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Archive for August, 2008

A “Feel Good” Microfinance Story

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

If 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, 2008

I 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, 2008

Obama Picks Joe Biden

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

The 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, 2008

I 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, 2008

There 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, 2008

I 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, 2008

From 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, 2008

Though 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, 2008

Streaming 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, 2008

Check out the top 25 most expensive sports contracts in history.

The “Local” Landscape

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

If you are curious about the battle for the “local” audience, LostRemote has a good writeup worth reading.

A Real Live Dinosaur?

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Real Live Dinosaur
What do you think?
[via Stumbleupon]

If Elected, How is Dino Rossi Going to Fix Our Traffic Problem?

Friday, August 15th, 2008

My 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, 2008

SWEET!
Full disclosure — I own (a small amount of) Apple stock.

This is Kinda A Scary Thought

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

What if Google shut down your gmail account? What would you do?

Gathering my Thoughts…

Monday, August 4th, 2008

The 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

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

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