One of the most intriguing stories of leadership is that of Steve Jobs.  One of things that has always impressed me and others about this man is his resilliance in the midst of struggle and his aptitude for innovation.  Every leader worth following has a story full of struggle.  Below are two great stories about the history of a man who is changing the world. The first is an old article from 1999.  The other is in his own words.

At Steve’s urging, Woz eventually left his position at Hewlett Packard for a more exciting venture. Steve and Woz turned the Job family’s garage into a workshop and set out to build a personal computer. Steve was just 21 years old. Woz was five years his senior. What the elder had in technological proficiency Steve made up for in business smarts and ambition. Without the luxury of venture capital, the two gave up their most prized possessions to fund the company. Steve sold his Volkswagen. Woz ditched his prized scientific calculator.  After a year of garage toil the Apple I was born.. click to read more

If you would like the longer version of this video, there is a really good run down of his accomplishments at the beginning.

Two big things on the horizon for Apple

First up are rumors about the next version of the IPhone apparently people want more speed and Apple may be accommodating.

The next is an exciting new tablet at what appears to be a very reasonable price.

Google Chrome

Google’s new web browser Chrome is getting an update and speed seems to be the theme!

Just for Fun

This is a fun app for all of you throw back guys out there. If you like the classic Polaroid look for your pictures, this application with a vintage feel will make your day.

You may not know what Twitter is or you may not understand why anyone would want to use it, but the numbers should get your attention.  Imagine if I told you about an upcoming business that had more than tripled its consumer base for 10 million to 32 million in only 2 months.  Oh and you could tap into that group.  Twitter is a revolution that every leader should be following!

Below is an article that should peak your interest in what is happening with right now with Twitter.  This is only the beginning of where this company will be.  If you haven’t heard someone referring to Twitter or tweating yet.  You will.

To put that in growth into perspective, Twitter has just passed Digg (23 million), LinkedIn (16 million), and the NYTimes.com (17.5 million) in monthly unique visitors, as counted by comScore. And comScore only measures the number of people who visit Twitter’s Website, not the millionsmore who send and read tweets via their phones, desktop apps, or other Websites.  – Link

I’m going to be covering lots of information on how to use Twitter and other social networks to market your company/organization in future posts.  If you have any comments about this article or questions about Twitter, leave them in the comments below.  I will use them in future articles.