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This is AWESOME. From Esquire: “You cannot deconstruct Reno. It’s ruddy and rock hard, self-evident and openhearted. Reno is of a whole. It is a city, not an event.” Bingo. From Esquire’s second annual register of emerging ideas,
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The author — Tom Chiarella — blows the secret on what we already know: “Don’t leave Reno without stopping at Peg’s Glorified Ham & Eggs for breakfast. They’re glorified for a reason.” Great to see Reno get some *real* treatment from a non-RV driving writer. Thanks Tom for the great ‘investigatory’!
- Checkout my previous story on The Biggest Little City in the World 2.0
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Cool branding move Microsoft. Gaping Void’s sharp-toothed blue monster/ tagline, “Microsoft – change the world or go home” is a good move. “People see Microsoft as a big, bad corporate monster,” Mr MacLeod said. “Yet all the Microsofties I’
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Wireless technology company Motricity is nearing a deal to buy InfoSpace’s mobile business - a move that could solidify the company’s chances of going public later this year.
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A message from the state of California to its 16- and 17-year-olds: Dnt txt n drv - thx. A law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday will require those teens to put down all cell phones and other electronic devices while driving.
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There are rumors that Yahoo may have acquired news site BuzzTracker, a tiny news aggregation site, for $5 million. Alan Warms, CEO of parent company Participate Media, will join Yahoo as Vice President and General Manager of Yahoo News
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Mobile advertising spending is expected to grow at a rate greater than 100 percent, and the major players are maneuvering to capitalize on the emerging market. Spending is expected to total $33.2 million this year and grow at a compound annual rate of 112
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Since we bought 40 of these sucka’s for employees…this is welcome news: If you bought your iPhone before August 22, you may be eligible for an instant $100 electronic credit toward the purchase of products at the Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online S
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This is bad news: On September 4, the union, along with its parent organization UNITE HERE, announced an $80-million strike fund to pay strike benefits, offer support benefits and cover logistical costs indefinitely.
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Yay! This is exciting: Called Presently, the slideshow program is likely to be based in part on code Google bought through the acquisitions of Zenter and Tonic Systems earlier this year.
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Links to iPhone unlocks: “an individual who unlocks their locked phone for their own use is protected by exemptions to the federal Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Those who do so for profit may well be committing a crime”
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Great article written by Sean Walling about how poor many athletes are at communicating and marketing themselves and why the MB industry is starting to shy from certain sponsorships.
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[The Beverly Hills Police Officer] then angrily yelled, “How stupid are you? What are you doing riding in the middle of the street with your bike blocking the road?” His response surprised me because bicycles have equal rights to the road according to CVC
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To his surprise, they [the police officers] all jump into their vehicles and chase “Road Rage Guy” down, cuffing him as he explains that he was only honking because the cyclists wouldn’t get in the bike lane.
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Sigh. And the US relevance in the world begins its fade in to the distance… The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for priority traffic.
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The web should remain neutral and resist attempts to fragment it into different services, web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has said.
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Getting the opportunity to showcase your expertise as a speaker at a trade show, conference, local association meeting or a bookstore can generate interest, great PR and even new business leads for your company.
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Will speech-giving always give you the butterflies? Chances are it will. But being nervous also probably means you really care about what you have to say–and caring is the best tip of all.
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