TheGlobe.com: Where are the stars of Web 1.0 now?

I can’t believe it took so long to happen but the Silicon Alley Insider has done a piece tracking the stars of Web 1.0.  On the list are Todd Krizelman and Stephan Paternot, who I worked for in the late 90’s.  It was a crazy time.  New York was invincible.   One of the sales people [...]

Leading Market Research Shows McCain Can’t Sell Hope

An interesting study by a group that studies people’s facial reactions to ads concludes that McCain isn’t effective in selling hope but is very good at projecting anger and selling fear. 

A marketing research system that studies the emotions expressed by facial muscles has been used to analyze presidential campaign ads. [...]

Will the vote be hacked?

It is unclear to me at the outset as to whether this is a credible charge but I wouldn’t rule it out. 

Last week, VR interviewed GOP Cyber security expert Stephen Spoonamore about the upcoming election and his testimony in the new Ohio litigation to take depositions of Karl [...]

What the WaMu Collapse Means for Its Customers

Good news for Washington  Mutual customers for now.

“Life is exactly as it was for Washington Mutual customers on Friday as it was on Thursday except they are now backed by a bigger, stronger bank,” says Chase spokesman Tom Kelly. Washington Mutual customers can continue to use their WaMu ATM cards, checks, [...]

McDonald’s loans halted because of credit crisis

Nobody is immune from the effects of the tightening credit markets in the US.  McDonald’s, the symbol of American capitalism is the latest victim.

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — The banking crisis is threatening to take a rather surprising hostage: McDonald’s big-budget coffee rollout.
Tightening credit conditions, which are crimping plans for [...]

Pandora founder appeals to music fans to fight big radio

I just got this email from the folks at Pandora.  They are waging a valiant fight against some big radio interests who want to stifle innovation in online music.  If you value the fantastic service Pandora provides please help them out.  M.
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Hi, it’s Tim from Pandora;
After a yearlong negotiation, Pandora, SoundExchange and the RIAA are [...]

Poll: Who won the debate?

At midnight (PST) almost 3/4 of though Obama carried the night.

OXFORD, Miss. — John McCain and Barack Obama stood behind identical wooden lecterns Friday night on the stage of a performing arts center at the University of Mississippi for the first of three scheduled debates with less than six weeks remaining [...]

Marc Faber: US Needs as Much as $5 Trillion Financial Rescue

The news is not getting any better…

Swiss investor Marc Faber, known for a long track record of good calls (he was a commodities bull until late this spring, for instance, when he reversed his view) and a fine grasp of financial markets history, confirms the estimate earlier in the week by [...]

Web 2.0 Challenges Traditional Government Communications

A mention of NowPublic’s roll in the emerging new news environment.

TLDNR – If you’re over 20 years old, you probably have no idea what this means. It’s an acronym for “too long, did not read,” and text messaging users type it to describe most of the information that comes from traditional [...]

Art supporters to wear black to mourn dying arts funding in Canada

The dummies up in Ottawa are running this country like it’s a photocopy shop.   It’s like they see art in the same way they see toner – simply as a cost.
Here’s the way I see it.  A country is not a company.  It stands for more than cost efficiency.  The great countries have many things [...]