Times To Shutter IHT Site – Forbes.com

Times To Shutter IHT Site – Forbes.com

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Times To Shutter IHT Site – Forbes.com. Bad news, indeed.  I loved and regularly used the International Herald Tribune site, especially for the readspeaker implementation that allowed me to download audio versions of their stories for playback on my iPhone or iPod. I really liked the international viewpoint. I think without out a separate site, we’re losing an important voice in news. From my point of view, this is a huge mistake by the Times.  They say it’s about growing…

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Going Amish

Going Amish

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I’m in Pennsylvania Dutch Country for my grandmother’s 100th birthday – I’ll be back and blogging Wednesday. Here are a couple pictures via the iPhone – many more to come off the digital later.

Friday Music Video: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Friday Music Video: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

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Sean Polay had a rave review of their show from last Friday night, so I thought it was about time I ran a video from my favorite new performer.  Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are the one group my whole family can agree on.  She’s got the voice, the lyrics, the band is utterly bad ass, and she’s got the Hammond B3 goodness I crave.  This cut is “Stop the Bus” one of my personal favorites, and according to Sean,…

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Twitter’s Achilles Heel

Twitter’s Achilles Heel

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Okay, maybe this isn’t the only flaw of Twitter, but it’s a good one, and I suspect, eminently fixable.  The problem is that we’re forced to drink from the fire hose when we look at our main tweet stream.  If you follow someone, you get everything they tweet, the good, the bad, the ugly. As I posted the other day, I’m utterly sick of the ceaseless tweeting about politics, much of which would make Josef Goebbels blush.  Last night I’m…

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Jeremiah Owyang: Why “Friending” Will Be Obsolete

Jeremiah Owyang: Why “Friending” Will Be Obsolete

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Jeremiah Owyang has an interesting piece up entitled “Why ‘Friending’ Will Be Obsolete” and it’s struck a nerve with me. I hate the term friends.  It’s misleading and it’s a disservice to the the actual social linkage that’s going on.  Let’s face facts, just because I may let you see my Facebook page, it doesn’t mean that your my friend (no slight intended there folks).  Similarly, I may not want some people who might be friends or more likely family…

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New Post on Dad-o-Matic – “Ward Cleaver Did Us Wrong”

New Post on Dad-o-Matic – “Ward Cleaver Did Us Wrong”

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I’ve joined Chris Brogan’s group Dad blog at Dadomatic.com and my first post is up.   Dadomatic itself is an interesting effort, as Chris has brought together a very intersting group of dads to cover a range of topics.  Personally, I’m looking forward to bringing the voice of the regular down to earth dad.  Anyone can tell you that while I may try my hardest, I’m no Super Dad.   This post actually starts off by attacking the myth of…

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Jeff Bennett: How Businesses Can Benefit From Social Networking

Jeff Bennett: How Businesses Can Benefit From Social Networking

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We hear a lot of prognostication from the consultants about how business can benefit from social networking, but not as much when it comes to actual businesses that are using it.  Jeff Bennett, COO of Namemedia, Inc. blogs on this topic and gives real examples of how we’re (Disclosure: I’m a Senior Software Engineer at NameMedia) using social networking within out company. Businesses need to foster enhanced methods for employees to communicate. Lotus Notes was the standard for early collaboration,…

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Social Media and Politics – All Lips, No Ears

Social Media and Politics – All Lips, No Ears

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As the election cycle proceeds, I’ve noticed that the level of monologue in supposed discussions has increased to a fever pitch.  Take Twitter for example; it seems the chatter is now 20% political.  The problem is, I never signed up to listen to what everyone’s political viewpoint is. I know, I can simply unfollow everyone that’s into political discourse for the moment, but the truth is I like some of the other stuff they have to say.  Too bad I…

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Playstation 3 + PlayOn! = Killer Home Video Setup?

Playstation 3 + PlayOn! = Killer Home Video Setup?

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I’ve had a glimpse into the future of home video and it surprisingly comes from a device I already owned, the Sony Playstation 3 (and it works on the XBox 360 as well, but I haven’t tested).  By downloading and installing a small app to my windows machine, I am now able to access online content from Hulu.com, CBS.com, Youtube.com, ESPN.com and soon, CNN.com and Netflix. The software is PlayOn! which is currently available as a 60 day beta trial,…

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How to Market in a Crisis « Magnosticism

How to Market in a Crisis « Magnosticism

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How to Market in a Crisis « Magnosticism. Rob O’Regan discusses how you market when things have gone bad…like AIG bad…with a random survey of the Investment Bankers websites. I won’t ruin it for you.  Go over there and read his piece and you’ll understand why he’s my go to for real marketing information.