@mattmcalister
- just added video assets, homepage lineup, editor's picks and more new features to the @openplatform Content API: http://bit.ly/cWvBi7 3 hrs ago
- celebrating our youngest's 1st bday. the baby years are finally coming to a close for us all. very happy. 5 days ago
- Time's Top 50: 'as other British newspapers go behind paywalls, the Guardian opens up its content for developers' http://is.gd/eDIUy 6 days ago
- inspiring essay on purpose in business by Gary Hamel http://instapaper.com/zkmpos51n 1 week ago
- gave my blog a refresh while fixing security holes. now need a good picture for the header. http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/ 1 week ago
- congrats, Don! “@donlbe: just joined @typekit.” 1 week ago
- tweaked my twitter lists a bit to see how paper.li will react. this is becoming a good read now http://paper.li/mattmcalister/noticers 1 week ago
- good fun yesterday w guardian tech team at Bletchley Park and then Inception. thanks @leftback! 1 week ago
- turning diminishing returns into increasing returns and other great insights by @jhagel on new ways of working http://bit.ly/azZ8yU 2 weeks ago
- the web is more like an awkward teenager with cuter younger sibblings than something fading into oblivion: http://bit.ly/aMLHBy 2 weeks ago
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Category Archives: hack day
Hack day matures
There’s a noticeable difference between the hacks presented at Yahoo!’s internal hack day today and the ones from a year ago when the program began. It’s like the end of pre-season when the starters come out to show everyone how … Continue reading
Posted in hack day, innovation, yahoo
Tagged ash patel, code magic, mashups, noticeable difference, order out of chaos, revenue performance, smart idea, software developers, tip of the hat, wii
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The new confidence of Yahoo!
Let’s call it YAB, Yahoo! After Beck. Or maybe it should be the Hack Day Revolution. Whatever it is, something transformative happened at Yahoo! last week. Photo: Yodel Anecdotal If a year ago someone told me that Yahoo! would support … Continue reading
Posted in beck, hack day, yahoo
Tagged bradley horowitz, coders, creating art, creating music, launchpad, new variations, self confidence, stock price, time musician, yodel
4 Comments
How to give a 90-second demo
After observing several Hack Day presentations and conducting a few screencasts of my own now, I think I’m seeing a formula for doing a 90-second demo. No format will replace charisma. And charisma won’t make a bad demo good. But … Continue reading
Posted in hack day, presenting, yahoo
Tagged charisma, climax, deal with this problem, dramatic elements, dramatic pauses, hack, hiccups, kingsmen, pow, screw
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The importance of Hack Day
Last week’s Yahoo! Hack Day was, as usual, an eyeopener. In addition to the creative hacks, I was hugely impressed that the co-founder of the company and CFO among several other key executives spent an uninterrupted afternoon watching and then … Continue reading
Posted in hack day, management, yahoo
Tagged awkward moments, demo format, ground troops, impressive details, jerry yang, pat mcgovern, tangible connection, top brass, yahoo hack, yodel
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