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Hipster CEO Also Apologizes For Address Book-Gate, Calls For “Application Privacy Summit” [Guest Post]
TechCrunch8 Feb 2012 | 8:07 pmThe following is a guest post from Hipster CEO Doug Ludlow, following yesterday and today’s revelations that select apps were uploading users’ entire address books to their databases. We blew it, we’re sorry, and we’re going to make it right. It’s Hipster’s goal to provide a fun and beautiful service for our community to share where they are, and what they are doing – creating a safe environment for our users is of the utmost importance to us. However, when we built our “Find Friends” feature for iOS, we clearly dropped the ball when it comes to protecting our… -
Bethesda reveals Skyrim dragon mounts, house-building, Kinect shouts and more!
VentureBeat8 Feb 2012 | 8:40 pmTodd Howard gave the opening keynote at DICE 2012 this evening. Among his slides he included a number of videos, one of which showed off what Bethesda refers to internally as the Game Jam 2011. After the development of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim wrapped last year, the team was given a single week to throw whatever they wanted inside and mess around. The experiments range from humorous to “OMG why the F wasn’t that in the game?!” status, so it’s definitely worth a look: new weapon types, kill cams, elemental arrows, and even a lycanthrope (werewolf) skill tree! Players… -
TV Listings: Cryojennifer
The Onion8 Feb 2012 | 4:30 pmCW 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST Tonight: The beautiful but absentminded Cryojennifer completely messes up a sales report at work, makes the mistake of questioning her sister's weight, and burns a meal she cooks for her boyfriend, realizing once again that the o... -
U.S. appeals court rules Prop. 8 unconstitutional
SFGate: Page One Stories8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amA federal appeals court declared California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Tuesday in a ruling that was both historic and, perhaps more importantly, narrowly drafted. The 2-1 ruling by the...
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Hipster CEO Also Apologizes For Address Book-Gate, Calls For “Application Privacy Summit” [Guest Post]
8 Feb 2012 | 8:07 pmThe following is a guest post from Hipster CEO Doug Ludlow, following yesterday and today’s revelations that select apps were uploading users’ entire address books to their databases. We blew it, we’re sorry, and we’re going to make it right. It’s Hipster’s goal to provide a fun and beautiful service for our community to share where they are, and what they are doing – creating a safe environment for our users is of the utmost importance to us. However, when we built our “Find Friends” feature for iOS, we clearly dropped the ball when it comes to protecting our… -
Is A Hash Of Hash Of A Torrent Of A Torrent Of Copyrighted Data Copyrighted?
8 Feb 2012 | 7:23 pmLet’s try to parse this. Pirate Bay (.se) user allisfine just recently uploaded a torrent to the site that is a collection of all the magnet identifiers for the entire site (actually, only about a quarter of the site, but all the publicly visible ones). That is to say, it is a list of the unique identifiers, cryptographic hashes, of every .torrent file on the site. In a way, this torrent file, or indeed its magnet identifier (938802790a385c49307f34cca4c30f80b03df59c), contains millions or billions of dollars worth of pirated content. Or does it? It’s more a philosophical question… -
Stealthy Startup timeRAZOR Raises $3.4M Pre-Launch, Partners With Major Household Brands
8 Feb 2012 | 7:01 pmGot FOMO? (That’s “fear of missing out” for those of you who don’t do slang.) There will soon be an app for that, or so says the $3.4 million in angel funding the stealthy D.C.-area startup called timeRAZOR has raised. In its pre-launch state, the curious company is already lining up brand partnerships with big names like Marriott and L’Oreal in preparation for its March debut. But what the heck is a timeRAZOR? According to CEO and co-founder, Jeff White (formerly the founder of govWin), timeRAZOR is a mobile application that will help people discover… -
Founder Collective Makes A $4 Million Bet On Paddle8′s Online Marketplace For Fine Art
8 Feb 2012 | 6:33 pmWhen it comes to a marketplace for fine art, a space which seems to intrinsically resist digital services, technology really hasn’t had quite the same disruptive influence it has in so many others. Startups like Zazzle and Art.com have taken steps to make art commercial and broadly accessible, with some cool technology to boot, but automation and democratization haven’t really penetrated the upper crust world of fine art in any significant way, for understandable reasons. Democratic luxury sounds like an oxymoron, or phony marketing. Founder Collective, an early-stage venture… -
FYI. Dave Morin Didn’t Lie To Gawker About Path Storing User Data
8 Feb 2012 | 5:59 pmSome people always see the good in people and some people always see the bad … Gawker just published a post with what at first seems to be some pretty damning evidence against Path founder Dave Morin, publishing an email where he assured writer Ryan Tate that Path wasn’t storing user data. While today’s headlines would lead one to believe that the statement was a lie, Morin (who is a friend) tells me that the exchange is misleading out of context. He was actually talking about Path 1.0 in the email, which lacked the “Add Friends” feature and therefore did not…
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VentureBeat
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Bethesda reveals Skyrim dragon mounts, house-building, Kinect shouts and more!
8 Feb 2012 | 8:40 pmTodd Howard gave the opening keynote at DICE 2012 this evening. Among his slides he included a number of videos, one of which showed off what Bethesda refers to internally as the Game Jam 2011. After the development of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim wrapped last year, the team was given a single week to throw whatever they wanted inside and mess around. The experiments range from humorous to “OMG why the F wasn’t that in the game?!” status, so it’s definitely worth a look: new weapon types, kill cams, elemental arrows, and even a lycanthrope (werewolf) skill tree! Players… -
Blip chops off its “.tv” branding with a $12M investment sword
8 Feb 2012 | 7:49 pmIndie streaming video startup Blip.tv announced today that it will ditch the “.tv” from its name in the first of many steps to refresh and improve the company. Blip has also secured a $12 million round of funding to help see those improvement efforts through. “Our research actually showed that people didn’t really identify web series as associated with television, so dropping the ‘.tv’ from the brand just made sense,” said Blip COO Steve Brookstein in an interview with VentureBeat. “It also fits in line with what we’re doing with the site… -
Skyrim creator Todd Howard shares secrets of video game design
8 Feb 2012 | 7:37 pmThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim co-creator Todd Howard shared the secrets of video game design at the opening keynote of the annual DICE Summit in Las Vegas this evening. In a speech before hundreds of elite game developers, Howard said that the secret to making games such as Skyrim — which has shipped 10 million units and has been rated one of the best games of 2011 by critics — is to approach it with discipline. Howard heads the Bethesda Game Studios, which is part of ZeniMax, a private equity-funded company that owns other studios such as id Software and publishes games under the… -
Path-ological: In 2010, founder Dave Morin said Path never stored user data
8 Feb 2012 | 6:15 pmDave Morin circa 2010 It’s the privacy snafu that will not die. A day after a developer discovered that mobile social network Path was storing users’ entire address books on its servers, the startup seemed to have defused the incident by apologizing and deleting all the personal data it had stored. But now Gawker’s Ryan Tate has published an email he got from Path CEO Dave Morin back in 2010 in which the CEO acknowledges that his company looks through your contacts in order to suggest connections, but made it explicitly clear that, “Path does not retain or store any… -
Police seize Megaupload founder’s $4.3M home, let pregnant wife stay
8 Feb 2012 | 4:56 pmGovernment officials have Megaupload founder and accused money-launderer Kim Dotcom right where they want him — locked up in New Zealand awaiting an extradition hearing — but that’s not stopping them from kicking the Internet mogul while he’s down. New Zealand authorities seized Dotcom’s $4.3 million Coatesville home today, according to The New Zealand Herald. The property, not previously seized in a January raid that took $16 million in assets, is currently occupied by the alleged crime-ring leader’s pregnant (with twins, no less) wife and three children.
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The Onion
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TV Listings: Cryojennifer
8 Feb 2012 | 4:30 pmCW 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST Tonight: The beautiful but absentminded Cryojennifer completely messes up a sales report at work, makes the mistake of questioning her sister's weight, and burns a meal she cooks for her boyfriend, realizing once again that the o... -
Letters To The Editor: Cloning Update
8 Feb 2012 | 3:15 pmDear The Onion, Where are scientists at on cloning? Since the sheep it seems like there’s been nothing. Paul Goethe, Rochester, NY -
EL PASO, TX—A cockroach living under the fridge in Nelson and Elizabeth Gebler's kitchen headed to work thinking, "Cockroach’s gotta make a living."
8 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pmEL PASO, TX—A cockroach living under the fridge in Nelson and Elizabeth Gebler's kitchen headed to work thinking, "Cockroach’s gotta make a living." -
Study Reveals Majority Of Suicides Occur While Trying To Put Fitted Sheet On Bed
8 Feb 2012 | 1:00 pmBALTIMORE—According to a study published Monday in Psychological Bulletin, more than 83 percent of suicides take place when an individual is faced with the task of putting a fitted sheet onto a mattress. -
Area Woman Becomes Nation's First Grandma Courtney
8 Feb 2012 | 11:30 amArea Woman Becomes Nation's First Grandma Courtney
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SFGate: Page One Stories
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U.S. appeals court rules Prop. 8 unconstitutional
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amA federal appeals court declared California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Tuesday in a ruling that was both historic and, perhaps more importantly, narrowly drafted. The 2-1 ruling by the... -
Calif. Speaker Pérez wants to cut college costs
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amCalifornia students from middle-income families would receive massive breaks on tuition and fees at the state's colleges and universities under legislation Assembly Speaker John Pérez plans to introduce today at the... -
Oakland backs off increasing Occupy enforcement
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amOakland's City Council, amid a rowdy crowd of protesters, narrowly backed off a resolution Tuesday that would have beefed up law enforcement at Occupy protests. The resolution, which lacked the five votes necessary to... -
Welders question PG&E's gas pipeline work
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amPacific Gas and Electric Co.'s old gas lines are riddled with potentially lethal weld flaws, and new welding that the company's crews did during pipeline testing last year is suspect, two veteran welders told state...
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Greek PM, Debt Inspectors End Talks
8 Feb 2012 | 8:13 pmFinance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said the main point of contention — cuts in pensions — has not been resolved. He says there must be an agreement before a planned meeting of eurozone finance ministers later Thursday.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Officials: New Military Roles To Open For Women
8 Feb 2012 | 6:59 pmPentagon rules will recommend that women be allowed to serve closer to the front lines. Though the rules are expected to continue to keep women from serving as infantry, armor and special operations forces, they will formally allow women to serve in other jobs at the battalion level.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Washington State Lawmakers OK Gay Marriage
8 Feb 2012 | 4:51 pmThe move would make the state the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed. Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire is expected to sign the measure into law next week. The vote comes a day after a federal appeals court ruled that California's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Fabio Capello Quits As Manager Of England's National Soccer Team
8 Feb 2012 | 3:30 pmCapello resigned suddenly amid disagreement over the stripping of John Terry's captaincy. Terry is facing criminal charges for allegedly aiming a racial slur at an opponent.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
'Congress Will Act': Fight Over Birth Control Coverage Moves To The Hill
8 Feb 2012 | 3:17 pmSome religious groups have attacked the Obama administration's plan to require most employers to provide coverage for prescription contraceptives. GOP lawmakers are now vowing to overturn the requirement; meanwhile, Democrats say they'll fight to maintain it to protect women's health.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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U.S. and Israel Split Over How to Deter Iran
8 Feb 2012 | 7:56 pmAn intense debate has erupted over when Tehran’s nuclear facilities will become invulnerable to an Israeli attack, and if economic sanctions need more time to work. -
Foster Friess, a Santorum Supporter With Deep Pockets
8 Feb 2012 | 7:54 pmFew people played a more pivotal role in Rick Santorum’s victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado than Foster Friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes. -
In Syria, Russia Defends Diplomacy Amid Reports of Violence
8 Feb 2012 | 7:49 pmAs reports of assaults by Syrian forces continued for a fifth day, Russia’s leaders attempted to fend off criticism that they were doing nothing effective to stop the bloodshed. -
California Housing Market Braces for Facebook Millionaires
8 Feb 2012 | 7:47 pmThe Bay Area and Silicon Valley expect the windfall from the Facebook stock offering to make their in-demand region even hotter. -
Virginia Home-Schoolers Make a Play to Join High School Teams
8 Feb 2012 | 7:42 pmA bill in Virginia would permit home-schooled students to play varsity sports at public high schools, raising concerns about fairness, recruiting and oversight.
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Comment vivrons-nous dans cent ans, en 2112?
8 Feb 2012 | 8:08 pmLa voyance reste un art contesté sur le plan scientifique. C’est le moins que l’on puisse dire. Et pourtant, au-delà des croyances dans les prévisions de Nostradamus ou du calendrier Maya, certains esprits sont doués pour percevoir les germes du futur et les faire croître mentalement. L’un des champions, dans ce domaine, est probablement John Elfreth Watkins. Cet illustre inconnu n’a pas hésité à publier, en décembre 1900, un article intitulé «What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years» (Ce qui pourrait arriver dans les prochaines cent années) dans la revue The Ladies’… -
Raconte-moi une histoire non-sexiste
8 Feb 2012 | 8:06 pmDes héros forts qui ne pleurent jamais, des filles pas souvent héroïnes qui se retrouvent à materner les garçons rentrés de la chasse au dragon, de la poupée rose à foison contre des voitures bleues... Les stéréotypes sexistes fourmillent dans les albums jeunesse, renvoyant plus ou moins implicitement des messages sur le rôle et la place à tenir dans la société des garçons et des filles, des hommes et des femmes. Ce n’est pas nouveau et on sait l’urgence de s’attaquer dès la petite enfance aux stéréotypes tant leur impact commence dès le plus jeune âge. Ce que l'on… -
Obama vient-il de déclarer la victoire en Afghanistan?
8 Feb 2012 | 8:05 pmEn octobre 1966, alors que la guerre au Vietnam devenait incontrôlable, le sénateur républicain George Aiken, du Vermont, suggéra, dans une déclaration aujourd’hui devenue célèbre, que les Américains se contentent de proclamer la victoire et de rapatrier leurs soldats. Il ajouta, dans une conclusion moins connue: «Cette proposition peut paraître un peu tirée par les cheveux, mais rien d’autre n’a marché.» Lyndon Johnson aurait été bien inspiré de prendre cette idée au sérieux. Aujourd’hui, il semble que c’est exactement ce que Barack Obama soit en train de faire en… -
Tàpies, l'art et la matière
8 Feb 2012 | 11:26 amIl est toujours surprenant de voir un artiste qui, par essence, tente pendant toute sa vie de subvertir les codes, d’échapper aux étiquettes et de dépasser les courants, pour faire entendre sa voix singulière et sa vision subjective, être récupéré par les autorités politiques, les institutions culturelles et les pouvoirs économiques au moment de sa mort. Quand on s’appelle Antoni Tàpies et que l’on est l’un des plus grands noms de la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle, héritier désigné et revendiqué de Picasso et de Miró, le phénomène est encore plus spectaculaire. Aux… -
Les entreprises familiales sont-elles vraiment un exemple à suivre?
8 Feb 2012 | 10:43 amEn temps de crise, la famille est une valeur en hausse, y compris en économie. Le tout récent ouvrage publié par les éditions Pearson, La Stratégie du propriétaire, enquête sur la résilience des entreprises familiales face à la crise, ne déroge pas à la règle: il met à l'honneur, comme son titre l'indique, le capitalisme consanguin. Les arguments des trois auteurs n'ont rien de véritablement nouveau: quand les «marchés» (sur)réagissent au moindre vacillement d'un marché, les familles, elles, se révèlent plus patientes. Elles visent le long terme, et, surtout, la…
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UnitedHealth Revamps Payments
8 Feb 2012 | 8:37 pmUnitedHealth, the largest health insurer in the nation, is the latest carrier to say that it is overhauling its fees for medical provide. -
Groupon's Growing Pains
8 Feb 2012 | 8:36 pmGroupon reported a surprise net loss for the fourth quarter. Shares fell more than 10% after hours. -
China's Inflation Rises Faster Than Expected
8 Feb 2012 | 8:35 pmChina's consumer price index rose 4.5% in January from a year earlier, faster than the 4.1% rise in December, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed. -
U.S. Plans to Sue Banks Over Bonds
8 Feb 2012 | 8:28 pmFederal securities regulators plan to warn several major banks that they intend to sue them over mortgage-related actions linked to the financial crisis. -
Banks Near $25 Billion Pact on Foreclosure Probe
8 Feb 2012 | 8:27 pmGovernment officials are on the verge of an agreement worth as much as $25 billion with five major banks, capping a yearlong push to settle federal and state probes of alleged foreclosure abuses by lenders.
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Life On My Mobile
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Samsung Galaxy Note Available For Pre-Order
6 Feb 2012 | 11:21 amNearly a month later after getting the chance to play with the Samsung Galaxy Note, it’s now available for pre-order through AT&T. This monster handset comes equipped with Android 2.3 and has some major specs like a 5.3 inch WXGA HD super AMOLED display, 1.4 GHz dual core processor and an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash. Other features include: 4G/ LTE 2 megapixel front facing camera 1080p full HD video recording Bluetooth 3.0 16 GB internal memory (microSD up to 32 GB) 2500 mAh battery Granted the Samsung Galaxy Note is going to be a beast of an Android smartphone, I’m a… -
Samsung Does It Again, iPhone Who – Video
6 Feb 2012 | 9:09 amSamsung continues to attack Apple and their long lines. This time around showing off the Galaxy Note. This commercial first aired during the Super Bowling, If you didn’t get a chance to see it just press play above. -
AirDroid Provides Fast, Free Wireless Phone Management
2 Feb 2012 | 11:49 amThe days of cable-less phone management are now one step closer. AirDroid allows any phone running Android 2.1 or higher to be managed over a wireless network. Everything from photos, music, apps, even your SMS messages, can all be controlled through a simple web interface. The operation really couldn’t be any simpler. You start up AirDroid on your phone, it will give you a local IP address to enter into your browser, enter the 4 digit randomly-generated password, and you are in. AirDroid lays out everything in a desktop setting, so everything is very straightforward. Have some photos… -
"Ring Dimmer" Silences Your Phone So You Don’t Have To
1 Feb 2012 | 11:30 amIt’s happened to all of us. We are in a meeting, or a movie, or class, or some other place where an inopportune phone call or text message would immediately draw everyone’s attention to you, and not in a good way. Ring Dimmer is an app for Android that uses the ambient noise to intelligently adjust your phone’s ringer volume. This works both ways. If it is loud, it will crank up the volume. If it’s quiet, it will turn it down. This is also good for times where you are just by yourself at home, for instance, and full blast ringtones are way too loud. I had the… -
Walmart and T-Mobile add unlimited web to Unlimited Talk and Text plan
1 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amIf you having been shopping around for a low priced 3G data plan then look no further than Walmart’s new Family Mobile plan. The T-mobile powered Family Plan has just added unlimited data to its Unlimited Talk and Text plan. The pricing remains the same at $45 per month for the first line and users are given a monthly postpaid, no contract option with 3G data speeds. Each additional line cost $35 per month and works well for families hoping to pick up multiple smartphones. To attract new customers, those who activate before March 16th will receive 5GB data per month at 3G speeds. The…
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Wired Top Stories
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GigaOM Acquires PaidContent: Interview With GigaOM CEO Paul Walborsky
8 Feb 2012 | 5:30 pmOm Malik's GigaOM has purchased media news organization ContentNext, paidContent's parent company, from the UK's Guardian News & Media. -
Purported Pictures of iPad 3's Rear Casing Emerge
8 Feb 2012 | 4:28 pmThe launch of Apple's next iPad is just around the corner, if the presence of leaked parts images are any indicator. Today, what reasonably seems to be the rear casing of the new iPad has popped up in photo form on the interwebs. -
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gregory Brothers, ACLU Team for Video on Photographers' Rights
8 Feb 2012 | 4:10 pmBenjamin Franklin kicks an informative and hilarious rhyme about transparency and First Amendment protections for pro and amateur photographers in the latest video from Joseph Gordon-Levitt?s open collaborative production company, hitRECord. -
Researchers Build Hard Drive of Future With Lasers
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pmA team of researchers from across Europe and Asia has demonstrated a way of using laser heat to store data rather than magnetic fields, potentially increasing the speed of your hard drive by 100 times or more. Tom Ostler -- a physicist at the University of York, which led the research project -- tells Wired that this could not only allow allow your machine to save files much faster, but also reduce the machine's power consumption by avoiding traditional magnetic storage techniques. -
Tim Berners-Lee Takes the Stand to Keep the Web Free
8 Feb 2012 | 3:48 pmTim Berners-Lee, who invented the Web, testified Tuesday in a Texas courtroom, fighting to keep the web's most basic interactivity from being subject to licensing fees from a patent troll. If the fight fails, any website with interactive features may have to pay up to a little known firm called Eolas and the University of California.
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TMZ.com
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Eva Longoria Involved in Minor Fender Bender
8 Feb 2012 | 7:53 pmA guy in West Hollywood hit the jackpot this afternoon when he scored Eva Longoria's phone number ... but that's because she had just rear-ended him with her BMW ... TMZ has learned.According to our sources, Eva was leaving her BFF Ken Paves'… -
Katy Perry Divorce -- Taking Back Her Maiden Name ... Along with Her Millions
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pmKaty Perry's not only keeping all the cash she made during her marriage to Russell Brand -- she's also taking back her maiden name ... according to new divorce docs.Katy's response to Russell's divorce filing -- filed yesterday and obtained by TMZ… -
'Alcatraz' Star Parminder Nagra Files for Divorce -- Breaking Out of Her Marriage
8 Feb 2012 | 3:45 pm"Alcatraz" star Parminder Nagra -- the main chick from "Bend It Like Beckham" -- is kicking her husband to the curb ... TMZ has learned. 36-year-old Nagra has filed for divorce from photographer James Stenson ... seeking to end her three year… -
Charlie Sheen -- Super Bowl Partying with Baseball LEGENDS!!
8 Feb 2012 | 2:40 pmCharlie Sheen's Super Bowl party was better than yours ... WAYYYY BETTER ... 'cause he had chicken wings, ribs, sliders, cookies and some of the GREATEST BASEBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME!! Sheen hosted the bash at his Beverly Hills mansion ... and the… -
Alan Shearer -- Say it Loud ... I'm BLACK, Not African-American
8 Feb 2012 | 2:30 pm"Glory Road" actor Al Shearer wants to be called Black instead of African-American -- and a heated newsroom debate reveals almost everyone's got issues with labels. God, PC is exhausting!
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BBC News - Home
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Care referrals reach record high
8 Feb 2012 | 8:23 pmThe number of children referred into care in England hits a record high, after rising steadily in the years since the notorious Baby P case. -
Greek parties fail to agree cuts
8 Feb 2012 | 8:21 pmThe Greek prime minister has failed to secure his coalition parties' agreement to fresh austerity proposals, needed to agree a new bailout package. -
VIDEO: Tribes untouched by civilisation
8 Feb 2012 | 8:04 pmSaving the mysterious Amazon tribes untouched by modern world -
Heart disease risk 'inherited'
8 Feb 2012 | 8:00 pmScientists say a common heart disease which kills thousands each year is passed genetically from father to son. -
VIDEO: One-minute World News
8 Feb 2012 | 7:54 pmWatch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
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Obama mandate on birth control coverage stirs controversy
8 Feb 2012 | 8:30 pmRepublican leaders join Catholic religious groups in denouncing President Obama's mandate that health insurers offer birth control coverage. -
Military roles for women may change
8 Feb 2012 | 8:21 pmWomen may be allowed to serve in closer to front lines. -
Congress looks to ethics bill to boost public image
8 Feb 2012 | 7:23 pmThe House is poised to pass an ethics bill in an effort to address the historically low regard in which Congress is currently held. -
Mississippi executes man for 1995 robbery spree killings
8 Feb 2012 | 6:58 pmA man in Mississippi was put to death Wednesday evening for killing two men in a December 1995 robbery spree. -
Reel China: Hard-pressed documentary makers keep rolling
8 Feb 2012 | 6:13 pmA determined band of independent filmmakers is documenting the complex, often uncomfortable realities of China's past and present.
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Salon.com
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Preet Bharara’s toothless bite of Wall Street
8 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amRead this story at http://www.salon.com/2012/02/08/preet_bhararas_toothless_bite_of_wall_street/Continue Reading... -
The making of gay marriage’s top foe
8 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amRead this story at http://www.salon.com/2012/02/08/the_making_of_gay_marriages_top_foe/Continue Reading... -
Mitt Romney’s night from hell
7 Feb 2012 | 11:03 pmRead this story at http://www.salon.com/2012/02/08/mitt_romneys_night_from_hell/Continue Reading... -
The “lighter side” of the Vietnam War
7 Feb 2012 | 5:00 pmRead this story at http://www.salon.com/2012/02/08/vietnam_comics_imprint/Continue Reading... -
Is work worth it?
7 Feb 2012 | 5:00 pmRead this story at http://www.salon.com/2012/02/08/is_work_worth_it/Continue Reading...
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Social Media Mom
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The History and Evolution of the Businessman
30 Jan 2012 | 2:15 pmReading time: < 1 minute Sometimes it is hard to imagine a time before the internet and social networks - even as new as they are. These avenues of communication have completely changed the course of business, and thus, the businessman. Business MBA recently launched an infographic that takes us back to a time when prehistoric man made survival his business, we meet the poets of the renaissance, the discoverers of new worlds, and eventually a generation with the world at their fingertips who has proven to be unlike any other. From: Business MBA -
Win Free Tickets To ABC’s, The Revolution
25 Jan 2012 | 6:39 amReading time: 1 – 2 minutes If you are a fan of Ty Pennington, or of daytime talk shows, or of living a better life – this is your chance to be front and center. ABC is offering free tickets to be a part of their new show’s live studio audience. This is a wonderful opportunity. I am very impressed with the entire premise of the show. Here on Social Media Mom, we often talk about living a better and more balanced life, which is the idea behind The Revolution. When it comes to style, adventure, health, and fitness – The Revolution is doing its part to make people happy… -
A Guide To Travel Therapy Jobs
18 Jan 2012 | 10:15 amReading time: < 1 minute Many of us spend our lives looking for that dream job, and in this economy, we are forced to take what we can get. This is part of the reason Onward Healthcare's new infographic resonated with me. It is always reassuring to see industries that help job creation. This particular career track is interesting because: you can live comfortably off of it, you have the resources to help others, and you get to travel the country. Check out the following infographic for more information on this career, and let us know if you know anyone in this field or are interested in… -
Faces iMake App. Stimulates Creativity
16 Jan 2012 | 7:36 amReading time: 2 – 2 minutes The new app. for your iPhone and iPad, is an award winning activity for your kids. Your child will take everyday objects and make faces out of them. It helps your child to be more creative and stimulates right brain activity. The application was created by children’s book author, Hanoch Piven, and is loved by parents just as much as kids. Many parents have called it addicting, and say it even makes them feel they are being more creative. The game is easy and intuitive for your children, and has been said to be very helpful to children with… -
Apple To Apples: Tech vs. Fruit
11 Jan 2012 | 8:41 amReading time: < 1 minute I came across a great infographic, by MBA Online, that I thought was so clever. This was a very interesting way of getting cool stats on America's favorite technology, and Russia's favorite fruit. It should also be no surprise that most of our apples, and all of our Apples come from China. I hope this brings some joy to your wednesday! Created by: MBA Online
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How to Change the World
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Raising Money: What Not to Say and What Not to Believe #OfficeandGuyK
20 Jan 2012 | 10:46 amOver the past two weeks via my partnership with Microsoft and Office Web Apps, I’ve provided templates of models for you to create enchanting PowerPoint pitches, Word business plans, and Excel financial models. They are all available for you to download from my SkyDrive account. I hope these documents and blog posts help you save a boatload of time and increase the quality of your efforts.I leave you with two sets of top ten lies: one of entrepreneurs and one of investors so that you know what not to say and what not to believe. Top Ten Lies of Entrepreneurs “Our projections are… -
Design a Sam Adams beer
20 Jan 2012 | 8:24 amNow this is a fun project. I’m helping Sam Adams “tap” the knowledge of beer drinkers and crowd source its next brew. Join the party by getting the app and designing your beer: The final brew will be released in Austin in the first week of March. #sponsored -
How to Create an Enchanting Financial Forecast #OfficeandGuyK
17 Jan 2012 | 1:52 pmThis is the third post in my Microsoft partnership, and it’s all about numbers. The topic is crafting your financial forecast to include in your pitch. Bill Reichert, my partner at Garage Technology Ventures, created an Excel model and wrote this blog post. There’s a lesson in this too: Get the best person for the job. His grasp of financial models and how to present them exceeds mine by two orders of magnitude. The Purpose of Financial Projections When it comes to financial projections, there are two types of entrepreneurs: first, the “visionary entrepreneur” who… -
How to Create an Enchanting Business Plan #OfficeandGuyK
12 Jan 2012 | 8:16 amHere is the second post in my series about planning, pitching, and launching a new business venture. In partnership with Microsoft and Office Web Apps, I’ve created a Word document that outlines a good business plan. It’s saved to my SkyDrive folder here. Feel free to download it and use it as inspiration. And if you’re working with a partner, you can use the free Word Web App to stay in sync. I provided the PowerPoint document before the Word document because a good business plan is an elaboration of a good pitch as opposed to a good pitch being a distillation of good business plan. -
How to Create an Enchanting Pitch #OfficeandGuyK
9 Jan 2012 | 8:01 amWelcome to the first in a series of blog posts I’ll be doing as part of a partnership with Microsoft and Office Web Apps. Over the next two weeks, I’ll cover everything a budding entrepreneur needs to turn an idea into an enchanting investment opportunity—from the perfect pitch to a killer business plan to financial forecasts. I’m going to start with a little dissertation on creating effective PowerPoint pitches for your company. I embedded the sample deck for you to click through by using the PowerPoint Web App. When you’re ready to get started, you can download the…
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Mashable!
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‘Bachelor’ Contestant Courtney Gets Auto-Tuned [VIDEO]
8 Feb 2012 | 9:19 pmFans of The Bachelor are all too familiar with this season’s over-the-top contestant Courtney, who makes snide comments at the camera and likes to take off her bikini top. Now, a video has popped up on YouTube that has turned some of her signature phrases — from “Winning!” to “I do modeling” — into a catchy Auto-Tune clip. The contestants are vying for a rose from winemaker Ben, and Courtney has rubbed many of them the wrong way, and this video shows why. This is not the first time YouTube users have turned pop culture moments into Auto-Tuned videos. -
Facebook Talks About Social Games and Mobile Apps for 2012
8 Feb 2012 | 9:09 pmFacebook revealed its roadmap for social games and mobile apps for the rest of the year at the Inside Social Apps 2012 conference on Wednesday in San Francisco — and it’s good news for app developers. Want to create an app for Facebook’s Open Graph? The mobile space presents a huge opportunity to create cross-platform social games, said Carl Sjogreen, director of product management at Facebook, who spoke to a packed conference center filled with IT insiders about Facebook’s projections for the mobile social gaming and app space for this year. “You sort of had to… -
What Digital Non-Profits Can Learn From Companies Like Google
8 Feb 2012 | 8:46 pmDaniel Atwood works with organizations in the social sector to craft meaningful experiences for customers and constituents, and to find innovative product, campaign and messaging ideas in unexpected places. We live in a world where new digital products are solving problems daily — from managing our finances to remembering the groceries. Often, they’re solving problems we didn’t know we had, like the need to connect several times a day in 140 characters or less. Occasionally, they’re creating new problems (but that’s a topic for another conversation). What… -
Comment and Highlight on Websites with commentto
8 Feb 2012 | 8:30 pmThe Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: commentto Quick Pitch: Comment anywhere. Genius Idea: Commentto is a browser add-on service that allows users to highlight, bookmark, comment, save and share bookmarks and excerpts on websites. Do you ever want to add extra knowledge to a news story or other content on the web? Well, browser add-on commentto lets you comment on anything you want. Commentto allows users to highlight… -
Twitter Comedy: How to Be Funny in 140 Characters
8 Feb 2012 | 7:37 pmComedy is king on Twitter. Professional humorists and armchair standups alike have amassed legions of followers that hang on every 140-character quip. Twitter humor is a brand-builder, a great writing exercise, and if you’re really good, it might even land you a job (but probably not, so settle down). So, what does it take to get laughs at this 24/7 digital cocktail party? We asked some of the funniest tweeters around for their tips on cracking wise in the one-liner Renaissance. 1. Start by Being Funny in the First Place Bill Corbett knows a thing or two about landing short quips. He's…
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FIGHTING THE ELEPHANT - Ray William Johnson Video
7 Feb 2012 | 7:21 pmFIGHTING THE ELEPHANT - Ray William Johnson Video THANX FOR SUBSCRIBING TO MY VIDEOS!! :D MY TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RayWJ MY FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/raywilliamjohnson MY GOOGLE+ http://Gplus.to/RayWJ STORE: http://www.raywj.com/shop/ WEBSITE: http://raywj.com =3 Tshirt Girl: http://twitter.com/TheKylaLeon EQUALS 3 IN SPANISH: http://www.youtube.com/IgualATres ********************************************************************** Here are the links to the full reviews of the content discussed in this video. Please don't harass the video creators or send them hate-messages. -
LINDSAY LOHAN AS TALENTED AS PROP 8 IS CONSTITUTIONAL!!
7 Feb 2012 | 2:52 pmLINDSAY LOHAN AS TALENTED AS PROP 8 IS CONSTITUTIONAL!! Check out today's SourceFed!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWIosqbTnzc&list=PL8F30E917C5D2E4D4 FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/mqpRW7 TWITTER: http://Twitter.com/PhillyD Philly D OFFICIAL APP: http://bit.ly/aIyY0w ---------------------------- ALL of today's Stories: Motorcycle Circus Crash: http://gizmo.do/wtFsMD Lilyhammer Netflix Launch: http://gaw.kr/yIhQQb Machete Sequel?? http://bit.ly/x8GcAC New Spiderman Trailer: http://chzb.gr/zL5dwi Best. Bet. Ever: http://bit.ly/wuK5Pf Lindsay Lohan Photos: http://gaw.kr/xAWWoc Jessica… -
God Bless America Trailer HD
7 Feb 2012 | 11:41 amGod Bless America Trailer HD Starring: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Larry Miller, Melinda Page Hamilton, Geoff Pierson Director: Bob Goldthwait Studio: Magnet Releasing Genre: Comedy / Drama Rating: NR Running Time: 1 hour 39 minutes Release Date: May 11, 2012 Official Site: http://www.facebook.com/godble... SYNOPSIS: Loveless, jobless and possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and decides to off the stupidest, cruelest and most repellent members of society with an unusual accomplice: 16-year-old Roxy,… -
Giants Parade FAIL. What Giants player do you want to see? ... SANCHEZZZZZZZZZ!
7 Feb 2012 | 9:34 amGiants Parade FAIL. What Giants player do you want to see? ... SANCHEZZZZZZZZZ! Girl says the Giants player she wants to see is Sanchez ... SMH SHE FOLLOWS IT UP WITH SAYING PEYTON LMAOOOOO DISGRACEFUL. I guess when you win the Superbowl everyone becomes a fan. From: WHYTEWUNDER Views: 657636 586 ratings Time: 00:26 More in Sports -
نائب يرفع الأذان أثناء الجلسة ومشادة مع الكتاتني
7 Feb 2012 | 5:55 amنائب يرفع الأذان أثناء الجلسة ومشادة مع الكتاتني النائب ممدوح إسماعيل يرفع آذان العصر داخل قاعة…
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Holy Kaw!
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Is this tattoo infographic the real deal? [infographic]
8 Feb 2012 | 8:05 pmSo, the question is, did Polish artist Paul Marcinkowski make his infographic love permanent as part of a school project? We doubt it, but if the unthinkable is true, he’ll just have to point to that spot under his belly button to explain. Via Forbes. Like infographics? Not that much. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Harry Potter in 60 seconds [video]
8 Feb 2012 | 7:49 pmYou resisted the hype for so long, but now, curiosity has gotten the better of you and it’s simply not possible to live another minute without knowing what all the excitement was about. Lucky for you, catching up won’t involve spending a valuable week’s vacation holed up with a ten-pound book in hand thanks to the efforts of Ian Holliday and company. If you like what you see, be sure to follow the YouTube link and give them a hand winning the Virgin Radio Fake Film Festival 2012 contest. It’s what Dumbledore would have wanted. Full story at YouTube via The Mary Sue. -
SYNC: Even in a backwards world, love finds a way [video]
8 Feb 2012 | 7:20 pmDirected by Alberto Corral and filmed with an iPhone 4 and Steadicam Smoothee, SYNC takes a unique approach to retelling a classic story of love at first sight. Full story at YouTube via PetaPixel. Unique movies. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Every nerd’s worst nightmare: World’s largest dodgeball game [video]
8 Feb 2012 | 6:57 pmIf dodgeball day in gym class left you nursing wounds both physical and psychological during the eternity that is a bad grade school experience, you might not appreciate the efforts of 4,979 people at the University of Alberta trying to set a new world record. On the other hand, if dodgeball marked the high point of your glory days, revel in the chaos… Full story at Vimeo via Official Hype. Games from the good old days. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Text while you walk (safely this time)
8 Feb 2012 | 6:18 pmIf you’re ever twisted your ankle off a curb, bumped a stranger, or walked into a street post while texting—you need this app. ‘Transparent Screen’ for Android allows you to look through your device so you can anticipate any dangerous obstacles in your way while you’re texting on-the-go by harnessing the power of your camera to create the illusion of transparency. Just watch out for your battery life while using the app, as it’ll drain quickly. Full story at GeekOSystem. All the top tech. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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The New Yorker
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Books: “American Egyptologist” by Jeffrey Abt, review.
5 Feb 2012 | 9:00 pmBorn in Illinois in 1865, James Henry Breasted turned an early interest in the ministry and a talent for languages into a remarkable career as America’s first formally trained Egyptologist. He specialized in the recording of inscriptions and wanted nothing less than “the recopying and republication of . . . (Subscription required.) -
Emily Nussbaum: Children’s TV enjoys a renaissance.
5 Feb 2012 | 9:00 pmWhen children’s television comes up in conversation, everyone knows the drill. Begin with the sinister idiom “screen time.” To show you’re no prig, make a warm remark about “Sesame Street.” Name your favorite Muppet. (I suggest Beaker or the Swedish chef.) Then . . . (Subscription required.) -
Sasha Frere-Jones: Rick Ross and the life style of a boss.
5 Feb 2012 | 9:00 pmA central motif in contemporary hip-hop is rapping about drug dealing by artists who may not actually sell narcotics. Among others, Jay-Z, Clipse, and Young Jeezy have rhymed about a past or present involvement in the trade on the street. It’s typically impossible to determine whether . . . -
Alex Ross: Philip Glass’s 75th birthday celebrations.
5 Feb 2012 | 9:00 pmPhilip Glass’s place in musical history is secure. His sprawling, churning, monumentally obsessive works of the nineteen-seventies—“Music with Changing Parts,” “Music in Twelve Parts,” “Einstein on the Beach,” “Satyagraha”—have fascinated several generations of listeners, demonstrating . . . -
Raffi Khatchadourian: Dallas Wiens, face transplant recipient.
5 Feb 2012 | 9:00 pmGod took Dallas Wiens’s face from him on a clear November morning four years ago. If you ask Wiens, he will say that it was neither an accident nor a punishment; it was simply what had to happen. At the time, he was trying to paint the roof . . . (Subscription required.)
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This Just In
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Are Airlines Cracking Down on "Airplane Mode"?
8 Feb 2012 | 7:53 amAlec Baldwin might have gotten a high–profile slap on the wrist for trying to use his smart phone during a takeoff, but he’s hardly the only flyer loath to give up Words With Friends privileges. Despite repeated reminders from airlines and flight attendants, there are always those people who can’t seem to tear themselves away from their electronics. That’s why "airplane mode" (or "flight mode") has been such a boon for the technological traveler: By disabling a cell phone’s transmission capabilities, airplane mode renders cell phones acceptable for non–call purposes during… -
A More Comfortable Hotel Stay? There's an App for That
7 Feb 2012 | 2:38 pmWe've already shown how you can use your phone to find a place to stay, whether it's booking at the last minute, finding the nicest room in a hotel, or revealing which property you're about to book on an opaque site like Hotwire. But what about making your actual hotel stay more comfortable? Now there's an app for that too. The same company that works with hotels to set up interactive television systems such as the ones you find at The Iroquois in New York has developed a free app aimed at optimizing the hotel experience for anyone with a smartphone. (Courtesy LodgeNet Mobile)By downloading… -
Gulf Coast Beaches Recovering In BP Aftermath
7 Feb 2012 | 1:24 pmPresident Obama being briefed on the spill in May 2010 (Courtesy usepagov/Flickr)Following the recent hurricane season, environmental inspection teams have analyzed the coastlines impacted by the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also known as the BP oil spill) to check for additional impact, and the results show gradual improvements across the region. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality last month completed a 40-mile shoreline oil spill inspection, or 111 segments of shoreline, of which three segments need additional cleaning and monitoring. In Florida, 39 miles of… -
Best Reader Tips for Flying with an Infant
7 Feb 2012 | 12:53 pmWell, we survived our first flight! It actually wasn't so bad and our son was a trooper (that's him, taking it all in). (Courtesy Danielle Contray) Thanks to all of you that weighed in. The advice that came in handy the most was to stay calm—something I had to remind myself to do on a couple occasions. I've listed some of the most useful advice below, and I'll give you a couple of my own. Screening processes are different at every airport. We flew out of JFK and sailed through security no problem, even with bottles of formula and liquid antibiotics (which we packed separately and… -
Using Pinterest for Travel Inspiration
6 Feb 2012 | 11:32 amPinterest for travel inspiration (Courtesy Pinterest travel page of Julie Gallaher) The scrapbooking site Pinterest is a sudden sensation. In the past few months, the site has quadrupled in membership, with about 7 million visitors a month, most of them women. Pinterest is "a visual social network that organizes images by topic and lets you reshare with just one click," in the words today of tech celeb Pete Cashmore. The surprisingly addictive free site allows users to upload visually appealing pictures and content (such as advertisements or images of magazine covers) to "boards." Any time…
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Real Time Economics
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Study Finds Lack of Mobility Not Holding Back Employment
8 Feb 2012 | 1:58 pmNegative housing values haven’t prevented enough homeowners from moving to get a new job to have a big impact on overall unemployment in the U.S., a paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said. The research was made available Wednesday, and written by economists Alicia Sasser Modestino and Julia Dennett. The study explores the widely held belief that holds unemployment has in part remained stubbornly high because negative home equity values are preventing the unemployed from selling their home to pursue a new job. Put another way, many have believed the challenge of selling a… -
EU Commissioner Says Austerity Focus Feeding Recession
8 Feb 2012 | 11:29 amAn over-reliance on slimming government budgets is feeding the euro zone’s recession, European Union Labor Commissioner Laszlo Andor warned in an interview. “We need a smarter fiscal consolidation than before, which means that the wrongly calibrated fiscal consolidation measures probably contributed to the deceleration of growth and this second dip,” the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion said after meetings with the Obama administration, International Monetary Fund and World Bank officials this week. Although the job of labor commissioner… -
Monti: Germany ‘Invented the Market Economy’ in Postwar Europe
8 Feb 2012 | 9:04 amItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti has offered up a little refresher (and perhaps slightly revisionist) course in economic history. In a wide-ranging interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Monti — a longtime economics professor — hailed the Germans for being the founders of Europe’s post-World War II market economy. Bloomberg News Mario Monti, Italy’s prime minister The Germans “are, after all, the ones, in postwar Europe, who invented the market economy. This is not a U.K. construction,” Mr. Monti said. We asked whether he meant the “social” market economy… -
Fed’s Williams: If Recovery Falters, QE3 Is on the Table
8 Feb 2012 | 8:01 amIf the economic recovery falters, the Fed should provide more stimulus through bond buying to get things back on track, a top central bank official said. -
Insurers Look to ‘Expert’ to Make Their Case as Regulators Weigh Financial Overhaul
8 Feb 2012 | 7:48 amRoy Woodall, the insurance expert on the Financial Stability Oversight Council, was the last addition to a panel overhauling rules for the financial industry, but he’s not the least important for insurance companies. Insurance companies see Woodall, one of 10 voting members on the panel, as perhaps their best hope to make a case that they are different than the rest of the financial industry and should be exempt from potentially onerous new rules that could limit how the companies do business in the markets. “We’re feeling a lot more comfortable. There was a lot going on…
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ProductMarketing.com
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Left-Hand-Turn Elimination – New York Times
1 Feb 2012 | 7:09 pmIt seems that sitting in the left lane, engine idling, waiting for oncoming traffic to clear so you can make a left-hand turn, is minutely wasteful — of time and peace of mind, for sure, but also of gas and therefore money. Not a ton of gas and money if we’re talking about just you and your Windstar, say, but immensely wasteful if we’re talking about more than 95,000 big square brown trucks delivering packages every day. And this realization — that when you operate a gigantic fleet of vehicles, tiny improvements in the efficiency of each one will translate to huge savings overall —… -
What’s the deal with Product Marketing? | On Product Management
28 Jan 2012 | 5:31 amThe fact is that both the roles of “Product Manager” and “Product Marketer” are poorly understood and implemented in the industry. e.g. There’s too much focus on what a “Product Manager” does vs. what “Product Management” does. via What’s the deal with Product Marketing? | On Product Management. -
Product Management lies at the heart of Innovation | On Product Management
28 Jan 2012 | 5:28 amAnd just to be clear — the difference is not about simply marketing or selling the invention. It’s about inventing things that solve people’s problems, and then getting those inventions into the hands of the people who can benefit from them, and ultimately improving their lives or experiences. via Product Management lies at the heart of Innovation | On Product Management. -
The Art of the Compelling Software Presentation | Sandhill
17 Jan 2012 | 7:04 amThe risk for software companies in a highly competitive market is that their marketing presentations must always “hit the mark” in order to inspire the customer. There is no place for losing listeners due to boring and ineffective presentations either in content or delivery. Software executives must start to break the cult of the average presentation habits. It is crucial to understand and put into practice proven communication skills of authentic presence and voice that will maximize results every time. Good tips on presentation technique in The Art of the Compelling Software… -
It is easy to find a Scrum Master, it is hard to find a good one
15 Jan 2012 | 5:24 amFor those of you in the Denver area, Pragmatic Marketing alum Michael Swansegar is leading an event to explore: Is a Project Manager automatically a good Scrum Master? How can a Scrum Master impact the culture of the company? How can a Scrum Master be an ‘agile champion’ with The Development Team and Product Owner? Do certificates for a Scrum Master actually carry weight? These are just some of the questions explored at the PMI event in Feb 2012. The event is in person (Denver) and online. Primary Theme: It is easy to find a Scrum Master, it is hard to find a good one.
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Tyner Blain
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Why Do Products Fail?
8 Feb 2012 | 8:38 amWhy do products fail? Trying to organize all of the reasons that your product might fail is a Herculean effort. Understanding how your product did, will, or might fail will help you focus on what you need to do next. An Exploration of Product Management A personal goal for me is to become better at product management, so that I can help create better products. As a product manager, the most important thing you should be doing is understanding the problems that your customers face. If you treat “improving at product management” as the product, you should start with an… -
Specializing Generalist
1 Feb 2012 | 7:07 amThe ideal agile team is made up of specializing generalists – but what does that really mean? The goal isn’t to prevent functional silos of expertise, it is to allow people to cover for each other. Great Conversation Elena Yatzeck (@eyatzeck) posted a comment on an earlier article about agile maturity models. In terms of refinement, I’m thinking a lot these days about “staffing the engineering team correctly.” I’m not sure I agree in practice that you can or should try to staff all teams with “specializing generalists,” or at least not as taken to an extreme. (If… -
Tally the Score – Comparing Products Part 8
19 Jan 2012 | 11:41 amAfter building an understanding of which problems are important to your each customer you want to serve, and rating each competitive product , you’re ready to tally the scores and see how your product compares with your competition. This tells you if you’re likely to crush it, and if not, lets you know where you should invest later. This series on comparing products starts here if you need to get caught up. And now, on to the finale… Overall Product Comparison Process This is a relatively long series. Each article will start with a recap of the overall process. -
Rating Your Competition – Comparing Products Part 7
12 Jan 2012 | 6:22 amAt this point in the product comparison series, you know who your customers are, which problems are important to them, and which products compete to solve those problems. It’s time to score the competing products and see how the solutions your product provides (or will provide) will stack up. This is the latest in a series on comparing products, jump back to the start of the series if you came here first, but hurry up :). Overall Product Comparison Process This is a relatively long series. Each article will start with a recap of the overall process. Getting useful information… -
Know Your Competition – Comparing Products Part 6
21 Dec 2011 | 8:08 amYou start with a point of view about what makes a minimum viable product. When your product launches, it is your customer’s point of view that matters. You must understand which problems your customers care about solving, and what solutions are available to your customers today. You need to understand your competition to make informed decisions about your product. This is the latest in a series on comparing products – jump back to the beginning of the series to catch up, we’ll wait. Overall Product Comparison Process This is a relatively long series. Each article…
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brainmates - product management people
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Product Manager – Mobile Communication Applications, Sydney
7 Feb 2012 | 8:22 pmOur dear friends at Soprano Design are seeking an outstanding Product Manager with 3 to 5 years Product Management experience to run their Mobile Enterprise Messaging Suite for their Mobile Network Operator partner community. As a Product Manager at Soprano you will be self motivated, conscientious and ambitious to drive this portfolio of applications. On a daily basis you will be involved with: • Enabling channel partners • Providing strategic leadership for your product portfolio • Executing upon tactics to drive business outcomes • Supporting Internal and External Customers •… -
Considering The Minimum Viable Product
2 Feb 2012 | 8:47 pmThe purpose of my story is to talk about the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP). More specifically, MVP within a complex environment with long, protracted product builds. The concept of the MVP doesn’t usually exist in such an environment. It evolved out of lean start ups. But it can be applied in big corporates. We’re currently on a big consulting gig. This project involves numerous products going in and coming out of development. It also includes a complex set of very vocal stakeholders, multiple development teams and a strong Prince2 mantra embedded in the culture of… -
Looking to Finish Summer With a New Job?
24 Jan 2012 | 6:35 pmAre you refreshed from the summer break and looking for a new job? brainmates has been made aware of a few Product Management job vacancies in the software industry. PageUp People is looking for a Technical Product Manager, to be based in Melbourne. If you are interested in helping PageUp People be the market leader in talent management through creating and implementing innovative products that meet their clients needs, contact Bryce Dunn, Senior VP of Product Management, if you’re interested in applying. Objective is also looking for a two Sydney-based Product Managers. If you are… -
2012 Product Management Predictions
19 Jan 2012 | 9:36 pmWith years of experience in Product Management and a love of the professional domain, brainmates took to predicting the top Product Management trends that will directly affect you as a Product Managers in 2012. Prediction 1 – Roles within Product Management will become more specialised. Product Management covers a wide range of activities. In 2012 we expect to see further clarification and specialisation around the different areas of expertise. Product Marketing will focus on better understanding the market, the buyers and the users, while Product Experience will focus on exploring the… -
A Game Plan for the New Year
17 Jan 2012 | 3:29 pmJanuary represents the opportunity to refresh and recalibrate your thinking. By the time you get to mid February the year has well and truly started and you would have lost that opportunity to take some quiet time to think about what you should do for the rest of the year. Do more than that just clearing out your mailbox. That can feel restorative but it doesn’t necessarily add that much value to the start of the new year. Start the Game Right Instead you should kick start your strategic planning thinking and use the next few weeks to write up a basic strategic Product Plan that will set…
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Technology Marketing
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Join Me And Your Fellow Sales Enablement HEROes In San Francisco!
3 Feb 2012 | 2:42 pmWe are putting together our final plans and the Sales Enablement Forum for 2012 is shaping up nicely. Here is a brief video update on the theme and our speakers and why I believe this is a can't miss opportunity for you and your team. I hope to see you in March. Thanks, Brad Read more -
Upcoming Keynote On Channel Enablement At Distree EMEA Next Week
30 Jan 2012 | 4:48 amPeter O'Neill here. I've been invited to speak, again, at the annual Distree EMEA event in Monte Carlo next week. Now in its tenth year, Distree gathers together top executives from tech industry vendors and distributors plus, in recent years, retailers from around EMEA for three days that include a trade show, presentation sessions, and meetings to discuss industry-specific channel topics. The 2011 event drew 950 delegates from 127 tech vendors and over 400 distributors. One of the event highlights for everybody is a process to request and set up formal one-on-one meetings between the… -
Calling All Sales Enablement Leaders, Wherever You Are: SE Forum 2012
25 Jan 2012 | 10:02 amI have the privilege of talking with many of our clients and, surprising as it may sound, many don't have titles that match their real jobs! Who does these days? Maybe the CFO. So, as we gear up for our second annual Sales Enablement Forum, I want to make sure we don't miss inviting any of our Tech Marketing friends who do a little enablement on the side, or a lot of it as their full-time focus, title or not... We chose the lead image for this year's Sales Enablement event to grab your attention because we believe you can truly be a HERO to your CEO. But it won't be an… -
Yes, Content Must Be Managed Internally As Well
17 Jan 2012 | 6:46 amPeter O'Neill here. My first report on content management came out last week and it has already generated several conversations - please keep those comments and inquiry requests coming. Content management was also a significant part of a one-day workshop I delivered to a client in Lisbon last week. They offer eProcurement and eMarketing software-as-a-service. So an interesting discussion we had was, "Do you need different content as a SaaS provider compared to a product vendor?" We concluded that the information would be the same, but the sense of urgency about delivering digital content… -
2012 Tech Marketing Priorities – From 50 Tech Marketing Execs
30 Dec 2011 | 3:18 pmUnderstanding the priorities of fellow tech marketers is a great way to tune one's own 2012 initiatives. Over the past two months, my Forrester Technology Council colleagues and I have spent quite a bit of time surveying and talking with members (~ 50 tech CMO's and VP's of Marketing) about their priorities for 2012. Before the champagne pops up here in Boston, I wanted to share a few of the priorities my colleagues and I are hearing most about for 2012:Read moreCategories:Brand Management Community Marketing Demand Generation Demand Management content marketing thought leadership
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The Accidental Product Manager
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What Can FishVille Teach Product Managers About Using Analytics?
6 Feb 2012 | 1:00 amImage Credit You can have any fish that you want in Fishville, if you are willing to pay for it… Here’s a classic product management question for you: how well do you know your customers? I mean, do you know then REALLY well? We all like to say that we know what our customers are looking for, but do we? The product managers over at the online gaming company Zynga (you know, the one that went from nothing to $600M in revenue overnight) can say that they do know their customers very well. They’ve got the analytics to prove it. Fishville: A Case Study In Product Management… -
What “What’s In Your Wallet?” Means To Product Managers
30 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amWho would have guessed that Vikings could sell credit cards? I’m sure that any product manager living in the U.S. has encountered one of the Capital One ads for their credit cards at some point in time over the last year or so. What might get lost in the blizzard of Capital One ads and promotions that seem to always be around us, is that the product managers at Capital One are very good at what they do. Perhaps we can learn something from them… It’s All About Analytics There are a lot of companies out there that are selling credit cards to consumers. Why has Capital One… -
What A Video Rental Store Can Teach Product Managers
23 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amImage Credit Can you even remember racing to the video store to avoid late charges? Not to date myself or anything, but can anyone else remember going to the video store on a Friday or Saturday night? I’d wander the aisles and take a look at every movie on the “just released” rack in order to decide which one or two videos I was going to rent. Netflix and the Internet have pretty much killed the video store these days and so what’s a video store product manager to do? (Streaming) Video Killed The Video Store To be a video store product manager in the 1990s was the… -
Is Being Yellow The Worst Product Management Job In The World – Or Not?
16 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amImage Credit Should A Product Manager Let Their Customer's Fingers Do The Walking? When I was first out living on my own, the arrival of the latest copy of the yellow (and white) pages was a big deal. Since my parents had always received these huge volumes, when I got mine I felt that somehow I was now a “grown up”. Fast forward to the 21st Century and man have things changed. There still are Yellow Pages®, but is it possible that owning this product is the worst product management job ever? What Happened To The Yellow Pages Once upon a time the Yellow Pages ruled the world… -
What A High-End Boutique Can Teach A Product Manager About Marketing
9 Jan 2012 | 5:00 amImage Credit Just because you are a boutique doesn't mean the big boys can push your products around… So there you are, a happy product manager creating and delivering products that meet your customer’s needs. All of a sudden (but you should have seen it coming) a big box competitor with tons of selection and low, low prices shows up in your backyard. Oh, oh – what’s a product manager to do now? It turns out that we can learn some lessons from the world of women’s fashion. Boutiques have been dealing with this very situation for awhile and they have a thing or two…
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Schooner Information Technology Strengthens Leadership Team with Strategic Hires - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
8 Feb 2012 | 5:53 pmSchooner Information Technology Strengthens Leadership Team with Strategic HiresEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)Julie Bryce Munro joins Schooner as the senior director of marketing and Pavan Venkatesh joins as the director of product management and strategy. “Schooner has always valued and attributed our success to the intelligence, ingenuity and creativity of and more » -
Artfact Names Josh Hale Vice President of Product Management - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
8 Feb 2012 | 5:53 pmArtfact Names Josh Hale Vice President of Product ManagementEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)BOSTON--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Artfact, the leading live auction software, tools and services provider, announced today it has named Josh Hale Vice President of Product Management. In the newly-created position, Hale is responsible for product and more » -
60 million users engaged with apps on Facebook mobile platform since launch ... - Inside Facebook
8 Feb 2012 | 5:28 pmThe Independent60 million users engaged with apps on Facebook mobile platform since launch Inside FacebookFacebook Director of Product Management Carl Sjogreen revealed that over 60 million users have engaged with mobile applications via Facebook, 320 million times per month since the mobile platform launched in October 2011. Sjogreen shared this statistic Facebook Talks About Social Games and Mobile Apps for 2012MashableFacebook: 60 million users access apps through a mobile deviceThe Next Web (blog)all 38 news articles » -
Product Management Advice From the Trenches - Business Insider
8 Feb 2012 | 9:51 amProduct Management Advice From the TrenchesBusiness InsiderIf you've read my blog for the last two months, you've probably noticed a pretty consistent theme: I'ma big believer in the strategic importance of product management in an early stage software company. All of those posts addressed the fundamental -
Virtium Names Gary Drossel VP of Product Strategy - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
8 Feb 2012 | 8:04 amVirtium Names Gary Drossel VP of Product StrategySan Francisco Chronicle (press release)Drossel has 22 years of product management, engineering and marketing experience in the embedded computing industry and has played an integral role in building SSD product portfolios. Virtium Technology, Inc., a leading provider of storage and memory and more »
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F5 Extends Support for Top VDI Solutions
8 Feb 2012 | 8:10 pmNetworking appliances company F5 Networks, extended its support for some of the top virtual desktop infrastructure or VDI solutions, including Citrix XenDesktop, VMware View, Virtualization is a powerful tool that can help organizations cut costs and improve availability and management efficiency. -
Ron Levy Joins Broadway Systems as Senior Vice President
8 Feb 2012 | 4:05 pmGRAND RAPIDS, MICH.: Broadway Systems announced that Ron Levy recently joined the company as senior vice president. -
ComGuard to Provide Security from Recent DHCP Vulnerability
8 Feb 2012 | 11:50 amBlueCat Networks discovered the vulnerability and was prepared to immediately provide patches to its customers on the same day as the ISC's public release. -
Oracle Analytics Package Expands In-Database Processing Options
8 Feb 2012 | 9:50 amOracle stepped up its big data analysis capabilities on Wednesday with the release of Oracle Advanced Analytics, a blending of two existing Oracle products with added features that let statistical analysts execute open source R analytics inside the widely used Oracle 11g database. -
IndigoVision releases OPC Integration Module v2.0
8 Feb 2012 | 5:41 amIndigoVision released an update to its OPC Data Access Server Integration Module, allowing communication from IndigoVision's SMS4TM system to OPC compliant clients.
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The Experience is the Product
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Announcing Change without Inducing Panic
2 Feb 2012 | 12:04 pmYour product will change. You’re going to have to communicate those changes to your customers. How you do this can make the difference between “a few angry Tweets” and “death threats from your community” That last point may bear repeating — 9 times out of 10, it’s not what you changed that makes customers angry. It’s how you communicated it. You need to communicate these 5 things within 10 seconds / 1 screen of text: When the change is coming How this affects you (or “This does not affect you unless X”) What action you need to take… -
You Shouldn’t Use a Survey If…
26 Jan 2012 | 12:44 pmSurveys are an incredibly useful market and customer research tool. But you use them too often. (Not, you know, you personally. But ‘you’ in a global companies and organizations kind of sense.) You shouldn’t use a survey if: You aren’t sure which type of people you should ask to take your survey. There are almost zero contexts where you’ll get useful data out of having “anyone” take your survey. (And thinking, “I’ll just get thousands of responses, and then filter by some criteria later” is both a copout and unlikely.) … -
All Customers Are Not Created Equal (part 2)
19 Jan 2012 | 11:37 amYou can read part 1 here. So how can you apply customer development techniques to large enterprise customers and existing customers? They’re still people, so fundamentally they also have problems and pain points and constraints. But there are some things to keep in mind if you want to maximize how productive your conversations are. Large enterprise customers Expect anything they see to look ‘good’. This doesn’t mean that you need to show a working app — trust me, big company folks are plenty accustomed to being sold products by PowerPoint deck — but… -
All Customers Are Not Created Equal (part 1)
12 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pmCustomer development and lean startup techniques have been so loudly touted by, well, startups, that many people in non-startup or non-technology companies think these tools don’t apply to them. “The rules are different when you’re talking to large enterprise customers,” they say. ”This doesn’t work when you’re dealing with customers who are already using your products and have certain expectations,” they say. Yes and no. YES, the techniques I write about on this blog WILL work on your customers. NO, you can’t blindly apply them… -
The Biggest Risk in Hiring Product People
2 Dec 2011 | 10:27 amThe biggest risk in hiring product people is… THE UNKNOWN. What if we hire this person and they aren’t able to execute? What if they can’t negotiate with our engineers? What if they can’t operate under conditions of uncertainty? What if they worry over every little detail until they’ve totally missed the big picture? What if they just say “yes” to everything so we lose our focus? What if they blithely accept our broken processes and bad habits so that we keep making the same mistakes? In the past month, I’ve spent quite a bit of time being the…
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The Cranky Product Manager
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Why Sales Bitches About Product Management & What to Do About It
26 Jan 2012 | 1:34 pmYou've heard that old chestnut. You've seen it in a million articles. The big advice Sales Droids offer to Product Managers is "Don't just talk about features. Tie the features to problems." And whenever the Cranky Product Manager sees Yet Another Article offering this advice, she thinks, "Doesn't every product manager already know this stuff? Duh? How is the Cranky Product Manager going to create a blog post from this nugget of obvious non-wisdom?" But then the Cranky Product Manager thought about it. Then she had a nice glass of Chardonnay. Then more thinking. And then… -
The Brain of a Sales Droid – A Visual Guide
12 Dec 2011 | 8:31 amBehold, a visual guide to the inside of a SalesDroid's brain, or more specifically, an Enterprise Software SalesDroid's brain, as viewed from Product Management. Yes, the lack of artistic merit in this drawing is profoundly pitiful. Thank goodness the Cranky Product Manager has a day job. If you receive posts via email, you probably didn't see the image below. So visit the blog http://wp.me/po3Ly-wr -
What Do Five-Year Olds and Product Managers Have In Common?
28 Nov 2011 | 1:38 pmSeems like everyone in the Product Management blog-o-universe just loves to chat about where Product Management should report in the organization. (Sorry, I don't have time to provide the links right now,... maybe someone can provide some in the comments?) Unsurprisingly, among us Product Management weenies of the world, the overwhelming consensus that Product Management should report directly to the CEO. Thing is, asking this question of product managers is a little like asking a five-year old if candy should be served with every meal instead of vegetables. OF COURSE… -
How Did They Survive While the Cranky PM Was on Maternity Leave?
22 Nov 2011 | 11:43 amThe Cranky Product Manager has returned from the land of sweatpants and spit-up (aka maternity leaave), and is now back at Dysfunctosoft three days a week. She's still sleep deprived and cranky, but is enjoying the conversations with adults and the astonishing luxury of going to the bathroom BY HERSELF IN PEACE without someone having a mammoth conniption fit. 50s mom We'll see how it goes, being a part-time product manager. The Cranky Product Manager is skeptical about the plausibility of such an undertaking. Can product management be done part time? The Cranky Product Manager would love to… -
Not Dead, Just Wearing Sweatpants and Spit-up. Every. Single. Day.
29 Jul 2011 | 4:17 pmPlease be informed that the Cranky Product Manager is not dead, not stuck under something heavy, and has not (yet) given up the fine art of blogging. Her recent absence can be explained: Kids. Or rather, a new kid. Kid #2, to be exact. And apparently the Cranky Product Manager pissed off the universe by referring to kid #1 as the "CrankyKid," cuz OMFG kid #2 has genuine Cranky Superpowers. Let's repeat that: OMFG. The Cranky PM made a vow. No work-related anything during this maternity leave. Not even cranky blogging. Not even READING blogs. Or reading _anything_, really. Because…
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Learning Guitar Now Blog
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Paul Beard Goldtone Dobro Demo
18 Jan 2012 | 4:51 amI picked up this Dobro as a fairly inexpensive way to get a roundneck resonator. Previously I had owned a squareneck version of this guitar, so I knew it was a good instrument. For the price, I don’t think you can find a better sounding resonator. It simply sounds amazing and comes alive to me unlike many of the other guitars in this price range. I picked up this guitar for $550 at Musicians Friend. I challenge you to find a better deal. In the video below I give you a short demonstration of what this guitar sounds like using open g tuning. I’m also using fingerpicks in this video… -
Where are Video Podcasts 1-26?
13 Jan 2012 | 9:12 amPodcast 1-26 were recorded about 3-4 years ago and some of the lessons contain bad video quality, information about products that are no longer available, and some of the lessons I don’t feel like were my best information. I was learning about doing a video guitar lesson podcast. Some of these video podcasts’ are not compatible with the ipod or iphone as well. The original video files were lost due to a hard drive failure so there can be no editing of the videos. For these reasons, I have decided to remove them forever. They are gone and will not ever be available. You can check out… -
Video Podcast 57: Warren Haynes Slide Guitar
6 Jan 2012 | 4:52 amIn Video Podcast 57, I want to show you a standard tuning slide guitar lick in the style of Warren Haynes. This is the first lesson where I use the 335 for playing standard tuning slide. This guitar has not been setup for slide. The action is pretty low and I’m using a set of .010′s for strings. It is harder to play like this, but not impossible. You really have to keep a light touch, while pressing the slide gently against the strings. Watch the Video Tab for this Lesson To get the tone for this lesson, the amp is a 1966 Fender Vibrolux on 6 with a Weber Mini Mass. For pedals I… -
How to Set and Achieve Goals with Your Guitar Playing
4 Jan 2012 | 7:28 amIt’s 2012 and I bet your super pumped that this WILL BE the year that you start playing blues and slide like you want to. You are probably really excited about the new gear you got for Christmas and you’ve been thinking about how this year is going to be different than all the other ones. This year YOU WILL PLAY LIKE DUANE! Or whomever you are into. So what happens to most people who start the year off with this attitude? I would say that the majority of people have really good intentions when the new year arrives, but for some reason things just don’t go as planned, and… -
Slide Guitar Tone – Gibson SG and Fender Blackface Vibrolux
16 Dec 2011 | 6:00 amIn this video I want to show you the many different tones you can get from a Gibson 61 SG Reissue and a Blackface Fender Vibrolux. There are no effects being used other than reverb from the amp. That will give an idea of what kind of tone you can get from using this combination of guitar and amp. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or comments. Related Posts:The Infamous Guitar Tones of Eric ClaptonBlues Guitar Tone Lesson: Gibson 335VL Effects Bullitt Booster Fat Vintage DemoMy Settings for Blues Guitar and Slide Guitar DVDs1966 Fender Vibrolux Review: The Ultimate Gig amp…
