Google Patents Social Media Comics

A patent was issued on December 31, 2013, to Google, who want to lay claim to creating and displaying comics on social media in a particular way.

The patent is for Communications to be shared on social networks and other electronic modes of communication are presented in comic strip form. The comic strips are created with a simplified user interface and are formatted to be well-suited for display on a selected social network or other electronic facility. The comic strips are displayed in an embedded form directly in the social network or other facility, without the need for a user to go to a separate site to view the comic strip.

The blog notes that if Google makes something like this, it’s hard right now to see just what it is that they’ll have that hasn’t already been seen before, from Microsoft Chat Comics in the ’90s up through Bitstrips much more recently. For original see here

Teaching New Generation of Could-Be Business Owners

Cameron Powell stood at the front of the classroom, asking students for straight, no-nonsense answers. The students were happy to oblige, speaking over one another and addressing their teacher by his first name.

“Cameron, I can’t see anyone having the problem this company says people have, and can’t see anyone spending all this money to purchase a product to fix the problem,” asked Tristan Purdy, who was reviewing her notes on her laptop.

“Good thinking,” Powell responded.  “Now, how well do you think this startup can bring their product to market, and what competitive edge do you see the company having in the market?”

While this sounds like a college level marketing class, it’s not. This is a typical day in Powell’s business startup class at Telluride High School, which ends its debut semester later this week.

The class partners with the Telluride Venture Accelerator, the local nonprofit offering startup capital and business consulting organization for small regional businesses. Each year, TVA invites startups to Telluride to work with its business consultation team. Along with teaching the high school class, Powell also works as a business coach for TVA.. For complete post see here