BitPass Bites the Dust.

Just received and email from Bitpass.com saying they are no longer: Dear Valued Bitpass Merchant We want to thank you for your past business, however due to circumstances beyond our control, we are discontinuing our operations…” “On January 26, all US Bitpass Buyer accounts will be closed and we will begin the process of refunding …

Garrick is at MPR’s The Loop Tonight

I’ll be in the audience of tonight’s recording of MPR’s The Loop: Digital Divisions. Hopefully I’ll see some you there as well. My notes and thoughts from the event: All the chairs are filled. A good cross-section of Minnesotans. Far more diverse in age, background, and ethnicity than the last time I was here at …

The News Block by Block

“The future of media is to stop boring us with news that doesn’t relate to our lives. I’ll start reading my ‘local’ newspaper again when it covers my block.” – Chris Anderson Chris nails the idea I’ve talked about on this blog (1, 2, 3) and in numerous lunches: the blog-on-every-corner news. St. Anthony Village …