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Lyrics searches area a major deal, especially in search advertising. Do a search on Google or Bing for your favorite song with “lyrics” attached and you’ll see a number of results. Companies such as AZLyrics, Sing365, MetroLyrics, SongMeanings, Lyric Freak etc all tend to out rank even artist sites as they compete with each other … Continue reading Why Are Lyrics Sites So Profitable? (And How Bob Dylan Wins)
Last night, I had a crisis. On the way to celebrate Christmas with my wife’s family in Spartanburg, SC I realized that I had made a major mistake. I pounded the steering wheel and had an adrenaline-spurred moment of animal rage followed by the inevitable realization that the deed had been done and the only … Continue reading “Can I Handle the Seasons of My Life?”
I’ve been meaning to get around to doing a Thinking Daily about this. Hopefully, I’ll get to that sooner than later. Hint: I’m a big fan but for reasons you might not guess. More soon (hopefully): We’ve already written about why 2014 is really, finally the year that the “internet of things”—that effort to remotely … Continue reading Quantifying Myself in 2014
Worth your time to go read as it will change the way you interact with other humans (and Alots)… So the next time you are reading along and you see some guy ranting about how he is “alot better at swimming than Michael Phelps,” instead of getting angry, you can be like “You’re right! Alots … Continue reading I like this Alot
Good piece that I hits the points that have unsettled me about bitcoin all along… I want Bitcoin to die in a fire: this is a start, but it’s not sufficient. Let me give you a round-up below the cut.Like all currency systems, Bitcoin comes with an implicit political agenda attached. Decisions we take about … Continue reading The Problems with Bitcoin
As a loyal fan of T-Mobile’s no-contract services, I can only respond with “whaaaaa????” Please dear baby divinity no… Sprint, the third biggest wireless carrier in the US, is preparing to buy out its rival T-Mobile, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. While the deal is a ways off, Sprint is expected … Continue reading Sprint Buying T-Mobile??
The new WordPress 3.8 is definitely beautiful on the admin side. I’m glad to see open source software like WordPress continue to persevere (and thrive) over such a long period on the web (10 years old) given how much publishing on the web has changed and how fads have come and gone. WordPress is, in … Continue reading WordPress and the Longevity of Good Software
Just saw this after getting the KitKat 4.4.2 update on my Nexus 5 tonight. Continue reading Looks like Waze is now in Google Now
Let’s make sure our citizens are literate first and capable of doing basic math before we try to sell the next “American Dream” as being a app maker to our kids. I love coding. I loved when my students were interested in coding as a middle school teacher. However, I made it clear to them … Continue reading Not Every American Needs to Learn How to Code
Whatever you’re doing right now, stop it. And go look (watch) this amazing production: Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt. Code is on GitHub. Continue reading The Story Behind a T-Shirt
Andy Beaumont on the plague of Pop-Ups 2.0 and the reason why publishers of all sizes are rushing to put them on their sites (hint.. doing analytics wrong): I have tested this design pattern with real people, and a significant portion of them believe that they must do what the box is begging them for … Continue reading TC;DR
Tom Merritt is not only an excellent sci-fi author (seriously), but an amazing talent in podcasting and tech punditry. I’ve listened to him from the days of TechTV a decade ago into CNet’s Buzz Out Loud and into his daily show on TWiT called Tech News Today. So, this sucked… After some soul searching, I’ve … Continue reading Tom Merritt and the New Economy
I can’t say how much I love my Chromebook… nice thought piece on TechCrunch about the Chromebook threat to Microsoft and why it’s more than a browser… This time, the company is targeting Chromebooks, Google’s cheap ChromeOS-based, web-centric laptops. Why is Microsoft worried about Chromebooks? Because it can see the writing on the wall. via … Continue reading Why You’ll Buy a Chromebook Soon
I always thought Vader would use a Windows Phone instead of a 4s… Another day at the office. #StarWars #DarthVader #selfies #gpom via starwars on Instagram. Continue reading Darth Vader Selfie Launches Star Wars on Instagram
Just when you thought the technology industry couldn’t get any stranger, the latest idea from the retail giant is to offer an audacious delivery-by-drone service. via Amazon unveils delivery by drone: Prime Air. No, seriously | ZDNet. Continue reading Gotta say… I want one of those tupperware containers.
Internship has become the new entry level job, and that’s not good for anyone. Companies like the one I’m trying to build with a 100 year outlook would never trade short term savings for such a sham. Do yourself a favor and go read this long but interesting piece that has so many fractals in … Continue reading Why I Will Never Hire Unpaid Interns
I’d argue the same is true for ministers and most any level of professional job given our current economic mega-recession and the tendency of those inside the core to overstay their welcome… The academic job market is structured in many respects like a drug gang, with an expanding mass of outsiders and a shrinking core … Continue reading The Ministry and Drug Gang Economics
I’m a big fan of Pawn Stars. It’s the one “reality show” I can watch (when I’m in a hotel or via the History Channel app on my Nexus 7). So, I was apprehensive about clicking this given I also love Paul Thurrott’s podcast “Windows Weekly” on TWiT and knowing his…um… love for Chromebook since … Continue reading Worlds Colliding
Rainy cold Tuesday in Columbia. Continue reading “The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house (office). All that cold, cold, wet day.”
Very nice lady explained I had left my iPad in my hotel room when I checked out. I stumbled for a bit because I don’t have an iPad. I asked her to flip it over and see if it says “Nexus.” “Yes, it does!” she said, “what is a Nexus iPad?” We had a nice … Continue reading Got a call this morning from my hotel last night…