Archives for May 2008
Links for May 8th through May 12th
Things I’m tracking for May 8th through May 12th: In the Age of TiVo and Web Video, What Is Prime Time? – New York Times – These Brands Build Community – CrapHammer: The power of dissonance – interesting take on cognitive dissonance and marketing This Blog Sits at the: Steampunk, a new trend – Can [...]
Links for May 7th through May 8th
Things I’m tracking for May 7th through May 8th: Don’t worry about MySpace, News Corp. says – Los Angeles Times – Chris Erskine: May their marriage outshine this toast – Los Angeles Times – “More and more, the world resembles a Joseph Heller novel, with occasional scenes from Dr. Seuss thrown in. Too much uncertainty, [...]
Short Post: Mac/PC/Palm Calendar Woes
Why is it impossible to find a program that will empower my wife Kathi and I to synchronize our datebooks across: My Palm Treo 700p My Dell desktop My Dell laptop Kathi’s Palm PDA Kathi’s Mac iBook? A web calendar This doesn’t seem like an impossible dream, but so far it is. Does anybody out [...]
More on “I like big BOOKS and I cannot lie”
Note: this is a continuation of my last post. Digging into this image: The joke hinges on a simple substitution of the word “books” for “butts,” but that substitution creates a collision of two opposite sensibilities. Sir Mix-A-Lot’s song is about a public, joyous, Rabelaisian and loudly-proclaimed love of the bodily and sensual– complete with [...]
Links for May 2nd
Things I’m tracking for May 2nd: iMedia Connection: How digital affects Kodak’s big picture – At Kodak, Some Old Things Are New Again – New York Times – NBC’s Silverman: Broadcast to Be Event-Driven – TVWeek – News – YouTube – Hi, I’m a Marvel…and I’m a DC: Iron Man and Batman – Hysterical
