Monthly Archives: October 2009

links for 2009-10-29

Google Music Search Not only does this Google blog post explain the new service, it provides a could of good factoids: 1. 20% of the "top ten" search queries involve music. 2. Google term for the time it takes you … Continue reading

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Some gimmicky magazine technology that may be cool one day

The Wall Street Journal this morning reports (paywall protected) that the December issue of Esquire will include some “augmented reality” features that, when held up to a video camera, will trigger some video. While the phrase “augmented reality” is about … Continue reading

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I’m getting all verklempt: The Nashville Technology Council Awards

This post, in what I’d say if I were wearing my editor’s cap, “buries the lede.” But hey, this is my blog and rambling before getting to the point is part of what I do and who I am. Last … Continue reading

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Where to learn about Google’s Social Search

As my accidental role as content curator of geekish news for non-geeks, I have a rule: when a certain person I consider my control group for non-geekish people (i.e., my wife) asks me about something that has not even launched … Continue reading

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Two suggestions for fixing the “too big to fail” problem

[credit:Anita363/Flickrcc] Sure, I’d like to see Congress and the President “deal with the “too big to fail” problem, but I can’t help but be amused at the irony of the care keepers of the too-big and always failing federal government … Continue reading

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An important lesson in business success: Use your product

[Note: I am going to start doing more small business related posts here. When I do, I'm going to add relevant links to the wiki-model resource SmallBusiness.com, which, as a matter of disclosure, is owned by Hammock Inc.] TechCrunch posted … Continue reading

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Facebook goes River of News

For a few people who are obsessed with the way content flows from creator to consumer (to use a food metaphor), today is a rather interesting day. It’s the day when a concept that started out being called an RSS … Continue reading

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Get your news from print: the recyclable medium. It’s like being a content vegan.

I feel certain that after you read this PDF from the Congressional Research Service about the global e-waste crisis, you’ll join with me in starting a worldwide movement to encourage people to stop consuming content from e-waste producing devices (that … Continue reading

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Is there a future for business magazines?

I love the magazine format. I’ve admitted that on this blog quite a few times during the past decade. However, I’ve also repeated many times that I am not a fan of the magazine business model — the mass media … Continue reading

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Those people called members

I’m not a member of the Direct Marketing Association, so I only know what I read about a dissident board member alleging that the organization “is managed with casual regard for the by-laws that ensure that members come first and … Continue reading

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WatchKnow: How teachers (and parents) can find short, online educational videos

WatchKnow sounds like a great idea for teachers — and parents. It’s a “non-profit community” devoted to creating a directory of cataloged, sorted and rated videos that teachers can use. Nice touch: A search function that allows teachers to filter … Continue reading

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links for 2009-10-19

New $400 IREX reader delivers 1,150 periodicals wirelessly | TeleRead Gist: Pretty evident from the headline. I just like the products name so I link to it as much as I can. (tags: irex ebooks ereader) Want to Innovate? Look … Continue reading

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Record-breaking badness

In the early days of this blog, I wrote a lot about my NFL home team, the Tennessee Titans. Being a fan is part of who I am. And, frankly, it’s always been easy to be a fan of the … Continue reading

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My Wiki 101 presentation from Barcamp Nashville

Typically, my presentation “slides” are meaningless without me narrating them. They illustrate what I’m talking about, so if I’m not talking, well, you’d have to make up your own story to go along with them. However, several people asked if … Continue reading

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Not all small businesses are experiencing a credit crunch

“The biggest problem faced by small businesses is not access to credit but a shortage of customers,” according to Temple University professor Bill Dunkelberg, who serves as chief economist of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).* For the past … Continue reading

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