Pattern Cognition

• NYT says Peak Oil concept is wrong! We'll see $30 oil in near future http://bit.ly/2B8V9b #
• unemployed? Why not build a wood fired pizza oven in your backyard! http://bit.ly/lxlk4 #
• RT @WRY999: New imaging technique sensitive for mild brain injury–may aid in study of trauma-related mental illness. http://bit.ly/mHdJF #
• RT @GuyKawasaki: Design lessons from the egg: http://om.ly/Idih More on Design at http://om.ly/Idii #
• RT @DrDavidBallard: High diastolic blood pressure linked to cognitive impairment (from Medical News Today) http://bit.ly/WtTLc #
• Design thinking is dead http://bit.ly/uE3vD #
• RT @MarkClayson: As Whole Foods Boycott Grows on Facebook, Brand Perception Drops http://bit.ly/JlA8r you've got to be kidding me #
• Surefire ways to loose your followers http://bit.ly/11wRbV #

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• Google labs launches podcast app for Android http://bit.ly/PMZaD #
• Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill = chicken shit http://bit.ly/301lgZ #
• denver bronco season tickets 4 sale (south stands, sec 228, row 21, 8-11. $1700pair) no individual games #
• The Mind Body Connection: Strengthening Athletics with Brain Training http://bit.ly/be1aK #
• RT @DrDavidBallard: What Your Baby Is (or Isn’t) Learning When You’re Not Around (from WSJ's @thejuggle blog) http://is.gd/2q8YU #
• Study Shows Brain Fitness Can Save Medicare Billions http://bit.ly/q4hc9 #
• RT @WRY999: Brain cerebellar structure linked to AHD & autism making developmental neuroimaging research important. http://ow.ly/ktPB #
• RT @GuyKawasaki: Average gamer is 35, fat and depressed: http://om.ly/GAjx AC. Go figure. #
• Preparing Society for the Cognitive Age, take 2 http://bit.ly/a0uxN #
• Preparing Society for the Cognitive Age { "errorCode": 503, "errorMessage": "Service unavailable.", "statusCode": "ERROR" } #
• just registered for defrag 2009 and will cover for the examiner.com http://bit.ly/169JKC #
• Heading off to meet the kids teachers for the new year. Yikes Summer is over! #
• Learning Styles and Web 2.0: Is there any connection? http://bit.ly/1f6ay #
• this guy steals your watch and then tells you what time it is http://bit.ly/f4Cow #
• Evri: semantic API open: http://bit.ly/elS66 #

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• Debate Over Drugs For ADHD Reignites http://bit.ly/rdtPG #
• Steampunk Tales offers free mini issue http://bit.ly/10ECy3 #
• Pixorial launches unique social and collaboration video platform http://bit.ly/HFBki #

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Look who steals the limelight…

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What does it take to be on the A-list?  Click here and let your voice be heard as you vote for your Colorado’ favorite among a myriad of categories.

As for me, I’m voting for Ciji’s who have helped keep my 13.5 year old Golden/Lab healthy and still puppy-like (in a good way).

michaelsevilla Soapbox ABC News, Denver, Pets

I wrote about a new social and collaboration video platform for the Examiner.com.  You can read the article here.

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• Took the D line to Harlem instead of getting off at 81st. Oops #
• Close to home, 1st dunkin donuts of the trip #
• Just landed, NYC baby! #
• Having 2nd thoughts about water world tomorrow, not a place for a germaphob #
• Colorado based MX Logic acquired for $140 million: http://bit.ly/bc8gs #
• Want a job? Do free consulting first http://bit.ly/vozCF #

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Over the last week, I’ve had a healthy debate with myself, trying to decided if I should post the email response I received from a company looking for a product manager.  As part of the consideration process, you have to do some free work for them.  Of course this is positioned as a “test”.

So rather then keep debating, here it is.  I removed the company’s name as well as the individual (actually the CEO) who sent it.

“All,

Thank you for submitting your resume for Company product manager position.  We’ve had an overwhelming response to the posting and have a number of very promising candidates.  You are one of these promising candidates.

We’ve got so many good candidates in fact that I can’t narrow down the list based on resumes alone.  Given we are a startup and run incredibly lean, we don’t have the luxury of an HR group or recruiting department to help us vet potential new hires, so we’ll have to go with an alternative approach.

If you are still interested in this position, please put together a 1 page customer facing marketing piece that promotes our value proposition and key selling points to our core audience.  Please send me your document by Monday, August 3^rd by COB.  I’ll follow up with everyone with next steps within a day or two of receiving your submission.  I promise you that the next steps will be a lot more personal, but I need to get down to a more manageable number of candidates before I can engage at that level.

Thanks again for your interest.  I’m excited to meet you to discuss how you can help us take Company to the next level!”

So there it is.  Do some free consulting for us and we’ll consider talking to you.  Of course that assumes we don’t use all the ideas and implement them ourselves without you.

Nice.

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