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Bill Gates' Last Day at Microsoft
This hilarious video lampoons what Bill Gates’ last day at Microsoft will be like. It was shown yesterday at the International CES conference, where Bill Gates was the pre-show keynote speaker.
Writer’s Guild Strike Boon for Internet
Several weeks ago, on the eve of the strike by the Writer’s Guild of America, I mentioned that the writers strike could be a boon for websites as people tune in online rather than watch reruns and countless reality shows. Now that the strike has been in place for weeks, there are some signs that writers may opt to move to the online distribution channel instead of waiting idly for the contract issue to be resolved.
According to a recent article in The Guardian about Hollywood writers moving online, “Seven groups are thought to be working on forming companies to challenge the dominance of the studios.” It appears that some writers are choosing to bypass the studios and create direct to consumer content via the Internet. Just as direct marketing does, this content can be highly targeted to a specific niche. Writers will have the creative freedom to express themselves, and they will be able to produce material of their choice, without the normal studio oversight.
I don’t have the time to do this, but I think it would be neat if someone set up a website specifically for the striking writers to distribute their work. YouTube and other video sharing sites are great, but it would be neat to have a specific website devoted to the striking writers, to give them the opportunity to display their skills and allow visitors to compensate them.
According to an article in CNN, the gaming industry is capitalizing on the writers strike, and I don’t see a reason why Internet television couldn’t see the same gains.
Cool Domain Name, Cool Blog, Cool Idea
Gordon is a domain investor who I met and had several conversations on DN Forum and in person at Grand Central a few weeks ago. He is knowledgeable about SEO and about domain names, and is a genuinely good person.A few days ago, I briefly noticed a new industry blog at the domain name DailyBull.com. Little did I know, Gordon was the person behind this blog. I think it’s the perfect domain name for a blog, and it’s great to see that it’s going to be a blog in this industry!
I am a proponent of giving back to the less fortunate when possible, and Gordon has a great idea. In almost every organization with which I have been involved (college fraternity, Interfraternity Council, corporate job…etc) the group raises funds for a specific cause as a way to help, show unity, and show strength. I like the idea of working together as a community to help a cause that is important to people of all backgrounds. Kudos to Gordon for this idea.
No matter what causes we support, it is important to give back and help the less fortunate.
What a Moron!
When I was visiting my brother two weeks ago, I received a parking ticket for parking “Within 20 Feet of Intersection.” While I disagreed with the officer’s interpretation of 20 feet and didn’t have a tape measure nor the desire to fight over a $25 ticket, I decided to pay the fine.
I logged on to the city website to pay, and they couldn’t locate the ticket. I called the city, and the automated system couldn’t find it either. When I was connected to an operator, she asked for the number and said they probably hadn’t entered it into the system yet.
She said she would manually check for me, and she asked me for my ticket number and violation. I gave it to her, and she replied, “thank you, I manually entered your ticket into the system for you.” Since it was 17 days after the ticket was issued, I probably would have gotten off. I should have kept my mouth shut!
Bummer!
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