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April 17, 2008
Mary Poppins on Broadway
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This past weekend in New York I got to hang out with my brother Craig for a couple days. He just moved to Manhattan a month ago and is loving it. On Saturday night we went to the Broadway performance of May Poppins and it was amazing. It's been awhile since I've watched the movie--the story is powerful. Seeing it on stage was really moving--props to the producers for the production values. The effects and stunts were incredible. Great show!
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November 26, 2007
My New Kindle
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Just got my new Kindle today from Amazon. I have been wanting something like this for quite sometime so when I heard the announcement last week I jumped on it right away. I know I'm a sucker for the early adopter thing (yes, I got an iPhone on day one), but it's easy for me to justify when the world I live and breath is communications and marketing. So there.
I have not used my Kindle enough to give any sort of review, but I'm anxious to play with it this week. The packaging is pretty cool--definitely Apple-esque in Amazon's approach. And while Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ain't no Steve Jobs, I am curious to see if Kindle does to the book industry what the iPod did to the music industry. The disruption may be a little more far-fetched, but in the brief moments I've spent with Kindle so far, this thing is pretty amazing. It seems to be the perfect companion for reading nuts like myself.
I love that the screen doesn't look or feel like a laptop. It's a whole new technology that uses digital ink to create pages on the fly. It is really comfortable to read.
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October 3, 2007
Promo Video for a Book
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I really like it when books have promo videos that communicate the big idea. It seems like a contradiction to have a video promote a book (different audiences, less room for imagination, etc.), but a 1-3 minute teaser for a book is brilliant.
I saw a book promo video today for Shalom Auslander's new book, Foreskin's Lament.
As if the title of the book alone wouldn't pique your interest--the video certainly does. Love it!
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May 22, 2007
Letter to Iraq
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After the Cause Marketing Forum and before I took off for Israel, I spent some time in New York this past weekend with my friend Nathan. Jamaica met Jennifer (Nathan's wife) back in grad school and the four of us have been friends ever since. When we heard they were moving to New York last year we were sadulous (sad+jealous=sadulous). Sad to lose local friends to a city we'd love to live in someday.
Nathan (rock star, new daddy and political savant), and Jennifer (a talented painter, new mommy and package designer) recently bought an apartment just around the corner from Central Park and the Lincoln Center. Unbelievable!
As I said, Nathan is a rock star. He just finished cutting an album with some of the most talented musicians in the business and is closer than he's ever been to having a record deal and forthcoming tour. I applaud his passion and perseverance.
In addition, Nathan has put together a project called Letter to Iraq that is a collection of signatures (names) from America to the people of Iraq. Nathan wrote a very moving song to go along with the project that is also the tune for a short video. You can see and hear it on YouTube.
I love hanging around people that are big dreamers who don't stop there.
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February 22, 2007
Jotting Notes, Hands Free
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Just started playing around with Jott today. Jott is a cool little tool that allows me to call a number from my cell phone, leave a message (up to 15 seconds), and it will automatically transcribe it, then e-mail me the text. It also sends me a link to listen to the actual recording of my voice in case there are words that got mixed up in transcription, or if I just want to hear my original message. There is also the option of distributing jotts to others.
The verdict is out to see if this will prove helpful to me. I can already see some possibilities emerging, like when I am in the car and can't write something down. I can call my jott number and have my note e-mailed to me.
Thanks to Jay Kelly for spreading the love.
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February 14, 2007
Sounds of Babel
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Jamaica and I went to see the movie Babel this past weekend. The movie was reminiscent of the the 2004 film Crash. What Crash is to the U.S. (Los Angeles), Babel is to the world (Africa, Japan, Mexico and the United States).
I was especially drawn to the soundtrack for the movie. So drawn that I bought the CD and received it today. The double disc set (36 tracks!) is marvelous and full of variety.
It's also interesting to think of Babel the movie in light of Babel the biblical story. The Genesis story is about people scattering as a result of unity. The story in the movie is about people coming together as a result of humanity's similarities.
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January 9, 2007
Apple TV, iPhone
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Apple does it again with Steve Jobs' announcment today of the all new--much hyped--Apple TV and the amazing iPhone. I shared a few glee-filled moments with the Personality creative team as we all discovered the new products together. As each page loaded, we were shouting and drooling and checking credit lines. How can Apple continue to do this? Wow.
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Backpack from 37signals
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I am really liking this Backpack from the geniuses over at 37signals. I started off with the free version which worked nice for a few weeks, but I upgraded so I could have a little more functionality. I use Backpack mostly for a handful of different to-do lists I have that don't fit nicely into a calendar (they have no due dates, but I want to get to them). I also keep track of my reading lists, strengths fodder, airline frequent flyer accounts and more. The reminder thing is pretty cool too, again, for stuff that doesn't fit into my normal calendar system.
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November 26, 2004
Google Scholar Search
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Check out the new Google Scholar search tool (in beta). Like Apple, Google just keeps getting better.
Thanks to Chris Busch for the link and to Robin Good for a great summary.
Jamaica is really going to like this.
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