Tagged by evoljennifer, here are 5 things you probably don’t know about me. #5. I actually get the itch to podcast far more frequently than I do. Really. Listen to 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me [7 min] for the other 4. Passing the meme to Kris, Matt, Tim, and Darrin.
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Niche like a Weather Forecast
Eric Rice asks about the relationship between niche information and income levels. At first glance, I don’t think there’s a relationship. Everything is niche. I trust people all along the income scale are looking for very relevant information. Though, it could be I live so far down the tail, that I doubt the existence of …
Stop the Presses – Save the Journalism
NickelNuts pointed me to an article by media lawyer, Steven P. Aggergaard article via instant messaging, I read it in my web browser, and then posted this to a weblog. Aggergaard is arguing we need to keep paper in newspaper – because that equals journalism and full-time jobs. Despite all the costs and overhead he …
The Worst Best in 15 Years
“You might start by considering that the best-selling album of 2006 was actually the worst-selling best-selling album since Metallica back in 1991.” – Paul Kedrosky
Tell Me When It’s Over
“In my experience, until the feature is done, it’s quite difficult to predict when it will be done…” – Johanna Rothman
95% Spiderman
“You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.” – The Superhero Personality Quiz
Undead End
After reading an article in my RSS reader, there are a number of actions I’d like to perform. All of these are about moving the ball forward. How many of these does your aggregator do easily? Post a comment to the original article. Email the author. Post a reaction on your own public blog while …
Starbucks – Community Building in Small Communities
I’ve talked about the value of places like Starbucks in places like…Wausau…before. That was from a city-mouse in the smaller city perspective. Now that I’ve been in Wausau for a few days – popping to Starbucks for internet access – not coffee. I’m aghast. The place is packed. Filled with an amazing cross-section of the …
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Offshoring the Military
“The armed forces, already struggling to meet recruiting goals, are considering expanding the number of noncitizens in the ranks — including disputed proposals to open recruiting stations overseas and putting more immigrants on a faster track to US citizenship if they volunteer…” – Bryan Bender, Boston Globe
Political News: Tomorrow Started Yesterday
The 2007 political races have already begun: John Edwards announces his candidacy for POTUS on YouTube. Meanwhile, on the opposite side of politics, my dad announced he’s running for 3rd Ward Alderman up northern Wisconsin over a phone call with me. While the former was hinted at and could have been guessed. The latter came …
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