Archive for June, 2008

Tidbit of the Day: Age of Conversation II final author list

About five months ago, I announced my participation in the collaborative writing of the Age of Conversation II. Well, all of the entries are in. Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton are editing the entries. All 237 of them. Anyway, here’s a final list of the authors: Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, [ READ MORE ]

Cigar of the Week: Avalon Juke Series Ebony cigar

Brand: Avalon Cigars Line: Juke Series Ebony Vitola: Double Corona 7 x 50 Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Indonesian Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Body: Mild-to-medium Strength: Mild-to-medium Cigar Price: $7.00 each (This is the latest in my recent string of boutique and specialty cigar brands.) I had never heard of Avalon Cigars until recently, when I read this post over at the Stogie Review. This [ READ MORE ]

Video of the Day: Printcasting

An interesting concept from Dan Pacheco. Printcasting: Early Interface Concepts from Dan Pacheco on Vimeo. [ READ MORE ]

Tidbit of the Day: Featured on Personal Branding Blog

Another bit of (Web-based) ink for yours truly! A few months back, I got a quick write-up on Todd Andrlik’s Marketing+Media blog. This time, it’s personal branding guru Dan Schawbel contacted me about a week ago, wanting to interview me for his site, Personal Branding Blog. Being the personal brander I am, I had no choice [ READ MORE ]

Video of the Day: George Carlin’s “Baseball vs. Football” bit

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Video of the Day: Chicago New Media Summit launch event (CNMS08)

Find more videos like this on Chicago New Media Summit [ READ MORE ]

Cigar of the Week: Black Cat Dominicans No. 2 (Toro)

Brand: Black Cat Cigar Company Line: Dominicans Vitola: No. 2 (Toro) 6 x 50 Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Connecticut Shade Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Body: Medium Strength: Mild-to-medium Box Price: $74.95 (Bundle of 25) The Philly-based Black Cat Cigar Co. seems to have a knack for nabbing blue-chip cigar blenders for its house brands. A few weeks ago, I reviewed the company’s Rey Miguel, a [ READ MORE ]

Tidbit of the Day: The NEW Orlando Sentinel

What do you think? Find more photos like this on The New Orlando Sentinel [ READ MORE ]

Tidbit of the Day: R2D2 makes appearance in new ‘Indiana Jones’ movie

If you take a look, CP3O is in there too. Thanks, Mollie! Courtesy of Cellboy. [ READ MORE ]

Video of the Day: Chicago Tribune Guide to Newspaper Reporting (HeadCandy)

For some reason, I can’t seem to embed the video, but this certainly deserves a look. Enjoy! [ READ MORE ]