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Watch Super Bowl Live Online

daver — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:21:58 +0000

So NBC has the big game this year and similar to what they do with their Sunday Night Football games they will be streaming the Super Bowl live. Other than ESPN I cant honestly say I know of any other network doing live sports events online. And since my initial review of Sunday Night Football being streamed live on NBC they have continued to improve the UI (even if just...

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Watch Super Bowl Live Online

What is Customer Service?

daver — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:34:28 +0000

Note: This draft, well now post is a year (and change) old and after a few edits I am finally posting it! Since it is still relevant so heck why not post it?! Now the other 10+ drafts that I just deleted... well they will never see the light of day. I went into my frequent lunchtime location: Chipotle. Now if you want fast good food this is the place...

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10 Unusual Uses for Twitter

daver — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:36:38 +0000

So I have given in and am writing a post that has a number and some list in it - forgive me this one time. This post is in thanks to @aplusk and others that constantly ask questions on Twitter. You can use Twitter for any number of things but I thought I would just highlight a few of them. So with out further delay, here are some different ways...

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StumbleUpon & Its Friend Features

daver — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:12:33 +0000

Recently I have become for a better word - addicted to StumbleUpon. I cant count the number of laughs and really informative sites about Web Analytics, CSS, and so on that I have found since I started using it more often. One problem I have come across while using it more was a lack of diversity in the people I followed and was friends with - I keep seeing the...

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Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009

daver — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:56:38 +0000

I have said that I wont do a "Best of 2008" type post and I stand by that. I know 10's of 100's or 100's will but not me. I will say a few words ... well maybe a bit more than a few but I swear ... not many. 2008 has been big, fun and great but I'm hoping 2009 to be bigger, funner, and damn fine. That was...

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Jaiku Gets an Upgrade, Somewhat

daver — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:19:12 +0000

Not that I follow anyone actively or use my account much but it is somewhat interesting to see Google actually do something with one of its purchases. Like many of the small companies they buy, very little seems to come of the great promise. Do you recall Dodgeball? GrandCentral? Postini? The list goes on and on and only a few have gone on to be integrated or enhanced. I understand...

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Jaiku Gets an Upgrade, Somewhat

Comcastic or Confusing?

daver — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:16:30 +0000

That is what I am asking as I sit and read about Comcast capping bandwidth to 250GB starting October 1st here, here, and here. I personally cant think of a time I have ever used close to that amount, but I am sure that there are those that do. The thing that confuses me is an announcement that Comcast just made a few months ago about some super fast bandwidth....

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Comcastic or Confusing?

Today is a good day (for non-iphone owners)

daver — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:50:15 +0000

Today I am very glad that I am not such a Fan boy of Apple. On Twitter all I have heard about are the following: ibrick "Checked 2 AT&T stores... lines were about 50 deep at both. Not bad, but I'm not gonna go outta my way." via @kiddisco "Quick, someone make an iPhone fail whale!" via @steverubel Apple's iPhone 2.0 update is failing (Matt Asay/The Open Road) http://tinyurl.com/5mjjhw via@Techmeme...

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Web 2.0 Sucks

daver — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:44:19 +0000

Yes I said it. - start rant - Why you ask? If a site requires a user to visit it.... and you cant. It sucks. If a website screws up your order what do you do? You shop somewhere else. If you click to read a review and you get an error what do you do? You hit the back button. So why do we put up with it? Perhaps...

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Did Google Change the Google Analytics Homepage?

daver — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:01:53 +0000

I look at this page some 5 times a day - have I just been missing it at the top of the page? It appears that Google has added a search box to the top of the page. So has anyone else seen this or am I indeed going crazy i.e. just havent been paying attention to the page when I log in? On a totally different topic On a...

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Did Google Change the Google Analytics Homepage?

You want subscribers? I got subscribers.

daver — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:40:46 +0000

You constantly hear about how many "subscribers" X company has compared to X company. These numbers usually are comparing their leading 200 million to some 50 million. Perhaps its Comcast and AT&T slugging it out over who has more users. Then you look globally and suddenly feel small. There are many global companies that have larger populations in their own home countries and will have the power in coming years....

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Why Vendors Annoy Me

daver — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:11:09 +0000

Over the past few years I have averaged 3 to 6 conferences a year such as Pubcon, SES, and SMX. Chicago is also home to an SES, Ad-tech, Etail, and other smaller conferences and makes afternoon trips to see friends and check out vendors a snap. All of these conferences have one thing in common:exhibit halls where people are trying to recruit you to buy, sell, or partner with them...

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Receive the Bacon

daver — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:38:21 +0000

I dont know what one can say about the photo below other than it is just funny. If you dont find it all that funny, I am sorry but I do. As to why I find it funny? I have no idea. :) Post from: Daver's BlogReceive the Bacon

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T Mobile shuts down Twitter Service

daver — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:54:29 +0000

It seems that users of T-Mobile are having issues with sending text messages to Twitter. There are reports from Alternageek , CNET, and more at Getsatisfaction with Biz Stone commenting. It is as if T-Mobile has blocked or shut down service to users trying to send messages to the Twitter. Nothing like getting "unlimited" texting only to have the service you use it for get blocked. Can you imagine what...

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What do kids do when you ground them?

daver — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:52:26 +0000

My office is nearby a high school that has an open campus and many frequent the small bagel shop I do at lunch. While at eating lunch today I overheard some high school girls talking about this, that and some kid named "Jimmy". Well I didnt over hear them so much as they were talking over everything else going on. Today's topic that caught my ear was: "Jimmy got grounded"....

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Pubcon Las Vegas 2007

daver — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:51:42 +0000

So Pubcon 2007 has come and gone - and Im happy and sad. I spent a long time in Las Vegas and by the end of the week I was more then ready to go. I spent the following weekend catching up on email, sleep, laundry, sleep, and just being anti-social. Pubcon is great in that everyone that goes knows (well just about everyone) their head from their ass. The...

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Pubcon Las Vegas 2007

Black Friday – Missing Out

daver — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:42:06 +0000

On Thursday night I was jumping from Best Buy to Circuit City to Staples and other sites left and right. What was I doing? I was checking out the deals that I may take advantage of the following morning. I then recalled reading about a black friday site and how great and easy it made sorting all of the deals. I proceeded to search for the name "bfads" as that...

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Black Friday – Missing Out

15 TinyURL Alternatives – Shorten your URLS

daver — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:19:46 +0000

The past week or so there have been some snags with the once steady TinyURL and URLtea. The two services have started to take on heavy loads with services like Twitter using the APIs and creating a ginormous amount of links. *Jan 2009 Update* - Scroll down and see the full 17+ list of services. My pick for best service is Zi.ma and a new one (I will be trying...

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15 TinyURL Alternatives – Shorten your URLS

Is Content still King? Yes it is!

daver — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:10:48 +0000

In the world of SEO there is the constant argument of if Links or Content is King? After some recent purchases by Discovery and CNET I have to say that in terms of money - Content is King. A month ago Discovery bought How Stuff Works for $250 million. Well Im still not sure what part of How Stuff Works/How Stuff Works International/Convex Group actually was sold, it doesnt really...

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Is Content still King? Yes it is!

Writers Guild of America Strike 2007

daver — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:32:25 +0000

Unless you are living under a rock you know that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is currently on strike. This is putting the kabosh on TV shows and movies but I feel it is a good thing. You can read elsewhere about the sides (Studios vs Writers) and even follow some of the happenings on Twitter. Recently James Denton from Desperate Housewives was doing an interview on a Chicago...

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Writers Guild of America Strike 2007