Archive for September, 2005

Podcasting Gig

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

Here come the podcasts :-) I will have more information very shortly, but I have begun working on another corporate podcast that will be launched next week. This particular project is more challenging from a content and format perspective, but thats the beauty. Challenges are good, they make you think more. Stay tuned, as […]

renew orleans

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

If you are looking for a way to make a contribution to the relief efforts in New Orleans, let me suggest renew orleans, a fund and site set up by Ropadope records in Brooklyn, NYC. The various initiatives include the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief fund.

“the new orleans musicians hurricane relief fund is a […]

Comment Spam Gone Wild

Monday, September 26th, 2005

I guess it happens to everyone with a blog at some point or another, yes comment spamming has taken off on my blog. It started as one here or there, but now I am getting the full on attacks, like waking up to 8 online gambling sites leaving comments like:

“Really great stuff, lots of informative […]

The Million Dollar Homepage

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

This is definitely a far out concept. Out of the box thinking has commenced for this young enterprising college student. In order to pay for his college tuition, Alex has created a site called the Million Dollar Homepage and has begun to sell advertising on it, one pixel at a time, for $1 per pixel! […]

Strange New Products

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

Check out Strange New Products, not just another blog full of “weird finds” and oddities, rather SNP is a blog about:

“stuff that is totally revolutionary, really weird, corny, ingenious, or completely useless.”

You know, stuff like a John Deere Motorcycle Lawn Mower, or drinakable mouthwash, or spray on weight loss, that sort of thing. This […]

The Trend Man Unplugged

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

Looking back on my last few posts this week, I have mostly been blogging about people who I respect and find inspiring. All great people from the business world. Just when I was about to post about one of my usual “findings,” I found Todd Storch’s latest “People You Need to Meet” segment, this time […]

Smart People Make You Think

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Today, I would like to point you to a couple of great reads. Peter Cooper originally blogged about Ben Neumann, urging folks to check out his new weblog “Views From The Trenches.” Ben, who is currently the President & CEO of Globat, has started and sold many successful companies, and therefore has a wealth of […]

Calacanis Interview

Sunday, September 18th, 2005

Jason Calacanis posted an email interview he did with a reporter to fill people in on the happenings at Weblogs, Inc. These sound like exciting times for Jason and the crew who are among the pioneers that are building the new face of online publishing. I have always enjoyed reading Jason’s posts, he’s an open […]

Citizen Media Monetized

Friday, September 16th, 2005

Check out Scoopt, a new UK based start up that is providing a way for people to sell their photographs to the media. It is a very simple concept and works like this: If you happened to be at the right place at the right time with your camera phone or digital camera and want […]

Google Blog Search

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

More good stuff from the Googleplex. This week Google announced its new search engine for blogs. A nice complement to the searchability of the blogosphere, Google joins Icerocket, Technorati and Blogpulse with exclusive searches on weblogs from every corner of the globe:

“Your results include all blogs, not just those published through Blogger; our blog index […]