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Archive for August 29th, 2008

Labor Day: End of Summer

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Summer seems to be ending. Autumn will soon be here. Enjoy this long weekend and get ready for a sprint to the new season. I won’t be posting again until next Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. I will miss the summer season but can’t wait to get back at it for the new season. Go Caps!

The World is Curved

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A good friend of mine - David M. Smick - has written a great new book called The World is Curved. It is about the hidden dangers in our overall economy. It is a great read and is published by Penguin Publishing. Check it out.

Be Here To Love Me

Friday, August 29th, 2008

If you like great songwriting and music then you will love this film. It’s about the life and times of Townes Van Zandt with lots of guest appearances by multiple stars of a wide range of musical genres.

A good film to kick back and watch this long weekend.

Addiction

Friday, August 29th, 2008

This is a scary, gritty and straightforward film about the terrors of drug addiction.

It is the kind of film with a message and a warning to those who dabble in drug use. Check it out here courtesy of SnagFilms. It will scare you straight.

Recent Snaggers Feature and an Interesting Thought

Friday, August 29th, 2008

We have just added a new feature on SnagFilms, a list of recent Snaggers. Snaggers are people and sites that have snagged a film and embedded a widget to stream films. Think of it this way: In the United States, there are about 6,000 buildings that house movie theaters and they have combined about 30,000 screens to show films.

In less than six weeks, SnagFilms has about 10,000 affiliates. Some that show a single film and some that have a multiplex of many films. My estimate is that in less than 90 days we will have replicated the physical footprint of 30,000 screens in a virtual format.

How is that for great progress and the power of Web 2.0? Thank you so much if you have snagged a widget and have opened a virtual movie theater. The filmmakers thank you. The charities they support thank you. The consumers that get to watch the films for free in a frictionless way thank you. And we thank you.

I Will Also Be A Guest at Nathan’s Q&A Cafe

Friday, August 29th, 2008

See details here. This is a very intimate setting and these talks are very personal and informative. Check it out.

Keynote Speech

Friday, August 29th, 2008

I will be speaking as a keynoter at this DC-based event. Hope to see you then and there.