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Apple CEO Tim Cook, Phil Schiller Take On 'Ice Bucket Challenge' to Promote Awareness for ALS
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No one even says anything about the 5.5" iphone 6 you can clearly see in Tim's front left pocket.
I've come to this same conclusion with enjoying my time at my kids sporting events. I take fewer pictures now and spend more time enjoying the moments.
1. He donated also
2. The Ice Bucket Challenge raises more awareness about ALS and donating.
3. It's working, because 4 million was donated this year while only 1 million was donated last year.
I think you can strike a balance. You don't have to take a picture if your best friend or coworker is standing right next to you taking a picture. It's so simple to share nowadays.
I think it's more funny than sad. Maybe you don't trust your buddy to take a great photo... maybe you want to be FIRST to post the pic on Instagram or something. Who the f cares? The people taking pictures all have smiles on their faces. What's sad about that? Just be happy that you're different!
You can challenge me to do it. It's hotter here than the Devil's butt crack
; a cold dousing would be a cooling relief. I'm tempted to fill a kiddy pool with ice water and soak, shrinkage be damned.
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They didn't change the name of it. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is the medical name for the disease. Lou Gehrig's Disease is just a name that the disease is commonly known by in the US. Lou Gehrig wasn't the first person to have ALS, the term ALS has existed since 1874. The fact that the name Lou Gehrig's Disease even exists just goes to show how little recognition the disease has gotten over the years, and why this awareness campaign is so badly needed.
Not really. There was a pricetag for each and every picture/video you took, and a massive amount of time after the event was required.
You had like 32 pictures in a roll, each roll costed a few bucks, so even if you had some backup rolls you were still limited. Then you had to bring it to develop. Then you had to wait 1hr/24hrs/72hrs to develop. then you had to go and pick it up. Then you had to select the pictures and put them somewhere, occupying physical space. And sharing meant having someone physicall at your own house that had to go through the pain of watching the pictures you took.
What it meant is that the 32/64/128 picture you took were carefully selected. You tried to get just the best moments, symbolic stuff.
Now? Everyone holds the phone up and shoots 200 pictures, and 100 selfies.
At my kids last recital it was obscene. Each and every parents looking at the phone for 20 minutes, no one was looking at the kids. Some of them were even reviewing the pictures during the recital. That was the moment I stopped taking 200 pictures of each event.
Smartphones are much more intrusive than old cameras.
I already posted, but I just want to expand on what I said for the people that have a hard time understanding why Tim did this.
What would get more attention: If Tim wrote a check to ALS and put a brief statement on Apple's website, or if he posted a video of iced water being poured over his head? It may seem silly, but it's all over my Twitter timeline, so it's effective.
What would get more attention: If Tim wrote a check to ALS and put a brief statement on Apple's website, or if he posted a video of iced water being poured over his head? It may seem silly, but it's all over my Twitter timeline, so it's effective.
Bad disease
This is a horrible disease. But its also super rare...why is it suddenly in the news?
I am not sure what awareness does for a disease or people. If you have ALS you will know soon enough and last time I checked therapy was minimally effective. I hope that changes, but the average person has about 100 diseases they should be aware of before ALS. Society is weird sometimes.
This is a horrible disease. But its also super rare...why is it suddenly in the news?
I am not sure what awareness does for a disease or people. If you have ALS you will know soon enough and last time I checked therapy was minimally effective. I hope that changes, but the average person has about 100 diseases they should be aware of before ALS. Society is weird sometimes.
Not clear why ALS needs attention. Researchers do need money -is Tim Cook encouraging us to spend money? Leading by example seems both more efficacious (researchers get money) and just as publicity oriented if he puts it on his twitter feed.
Sorry - update I did not realize this was all for fundraising which I think is great. I would still place ALS pretty low on my list of diseases I would donate to (MS is similar and much much more common so impacts more people) but voluntarily giving money to others is usually a good idea.
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