From Obscurity to Mainstream in One Click

This is a great example of individual empowerment and how the Internet can drive success... Nick Haley took just 30 minutes to pluck the Brazilian band CSS from obscurity and hurl it into the national spotlight. In September, Haley paired the band's…


Skype encryption stumps police

Interesting...German police want to trojan suspect machines in order to engage in surveillance... German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and…


More Kindle Thoughts

I've been playing a little more with the Kindle the past two days, so here are a few more thoughts: 1)  I've emailed myself PDF files (free book by Seth Godin) and MOBI files (free copy of Heart of Darkness) and both worked perfectly.  I had to pay…


Kindle - First Reactions...

The Kindle arrived today and I've spent a few hours playing with it. Here are some preliminary reactions.... 1) I'd classify this as a knowledge device. It is meant to facilitate the consumption of knowledge in a consumer vice conversational…


The Kindle Meme

Amazon is generating lots of buzz with the release of their Kindle ebook platform today. Many of the people I follow on Twitter made some sort of announcement regarding the order that they placed and mine is on the way. I think Kindle is…


Lesson learned...don't judge a book by its Internet cover

I first heard of Jason Calacanis on the TWIT podcast (#57) about a year ago. I wasn't impressed with his performance and his negative reputation was reinforced as I observed how regularly he served as a whipping boy on sites like ValleyWag, etc. I…