Kurt Vonnegut… gone.
Moments ago I learned Kurt Vonnegut passed.
I don’t read much fiction, but I loved Vonnegut. I even picked up his more recent stuff… Like Dylan, even when he was not at his peak, he was still worthwhile.
Sometime around 1986 he did a lecture at the University of Michigan. I somehow weaseled my […]
Salim Ismail joins Yahoo!
I’m surprised that we were able to keep this under wraps for so long!
Mike Arrington’s post at TechCrunch does a fine job of conveying why we think this is a big deal. There are a couple details that I can help clarify though:
“Tomorrow they’ll announce…”
Well, not really… I think that you just announced it […]
We are hiring!
Piggybacking on Jeremy’s post…
Yahoo’s Advanced Development Division is hiring. This is the team that’s brought you Pipes, Hack Day, Open Hack Day, TagMaps, ZoneTag, Checkmates… and as Daniel Raffel wrote “other projects too secret to mention.”
We need insanely creative, passionate individuals who are highly motivated to change the internet (and the world) as we […]
Tough but productive week for MyBlogLog
Caterina has a great take that puts it all in perspective.
The team seems battle scarred and tired but exit the week wiser and with a better service. Nice going. May next week be just as productive… but less… um… exciting.
Recommended: Street Fight
Street Fight is a 2006 Academy Award nominated documentary that chronicles the 2002 mayoral race in Newark, NJ. It’s frightening, eye-opening… at times depressing… and at times inspiring. Thank god Cory Booker won the 2006 election and is currently Newark’s mayor… Else this would have been impossible to watch.
“Wisdom of Crowds” microconference at Yahoo on Wednesday 12/13/06
And you’re invited.
The TechDev Group is hosting our first ever “confab” (microconference) - details at http://confab.yahoo.com.
"Prediction Markets: Tapping the Wisdom of Crowds"
Wed Dec 13, 5:30-8:00pm
Yahoo! Headquarters, Building C, Classroom 5
Join us for a public “how to” session on prediction markets** moderated by James Surowiecki, New Yorker columnist and best-selling author of The Wisdom of Crowds. […]
Web 2.0 recap
So the dust is clearing, and I thought I’d chime in regarding how I felt about the “Web 2.0 Summit.” Look, it’s not for everyone (double entendre intended, as I heard 5000 people were turned away.) But it’s carved out a unique and valuable niche in the pantheon of conferences. Here’s some […]
Where should we stay in Kauai?
At the end of October (right after ACM Multimedia), Krista and I will be taking a much-needed (for both of us) week of vacation.
We’re headed to Kauai.
We still haven’t figured out where we’re staying. Thought I would solicit suggestions. These could range from areas of the island, specific places / rentals…
We’re thinking […]
Sunday NYT Magazine story headlines a la Spell-With-Flickr
The individual story headlines in today’s New York Times Magazine are done a la Spell With Flickr…
From page 6:
Alphabet City: The headline typography for this issue came from the very place that the issue examines and celebrates: downtown Manhattan. Lucas Quigley, a contributing designer, went on a three-day excursion earlier […]
Dylan marathon on AOL Radio (XM)
AOL Radio is airing a Dylan marathon over this long weekend. It’s back-to-back episodes of his XM radio show. Fun stuff, and I have to admit I’ve enjoyed his ‘tween song banter more than the lost classics he actually plays. Check it out!
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