About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
Russ Roberts’ EconTalk is consistently interesting and engaging podcast covering economics as a perspective and a practice. I spent the first half of this week listening to his hour long conversation with colleague Don Boudreaux on the economics of buying local for the sake of buying local. Boudreaux and Roberts expand on many of the …
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This is a test of posting through the feedseeder project. Something I’ll be demo-ing @ Minnebar, check the schedule for when. MinneBar 07 Schedule Is Out – J Wynia Update: “…or an information architect saying things like the browser is dead, I’m looking forward to catching up on your version of crazy.” – Aaron Mentele …
Best quote I read this week: “…say that someone has created a special replicating machine that allows you to replicate the style of anyone’s underwear that you like. That’s what’s happening.” – Mike, Techdirt
“…my fear on this one is that no one will want to drink [the beer] for fear they will be implicated, or worse yet, sympathetic to the kidnappers.” – Bongo’s slightly regretful kidnapper.
Inspired by a pre-MinneBar conversation, I’ve been thinking more about websites and advertising. Back when I was a kid on family trips – whether to the grandparents or elsewhere – one of the first things I would do at our destination is pull out the Yellow Pages. After comparing its size against the thin leaflet …
For a few weeks in the early 80’s the town 30 miles down the road had a broadcast TV station. The only TV broadcaster in the county. In the 20 years that follow, it’s only been Eau Claire, LaCrosse, or Minneapolis TV. Communities at least another hour away (if not 2) with no incentive to …
Xcel Energy started including WindSource charges as a line item on their monthly billing statements. We buy all of our energy through that program and I’ve been curious to see how much it actually adds to our bill. This month: $12. Such a small amount to support renewable energy programs. Elsewhere: Dan Grigsby did the …
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Twitter Tools sends a tweet every time I update a post. I really dig that since I’ve been updating (rather than writing new) lately. I find it especially useful for posts that have fallen off the RSS feed.
I re-listened to the proceedings from February’s Public Media conference yesterday. The first time around I missed the ‘origins of objectivity’ bit (not taking a positioning makes it easier to attract the widest range of advertisers). Seems consistent both in light of this week’s Imus drama and in why the difficulty in advertising on blogs. …
Here’s a first pass at my presentation for next week’s Wireless Cities conference. Even though I didn’t include my notes, I think the idea comes across in the slides. I’m looking for your thoughts and comments – that’s why I uploaded it days before the talk. 🙂 Garrick-WirelessCities-Presentation.pdf [5mb]