All morning, I have been on twitter, waiting to find out who John McCain would pick as his Vice Presidential running mate. Sarah Palin’s name was floated early, in advance of the announcement, and I checked out her bio on Wikipedia. One thing stuck out immediately for me- she has a baby, born in April [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 24, 2008
The VP Pick -Behind the Scenes
As Joe Biden was being considered as a running mate for Barak Obama, reporters from all over began to camp out on a scenic road in Wilmington, that gets most of its traffic when the school down the street is in session. Driving by and taking a look at the reporters, I couldn’t help feeling [...]
August 22, 2008
Political Theater
The Political conventions are coming up, and we’re all waiting to see who the candidates pick as their Vice President. Reporters and journalists are camped out in front of Joe Biden’s house, just a few miles away, and I am sure this scene is being repeated at all other contenders homes, just in case.
I worry [...]
August 18, 2008
Narrowcasting- Where’s the Market?
Ars Technica reports that Pandora may end up going out of business, now that the fees required by SoundExchange for royalties for internet radio have increased three-fold. Pandora is a great service, and has something called the Music Genome Project, where it recommends new artists to you based on music you already like. It creates [...]
August 5, 2008
Blogging- The Legal Side
Being an attorney, a blogger and podcaster, friends occasionally ask questions about how all these new media tools integrate with business, particularly from a legal front. I usually dish out my lawyerly opinion and leave it at that. But I’ve done a bunch of research lately to see whether my opinion squares with that of [...]
