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Entries from September 2006

Rakim @ Cat’s Cradle 9/27/06

September 28th, 2006 · No Comments

“Follow The Leader”…
Rakim flowed through town last night. He put on an incredible show at Cat’s Cradle, and his on-stage presence on the stage is as ultra-smooth as his voice sounds on vinyl.
I finally caught him live. He brought back a lot of memories. I’ve been rolling around cities to his […]

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CourseCasting

September 28th, 2006 · No Comments

I see it coming…Yes, I do…
What is it?…Well, after completing UNC Chapel Hill’s Certificate of Media and Technology last year, I kept thinking about the impact that it would have upon learning in today’s world. It looks like my thoughts of how lectures and material could be opened to the masses are coming more […]

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Grade A’s

September 28th, 2006 · No Comments

If you’re a baseball fan, you have to give a serious look at what’s going on with the Oakland A’s out West again…
With their 12-3 win yesterday, the A’s popped bubbly in the locker room yesterday. Why should this year’s team be regarded as special?…Because Billy Beane and the A’s management team have done […]

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Toy Loungin’ with Danah Boyd

September 15th, 2006 · No Comments

I’ve been a big fan of apohenia for some time…

For those who don’t know what or who “apohenia” is… “Apohenia” is the tech and culture blog authored by online social networking extrodinnaire, Danah Boyd, who is a P.H.D. student at Cal Berkeley.
As a guest of SILS, she stopped through Chapel Hill yesterday and spoke […]

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Public vs. Private University Stadiums Processes…You Get It?

September 14th, 2006 · No Comments

I’ve always loved the new stadium debate…
It has hit every town big and small over the past decade. And no one..no one is unscathed with forming an opinion on whether or not to support a new stadium in their local area.
Well, if you’re into the stadium arguments, add to this case to your discussion […]

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Rights and Wrongs

September 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Diggin’ through the reads, and these stories caught my eye…Check out my Del.icio.us account as well…There are some good stories out there today…
**Super idea on the iTV movement…Now, how are they going to get people understand why they need to add a Mac to the home theatre systems that they’ve already dumped half of their […]

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‘Laggards’ in the "New World of Advertising"

September 4th, 2006 · No Comments

Online marketing is going Lennox Lewis…Mowing down the challengers of old on the ladder of competitive media dollars…
Check out this strategy article about the “New World of Advertising”…It’s a long one, but bare with the length…When you see a strategy article like this one, it’s good to hear that marketers are finally coming to reality.
According […]

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Makeshift Laptop Case

September 4th, 2006 · No Comments

I’ve seen it all in Chapel Hill when it comes to transporting a computer…
Yet, this one takes the cake. It’s right up there with the duct-tape wallet.
My buddy from the UNC-CH JOMC Program sent me this special post from isoglossia. (Great pics, and easy manual steps). If you’re into Clutch Cargo style […]

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