Monthly Archives: June 2011

Goes Without Saying

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There is enough bad news out there.

Bad news sells.

Bad news generates comments on blogs. Bad news generates water cooler talk.

Bad news is good for the media business.

I am very appreciative of good news and small little acts of kindness.

This one was brought to my attention by a very loving family. It lauded a charity and their work and how the Mystics were involved and then how John Wall made a special guest appearance. It created lifelong positive memories.

Thank you. I am very happy this “good news” was shared.

Read this one if you want to put a smile on your face. Thank you.

UN Declares the Internet

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As a basic human right.

Like water, electricity and freedom.

Click here. Amazing how the social adoption of the web has and continues to change the world.

2. 2 billion people on the web right now. 2 billion outside of the US! We have come a long way, haven’t we?

Double Bottom Line Filmmaking

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Jeff Skoll is a good man.

He believes in a double bottom line set of deliverables.

Do well by doing good.

He started Participant Media, a great studio and enterprise to produce and distribute “good news” film.

He and they are having an impact. A positive impact on movie goers as well as on filmmakers. And on causes.

This New York Times article isn’t as positive as I believe the effort deserves but it does shine a light on an important and innovative company.

Kudos to Jeff Skoll and what he is building. I admire his work very much. Click here to read all about their history and company and goals.

Heads Up

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I can’t add any more folks to my Facebook friends list. I maxed out at 5,000 friends more than a year ago. Please don’t send emails or messages asking me to add you to my friend’s list. I simply technically cannot do it. Perhaps you can follow me on Twitter? That is a good route.

Also please don’t send me emails on important matters to my Facebook messaging box. I don’t review it that often. I read my email at my personal email address which I don’t circulate publicly but is well known and at WashingtonCaps@aol.com and TheWashWiz@aol.com.

I have just seen some very distraught messages from folks saying they have emailed me at Facebook and I haven’t responded.

I noted that this is not a viable email box for me. I clean it out about every ten days or so. I do not consider this a viable means of communications to me for requests or problem resolution.

I apologize in advance to you all. I can’t keep 4 email boxes going all of the time.

Please understand. I want to do my best but my Facebook box sometimes has 500 unread messages from the world of Facebook members. It is hard to manage. It is overwhelming at times.

Thank you.

The Ups and Downs

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“Brilliant.”

“Depressing.”

I make good things.

I do, amongst the worst things.

People are nice.

People can be mean-spirited and make public ridicule without thinking through the honest personal ramifications.

See these two posts – yin and yang.

I am not appreciative of remarks about employees and contractors. I think a public comment like this one is unacceptable and unfair and shows little human sensitivity. See link here.

I am supportive of our employees.

I am not supportive of people in public forums getting a free pass and saying whatever they want. What were you thinking indeed?