There is a lot of humor here, and of course this is going to feed every prurient interest out there, but John.tv is a video vigilante site that features, you guessed it, people buying sex from prostitutes. This is one site you just do not want to end up on.
By using home cameras, YouTube, and their own web site, Bryan Bates has taken on the efforts to curb prostitution in his Oklahoma town. Link to site is right here, and could provide hours of amusement. They are also seeking donations to help continue the good fight.
Tags: john.tv, prostitution, Oklahoma, video vigilante, site, humor, do not want
Maybe the music industries issues are not all about piracy, but also a secondary confluence that we have heard of but did not really think about. The Motley Fool though comes wading into the RIAA and its minions against everyone on the planet with an interesting take on things.
Maybe it is not piracy that is the full issue much to the consternation of RIAA et Al, but another even bigger side band, independent artists, going their own way, using alternative methods to distribute music, mainly wal-mart.
With discount department stores, live event promoters, and premium coffee houses becoming the new music brokers, is it any wonder to see the majors reeling? It gets worse. Madonna, McCartney, and The Eagles proved marketable…The ability of Wal-Mart, Starbucks, and Live Nation to generate adequate promotional muscle for The Eagles, McCartney, and Madonna will make it that much easier for proven acts to snip the strings in the future. Source: Motley Fool
So while the industry burns down around the old model, the new model looks promising, sell at cost or for small profit on line, sell the albums at Wal Mart, Starbucks, and other venues including Amazon where you can really cut your own deal with some software and a lawyer. Use the on line sales to promote off line sales, to promote the concert gig or touring gig. All of this without signing to a label, or feeding the RIAA and its minions machine against everyone else in the whole world.
There will always be piracy, there has always been some form of piracy, the point where the sanity begins is when you embrace chaos and work out a path that leads to less chaos. While the RIAA and its minions are busy looking elsewhere, the rest of the world has moved on, and that is the good thing. In a few years or a decade, it just won’t matter.
Tags: riaa, wal-mart, motley fool, music, minion, money, business, model
Blue Print Ventures has a series of videos featuring the entrepreneur Gary Snoman, that are about fall down funny to read. Some of them are also out on YouTube, meaning you can cut and share them. So what it is really like being a Venture Capitalist, let Gary show you the way.
There is something elegant about a VC fund making a video like this. Of course a lot of this is also scary if you have ever worked with or known a VC person, they do act like some of this many times over. Then there is the downside, it is all work most of the time. Not for the faint at heart. In the mean time enjoy the laugh.
Have to admit, this makes for some serious humor.
Tags: blueprint ventures, vc, funding, money, humor, gary snoman, lots of laughs
Last night the Phoenix mars Lander touched down perfectly and has started transmitting pictures from its local area. While most of the pictures right now are “situational” in that they are looking to make sure that the craft has deployed properly, and that the local area is fairly dull or benign when it comes to large rocks, or things that could hurt the lander, the pictures are still pretty cool.
The mars Phoenix Lander’s pictures are right here at the gallery, of course everyone is all over this one, and our fascination with Mars just will not go away. As a possible abode of life, both Mars and Europa have a promise that life either exists or did exist at some point on both planets. Since mars is closer, it has been the easier target to get to.
CityU in Bellevue is looking for high quality instructors for their BS in Information Systems. It has a unique Web 2.0 flavor. The program launches in Fall of 2008, and they are looking for world class programmers, project managers, operations folks to teach at their school.
Adjunct Faculty School of Management (Bachelor of Science – Information Systems)
Wanting to promote other professionals who have a passion for computer science who could use your subject matter expertise? Are you seeking to advance or start your academic career in a creative and fast-paced learning environment with a focus on meeting the needs of adult learners through flexible and accessible programs?
City University of Seattle is seeking part-time adjunct faculty who can manage and teach innovative academic programs in a team-based, collaborative environment. Adjunct Faculty are responsible for the delivery of course(s), ensuring the quality and integrity of the delivery via distance learning, providing proactive student support, and actively participating in academic quality programs. Leading candidates should have experience with and be committed to a practitioner faculty model.
To become a part of the City University of Seattle Faculty team you must have the following qualifications:
• Master’s or doctorate degree in a computer science disciplines as defined by program or location.
• Currently working in computing technologies, preferably in the high technology industry.
• Ability to add value to the lesson plans by using own research, social networking sites, social book marking sites, self generated audio/video assets for inclusion in the classroom.
• Mentoring students through academic-related issues and addressing concerns to promote student success.
• Prior educational experience teaching online preferred.
• Ability to work in a creative and fast-paced environment. Ability to manage ambiguity, and stress.
• Meet deadlines necessary for effective student feedback (grades, papers, and attendance).
• Ability to work comfortably with a virtual team whose focus is on meeting the needs of learners by developing flexible, accessible and innovative programs.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills. Must be able to relate to and communicate with diverse students, faculty, staff, and external communities.
• Ability to present a professional image on behalf of the academic school and CU as appropriate in relation to the community.
• Culturally competent to serve a diverse student and faculty body.
• Proficiency with MS Office or other office systems (open office) products and learning management systems in support of quality teaching and learning.
Preferred Qualifications:
The requirements listed below demonstrate core strengths are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
• Earned doctorate from an accredited institution in field related to area of responsibility.
• Experience using Blackboard Academic Suite with templated course content.
• Experience in higher education setting with a diverse, global audience.
To learn more about City University of Seattle please visit our website at www.cityu.edu
Please apply online at http://www.cityu.edu/res_work_overview.htm
City University of Seattle is continuously working to build a diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages inquiries from all qualified individuals interested in becoming part of the City University of Seattle team. EOE
If this looks interesting to you then apply on line.
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There is something nice when the boss is not completely pissed off that you are walking out the door to go compete with them. With the ever present “non-competes” that we sign here in just about every technical job, the extraordinarily nice note that Duncan Riley is leaving techcrunch for his own blog at Inquisitr written by Michael Arrington is something a lot of Seattle companies should be taking note of. People come, people go, they do this for what ever reason, and when the parting is amicable, it is always best for all.
So why is he leaving? To compete with us, of course. Duncan will shortly announce the launch of Inquisitr, a blog covering the stuff that he is passionate about: pop culture, tech stories and various oddities that he thinks people will find interesting. You can subscribe to Inquisitr in your feed reader via this URL. You can also read Duncan’s personal blog here. Source: Techcrunch
There is something to be said when the parting is good, this is always a good sign that the company you are working for at least cares about you, and is not worried about what you will do next. We all have companies that we have worked for and done things for, that made outrageous offers at the end of the day to try to keep you. Sometimes is is just best to walk away friends.
The coolest part is that there is a plug for the new blog, Inquisitr right below the we will miss you statement. Plus, by giving the plug, there is some instant linking going on to Duncan’s new blog, meaning he gets his technorati, page rank, and quick traffic boost right off the bat. Very nicely done.
Ok that is good leadership, others with non-competes please take note of this.
Tags: techcrunch, duncan, riley, leaves, starts, inquisitr, blog
Well it had to happen sooner or later, as there was pressure on Robert Scoble to redesign his web site from the pristine almost dull site he had before, to the spanky web 2.0 ish high color web site. Someone in marketing had a good time, and well, there are ads too.
The new mast head is ok, but they had to use the happy pointy finger picture that seems to show up on all of roberts profiles somewhere.
This seems to be the quintessential picture and portrayal of the man, a guy pointing a finger, and it is funny. Don’t get me wrong here, we like Robert a lot, we have met him many years ago (at Microsoft), and maybe he will be at gnomedex so I can say hi (I want a picture of you, me and the pointy finger ok?)
The bad part, ads, not too bad, nothing that is grossly overdone, which is nice (thanks nice marketing and web design team).
In the longer run, he has joined the rat race, the real question is what percentage of what percentage of click throughs does he get? Does he get all the advertising revenue, or just some small select amount of revenue off the ads? Annoying people want to know, what is your take?
The new design looks good, and at least the marketing and web design team didn’t go over board on this one.
Tags: robert scoble, website, redesign, pointy finger, gnomedex, humor
