Monthly Archives: October, 2006
Odeo
I have found myself listening to a few podcasts on ODEO. It’s so much easier than subscribing to the podcast on iTunes. Granted I can’t take it with me on my iPod but it is nice to search and find with such ease. It’s worth a shot if you haven’t checked it out. I’ve included [...]
I think Twitter is onto something. You sign up and anytime you update (send an SMS) it updates your friends and the website (if you’re comments are public). In some aspects this is just an easy way to send out a text to many. Do I care what my friends are doing? Do I want [...]
Welcome Back!
It’s been a rush the last month. I got back to LA at the end of September and the next day Kelly and I were up to Oregon for Pierce and Kyla’s wedding in Hood River. After the great event we went to Bend to visit Courtney and Adam Bledsoe. Following a wonderful, peaceful few [...]
WeThink
Charlie Leadbeater has released an interesting book on mass creativity and innovation (well sort of released, it’s actually now online for mass collaboration). We-Think: the power of mass creativity. Here’s an excerpt: The basic argument is very simple. Most creativity is collaborative. It combines different views, disciplines and insights in new ways. The opportunities for [...]
Write and Read E-mails Better
Recently I read an article from entrepreneur.com regarding reading and writing emails better. I thought I’d pass on a few of the recommendations. Most are obvious but that doesn’t mean they are easy to follow. Enjoy. How to Write Better: Use a subject line to summarize, not describe. When you copy lots of people (a [...]
Drive home from Yahoo! Music
Yesterday on my way home to Orange County from a lunch meeting at Yahoo! Music, in Santa Monica, I decided to count how many times I changed the radio the station in search the music I felt like listening to. I lost count after 20 switches — and that was before I had made it [...]
Google vs. Yahoo
It’s not an easy choice. Since 1999, I’ve been a yahoo guy and over the last year I’ve been ‘testing’ google. I will break it down like a pre-game analysis based on my own personal experiences: E-mail funcationality (Advantage Google) E-mail loyalty (Advantage Yahoo!) Webhosting (Advantage Yahoo!) Search (Adv Google) Personal page. i.e., My Yahoo!, [...]
