Daily Archives: Monday, March 21, 2005

Memorial Gym Magic:  Just saw one of the most amazing basketball moments ever. While (unfortunately) it’s a game in the NIT (“Not Invited Tournament”), a full-court pass and lay-up with 6/10ths of a second left to break a tie and … Continue reading →

New Nashville blog: Kevin Barbieux, the formerly homeless Nashville resident who created The Homeless Guy, one of the most compelling blogs I can ever recall, has launched a new blog called “This.Is.Nashville.” I look forward to seeing what he develops … Continue reading →

What Jeff said: Jeff Jarvis says it’s about time Google News displayed some transparency in revealing the news sources it indexes. “Enough. Google: Release a complete list of your news sources now. And institute a means for questioning those choices … Continue reading →

HP snaps up Snapfish: It’s a picture-perfect day for folks who have online photo-sharing services to sell to deep-pocketed buyers. First flickr (or was that yesterday? I’m losing track.) and now it’s Snapfish.

On Coke: Back in a previous life when I’d just joined a Nashville advertising firm to help launch a PR subsidiary (now that I think of it, exactly 20 years ago) one of my first assignments was handling the Nashville-area … Continue reading →

Naked rock climbing?  I had the same question when I saw the the April issue of Outside magazine at the neighborhood outdoor-stuff store: Are newstand sales that bad? Is this the only way to compete with the SI swimsuit issue? … Continue reading →

Parents magazine launches custom projects for Target: Here is the press release announcing the “ultimate, one stop” resource for parents, target.com/kids (currently, however, I can’t find anything there) and a customizable e-newsletter coming in May, target.com/baby. Interesting in light of … Continue reading →

A bit presumptuous, but good, question: Jason Fried, the incredibly smart and talented person behind one of my favorite cool things on the Internet, Basecamp, asks a question that only he can answer: From where I sit, it seems like … Continue reading →

Vaporzine, or not? While I still add them to del.icio.us/rexblog, I typically don’t blog vaporzines (unless I can make fun of one particular one), but whenever someone announces a new magazine and specifically asks in the announcement whether or not … Continue reading →

Podcasting pooper? Not me! Dave Winer and I are being called podcasting poopers by Frank Barnako at Marketwatch.com. However, I’m not going to complain about any mischaracterization as I’m also called “innovative” in the piece and, frankly, if I start … Continue reading →

Over nine usage and grammar errors that hopefully everyone who reads rexblog knows they don’t do: Ten things that make Jesse Kornbluth flinch. (from: Mediabistro.com)

MSN’s branding magic: Microsoft’s MSN has renamed its custom-solutions division the ‘MSN branded entertainment experiences team.’ I’m sure brand managers in need of some enetertainment experiences will really be blown away by the branding savvy of those who came up … Continue reading →