November 17, 2009
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DigitalMash Rob was featured as one of 8 ‘CSS All-Stars’ in the latest Web Designer magazine. And Rob is indeed “the Man” (or Guy as they say down under, I guess :)
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November 14, 2009
“ While there has been plenty of attention paid to infrastructure, the Obama administration has given it the short-shrift, instead pouring money into other, short-term things. The American Society of Civil Engineers releases a report card of the nation’s infrastructure every four years. Their most recent, released in 2009, reveals 15 weak points that need a mind-boggling $2.2 trillion over the next five years to be fixed.
“ The financial crisis happened in large part because of massive reintermediation. Once, banks held debt till maturity. The great unnovation was being able to sell it to the next guy, who sold it to the next guy, and on and on and on. What was once a simple, short value chain lengthened to the point of absurdity. Exactly the same value chain pattern is surfacing in media. Ads used to be bought and sold through a short value chain. Facebook ended up serving toxic ads because they were sold through lengthening chains of intermediaries — each of whom shifts the buck to the next guy.
November 13, 2009
“ I looked as hard as I could at how states could declare bankruptcy,” said Michael Genest, director of the California Department of Finance who is stepping down. “I literally looked at the federal constitution to see if there was a way for states to return to territory status.
“ BBDO in Detroit is closing its doors after losing the Chrysler account, laying off nearly 500 people. It’s the latest in a long string of bad news for the Detroit ad community. As Todd Gilleland of Cola Creative describes it, no one in Detroit leaves their homes anymore. No one socializes or attends Red Wings or Pistons games. It’s an entire population trying to figure out how to survive.
Lemonade Movie Update 9
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November 12, 2009
“ The company is largely a pile of cash today. Some of its businesses are performing okay, but many are under-performing. It’s just a big pile of cash right now and that’s it.
November 11, 2009
“ The web is still unrestricted and free, and so I am returning to my roots as a web developer. In the long term, I would like to be able to say that I helped to make the web the best mobile platform available, rather than being part of the transition to a world where every developer must go through a middleman to get their software in the hands of users.
November 10, 2009
“ Google is working with airports across the country and others to provide free Wi-Fi as a holiday gift now through January 15, 2010 in 47 airports, including Las Vegas, San Jose, Boston, Burbank, Seattle, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Louis and Charlotte. Also, Burbank and Seattle airports will begin offering airport-wide free Wi-Fi indefinitely.
Free Airport Wi-Fi from Google this Holiday Season So cool, thanks Google! Update: Why no love for La Guardia? Does Google not respect New York?
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“ The governor’s budget director, Robert L. Megna, met with top legislative staff members Monday to discuss the state’s long-term prospects, and after listening to an hour of gloomy projections and data, he was not encouraged. “I didn’t think it was possible,” he said, “but I’m more depressed than when I walked in.
November 9, 2009
“ We are focused on trying to blow up CollegeHumor,” President and co-founder Josh Abramson told Ad Age.
