Archive for August, 2008
A “Feel Good” Microfinance Story
Thursday, August 28th, 2008If you’d like to better understand the impact that microfinance has on everyday families in the developing world, my good friend has the story of Shely Perez in the Dominican Republic posted over on myKRO.org.
Shely, her husband and their 7 children
Shely’s family standing in front of the new house they are building out of concrete [...]
An Inspiring Political Movement, and Michelle Obama at the Democratic Convention in Denver
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008I seriously can’t remember ever being this inspired by a political movement. Granted I’m only 26, but the fact is that an inspiring political movement has not happened in my lifetime. But it is happening now with Barack’s run for President. And it’s not just the actual politician who inspires — it’s everyone around him. [...]
Pillow Justice
Monday, August 25th, 2008Obama Picks Joe Biden
Sunday, August 24th, 2008The suspense is over — Barack Obama has selected Joe Biden as his running mate for the upcoming election. I think selecting Biden is an excellent move given Biden’s foreign relations experience and willingness to speak his mind, even if doing so doesn’t always win him popularity votes. For instance, there is certainly no question [...]
21 Great Wordpress Themes
Friday, August 22nd, 2008I stumbled upon this list of 21 wordpress themes that I wanted to bookmark for myself with a blog post.
The New ONE.org TV Commercial
Thursday, August 21st, 2008[via ONE]
Tips to Getting PR for a Startup
Thursday, August 21st, 2008There is some fantastic advice for startups looking to get PR over at Alley Insider that was written by Jason Calacanis and distributed via his e-mail list. It’s LONG, but I read every work of it and it’s well worth it.
Yelp is in Canada
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008I have no idea if any Canadians read this blog or not, but if you live in Canada and are reading this — Yelp is now live in Canada!
The Great American Yardsale
Monday, August 18th, 2008From Time - The Great American Yard Sale
The weak dollar and our weakening economy are underwriting the great American yard sale. Investors from Dubai are behind the June purchase of the General Motors Building in New York City for $2.8 billion. The Abu Dhabi Investment Council’s sovereign wealth fund bought a 90% stake in the [...]
Tom Petty at the Gorge
Monday, August 18th, 2008Though the picture is not very high quality, I thought I’d share a picture from the Tom Petty show I attended at the Gorge on Saturday.
Here’s the set list:
You Wreck Me
You Don’t Know How it Feels
I Won’t Back Down
Even the Losers
Free Fallin
Mary Jane’s Last Dance
Sweet William
End of the Line
. intros
Breakdown (my favorite song)
Rebel
Saving Grace
A Face [...]
NBA to Stream Games Online
Monday, August 18th, 2008Streaming NBA games online has huge potential, but I really hope the NBA does a better job with their online video efforts than MLB does with theirs.
Damn, Sports Players (Can) Make a Lot Of Money
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Check out the top 25 most expensive sports contracts in history.
The “Local” Landscape
Sunday, August 17th, 2008If you are curious about the battle for the “local” audience, LostRemote has a good writeup worth reading.
A Real Live Dinosaur?
Friday, August 15th, 2008Real Live Dinosaur
What do you think?
[via Stumbleupon]
If Elected, How is Dino Rossi Going to Fix Our Traffic Problem?
Friday, August 15th, 2008My answer is he won’t. I took at look at his transportation plan and am not impressed. His congestion relief projects all involve improving and expanding current roads. Additionally, Rossi says in this video - “that gas tax? that’s a thing of the past.”
Here’s the way I see it. He says we have some [...]
Best Buy to Sell iPhones
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008SWEET!
Full disclosure — I own (a small amount of) Apple stock.
This is Kinda A Scary Thought
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008What if Google shut down your gmail account? What would you do?
Gathering my Thoughts…
Monday, August 4th, 2008The combination of life and work has been a bit hectic recently to say the least — and I haven’t had much time to devote to this blog. I guess that’s what happens when I’m contributing to 4 other blogs (Geek Estate, Zillow Blog, CoRE, and myKRO.org) in some capacity — my personal blog gets [...]
Why Brands Fail at Social Media
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