Characterized by TechCrunch as “a Digg for Indie music,” my new favorite site of the week/month and beyond is thesixtyone. Thesixtyone serves up the latest Indie bands in a format that is as simple as it is dramatic, telling visitors that “new artists make music and listeners decide what’s good.”With well-established sites like the Hype […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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AIG, once the powerhouse of global insurance firms, continues to shrink. One wonders what the firm is doing to reestablish its relationships with the public other than trying to repay loans from the government. It appears certain that the firm will never again be what it once was — a fearsome competitor, unstoppable and implacable […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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One of the highlights of my college years is my road trip to Graceland. In hindsight, climbing into a car with two friends and driving round trip from Cincinnati to Memphis in about 48 hours is less than appealing. But the Elvis experience is still fresh in my mind for other reasons. In fact, Elvis’ […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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On a cold Dublin day in 1985, the Irish rugby team were playing England at Lansdowne Road. The country’s rugby team has traditionally played with a lot of pride and passion, but never had the quality to trouble the world’s best teams on a consistent basis (I am delighted to report that the situation is […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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This is the second story I’ve read about green power in recent days. It demonstrates that in a democracy nothing is free, not even wind. Green power advocates need lobbying and public relations programs to ensure that they can continue to deploy wind generators. It is interesting that multiple arguments are being advanced against wind […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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So you won’t be surprised to find out I’ve been a little behind on my RSS feed reading. It’s been busy recently. Slipping through the (PR) feeds, it’s interesting to note that probably 90+% of “PR” posts are actually about social media. Now social media is clearly very important, but to me, the intersection of […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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chat roulette from Casey Neistat on Vimeo. Twitter has me surfing a lot. And I like to share what I find. Here’s a great video about a site called Chat Roulette. I’ll let Casey explain Chat Roulette. It’s a great video that somehow seems to channel Common Craft and Woody Allen. Strong work. Surprise & […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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Here is an excellent summary of the problems facing newspapers, and wouldn’t you know, it’s from Google. The only problem with the article is its advice to newspapers — “experiment, experiment, experiment.” Newspapers have been experimenting and so far, few have found an economic answer to their problems of declining circulation and advertising. Many are […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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This time of year means one thing for me (and it doesn’t involve the weather), it’s Six Nations time. This is the time of the year when the excitement starts to build. When thousands of Irish, English, French, Welsh, Scottish and Italians criss-cross Europe following their teams. When town centres are crammed with supporters, colour […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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Disclaimer: This is a very specific RANT. Hopefully it goes without saying that I love sharing my experiences, opinion and POV in the hopes it will help people. It’s why I have two blogs, speak frequently and tweet. But when I receive a voicemail or an email from someone asking to “pick my brain” it’s […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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