Monthly Archives: January 2009

Dancing to 'Hail to the Chief' and Sweating to the National Anthem

I believe my toes are still numb from yesterday’s Inauguration; but my heart is warm for two distinct reasons: The first was the sight of people dancing the The Presidential Anthem (‘Hail to the Chief’) for the first time in … Continue reading

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Wish You Were Here

Image by Renegade98 via Flickr The Inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as our Nation’s 44th President is an event I’ve waited a lifetime to see. That I was also a part of the campaign to elect him President — exhausting … Continue reading

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One Week

I awoke this morning with very strong feelings. One week. It weighed on me. Today’s Tuesday. Next Tuesday Barack Obama will be President. As I got out of bed and got ready for work, I thought back so something Michelle … Continue reading

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NewsHour "gets" Twitter

I’m a bit biased here (I used to consult with NewsHour through my work with National Public Media) — and I’ll write more about effectively using Twitter in forthcoming blog posts — but I wanted to point people to this … Continue reading

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How to double Digg's revenue

Silicon Alley Insider recently issued a challenge: Despite strong traffic and passionate users, Digg’s revenues blow. During the first three quarters of 2008, Digg saw about $6.4 million on 30 million monthly uniques and lost $2 million. Yuck. Today we’re … Continue reading

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