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Less oil, less debt...so what's our next addiction?

Less oil, less debt...so what's our next addiction?Need more stories about the eco-wave...People have no idea what the impact of the eco movement is having on energy and resources. People will get rid of cars and gut their houses to become 'green' causing mountains of waste and consuming additional...

Tags: Al Gore, Barak Obama

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Al Gore electrifies Web 2.0 Summit

Environmental Activist and former Vice President, Al Gore talks about the internet, electricity, and the past presidential election at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.

Tags: Web, Al Gore, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, News, al gore, climate change, green, internet, barak obama, environmet

Videos 2008-11-10

Barak Obama's "volunteer" should cost his campaign $39,000? I don't think so.

Barak Obama's "volunteer" should cost his campaign $39,000? I don't think so.Difference between representation and fan siteSorry, Mitch, I disagree -- nobody "represents" anyone without a business or personal relationship.Anthony never claimed to "represent" the Obama organization. He claimed to be a fan, gathering like-minded voters.Obama's staff wanted him...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Barak Obama

Discussion threads 2007-05-03

Barak Obama's "volunteer" should cost his campaign $39,000? I don't think so.

Social media is a double-edged sword for politicians and companies. Consider Barak Obamas MySpace page, which wasnt run by Barak Obama. Created in 2004 by Joe Anthony, it recently became the center of a small PR storm when the campaign asked for and was denied more control of the content.Anthony...

Tags: Business &, Technology

Blog posts 2007-05-03

2008: The Year of President 2.0?

Barak Obama launched his presidential campaign, talked Iraq, health care costs and retooling Washington. So what gets attention in the tech world? Obamas Web site only plays video in IE, social media features stumbled on day one and you cant import previous political blog...

Tags: General, Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Social networking, social media, Web

Blog posts 2007-02-12

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Joe Biden and the dawn of the MediNet

what a waste, just model VA Hospitalsthey have one of the most efficient medical records on the planet. HIEThese funds are not to develop electronic medical records (your right, the VA's VISTA system is very good - and I am a strong advocate of open source solutions) This is...

Tags: Government, Insurance, Vertical industries, MediNet, Joe Biden, dawn, medical record, Hie

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Obama's Transparency Problem

Obama's Transparency ProblemNo changeI like Obama, he is a very nice guy. But his administration brings nothing new, no change. Nothing. The same old guys that are responsible for the great mess we are in now, soon to be named The Greatest Depression, mark my words, are now here in...

Tags: Workforce management, Obama, TRANSPARENCY, administration

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

So how did it go? Debriefing the inauguration

So how did it go? Debriefing the inaugurationI listened on the radioI've always found video to be distracting when I'm trying to work, but I agree that this should have been playing in US government and history classes throughout the US, not because a particular president was being sworn in,...

Tags: CBS Corp., inauguration, ceremony, Webcast

Discussion threads 2009-01-20

Sarah Palin's Yahoo account hijacked, e-mails posted online

Sarah Palin's Yahoo account hijacked, e-mails posted onlineWatSo you point out an unlikely scenario by putting forward an idea that is FAR MORE unlikely.Nice.Because a crime was committed...Because a crime was committed... Thats how you know when a Demoncrat is at work. Very simple.Devilcrats Strike againThe Demoncrats know they are...

Tags: Sarah Palin, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja

Update: It would seem that Richard Stiennon agrees with me on the concept of a group of experts to advise, also on keeping away from spending ridiculous amounts of money. Cyber-terrorism... ah, what a fancy buzz word that is. Defined on Wikipedia as: “The premeditated use...

Tags: John McCain, Cybersecurity, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Hillary nomination would unleash Obama's Net-driven third-party run

Hillary nomination would unleash Obama's Net-driven third-party runNon-issueThis church stuff is a politics of racial fear-mongering. I don't see it as more than a one-day story. Any impact was diluted by Ferraro's racist statements. And note -- (via News for Real -- In 1988, she said: "If Jesse Jackson were...

Tags: Ferraro, Obama, third-party run, Net-driven, nomination, Hillary nomination

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Microhoo: The end game

It's no longer about whether Microsoft and Yahoo could be a loving and profitable union once they get over their hostilities. At this point it's just about the money. But then, it's always been about money. Yahoo has a few pieces left on the board, but the...

Tags: Game, Stock, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Investment, Finance, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-02-10

Gates gives CES keynote swan song--no fireworks

At his annual Consumer Electronics Show opening keynote address, Bill Gates made a few announcements as he prepares to head into the sunset...sort of. In July this year Bill Gates will no longer be part of the day-to-day operation of Microsoft. He has been gradually moving...

Tags: Software, PC, Xbox Live, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Media Center PCs, Tablets, Game Players, Tools & Techniques, Notebooks, Desktops, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-06

D5: Senator John McCain's league of extraordinary gentlemen

Presidential candidate Senator John McCain took fielded some tough questions from Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher in the opening interview at the D: All Things Digital conference. One of the more interesting exchanges during the interview, beyond McCain's positions on various campaign issues, was his call for the best...

Tags: D5, General

Blog posts 2007-05-30

More Obama banter: Bloggers don't work for free

B.O.F.H. writes about my previous posting, Barak Obama’s “volunteer” should cost his campaign $39,000? I don’t think so: You have an interesting though probably unresearched emotion puff piece on something, congrats!...The Obama campaign wanted him to effectively do a second full time job his day job being a paralegal in...

Tags: Business &, Technology

Blog posts 2007-05-03

Live-blogging Senator John Edwards at Gnomedex

This is a much-anticipated session at Gnomedex - everyone is looking forward to hearing what a potential president of the USA has to say. Senator Edwards starts by saying that blogging and podcasting is where America is going. People engaging with politicians, not just listening and watching. He says he's...

Tags: Edwards, John Edwards

Blog posts 2006-06-30

BloggerCon: Politics and blogging

The post-lunch session at BloggerCon IV was led by Lance Knobel, focusing on poltics and blogging. In the nature of an unconference like BloggerCon, the approach to the topic will be protean, not fixed. But I think the starting point for the politics discussion will be to examine whether and...

Tags: blogging

Blog posts 2006-06-24