Dan Jackson, Burlington Vermont

Playing for Change

Dan Jackson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:43:59 +0000

From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music“, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it traveled the globe.

Playing For Change | Song Around The World “Stand By Me” from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

links for April 27th 2009

Dan Jackson — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:01:09 +0000

The Future of the Social Web: In Five Eras – Expect the Groundswell to continue, in which people connect to each other –rather than institutions. Consumer adoption of social networks is increasing a rapid pace, brands are adopting even during a recession, so expect the space to rapidly innovate to match this trend.
“Conversion-killing” mistakes – Conversion killers—does your site contain any “Nuke Buttons”?
Patents – Swivel – Patents U.S. Origin and Foreign Origin
Generations Online – Everyone's online these days from your teenager to your grandma. This graph shows the online population by generation. A report from PEW takes a look at how different generations are using the Internet these days. Some common activities among all ages include: email, social networking, research, shopping, and banking.

links for March 24th 2009

Dan Jackson — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:02:15 +0000

BillShrink – A free, money-savings tool — continuously seeks out new savings opportunities on everyday expenses for you. Save Money on Cell Phones, Cell Phone Plans and Credit Cards at Billshrink.
Academic Earth – Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars.

[concert] OZOMATLI, Burlington Vermont

Dan Jackson — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:24:27 +0000

On Saturday night we checked out the OZOMATLI show at Higher Ground. I hadn’t listened to them much before the show but it was a great time and their latin/world/funk/hip hop/jazz sound was definitely unique. You may recognize them from one of the older iTunes commercials:

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Ozomatli is a hip-hop group formed in 1996 in Los Angeles, known as much for their extremely vocal activist viewpoints as their wide array of musical styles. Ozomatli take their name from the Nahuatl word for the Aztec astrological symbol of the monkey, which is also a god of dance, fire, the new harvest, and music.

The members of the band met through their affiliation with the Peace and Justice Center of Los Angeles, and their first performance was for picketers during a strike. They began their career in the Los Angeles and San Diego/Mexico border-area club scene. (Last.fm)

Opening for OZOMATLI was Parker, House and Theory… these guys rocked too…. check them out:

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Interview: Daily Show’s Jon Stewart vs. CNBC’s Jim Cramer

Dan Jackson — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:58:09 +0000

If you missed this entertaining face off from Thursday evening here is an excerpt from npr along with a video of the interview:

“Jon Stewart’s appearance with CNBC’s Jim Cramer (thursday) night was one of the most highly anticipated late-night appearances in recent memory, and if you were looking for a serious confrontation, it did not disappoint. Asked at one point why there were shows on CNBC promising to teach people how to get rich without doing any work, Cramer said, “There’s a market for it.” Link

Full Daily Show Episode

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Warren Buffett Interview Transcript and Clips

Dan Jackson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:08:43 +0000

This morning CNBC interviewed Warren Buffett at 6am EST (live from the Nebraska Furniture Mart in Omaha). During this interview they used viewer emails/questions to drive the conversation and streamed live updates here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29552618.

Although my questions didn’t make it through I think CNBC did a great job engaging their audience and it’d be great to see more interviews in this format.

Blog/Interview Summary:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/29552618/page/3/

Part I
Transcript: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29595047

Part II
Transcript: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29595412

Part III
Transcript: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29595537

Part IV
Transcript: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29595993

Part V
Transcript: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29596414

Part VI
Transcript: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29596605

Part VII
Transcript: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29596955

links for March 9th 2009

Dan Jackson — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:01:37 +0000

Social Networking Now More Popular Than Email, Report Finds – ReadWriteWeb – Nielsen Online, an analytics firm that tracks time spent online at various websites, has issued a report finding that throughout 2008 social networking sites and blogs saw more time spent by users than personal email. While not shocking, the finding does mark an important point in the history of the web.
“Social Media is Here to Stay… Now What?” – Social media is not new. Media has been leveraged for sociable purposes since the caveman's walls. Even in the realm of the Internet, some of the first applications were framed around communication and sharing. For decades, we've watched the development of new genres of social media – MUDs/MOOs, instant messaging, chatrooms, bulletin boards, etc.

links for March 6th 2009

Dan Jackson — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:02:59 +0000

How To Use Icons To Support Content In Web Design – Why use icons? Design is all about communication: it doesn’t matter how important or exciting the information that you’re sharing is if you fail to hook your visitors. When initially viewing a website, most users will first scan the page for visually interesting content, and only after something grabs their attention will they actually begin reading. Icons are a simple, effective way to draw users into the content of your website.
10 Things To Consider When Choosing The Perfect CMS – Choosing a content management system can be tricky. Without a clearly de?ned set of requirements, you will be seduced by fancy functionality that you will never use. What then should you look for in a CMS?
U.S. Auto Sales Depression Continues | The Big Picture – Aggregate U.S. Auto Sales Trends from 1966 to 2009. Deflated by US population growth as of 1980.
PACs spent record $416M on federal election – Campaign donations from political action committees to House and Senate members in 2007-2008:
How much is a trillion? – A trillion dollars used to be a sum that never naturally came up in normal conversation. Now all of a sudden, it's the standard unit we seem to be using to talk about our economic problems and what we're trying to do about them. Fortunately, I think I finally got a handle on what $1 trillion really means.

Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands

Dan Jackson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:33:45 +0000

A few stills from a cool trip to Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands… and a clip from a live show courtesy of the “International All Star Band” featuring Reuben on a 12 string and “Bunn the Taxi Driver” on the triangle:

Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.

The International Allstar Band in Jost Van Dyke from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.

links for February 16th 2009

Dan Jackson — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:30:03 +0000

AFP: China expresses deep concern over US trade protectionism – China said on Monday it was deeply concerned over trade protectionist measures a range of countries were adopting amid the economic crisis, singling out the United States for special criticism.
Google Website Optimizer – 108 Free Tips | Conversion Rate Experts – a quick-start guide to conversion rate optimization
Google Announces Plan To Destroy All Information It Can’t Index – Executives at Google, the rapidly growing online-search company that promises to "organize the world's information," announced Monday the latest step in their expansion effort: a far-reaching plan to destroy all the information it is unable to index.
Netflix, Adobe, Google Rated Best Places To Work. AT&T, eBay, RadioShack Among the Worst. – Where are the best and worst places to work? Glassdoor, the site that surveys employees about workplace conditions in great detail, has issued lists of the best and worst 50 companies as rated by employees out of the 11,000 in its database.
Here are the top 20, with tech companies in bold:
1. General Mills
2. Bain & Company
3. Netflix
4. Adobe
5. Northwestern Mutual

The five worst places to work, according Glassdoor, are:
1. DHL Express (USA)
2. United Airlines
3. Reynolds and Reynolds
4. Farmers Group
5. Gibson Guitar