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Archive for August 7th, 2008

So in the One Week That I Took Off From Blogging, We Learned That…

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
  • Chris Clark is feeling better and getting ready for training camp;
  • That David Steckel will be playing for the Caps for two more years at least;
  • That “On Frozen Blog” wanted to run marketing; merchandising sales and media management for the Washington Capitals;
  • That the weather and smog in China is pretty bad this time of year and would affect the Olympians as I predicted a year ago;
  • That more than 5,000 virtual movie theaters have been opened and operated by fellow filmanthropists working with SnagFilms. And - if you can believe it - more than 7 .5 million views of SnagFilms have happened in less than 30 days;
  • That the new Facebook design was a bit troubling for us;
  • That Gilbert Arenas wanted sharks for his home aquarium;
  • That the new Batman film really is great;
  • And that taking one week off from blogging can recharge the batteries. Welcome back.

Give More Than You Take

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Here is Q&A with me in the Examiner newspaper. It describes pretty well my feelings regarding “the big picture”, faith and a higher calling. Remember: An unexamined life is a life not worth living.

LaunchBox Launches Nine New Companies

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Terrific news for our local economy and congratulations to LaunchBox Digital. Check out the list of new companies. Is the next Google hiding within?

IndieWIRE Top 10 Widget

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Check out indieWIRE’s Top 10 documentaries widget. Well done.

Pictures from Brooklyn

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

This is why you have to love the web. Here are photos from the 60’s and 70’s from Brooklyn, a little bit of nostalgia for my friends who I grew up with who read my blog.

Walt Mossberg Video Interview

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Here is Walt on SnagFilms, a very insightful segment.