I recently an article on TechCrunch talking about a young company called PhoneTag.com that converts voice mails into text so that you can read your voice mail messages instead of having to step out of the room to listen to them. This feature would be great for business professionals who are constantly getting calls and [...]
Archive for May, 2008
PhoneTag.com Laughs in the Face of … Me
Posted in Business on May 16, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Austinites: Beware Foreigners Sending Money - The Will Rob You Blind
Posted in Austin on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m sure we’ve all gotten 100 emails from the Prince of the Sudan or the Sultan of Cambodia or the Duke of Zaire — most of which don’t exist and all of which are email scams. They send very long “most honorable” requests for assistance transferring money or some such. Now this email con [...]
Filters are the Future
Posted in Business on May 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
An article was recently published at readwriteweb.com that brought to mind the changing face of the web and information. Currently, in our Web 2.0 world, we have interactive websites that are built on user content and social contribution, but as we move into Web 3.0, content will be driven by semantics algorithms that are [...]
Harry Potter Comes Live to Austin
Posted in Austin, Crazy News on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
KEYE TV reported today that the East Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy High School had started their very own Quidditch league. Class mates assume the well known positions of Beater, Keeper, Seeker and yes, even Snitch.
One word: Ridiculous! I wouldn’t have believed it at all except I saw a similar match taking place on [...]
The Death of the Middleman
Posted in Business on May 6, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I’ve been saying it to friends and colleagues for quite some time, but it’s always nice when a story comes out to reiterate my view. This article was just released around Twitter and how it is impacting the reporting of news. The first mainstream news to pick up the earthquake that was twittered about was [...]
Auditors From Local Consulting Firm Attempt To Shoot Down Austin Police Helicopter
Posted in Austin on May 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Statesman had an article today regarding a recent audit done by management consulting firm MGT of America. The firm, among other things, recommended the discontinuation of crime fighting copter ‘Air 1.’ Apparently flying a helicopter around is expensive.
Now I’m not going to bore you, or myself, with all the facts and figures, but I [...]
Like the Salt Lick? Now You Can Live There for $1 Million Dollars
Posted in Austin on May 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Scott Roberts, the owner and land owner of the Salk Lick BBQ, will be revamping the land around the landmark bbq joint and creating spas, $1 million dollar homes, lodges, vineyards and more.
His goal is to turn the Austin’s beloved brisket and sausage locale into an uppity closed-gate community of millionaires called ‘Driftwood’. He is, [...]
Austin now flying to Cancun (For Free!)
Posted in Austin on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
So maybe it’s not for free, but it is definitely exciting to see ABIA expanding their routes. Of particular note are San Fransisco, Cancun and Orlando (because that’s where Disney World is — not to mention the Internal Sign Association Expo every other year.
The Austin airport really lacks the level of customs stations that I’ve [...]
Online Pictionary!
Posted in Technology on May 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There is apparently a website that was developed by Online Pictionary. Groups of people join and watch someone interactively draw a series of pictures while they to guess what is being drawn. The things to draw are displayed on the screen to the drawer and the fun begins. You do need a critical mass of [...]
Radiohead makes use of Social Media Marketing
Posted in Business on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
In these days of Twitter, Friendfeed, Facebook, Flickr, and Mobile Phones, social media marketing is all the rage. I love reading about clever ideas companies and groups use to promote themselves through social media. Radiohead recently held a remixing contest for one of its songs “Nude” (Wired). The contest elicited 2,300 entries or so, and [...]
