Monthly Archives: October 2007

How “fun stuff” can save lives

Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

View Larger Map I’ve blogged before (and here) how I believe that online “toys” like Twitter or Google Maps’ MyMaps feature can — after enough people play with them — become powerful platforms for telling stories and sharing information — … Continue reading →

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Overcome with Leopardness

Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

As a follow-up to my post yesterday about our office OS X upgrade, I thought I’d share this photo of Hammock’s head hackololgist, Patrick Ragsdale, being attacked by roaming packs of Leopards this morning. You can read @MeaganG‘s post about … Continue reading →

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What is the Future of Business Media?

Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Next Tuesday I’ll be in New York for the Future of Business Media conference organized by PaidContent.org. (More info here, including the stellar lineup of panelists). At the conference, I’ll be joining PaidContent.org executive editor Staci Kramer in moderating a … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-10-26

Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Where The Bloggers Live: Austin? | Wired Blogs This is what happens when Dell starts letting employees blog. ; – ) Nice to note that Nashville is another top city. (tags: blogging blogs Austin Nashville) Some Link-love for a Sweedish/Illinois … Continue reading →

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Why I’ve circled the date of the release of Leopard Server on my lame calendar software

Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Typically, I encourage the director of technology (or, as I say in jest, the director of hackology) at Hammock to go slow with upgrading our 25+ Macs when a new version of the Mac operating system arrives. With tomorrow’s release … Continue reading →

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