Entries from September 2007

Monday, September 24th, 2007

San Francisco is Social!

Last week I had multiple stops in San Francisco, including a great time as co-presenter at the San Francisco Social Media Club. If you haven’t attended a local chapter in your city, think about joining — you can find out more info at www.socialmediaclub.org.
 
The theme last Thursday night was “Preserving our fondest memories digitally.” Chris […]

Monday, September 17th, 2007

The Year of the Boomer

I think 2008 is going to be known as the Year of the Boomer.  You know them, the generation born roughly between post-WWII and 1965.  I’m a bridge baby – born in 1966, so I’m part boomer, part Internet generation.  A New York Times article, “New Social Sites Cater to People of a Certain Age,” points […]

Monday, September 10th, 2007

9/11 and 11/22

The tragedy of 9/11 and the assassination of JFK on 11/22 happened almost 40 years apart.  Both are unbelievably sad and complex events that share fall anniversaries.  But they are miles apart in how they were documented.
 
A interesting article in the Hartford Courant discusses this.  The reporter notes how long it took the famous Zapruder […]

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Blu-Ray vs. HD DVD: The Format War Continues

The future of high-definition home video disc media continues to evolve.  Just recently, two major studios – Paramount and DreamWorks – announced their exclusive support of the HD DVD format.
For a good background on how the “war” between the factions got started, see this post on engadget’s site. 
There are now multiple name-brand studios throwing their […]