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I'll be off the grid until 9/4/07. If it's urgent, call me if you have the number. Play nicely with each other!
August 31, 2007
Blog Day 2007 – PodCamp UK
Today we're celebrating BlogDay 2007, and in honor honour of PodCamp UK, I thought I'd highlight the blogs of PodCamp UK's organizers organisers and sponsors.
August 29, 2007
This is the New Media Fishbowl
This is the New Media Fishbowl. A commenter on Mitch Joel's blog pointed out a Facebook Application that could draw a hyperbolic map of your friends in your network and how they were related. I was stunned to see a true, graphical, and clear representation of the New Media fishbowl, the echo chamber, whatever you want to call it.
August 24, 2007
New Media Occupation of the Near Future: Meme Jumper
iPhone. Bacn. Chocolate Rain. LOLcats. Copybot. Bum Rush the Charts. Lonelygirl15. What do all these have to do with each other?
August 23, 2007
Out of the Office Autoreply: God's on break, please call back later.
Based on what's in the book of Genesis from the Abrahamic bibles, God created everything in six days.
August 21, 2007
Unlimited Power!
In an interesting conversational thread on Twitter, the topic of power, motivation, and energy came up, as it often does, and Laura Fitton wrote: "always wondered what powers the mighty cspenn. Star Wars music?"
August 19, 2007
How secure is your new media money?
A funny thing happens when there's excess liquidity in a financial market, as has been the cases in the past 6 years due to housing. First, a quick primer. Liquidity is any asset that can be converted to cash quickly and with minimal loss of value. A blue chip stock - like Coca Cola - is a good example of a liquid asset. Barring a complete collapse of the stock market, you can sell your Coca Cola stock relatively quickly with minimal friction. If you had a doctor's bill you had to pay, you could sell your Coke stock today and have cash to pay with tomorrow.
August 13, 2007
Made in the USA?
With the recent events surrounding imported products from China, such as cough syrup, stationery, childrens' toys tainted with lead or coma-inducing drugs, mislabeled fish, fish treated with malachite and other cancer-causing drugs, tainted beef, bad radial tires, leukemia drugs, toxic pet food, breakaway hammocks, electrocuting palm tree decor, Craftsman electric saws with flying blades, and deadly toothpaste, it's no wonder that people are a little leery of Chinese imports. Over lunch, a coworker and I were discussing why the Made in the USA folks aren't capitalizing on this chain of events to promote US-made goods, and the reason may be...
Blog Day: 5 blogs you probably don't read, but should
Blog Day: 5 blogs you probably don't read, but should
August 12, 2007
Cramer to world: Armageddon
Jim Cramer's not known for subtlety, but this was a whopper.
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