Monthly Archives: August 2009

Google Art – Galileo Telescope

The Galileo telescope’s 400th birthday celebrated by Google.

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The Chris Matthews Show – Future of Media

I was up late last night and happened on really good TV. The Chris Matthews Show took a look at the future of media. His guests included Bob Woodward, Washington Post; Tina Brown, Daily Beast; Gloria Borger, CNN and Joe … Continue reading

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My Online Persona is not Illegal

Here’s my visual online persona.  What does that mean?  Personas is a component of the Metropath(ologies) exhibit, currently on display at the MIT Museum by the Sociable Media Group from the MIT Media Lab. It uses sophisticated natural language processing … Continue reading

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Vick Follow Up: What I Did Was Horrendous

“What I did was horrendous. Awful. Inhumane. And I’ve no excuses for my actions. It makes my heart hurt now to think about what I’ve done. And I’m gonna be real honest, it took a while for me to get to this place.”- M. Vick Continue reading

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The Mike Vick Problem & the Problem with People with Problems

Michael Vick has signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.  He was jailed for his participation and bankrolling a dog fighting ring.  There are some that say he’s paid his debt to society and it’s perfectly fine for him … Continue reading

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Google Art – Magnetic

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Google Art – Meteor Shower

Google documents the Perseids meteor shower.

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Twitter Attacks – What it means for your Message

This is probably the 10,000th blog post about the Twitter attacks that have taken place over the past week. Facebook was not immune to the attacks either. These cyber attacks are being reported in every traditional media outlet from CNN … Continue reading

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News on the Networks

Two items in the news today raised eyebrows. First, Cisco sales fall 18%.  Cisco is the backbone of the web and enables all the social media goodness to flow through corporate networks.  The fact that companies aren’t buying may signal … Continue reading

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What Words Are in Your Press Releases

TechCrunch writer Robin Wauters explores the 10 words she’d love to see banned from press releases.  And for good reason. The list is: Leading/Leader Best/Most/Fastest/Largest/Biggest etc., Innovative/ Innovation Revolutionary Award-Winning Disruptive/Disruption Cutting/Bleeding Edge Next-Generation Strategic Partnership Synergy If I could … Continue reading

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