Archive for October, 2007
« Previous EntriesBarack Obama on MySpace TV
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007I definitely agree with the point Obama made in the following video — that the single biggest thing our next president will need to do is repair the damage that has been done by our current administration to the United States’ reputation around the world.
Part 10 ‘Single Most Important Issue’Add to My Profile | More […]
What Does OpenSocial Mean to Facebook?
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Big news — Facebook has a new & VERY formidible competitor — “OpenSocial”. The New York Times is reporting that Google and a slew of partners are going to launch OpenSocial on Thursday. What is OpenSocial? TechCrunch says it is
a set of three common APIs, defined by Google with input from partners, that allow developers […]
EDUN ONE Video
Monday, October 29th, 2007Here’s a video from the EDUN program.
You can learn more about the edun LIVE program here.
[via ONE Blog]
A Young Internet Millionaire - Max Levchin
Sunday, October 28th, 2007There is a story on Max Levchin, one of the founders of PayPal & current CEO of Slide.com, in the New York Times that is a great read — After Succeeding, Young Tycoons Try, Try Again.
Max Levchin was one of the early founders of PayPal, which was acquired by eBay in October 2002. Max, now […]
Who is the Real Peter Griffin?
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
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A friend e-mailed me the picture today, though I just found more info here.
Holy Smokes - Facebook is Valued at $15 Billion
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007Microsoft is investing $240 million in Facebook for a 1.6% stake in the company. WOW.
There have already been dozens of people who have blogged about this, so I’m not going to bother to write anything more. But this is HUGE news — check out Techmeme for further reading.
New Zealand Aims to be World’s First Carbon Neutral Nation
Monday, October 22nd, 2007New Zealand is targeting to become the 1st carbon neutral nation. Even China is making strides in the right direction.
Why isn’t the US taking a more pro-active approach to clean-energy development?? Oh yeah, I forgot — short term economic stability & growth is more important than cleaning up this planet for our children and grandchildren.
Who Owns Your Content?
Monday, October 22nd, 2007You Do! Duh. Everything with your name & a link back to your website belongs to you.
There was a ton of commentary about “who owns your content” as a result of the Move - Active Rain lawsuit a couple weeks ago — should you focus on building your own content on your own servers or […]
What Do Students Today Care About?
Saturday, October 20th, 2007Here’s an awesome video worth watching from the students at Kansas State University — “the basic idea [was] to create a 3 minute video highlighting the most important characteristics of students today - how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of […]
Pop!Tech’s Interview with Jessica Flannery of Kiva
Saturday, October 20th, 2007I just came across an interview with Jessica Flannery of Kiva at WorldChanging, which has become a regular daily read for me. The interview was conducted by Robert Katz, who is a regular contributor to NextBillion.net, and goes into some of the lesser known aspects of Kiva. I found the interview on WorldChanging, but it […]
If You’ve Ever Had a Cat, Watch This Video
Saturday, October 20th, 2007Since I love cats (usually), this video is pretty funny.
Microfinance in the Dominican Republic
Saturday, October 20th, 2007Here’s a video about microfinance that features Esperanza, the foundation that my friend is working for in the Dominican Republic right now.
Marketing is NOT a One-Way Conversation Anymore
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007[Via Scobleizer & Marketing Pilgrim]
Myspace is Copying Facebook
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007According to TechCrunch, myspace is launching a platform for developers, adding increased privacy controls, and letting you group friends. Sounds a lot like Facebook.
Not that I care (I rarely log onto myspace anymore) — but seriously, when the hell are they going to launch a myspace “newsfeed”??
Can Yahoo! Take on Facebook?
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007There is an interesting post on Yahoo! Anecdotal by Jerry Yang, Yahoo’s CEO, that talks about Yahoo’s new 3-pronged strategy –
Become the starting point for the most consumers
Become the must-buy for advertisers
Deliver open, industry-leading platforms that attract the most publishers and developers
Obviously, point number 2 will drive Yahoo’s revenue, but numbers 1 and 3 are […]
More Microfinance - Ingrid Munro, founder of Jamii Bora in Kenya
Monday, October 15th, 2007People that read this blog know I’m passionate about microfinance. And tonight I got even more inspired — my friend and I just sat through an inspiring presentation by Ingrid Munro. She is the founder of Jamii Bora, which is a microfinance institution (and more) in Kenya. The talk was organized by the Seattle chapter […]
Myspace is Losing Steam
Sunday, October 14th, 2007Myspace (blue) is definitely losing the battle with Facebook (red). Here’s a chart from Alexa charting reach over the past year. Yes, I know Alexa stats are not great, but I think the overall trend is correct.
How Do You Become a Famous Blogger?
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Cartoon by Dave Walker.
Thanks to Jay Thompson for the tip.
Wow - A Large Corporation (ATT&T) Listens to Bloggers
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007From GigaOm:
Remember the brouhaha about AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) and the awkward language in their user agreements that prevented people from among other things criticize them. (As Bill Maher says, I kid the phone companies.) AT&T, seems to have taken the feedback from blogs and is changing the language of its terms of […]
Great Lines from The Departed
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007For whatever reason, I looked up “great movie lines” today on Youtube and found the best three lines from the departed. Enjoy.
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