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...Facebook did is known in the tech business as creating a "platform." It's a way for Facebook to make a marketplace that enables others to get rich - and the richer they get, the richer Facebook gets. There are many examples of platform building in Techland, but the most famous was Microsoft, whose Windows platform really took off with third-party software developers...
...might have picked up the cello at the age of seven and started his international career at the age of 12, but the winner of the 2008 Louis Sudler Prize ultimately does not want to be remembered as a great cellist. Rather than being famous merely for his skill with the strings, Koh dreams that, at the end of his career, he will be known as “an artist who used his talent as a musician to really change things.” Yes, Koh is not your average cello prodigy. On top of maintaining an international career...
...does. He has a message of social justice to convey, even if it is broad, unfocused, and—like the rest of the book—all over the place.The chapter “Attila the Hun’s Greatest Speech,” effectively combines famous quotes from the speeches of the modern Western canon into a monologue that critiques the violence of our heroic leaders. “Four score and seven weeks ago, we came into this land, killing and raping everything we could get our hands on,” the Hun states...
...fortunate enough to work with some of the most talented musicians—not only at Harvard, but compared to music conservatories. They are top notch players.”This is high praise from an individual with a Cello Masters scholarship to Julliard who has worked with such famous musicians as Ethzak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma ’76, and Harvard professor Robert Levin. Yu says that she has had wonderful encounters with all of these artists, highlighting time spent with Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble as one of her most influential experiences...
...recent auditions, Kargman has collected both amusing anecdotes and valuable professional experience. As a newcomer, she approaches every opportunity with an earnest confidence in her craft. “You don’t know me for now,” she says of her mindset when interacting with famous casting directors, “but hopefully I can show you that I know this character.”—Mollie K. Wright