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Category Archives: Technology
My little dopamine spritz #twittermakesyoustupid
Leave a commentLast week, Bill Keller (@nytkeller) Executive Editor, The New York Times tweeted out: “#TwitterMakesYouStupid. discuss.” And I wrote a blog post that was a half tongue-in-cheek job application and half… naw, it was a job application. I suspected his tweet … Continue reading
We’re only as good as our longest-lasting battery
Leave a commentI was standing in the fireplace accessory aisle of Lowes on Sunday when a older gentleman asked if I could move to the left a bit so he could look at the portable generators. “Sure,” I said. “Are you getting … Continue reading
The Ladders got a ‘makeover’ but didn’t need to
6 CommentsSomething disturbs me greatly at a visceral level about the latest commercial from The Ladders. In his latest email newsletter, Marc Cenedella, Founder & CEO (@cenedella) explained the commercials and the creative process behind it. I still didn’t buy it. … Continue reading
Why we are engineered for another 9/11; the TSA is working backwards
Leave a commentThe media and blogosphere is going nuts with this recent hulla-balloo over the TSA pat-downs and full-body scanners. In news segment after segment, after the guest tirades about lack of privacy, dignity, pornography scan and whatever else is the convenient … Continue reading
Dayton leads region in social media adopters
3 CommentsDAYTON – Internet entrepreneur Jeff Pulver strode, or rather, “surfed” his way into Dayton on Sunday, Aug. 22, as part of a road trip promoting 140Conf.com’s event Oct. 20 in Detroit. About two dozen emergent media/social networking and technology denizens … Continue reading
#140conf Road Trip in Dayton, Ohio – Photos and video
12 CommentsJeff Pulver of 140Conf poses with Gary Leitzell, the Mayor of Dayton at the Dayton Road Trip meet up for the 140conf. When we arrived at Blind Bob’s for the 140conf Road Trip Meet Up, there were already a dozen … Continue reading
Keep false friends out of your winner’s circle
Leave a commentI had the good fortune of working briefly in the equine business through 1997-98 while also selling exercise bikes to paralyzed people (true story). One lesson I will take away always. Winning the Kentucky Derby is such a long shot … Continue reading