Monthly Archives: May 2009

Great News Indeed

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I endorse this move wholeheartedly. Spinning out AOL into an independent entity with its own set of metrics and deliverables; focused leadership team; and its own currency and its own defined set of competitors is a very wise and much needed move. Click here for the All Things Digital story. AOL has a massive audience; massive web reach; great communications products such as AIM; great under leveraged brands; the best content sites in the industry; the best third party ad network with Advertising.com; and big revenues, profits and cash flow.
 
It now has very focused management again and I believe the people of AOL will view this move very positively as will AOL’s partners and advertisers. Kudos to all of those that made this happen. Focus and an engaged team of people will deliver the one thing that is needed – GROWTH. With growth comes clarity, success and value creation. Onward.

So Happy Together

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See this blog post regarding the new capabilities of AddThis and Clearspring. We are working hard on a universal sharing platform and this integration is a very positive and big first step in that process. Combined the platform reaches 520 million monthly unique users around the globe. AddThis capabilities now have been enhanced. Check it out and thank you.

Moose vs Bears — Who You Got?

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Congratulations to the Hershey Bears; winners of the Eastern Conference  — and participants now in the Calder Cup Finals. The Bears now move on to play the Manitoba Moose.  So — who ya got — Moose or Bear?  Click here for info on  yesterday’s big win — and how our affiliate in Hershey is really the class act of the AHL.  We are so proud of the people in Hershey — Go Bears!

Random Weekend Thoughts on Many Subjects

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Twas great to see that BOTH Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green were named first team All Stars  by the Sporting News.  Click here to see the voting and lineup.  I don’t think the Washington  Capitals have ever had two  players in the top six first team All Stars in the league in our history as a franchise — so kudos to our young core of players for being recognized by the experts and the league itself.

This vote follows on the news of Alex Ovechkin being voted NHL player of the  year in the NHL — which I provided a link to the story last week. Continue reading →

Memorial Day in Washington DC

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Go to Arlington Cemetery this weekend for a nice family outing; reflect on what has been done on our collective behalf; see 250,000 small flags all laid on tombstones; all laid by soldiers and volunteers — or go check out the parade that is held as a homage to our military services.  Click here for some logistical details for the weekend.

Or go check out Rolling Thunder — on Constitution Avenue — one of the best and loudest of celebrations in our land — click here for more information.  These folks are wonderful citizens — and make sure we will never forget MIA’s  or lost souls in foreign lands.

Since our civil war — we have kept the men and woman of our military services in our hearts and prayers; for those of us lucky to live in DC — take some time this weekend to let it all sink in — and understand the true meaning of Memorial Day; check out this entry from Wikipedia as well for more information.

Funny or True?

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A friend sent me an email — I read it and laughed out loud.

Here is what it said:

“The first testicular guard (the cup) was used in hockey in 1874 — and the first use of the helmet was used in 1974.  It took 100 years for man to realize that the brain was also important and worth protecting”.

Isn’t that pitch perfect?