How Can I Catch An Internet Scammer

October 15, 2008

Folks, I need your help.
My father is a huge Steelers fan. I do not hold this against him. I got tickets to last year’s Pats vs. Steelers game and brought him with me. We had a great time. This year I couldn’t get tickets, so he went online to try to find tickets.
There was [...]

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When is "free" implied?

October 6, 2008

Yesterday I was in my car listening to the radio when I heard a commercial for life insurance. I’ve probably heard the same commercial 50 times before, but for some reason I actually listened to the words this time. I heard “call now for a no obligation free rate quote.”
What?
Was there ever a time when [...]

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Google Blog Search Relaunches- Let’s Play The ____ Killer Game

October 2, 2008

So, Google Blog Search has been relaunched, and you know what that means…..it’s time to play the _____ killer game.
You know the game. It’s the one where something launches and everyone says it’s going to kill another service. Plurk was going to be a twitter killer. The android phone was going to be the [...]

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Social Media For Social Change- 10.10.08

September 25, 2008

Just a quick note to say that the Social Media For Social Change event here in Boston has released their second block of tickets. The first set of tickets sold out quickly, and it looks like there are only 14 left.
The event is to benefit Jane Doe, Inc. From the SM4SC web site:
Jane Doe [...]

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Blogstring Live Podcast Episode 7

September 25, 2008

We’re back, doing our live podcast on BlogTalkRadio. This week’s show will be at 2:00 PM EST. You can listen live below.
Call In #: (718) 506-1372

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Talking On The Internet Episode 14- The Future Show

September 23, 2008

Wow, it’s been a while. For whatever reason, September is always the craziest month in tech, and I can’t believe we haven’t done a single show all month! Well, time to put an end to that. I’ll be talking with J. Trent Adams, founder of matchmine.
Time: 3:30 EST
Call In #: (347) 539-5920

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What Is Media Discovery?

September 12, 2008

I’ve been a real slacker lately over at the matchmine blog, so today I posted an entry entitled “What Is Media Discovery?” Here’s a short snippet of it. Check out the rest on the matchmine blog.

After watching the presentations at TechCrunch50 and DEMOfall 2008, I was surprised at how often I heard the term “discovery” [...]

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The Sixty One- Find New Music, Score Points

September 3, 2008

In my constant quest to find sites that help me find new stuff, I am always finding sites that promise “music discovery,” but most music discovery services are disappointing. The Sixty One is not disappointing at all, and has become my new favorite music site. It could be the “I was into that band before [...]

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Insurance Spam Makes Me Want To Kick Puppies. And I Really Like Puppies. That’s Just How Mad I Am Right Now.

September 2, 2008

Spam. Everyone gets it. Everyone hates it. But I suppose it’s just something you have to live with, right? But I just don’t understand why 99% of the spam comments I get here on blogstring.com have to do with insurance. It boggles my mind. I mean, I know that the spam left here is left [...]

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Blogstring Live Podcast Episode 6

August 28, 2008

We’ll be doing our live show on blogtalkradio today at 2:30 PM EST.
We’d love to hear from you. The call in number is: (718) 506-1372
Today we’ll be talking to one of the organizers of Social Media For Social Change. I’ll be posting more on this great event later, but here’s a short intro from [...]

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