Me and the Legends on TV
Tonight I watched TV for a long while, beginning with the Making It Here episode that was taped in October about GoNOMAD. It was a rush to watch it after such a long time in coming. I kept expecting myself to stumble on a word, or botch up something but […]
Crowdsourcing: Using the Masses to Solve Problems
On Sunday I read the entire new issue of Wired, and found many fascinating ideas to ponder. One was Crowdsourcing, a new trend that uses the masses to achieve what was once only done by professionals. In corporate R&D, for example, Procter and Gamble employ more than 9000 scientists and […]
Forget Frequent Flyer Miles this Summer!
Today is a grey day, but a great day to read the news on the laptop. The NY Times had a story about a tough summer for air travelers. “Airlines, still struggling because of high fuel prices, have been able to raise fares because of the tight capacity. David Strine, […]
GoNOMAD Profiled on "Making It Here," TV Show
Last fall, Marla Zippay from WGBY Channel 57 came to visit us in our former small office at 14A Sugarloaf St. I drove up to the building on my scooter, they taped a few takes to get it right. She was filming the episode of “Making it Here,” that will […]
Magazine Publishers "Get" Video on the Web
The Boston Phoenix had a story last week about the future of magazine publishing. It’s not as bad as newspapers, said the story. “One operator gambling on online video is the Ehlert Publishing Group, a company that owns more than a dozen publications, most focused on “enthusiast” subjects such as […]
Grinning Director Reduced to Sobbing Nobody
David Gritten writes a blog for the UK Telegraph, he wrote about the film season in Cannes, France. “Strangest of all are market screenings, mainly for the benefit of distributors who might be interested in buying a film for their particular territory. Often these films are being seen for the […]
