February 2009
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November 2008
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Oh, It's Google's SearchWiki
I saw the new SearchWiki features in Google’s main search UI and thought something was going wrong with a Firefox plugin! In the past, Google’s main search page updates have been smaller and less feature addition, more interface tweak. This is a whole new deal. Watch the official video to see how the new features work.
Looking at all the comments on a search for...
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Banjo Mayhem Descends Upon the Machine Project @...
The 5 South closure due to the fire in Sylmar made it impossible for Kate’s vocal cohorts to make it down to LACMA in time on Saturday, November 15. So, with 2/3 of her trio MIA, she resorted to her old stand-by accompanist, yours truly.
LACMA is beautiful and it was really exciting to hear Kate sing a Bulgarian vocal solo into the giant and reverberant space. The clarion beckoning of a...
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FriendFeeding: How to Stay Afloat
Behold the aggregator with the mostest: FriendFeed! After using this service since it’s earliest public beta, I have grown to enjoy the efficiency of FriendFeed for discovering new content as well as keeping track of friends and those I follow online. Here’s a quick rundown of how I use the beast.
Conversation is King
The first thing I do when I fire up FriendFeed, either on my...
October 2008
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Adam Benjamin On ze Interwebs!
The Polygon Factory is proud to introduce the new and incredible website of musician Adam Benjamin!
http://adambenjamin.net
Adam has a mind like no other and is gifted in both his ability to write wonderful anectodes and rants as well as amazingly beautiful piano-centric music. Keep an eye on his blog where he will be posting audio available for free downloads!
September 2008
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Dogs and Birds Can Make Social Media (You Can,...
If you poke your head into the wondrous world that is modern marketing you might find people jockeying for prominent placement in a quickly-shaping landscape that has been transformed by the latest tools and possibilities that we lovingly dub web2.0. Indeed, the blood-stained comment trails on a number of blogs and wikis suggests that territory is up for grabs in the effort to define the very...
Robert Allen and His Henchmen Disgust Me
Round 1: A while ago (maybe a year or more) I made the mistake of attending a real estate workshop put on by Robert Allen’s minions. The main presenter was pumped up by lesser disciples and then proceeded to bully the weaker members of the audience into buying into the delusion that they had to act immediately and pay a bunch of money to sign up for some other workshop or risk forever...
August 2008
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Amazon Associates (oh, we didn't mean your...
Doh! Well, after hooking up an Amazon Associates account (partially just to try out, but also to wrangle some discounts/referral moolah) I was hopefully awaiting to be paid for some orders placed through my aStore. Alas! Getting my girlfriend to place orders apparently does not qualify for referral payouts. Indeed, Amazon has some kind of proprietary algorithm to determine if your buyers are...
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Eddie Izzard
I caught Eddie Izzard at the Kodak theater last night. I confess I’ve seen every Izzard video and every episode of The Riches, so I’m pre-wired to like this guy (why does the British accent make everything funnier?!). He didn’t disappoint and was as delightfully irreverent as ever and a couple of his “scenes”, as he calls them, hit close to home. Notably, a bit...
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Meditation Challenge!
How cool is this guy?! My girlfriend hipped me to this yoga teacher she likes, and I believe this is the coolest yoga marketing I’ve come across. Are you up to the challenge?
Visit http://www.kamalalove.com to check out PJ.
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July 2008
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Breaking Down Context
After checking out “User Generated Context,” the first research note by Havas Media Lab, I’ve been thinking about context and how it relates to perceived value. Here’s what I’ve come up with thus far: Elements of Context: 1. Creator - Time - Place - Format - References (sources, external links, etc) 2. Recipient (intended and unintended) - Time - Place - Format -...
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The Sparrow Quartet @ Nettwerk
My friends in the Sparrow Quartet swooped in to LA to perform a quick showcase at the Nettwerk facilities in Hollywood. I’m proud to say that this exceptional group of artists has improved and evolved since I last saw them. The musicianship is outstanding, but beyond that their emotive arrangements have grown to exploit all the dynamics capable of this combination of instruments. And,...
June 2008
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Social Media Club LA
Attended the SMCLA event tonight at the excellent Rubicon compound. Pizza, soda, and schmoozing, oh yeah. Some heated banter broke out regarding why social media is valuable to non-tech elite, which quickly subsided. Overall the event was postive. LA has a lot to contribute to the evolution of social media as a major international hub for the entertainment industry (oh, and porn as it was pointed...
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