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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