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A site that attempts to render the internet down into one easy-to consume mental beverage.
Replacing Newspapers: A Cocktail Approach
I hate like hell to keep doing quick, off-the-cuff bites at such big topics, but maybe I should just resign myself to accepting the web ethos of not trying to do all things at once. Yeah, yeah, I know - "Eat the elephant one bite at a time."So here's an interesting...
Mobile Banking? Sure Thing – Right After I Get Rid of This Nigerian Prince on Line 2…
Another quick hit, as I prepare content for the soon-to-be launched blog on Artesian Media. This one has to do with a "killer app" that already is a big hit in the rest of the world, but that has yet to take off here in the U.S. Last week, one of the more...
Mobile Banking? Sure Thing – Right After I Get Rid of This Nigerian Prince on Line 2…
Another quick hit, as I prepare content for the soon-to-be launched blog on Artesian Media. This one has to do with a "killer app" that already is a big hit in the rest of the world, but that has yet to take off here in the U.S. Last week, one of the more...
Hoax? Sarah Palin’s E-mail Hacked?
I'd like to dismiss this as a hoax, but there don't seem to be any of the telltale signs of a hoax, such as sarcastic recipes for "mooseburgers & cheese" or reminders to force-feed wayward daughters Depo-Provera. Anonymous is the hacker group allegedly involved -...
Hoax? Sarah Palin’s E-mail Hacked?
I'd like to dismiss this as a hoax, but there don't seem to be any of the telltale signs of a hoax, such as sarcastic recipes for "mooseburgers & cheese" or reminders to force-feed wayward daughters Depo-Provera. Anonymous is the hacker group allegedly involved -...
Wall St. Bailouts: “We are all communists now.”
Wow. This is some pretty strong stuff from Jim Cramer, the "Mad Money" guy, who is looking more & more like one of the few guys who saw early on which way this was all going. I have to go back to Sept. '07, when I looked in the faces of some international bankers...