowded and established field, it’s often more valuable to create a new market and totally dominate it. The profit margins are much bigger, and the value to society is often bigger, too.

Now to be clear: When Thiel is talking about a “monopoly,” he isn’t talking about the illegal eliminate-your-rivals kind. He’s talking about doing something so creative that you establish a distinct market, niche and identity. You’ve established a creative monopoly and everybody has to come to you if they want that service, at least for a time.

"After Jules, I became the coolest [expletive] on the planet. Why? I have no clue. I’m not like..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:55:38 -0400

“After Jules, I became the coolest [expletive] on the planet. Why? I have no clue. I’m not like Jules. It’s called being an actor.”

- Samuel L. Jackson discussing his breakout role in Pulp Fiction [via NY Times]

In the spotlight… (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:06:23 -0400

In the spotlight… (Taken with instagram)

Sunset on the Hudson (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:09:08 -0400

Sunset on the Hudson (Taken with instagram)

"I tried being reasonable. I didn’t like it."

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:53:58 -0400

“I tried being reasonable. I didn’t like it.”

- Clint Eastwood [via GQ]

Much needed… (Taken with Instagram at Stumptown Coffee...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:16:15 -0400

Much needed… (Taken with Instagram at Stumptown Coffee Roasters)

Blondie Standing on a New York City Rooftop in 1978

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:21:22 -0400

Blondie Standing on a New York City Rooftop in 1978