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Archive for March 10th, 2009

“I Can’t Say Enough Nice Things About Abe.”

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

That was everyone’s sentiment at the event and in all of the news reports since.

What a beautiful event and what deserved recognition for Abe and his family.

We all support Mr. Pollin as a partner and as a philanthropist. As I have noted, he has done more for Washington DC than any individual I have ever met.

Read this article. Well done.

Facebook Backlash

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

As I mentioned last week, size is the enemy of cool.

Whenever a product or service crosses the chasm and goes from 1 million to 10 million to 100 million users, it loses its luster and its coolness.

This happened to AOL and to Google. And now say “hello” to managing this issue Facebook!

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The Conspiracy Unveiled

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Not since the Da Vinci Code has a conspiracy of epic proportions been ripped from the headlines like this one…

We were caught. It is all a plot by the Jesuits. :-) Get details here. :-) Geesh.

David Tweet Stern

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Here is a great article on the NBA’s David Stern. He was digital before digital was cool.

He believed in the potential of the web; was on email before most; and gets social media and the power of NBA.com and broadband and wireless.

It was so nice of him to come to DC yesterday to help honor Mr. Pollin.

An Interesting Read on Scoring Systems in the NHL

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

I believe in playing the cards you are dealt but here is an interesting take on a new scoring system in the NHL.

What do you think?

It is interesting that we would move up in the standings based on these new rules. Go Caps!