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Archive for March 6th, 2009

Holy Water-Gate

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Gulp. A very moving film.

A beautifully directed film.
A taboo subject and a film that shines the light on a gut-wrenching subject.

This is worth your time this weekend. Watch it now on SnagFilms.

Portals are Still About Bread and Butter

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Portals are really all about email; messaging; stock quotes; and - of course - search. Yahoo mail; AOL mail; Hotmail are the big drivers of clicks. It amazes me that the portals don’t double down on communications and make mail, messaging and the address book better; cleaner; faster; and spam free! What could possibly be more important?

News, music and movies sneak in a bit as content sites and some other functionality for video and audio playing. But specialists are winning here: Hulu, YouTube, ESPN, CNN, Google News, etc. etc. It is hard for a portal to win in specialist areas.

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It Happens

Friday, March 6th, 2009

We are in a slump.

Teams slump.

Boston lost again last night to a team behind them in the standings. Had we won the last three games at home, we would be right on their heels now for first place in the East. In our last ten games, we are 5-5. In Boston’s last ten games, they are 3-7.

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Size is the Enemy of Cool

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Size is the enemy of being nimble.

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