Thank You Notes?

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered their twelfth consecutive loss Saturday night, after a hard fought contest with Houston’s Rockets ... that there will usually be at least one good team in the building. Or that it’s free. Or perhaps I could become vindictive ... . Though they’re long past taking any solace in character building, this game was still a [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 20:12:00

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Moving on from IBM - More Details

As previously blogged, I resigned from IBM yesterday as I have accepted the position of ‘Director - Digital Experience’ at George P Johnson (UK) Ltd ... and MobilePromote .  I am looking forward to bringing my experience in all things web2.0, building communities ... that it is better placed than the average corporate to exploit its own innovations, so [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 10:40:12

Internet millionaire takes aim at Mars

Every morning, Elon Musk steels himself to once again do battle with gravity. A multimillionaire who made his fortune as cofounder of PayPal, Mr ... to survive long term,” says Bruce Pittman, director of flight projects at the NASA Ames Commercial Space Team/Alliance for Commercial Enterprise and Education in Space. Despite such grand aspirations [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 15:47:31

Another day, another scandal from Team Obama

Adolfo Carrion, his nominee to be his urban czar had a nice pay-to-zoning changes game going on as president of the Bronx, ... out Carrion’s statement: “Thousands of people who share the Borough President’s vision for building ... on his transition team are vetting his potential picks with unprecedented scrutiny of their personal [more...]

Date: 2009-03-01 15:38:24

Thank You Notes?

by Myles Brown The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered their 12th consecutive loss Saturday night, after a hard fought contest with Houston’s Rockets ... one good team in the building. Or that it’s free. Or perhaps I could become vindictive in this game ... . Though they’re long past taking any solace in character building, this game was still a small [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 22:59:27

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/20/2009

We don’t have a TV, so I was spared the inauguration. This morning, during a skype conversation, someone started telling me about the events as they were then unfolding in Washington.My response: “LALALALALALALA! I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”I’ve got four (or more likely eight or more) years to get used to Obama. So I’m going to take my time.Thanks to C [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:50:00

Best of the China Blogs: February 27

A daily look at what we’re reading. null –Fact of the day: Only 36% of college graduates who left school in 2008 have found jobs, ... Perspective –A group of Chinese fans that call themselves the “Eco Team” have set to translating ... inspire a framework of ideas to consider in building new towns. The Green Leap Forward –While [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 07:12:08

Bridging Communication Gaps

In pt.1 of building a successful dev team we looked at a very practical way that we can enhance the value of our dev team by writing code that ... foundational piece of a strong development team. Where skill, and resources may come up short, if strong ... easy to use and update by other members on our team… In this article we are going to touch [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 14:01:35

Loose Lips Daily: Media-Council Hoops Showdown Today!

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com ... Michelle Rhee’s Schedule “; “ Conservative Catfight Over DeMint Quote ” Morning all, and here’ ... , unilaterally changed the team name from “Damn Media” to something involving the word “hoopsters.” [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 15:39:37

Appointing the Right Appointees

In the International Herald Tribune Frances Beinecke praises president-elect Barack Obama for “putting words into action” by selecting qualified, ... his commitment to fixing America’s economy, building our energy independence, and addressing global warming… ... of Obama’s newly appointed energy team with the sub-par performance of President Bush's [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:59:00

Green Diary Rescue & Open Thread

The Sierra Club was practically dancing a jig Tuesday because President Barack Obama asked federal agencies to consult wildlife biologists before ... Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service when undertaking projects like building dams ... the unequivocal return of science to the agencies that govern our fish, wildlife, and natural resources [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 04:59:53

Reuters Closes Second Life Bureau, but (Virtual) Life Goes On

The sun shines brightly as I stroll along the curving pier above the water, looking out toward a beautiful island with trees swaying in the wind. There's a looming ampitheater festooned with signs for Thomson Reuters, and a series of concrete buildings that appear ready to hold important meetings. I stride in confidently through the doorway.. [more...]

Date: 2009-02-19 21:57:16

The Obama Stimulus: Truth and Consequences

Never before have I learned so much so quickly from my readers as I have now — all just by reading the thousands of comments you have posted on my ... billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in the fall, the U.S. government has loaned, invested ... Facility (TAF) … $50 billion to support short-term corporate IOUs held by money market mutual [more...]

Date: 2009-02-16 12:30:59

The Obama Stimulus: Truth and Consequences

Never before have I learned so much so quickly from my readers as I have now — all just by reading the thousands of comments you have posted on my ... billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in the fall, the U.S. government has loaned, invested ... Facility (TAF) … $50 billion to support short-term corporate IOUs held by money market mutual [more...]

Date: 2009-02-16 12:30:29

The Obama Stimulus: Truth and Consequences

Never before have I learned so much so quickly from my readers as I have now — all just by reading the thousands of comments you have posted on my ... billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in the fall, the U.S. government has loaned, invested ... Facility (TAF) … $50 billion to support short-term corporate IOUs held by money market mutual [more...]

Date: 2009-02-16 12:30:37

E2 Solution for Energizing America to a Better Tomorrow

As any who come to these pages are already aware, my passion is clear … helping my/your family, my/your community, my/your nation, my/our world find a path toward a prosperous and sustainable energy future. A path that will help us (US) navigate the dangerous seas of the Perfect Storm combination of Peak Oil (and other peak natural resources) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 01:11:13

AD Futures #1: ICE - Ideas for Contemporary Environments

During our interviews, we have noticed that most practices have a milestone on their careers, that marks their “jump” on the scene: a competition, ... , and has been working on master planning, mixed use developments and corporate buildings in the area. This includes CB3, a very exciting mixed use building in Hanoi, Vietnam set to start construction in [more...]

Date: 2009-02-02 05:39:18

Social Engineering in Software Development: Imitating Actions

The absolutely hardest thing in most projects is to (and I am going to be blunt), to get the customer to shut up and let the team start working ... was a painful and drawn out process. In one particular example, I was brought on as a team lead for a team that had 4 months to produce a system. I was stunned to discover that the last two years were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 11:03:38

Green College Spotlight: Cornell University

Cornell University in Ithaca, New York officially set a goal this year to integrate sustainability into all major operations, ... progress in areas like recycling, green building, waste, energy use and transportation. About 4,100 ... students take the bus into town for free and ride their bicycles on a campus that includes two LEED [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 11:00:15

China Culture Night in the Swamp

by Alan Paul I’ve been back from Beijing for about two months now and have been missing it quite a bit lately ... projects. Fly into any decent-sized city anywhere in the country and you are likely to find at least one giant public building built with grandiose vision but hazy purposes. Stadiums and arenas [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 18:27:51

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Paesa Pasindo Engineering is a national private Company having main business in construction industries, asphalt hotmix, equipment supply, ... in Building Structure with Pre-Cast system * Knowing time management & targeting Please send ... or write the code in your email subject within 14 days of this ad. To: RECRUITMENT TEAM Jl. A. Yani [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 14:32:10

Stim and vigor

By Kate Sheppard Senate Democrats on Sunday convinced President-elect Barack Obama to add more money for clean-energy tax credits to his ... to continue as the Obama team and congressional leaders try to agree on what should be included ... building solar panels and wind turbines, developing fuel-efficient cars and new energy technologies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:16:27

1st Annual Global Game Jam NYC - Days 2 & 3 (1/31-2/1)

I was originally going to split these two days into their own posts (like my first post on the event), but when I wasn’t sleeping I was at the Jam ... of our creative assets, and desperately trying to keep my team members, who were doing the real work without ... . What was originally a free-stylus defense building game had turned into a one-button (aka [more...]

Date: 2009-02-07 17:25:14

1st Annual Global Game Jam NYC - Days 2 & 3 (1/31-2/1)

I was originally going to split these two days into their own posts (like my first post on the event), but when I wasn’t sleeping I was at the Jam ... of our creative assets, and desperately trying to keep my team members, who were doing the real work without ... . What was originally a free-stylus defense building game had turned into a one-button (aka [more...]

Date: 2009-02-03 14:56:41

Flux Factory is Moving!

After our recent eviction in October, Flux Factory is setting up house (again) in our beloved Long Island City, Queens! We’re excited to report that we’ll be occupying an 8000 square foot, 3 story building just two ... team to create a multi-purpose arts center with galleries, studios, and production facilities [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:02:16

Reflections

It's that time of year when people see the big number roll over and decide to reminisce over good times and bad, ... , or maybe learn to play guitar or piano. My hobby right now is building web applications and even ... . That's definitely something I want to change. I still want to get more exercise but haven't made any [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:57:24

Senior Software Project Manager

Via One (http://www.viaone.com) is a privately-held global prepaid transaction processing and enhanced mobile services company We are opening a ... project management, problem solving and analytical skills; rigorous, data-driven decision-making ... process improvement. Develop and determine project approach, effort, schedule, team member roles [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 12:48:44

EMI’s Outrageous Lawsuit Against Developer Takes Its Toll

Last month I wrote about a lawsuit filed by major record label EMI against Seeqpod , the questionably-legal free streaming music site ... to become less fun when you’ve got a rabid team of lawyers gunning for you. Here’s the notice ... in our spare time. Unfortunately, due to the pressures of our day jobs and other distractions [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:48:23

Trailer Park: Simon Pegg and Robert Weide

By Christopher Stipp The Archives, Right Here I’m awesome. I wrote a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right HERE for free. Nerds worth their 8 sided die know who Simon Pegg is. From SPACED to SHAUN OF THE DEAD to HOT FUZZ to everything else the man has stick his pinkie in Simon brings his [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 04:49:20

U.S. Economy: Spending and Phantom Financing Will Only Lead to Ruin

Brandon Pilzner submits: How is the U.S. going to pay for the financial bailout, the stimulus package, and the new proposed housing bill? ... projects. So, the U.S will do what we do best: create money out of thin air. Every time I turn ... s stimulus plan of creating jobs by building infrastructure cannot work because he is being poorly [more...]

Date: 2009-02-22 11:40:12

Loose Lips Daily: See Ya, Vivek

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com . And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—” John Ensign: D.C. Vote ‘Has Nothing to Do…With Civil Rights’ ” IN LL WEEKLY—”Fund and Games: Inside [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 16:43:37

12 Lessons Learned in 2008

“New Year’s is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, ... , the thrilling NCAA Men’s Finals, or the brilliance of the Redeem Team, the last twelve months ... significant aspects of the NBA that we discovered in 2008. Draft picks are assets, not building blocks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 05:00:54

Power to the people

Imagine how hard it would be to stick to a budget in a store with no prices. Well, that's pretty much how we buy electricity today ... to advocate for investment in the building of a "smart grid," to bring our 1950s-era electricity grid ... protocols and standards should serve as the cornerstone of smart grid projects, to spur innovation [more...]

Date: 2009-02-10 04:39:00

‘rant’ sites not just for spurned employees

Ranting and raving is in our nature. Considering that many workers must cope with an 8-hour workday rife with feckless motions, ... learn about new products, startups, and projects. Some employees, including this enterprising guy from Microsoft, wrote about some new Windows Live Essentials updates that his team refreshed today [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 20:18:34

Loose Lips Daily: Five Days to Go

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com. And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—”Gray Kicks Segraves Out of Council Meeting” (and read Segraves’ account, too) IN LL WEEKLY (INAUGURATION EDITION) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:53:53

Ad:tech agenda dominated by branded competitions rather than conversations with brands #atsyd

It’s day two at Ad:tech and we continue to hear examples of consumer focused campaigns run by advertising agencies (in the main) ... me about the conference is the focus on projects or campaigns as opposed to long term stakeholder engagement programs ... industry are focused on building and managing relationships with influencers over time. The fact [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 03:00:48

Enterprise 2.0 - A new Age of Aquarius?

It’s two weeks after the event, but here are my slides and notes from my presentation at Edge of the Web. Apologies for the delay. To those for whom some of this looks familiar, it shares an amount of common content with my recent paper at the BTELL EA conference. The audiences were very different, so the common content wasn’t an issue [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 03:57:56

DrumBeat: December 28, 2008

With gas falling, trucks come back NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- After nearly a year of flagging sales, low gas prices and fat incentives are reigniting America's taste for big vehicles. Trucks and SUVs will outsell cars in December, according to researchers at the automotive Website Edmunds.com, something that hasn't happened since February [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 14:31:34

Najib’s Challenge: Clean up UMNO

Barry Wain | Far Eastern Economic Review Malaysia’s planned leadership transition at the end of March from Ahmad Abdullah Badawi to Mohamed Najib Razak masks a fundamental reconfiguration of Malaysian politics. The United Malays National Organization is in long-term decline, after losing support among Malays for at least a decade [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 14:25:37

AP INVESTIGATION: Palin pipeline terms curbed bids

Submitted by davidswanson on Sun, 2008-10-26 14:30.    By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and GARANCE BURKE, Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Gov ... as an example of how it would help America achieve energy independence. “We’re building a nearly $40 billion ... presidential debate. Despite Palin’s boast of a smart and fair bidding process, the AP [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 18:10:21

Loose Lips Daily: Gay Marriage Now or Later?

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com. And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—”Blagojevich Set Me Up!“; “Vincent Gray on Senators’ Letter” IN LL WEEKLY—”Wedding Planners: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 15:33:21

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/4/2009

The overwhelming evidence of global warming continues to accumulate — as does the level of ice and snow in Greenland’s central ice cap, which increases at a rate of about two inches a year.Shhh! Don’t tell Al Gore…Thanks to Abu Elvis, Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, heroyalwhyness, JD, Lexington, LN, RRW, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:27:00

City Eco Labs and other compelling reasons to go on living

(((My residency at Sandberg Instituut has ended gracefully and I am in transit for the next few days ... , dry toilets, sustainable urban drainage, alternate reality games, watershed planning, seed banks ... made by a team in Delhi that brings the bike-based commerce of the streets of India alive - in St [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 08:37:52

Generation Generosity

together from the ground up with the goal of raising money for clean water - putting the charity and its' mission before anything else.   (Well, maybe another motivation was the desire to meet up with other Twitter users and have a good time. Fundraising events should be fun!)  And while there are commercial or business event sponsors [more...]

Date: 2009-02-07 00:15:53

Brighter Horizons for Web Education

Our young medium is still ironing out a few kinks—perhaps the biggest of which is the way budding web professionals are being educated. Schools that teach web design struggle to keep pace with our industry, and those just starting their curricula often set off in the wrong direction because the breadth and depth of our medium can be daunting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:05:38

The Short End Of The Stimulus

When the U.S. House rolled out an initial summary of its recovery package last week, ... told the Community Media Workshop, “and it needs to be focused on long-term goals, reducing traffic ... transition team. Transit activists responded with appropriate disgust. Transportation For America [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:58:30

Are You Creating Micromanagement Zombies?

Do you manage other programmers, in any capacity? Then take Kathy Sierra's quiz: Do you pride yourself on being "on top of" ... ? Do you believe that you could perform most of the tasks of your direct reports, and potentially ... it. Micromanaging the people you work with is arguably the exact opposite of what a competent team leader [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 07:59:59

CRM Analysis Redux

This is a follow up to my earlier post on customer relationship management (CRM) tools. Thanks to all who responded and provided feedback. I’ve followed up on many leads, and am writing to provide a high-level update on what I’ve learned. Discovery Summary The landscape for CRMs is quite diverse in terms of business model, price, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 23:52:58

Played Like a Fool: Campaign Manager Cashes in on McCain’s Cold War Mentality

By Mark Ames and Ari Berman, The Nation. Posted October 14, 2008. He may talk tough about Russia, but John McCain’s advisers have advanced Putin’s imperial ambitions and made good money on the side.   Over the course of the presidential campaign, John McCain has repeatedly emphasized his willingness to stand up to Russian Prime Minister [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 16:42:21

Office Teamwork vs. Human Nature: Which Will Win?

by Bart Icles Wikipedia has probably one of the most complete yet simple definitions of teamwork “Teamwork is the concept of people working together cooperatively as a team in order to accomplish the same goals/objectives.” If you stop ... that doesn’t talk about the need to their team to work together. Why though is it viewed [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 12:27:07

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