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Announcing the ShareAppeal beta!

Josh Doody — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:37:16 +0000

If you would like to give ShareAppeal a try, just click here. I’m excited to announce the beta launch of ShareAppeal, a new social app that enables us to build reading lists for our friends and help others discover new content online. What’s it do? Our friends [...]

Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better?

Josh Doody — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:35:15 +0000

Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better? (3 of 3)

Josh Doody — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:30:17 +0000

Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better? (2 of 3)

Josh Doody — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:47:13 +0000

Movie Mind Games: Does manipulating our expectations make movies better? (1 of 3)

Josh Doody — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:58:52 +0000

Illustration by Sean Nyffeler of Popcorn Noises fame We spend a lot of time gobbling up media. We want to do fun stuff, and we want to do stuff on the cheap. Such is life in a stagnant economy. One of my go-to, quick and dirty ways [...]

What I did during my hiatus from the working world (Part 3 of 3)

Josh Doody — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:05:01 +0000

[This is Part 3 of 3. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here.] Poker in the beautiful Northwest Near the end of August, Luckbox Larry rang me up and suggested that I visit Seattle for some poker tournaments. I started planning my trip to Seattle and [...]

What I did during my hiatus from the working world (Part 2 of 3)

Josh Doody — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:08:31 +0000

[This is Part 2 of 3. Part 1 is here. Part 3 is here.] Write, write, write I spent about six months blogging regularly. I’ve never had a super structured approach to blogging, so I just end up writing about whatever’s on my mind. I publish some of [...]

What I did during my hiatus from the working world (Part 1 of 3)

Josh Doody — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:18:13 +0000

[This is Part 1 of 3. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here.] It’s been eight months since I quit my previous job (Part 1, Part 2), and things went swimmingly. I’ve just taken a new job, so I figure it’s about time to summarize what [...]

The Fair Weather Fan: A triumph of sports marketing

Josh Doody — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:50:18 +0000

Part of the American ethos is that we should love sports, and that we should love particular sports teams. This goes all the way to the top: George W. Bush recently threw out the first pitch at a World Series game, and next March will bring hours [...]

My initial thoughts on the iPhone 4S

Josh Doody — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:31:01 +0000

NOTE: This post is written mostly from my perspective as an Apple fanboy. Pretty soon, I’m going to do a more detailed post from my perspective as an Apple investor. Back in June, I wrote about the WWDC 2011 Keynote and how I was ok with it. [...]