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Archive for July, 2008

Artist in Asia

Scrolling through the most recent MyPrevention Mavens and found Artist and Asia.
She represents what social media is. No hype, no hiding, just honest expression.

Dead Monster Found in Long Island?

According to a post on Gawker, a dead ‘monster’ washed ashore in Long Island.

Apparently there is a government animal testing operation nearby. First Hogzilla, then this?
Hoax?

Hogzilla!

You know it’s a slow news day when the top news is about a 1,000 pound wild hog.
It was shot by an 11 year-old boy with a pistol!
Here is the official CNN video. Apparently animal-rights advocates are sending death threats - while the hunting community is buzzing…

Radical Buy

Good news.
Now you can make money from your Myspace account, Facebook Profile or blog.
An interesting new venture from tech icon Mark Cuban - Radical Buy (www.radicalbuy.com) allows you to embed product-loaded widgets for display on social networks, your website or anywhere you can put a little snippet of html.
Now there is a reason to [...]

Yes, We Can, Mr. Obama

Whether or not Obama wins the presidency, I have to believe this his campaign has moved our country in a positive direction. For nothing else, his natural ability to stir our emotions and rally us around the concept of ’something better’ has inspired millions.
Yes, we can…

Hollywood Baby Update

Everyone loves an old-fashioned-ripp-on-celebrities-private-lives-session. Tune into StarVsStar TV for a good rant:

I Digg Google

According to a report today on TechCrunch , Google may be in final negotiations to acquire Social Network Digg. The range quoted was $200 Million.
It could be a blow for Microsoft, who has a 3-year ad deal with the voting site.

Chinese Signs

As we gear up for the Olympics this summer, we’re trying to brush up on our Chinese. Here is a sign, that (may) cause some confusion at the games.

You can see more Chinese Signs here.

Go Fly a Kyte

We recently started using Kyte, for a new social media experiment with NatNAlex.com, to produce and publish live ‘backstage’ content.
It’s a neat technology, and I was able to use my iPhone to produce, and instantly publish a photo, poll and link to my website to our blog and Facebook.

Pretty slick!

$2 per day

3 Billion People (1 in 2) live on less than $2 per day.