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Archive for October 23rd, 2007

Green to Gold

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

I am reading a very interesting new book called "Green to Gold" by Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston. The book basically posits that a good environmental strategy is key to a good business strategy.

Come Out And Honor Dave Fay

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Here are the details on Friday’s event to celebrate the life and times of Dave Fay.

Washington Times on the Blogosphere

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Here is an in-depth article on the blogosphere covering the Washington Capitals. It is well written and well researched. Thank you, Tim. We appreciate how much you are doing to cover our team. Our fans thank you and we all read and enjoy your blog as well.

Here is an in-depth article on the blogosphere covering the Washington Capitals. It is well written and well researched. Thank you, Tim. We appreciate how much you are doing to cover our team. Our fans thank you and we all read and enjoy your blog as well. I wanted to add some comments on the article though because I do think it misses some of the points of why we have led in the creation of a blogosphere. Every single newspaper, magazine and local TV station that covers us as a team is shrinking; losing readers and viewers; shedding advertisers; and cutting budgets. It has nothing to do with the quality of the work being done. It is just because the world has changed; the consuming audience has changed; and the way media is delivered has changed. We live in a world of consumer choice and control and when a consumer wants deep subject specific information, they can now find it on any subject they want. Also, I do question some of the mainstream media and its programming choices and how it creates self-fulfilling prophecies in how it allocates its dwindling resources on some matters and ignores others. I also wonder - if you are programming one traditional way and you are shrinking, then why don

Cool YouTube Video From Saturday Night

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Check it out. Well done and fun.

Happy Halloween

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

This lovely slice of reality comes from John Buckley and his keen eye on what is authentic and real. Check it out.