So, a press release came out this morning on a couple different sites (links below) featuring The Telegraph’s foray into tablet advertising.  I developed the touch-enabled advertising framework used to build the Mission Impossible 4 ad and serve it on The Telegraph.  (Note: I built it, but the concept was this guy’s.)

I didn’t make any extra money off the ad.  I don’t own the framework.  Basically, none of my normal reasons for excitement apply here, but it’s still cool because people are using it.  For a product that’s not mine, I feel an unusual amount of accomplishment and validation.  I bet it’s kinda like giving a baby up for adoption and meeting them again a few years later.  They’re not technically your child, but you still brought them into the world and there’s a certain amount of love still lingering.

 

So, why should you build something?

 

1. It feels good

   Like I was saying above, I’m feeling really good as I write this post.  It feels good to be recognized, if only by a few close friends.  You should build something because no one will ever recognize you for something you never did.  It feels good to finish something, you know Read more