Today is BlogDay, a fun exercise where bloggers around the world post an entry recommending 5 blogs. A great way to share new experiences.

Here are 5 of my favorites:

I love Stop Motion (ilovestopmotion.org): Simple and clean way to watch some of the greatest Stop Motion videos created out there.

Robert Scoble’s Blog (scobleizer.com): One of the most informative sources of technology and entrepreneurship activity out there, especially in the Silicon Valley area.

Smashing Magazine (smashingmagazine.com): Are you a digital designer looking for inspiration? This one’s for you.

37Signals’ Blog (37signals.com/svn): 37Signals is a Web company from Chicago with a very focused point of view, always making the Web a better place by sharing ideas and experiences on their blog.

Toni Mascaró’s Blog (tonimascaro.com): Innovation, marketing, and so much more from this entrepreneur in Barcelona.

One more thing… if you are in Palma de Mallorca or plan to visit soon, check out Cafe y Más (cafeymas.net) to find out about some of the best hidden cafe spots in the city. You won’t regret it.

Happy Blog Day!

When IB3 first contacted me about recording this we needed to come up with a location, and I’d like to thank Andreu Llabrés for letting us borrow the very same room where we first recorded the 24 hour Timelapse of Palma de Mallorca’s Bay video. What better location to talk about timelapse than this one (it certainly beats the views from my office).

Big thanks to Maribel Rincón for some great photos from the interview.

Here’s the video from the interview and for more information and other videos, check out this page.

Javier is a very active person in Internet in Spain, and an entrepreneur with great experience having founded among others Loogic, Inventa Internet, Hostarting and Recomendar.com.

This morning I had the pleasure to talk to him from the terrace of Hotel Horizonte, where he shared with us his impressions from the event, his challenges this year, and a few words of advice for those seeking to start a new business in Internet.

You can watch the video in YouTube and in Vimeo. Note: content in spanish.

Thanks to Javier for his time and for sharing his advice with us. Until next time!

-Franklin
@franklintello

Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price.

I’ve been reading and following the reactions from the technology, new media and the publishing industry, and have been exchanging brief impressions with close friends from different cities like Toronto, San Francisco, New York, Madrid, Barcelona and my current home in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

And after these 24 hours, I must say I’m very excited about the opportunities the introduction of this new device brings.

That’s not to say that I don’t agree with most of the points being made around the world about what the iPad is missing. Excellent and valid points like the ones being made by the editorial team at Engadget or the guys at MacLife on some of the key features that would have made this a killer product right off the bat.  I can’t help but agree with some of Stan Schroeder’s comments in Mashable, on what Apple announced hidden between the lines. But perhaps we need to dig a little deeper, right through the false expectations and hype we created over the last few months, to truly appreciate the potential and the significance of the new iPad.

As much as I too would have loved to see some key features that reputable and knowledgeable people in our industry are mentioning the iPad is missing, none of these features, of lack thereof, can lessen the excitement I feel for the new opportunities it just opened for all of us.

For one many writers and the whole publishing industry are without a doubt very excited to count on a new device that is sure to inspire and bring a great deal of creativity and attention to it, and it is certain that most of the innovation it inspires will trickle down to other devices, both current and new.

There are also people in the sales and marketing industries thinking up of ways to take advantage of such a device.

And that’s just the thing, I firmly believe that it is up to us to make something great out of this device.  Apple has just done half the work by bringing this new device out, at an affordable price point.  It is up to us to build exciting content that pops out of its screen and takes full advantage of the features that ARE there, so much that we forget what’s missing.

Take for example my passion for cycling.  I am re-reading Lance Armstrong’s book “It’s not about the bike.” It’s a great read on the subject of cancer, and what the sport of cycling is all about, and as I flip through the pages and read about the cancer treatments, the creation of the Livestrong Foundation, the sacrifices in training for the Tour de France, and highs and lows of his career, I can’t help but wonder how amazing it would be to watch interviews and videos from the racing, see photos illustrating his feelings and amplifying every detail of his story.  The potential is there and it is up to us to enrich the user experience with this device.

Let’s build something truly exciting with it!

-Franklin

I care about a clean energy future and as Google says it best, “this is a commitment that starts at home”.

Now, I am convinced that there are many issues and reasons why we should pay more attention to our environment, and in the process help to preserve what we have. As a photographer I love nature and snapping photos of the beautiful places our planet has, but this is not the only reason for me personally. As a business owner, I am also forced to look after the financial benefits of every step we take in business, and here’s what I’d like to share with the business owners who believe being sustainable is just for hippies: if you become greener and make clean energy one of your top priorities in your business strategy, you can become even more profitable than you are today.

Gone are the days where looking into clean energy initiatives was innovating. There are multiple technologies today that can help you find ways to become more efficient and they are here to stay.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with some of the most clean energy conscious businesses over the past few weeks in Europe, especially in Germany where it’s become a top priority for the government, and I have seen up close the financial benefits adopting these initiatives has brought each of these businesses, not to mention how much better they all sleep at night.

There is still much to be done in this area in Europe and the rest of the world, and I personally invite you to take a minute to research what you can do in your business to reduce your carbon footprint, or simply look for ways to become more energy efficient in your office. This is an area where even the smallest of efforts matter, such as changing your light bulbs for more efficient ones, or improving the insulation of your building/home. And don’t just do it because it feels right. Do it because it also makes sense from a business standpoint.

Today is Blog Action Day and the theme is Climate Change. It’s a great initiative and I am glad to see so many bloggers around the world participating, in addition to some of the largest media companies getting involved as well.

I personally am committed to riding my bike more often to get around town, as well as helping people understand how they can improve the quality of both their personal and business lives by becoming more energy efficient. Also, in my businesses, I am making a commitment to work exclusively with like minded people and businesses who also do their part in cutting their carbon footprint down as much as possible. It starts with us individually, but it’s as a group that we can really accomplish something great in our future.

Here are a couple of videos that I hope you enjoy.
 

 

 
Thank you for the ear time and tell me what you think about all this.

-Franklin