Monthly Archives: January 2009

Thumbs down on free money

Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 by Rex Hammock

For some reason, Facebook started serving me up lots-and-lots of different versions of ads offering me a piece of the American bail-out pie. As Facebook gives a user the option to “vote down” an ad and provide a reason, I … Continue reading →

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A new product from the Rex Jr collection

Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Note: I have no connection whatsoever with the item I’m writing about in this post. (Since lots of people only read the first sentence of blog posts, I had to get that out of the way.) Other than this blog, … Continue reading →

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Still time to register for the ONA workshop in Nashville this Friday

Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 by Rex Hammock

On Friday, I’ll be participating on a panel at an all-day workshop the Online News Association is hosting in Nashville at Freedom Forum’s First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt. Registration for the all-day program ends today ($35 if you’re not a … Continue reading →

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O’Reilly decides to let this Missing Manual be found — on Wikipedia

Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Here’s a book publishing news-note that is refreshingly appropriate. A new book from the the O’Reilly “Missing Manual” series called “Wikipedia: The Missing Manual” is today being published simultaneously in print and is being posted in the Help section of … Continue reading →

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Is Obama’s Blackberry endorsement worth $50 million?

Posted on Monday, January 26, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Now that we have world peace and the economy is under control, we can turn our attention to the important stuff, like President Obama’s Blackberry. Over the weekend, we learned he’s getting to keep his Blackberry, except, maybe it won’t … Continue reading →

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You failed. It sucks. Now learn from it.

Posted on Monday, January 26, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Honda is distributing a series of mini-documentaries via a special website and simultaneously, YouTube. I strongly recommend watching the video embedded below, an 8-minute video Honda describes as “an inside look at the mishaps of Honda racers, designers and engineers … Continue reading →

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Why Americans are so gloomy (the rest of the story)

Posted on Friday, January 23, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Here are some quotes from a Time magazine cover story called, Why We Are So Gloomy: Hard times are forcing some people to turn their back on the American Dream. “Whining” hardly captures the extent of the gloom Americans feel … Continue reading →

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Tom Peter’s TP Wire Service Ending

Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2009 by Rex Hammock

I’m not sure how many people subscribe to one of the finest business-related news story curation* services I know of, Tom Peter’s TP Wire Service. Unfortunately, TomPeters.com announced on Tuesday that the service will be ending on February 2. I … Continue reading →

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Time out for a word about a hyper-local global issue – the word is ‘against’

Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2009 by Rex Hammock
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Dilbert features a little product placement humor

Posted on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 by Rex Hammock

I’ll have to admit. I’m one of those people who don’t really find Dilbert that amusing. I do, however, think its creator Scott Adams is an intelligent — and very funny — guy. Yesterday, the Dilbert comic strip contained a … Continue reading →

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My running list of post-inauguration online things that make me go “Wow!”

Posted on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 by Rex Hammock

My decision to make public my inauguration-related “wow” bookmarking led to many nice people sending me links I would have never seen otherwise. I continued to add to the post throughout yesterday. I will add all of these “post-Inauguration” links … Continue reading →

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Whitehouse.gov is now a blog, get over it

Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Last night, I grabbed a screenshot of Whitehouse.gov so I could compare it to what is today, a new site. The design and typography reflect the look established by the Obama campaign, however, the “new” site brings along some standard … Continue reading →

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My running list of online inauguration things that wow me

Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Click arrows to see photos recently uploaded to the Inauguration 2009 Group on Flickr. This is going to be an “open post” that I add to over the next couple of days as I see online coverage of the inauguration … Continue reading →

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Understanding Twitter

Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Follow me on Twitter. About a year ago, I wrote a post titled “Twitter is something you’ll never understand, so stop trying”. That post was written in both a little jest and a little frustration in response to what I … Continue reading →

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Another Esquire cover gimmick

Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Vintage product-placement Esquire cover. I haven’t seen the magazine, but NYTimes.com is reporting (and I really like the little video that demonstrates what a photo can’t) that the February issue of Esquire has a small advertiser-sponsored “editorial promo” mini-mag bound … Continue reading →

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