tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241685632021-12-06T16:33:27.681-06:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-36515923762031390982010-11-22T13:17:00.001-06:002010-11-22T13:17:22.724-06:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>iOS 4.2 has just been released for iPod and iPad, adding major support for features like AirPlay, Folders, Multitasking, and more. The update also provides free Find My iPhone/iPad functionality to all users, a service previously reserved for paid subscribers of MobileMe. <p /> <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/">Get it now</a> by connecting your iOS device to iTunes. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.posterous.com/apple-releases-ios-42">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-40392717740255924952010-10-17T21:29:00.001-05:002010-10-17T21:29:02.958-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>I've been experimenting with Markdown for a couple weeks. Markdown is a programming language for web writers that essentially allows you to write web copy while inserting html commands without cluttering your copy with XHTML/HTML markup. I've been using Markdown on my iPad, where it’s extremely tedious to write copy and HTML/xhtml code together within documents. The Markdown app lets me write copy then use a much simpler language for formatting text with ordered and unordered lists, links, italics, and other common html tags. This makes blogging on iPad much simpler. My current configuration is to write in Markdown. The app let’s me open the fully coded HTML output into an email, which from there i can send to Posterous, which syndicates to my Wordpress blog. I can also copy the HTML markup directly into the Wordpress app. Features Compose HTML emails using Markdown syntax Save drafts of your messages in progress Preview your messages before posting them Email raw markdown source to your Posterous blog or other service Copy generated HTML to your clipboard TextExpander touch support <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/easy-html-coding-and-blogging-with-markdown">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-38828995116034788352010-10-13T22:01:00.001-05:002010-10-13T22:01:33.565-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Sally Davies has been monitoring the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1319562/McDonalds-Happy-Meal-bought-Sally-Davies-shows-sign-mould-6-months.html">same Happy Meal</a> for six months, closely monitoring it for signs of decay and composition.  <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/mcdonalds-happy-meal-wont-decompose-even-afte">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-18068772714338138022010-10-13T19:23:00.001-05:002010-10-13T19:23:02.889-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty McFly for Back to the Future, and actually filmed five weeks worth of material before director Robert Zemeckis canned him and hired Michael J. Fox. Check out the bizarro-world outtake video of <a href="http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/10/11/movies/1248069167104/the-first-marty-mcfly.html">Stoltz as McFly</a>. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/eric-stoltz-as-marty-mcfly">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-46849926906193788312010-09-29T21:48:00.001-05:002010-09-29T21:48:42.848-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>This is important. The <a href="http://www.plainlanguage.gov/index.cfm">Plain Language Action and Information Network</a> (PLAIN) are federal employees working to integrate simpler language into otherwise complicated legislation and policy. <p /> Based on the premise that the best content is the clearest content, the group provides a lot of resources on the value of plain language communications.  <p />Especially of interest are the <a href="http://www.plainlanguage.gov/examples/before_after/index.cfm">Before and After documents</a>. <p /> I&#39;m currently writing about the role of social media in tearing down the corporate firewall between products, markets and customers, and I think plain language is a major component of that movement, as well. I&#39;ll post the story as it&#39;s available in the coming weeks. <p /> In the meantime, discover the value of plain language by reading Beth Mazur&#39;s May 2000 article for <i>Technical Communication, </i><a href="http://www.plainlanguage.gov/whatisPL/history/mazur.cfm">Revisiting Plain Language</a>. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/the-value-of-plain-language-in-government-com">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-2655763069244557732010-09-21T21:10:00.001-05:002010-09-21T21:10:10.684-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><b>net effects - michael castellon.pdf</b> (3804 KB)<br/><a href='http://michaelcastellon.com/texas-gulf-fishermen-recover-from-oil-spill-m' style='color: #bc7134;'>View this on posterous</a></p><p>Not long ago I went down to the Texas coast and <a href="http://www.michaelcastellon.net/2010/08/consider-the-snapper/">spent some time</a> with fishermen and seafood distributors who were recovering from the BP Gulf oil spill. My story from that trip was just published in <i>Fiscal Notes</i>. Check it out.<p /> <br /></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/texas-gulf-fishermen-recover-from-oil-spill-m">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-63058846809686568772010-09-14T20:34:00.001-05:002010-09-14T20:34:13.790-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rIpD7hfffQo&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rIpD7hfffQo&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/twitter-launches-new-services">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-80658566192922438332010-08-24T19:50:00.001-05:002010-08-24T19:50:48.438-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yg46DWI_fCE&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yg46DWI_fCE&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/amcs-the-walking-dead-gets-a-trailer">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-16506690733279314592010-07-10T12:13:00.001-05:002010-07-10T12:13:36.394-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Check out this video on YouTube: <p /> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pvTStABPHFQ&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pvTStABPHFQ&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object><p /> <br />Sent from my mobile device <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/fan-being-run-into-by-ichiro-suzuki">Michael Castellon</a> </p> 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href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/koOfEWM0fphfqf4ya1g2pgsZAN7muO5JI8RcKmsR36hN44nCWB9jsTtd9Yzc/IMG_6875.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/PHJ5OnFGnADLiQtnH8OuNggydOCuGsPl3HkPRrLaaxI6ucaLIVPRsGHAJocD/IMG_6875.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="648"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/Z6F59D6WXiCeJku7pnGhw9wmmiij3W6Q1PzfLIC2yOdLnvQZFrirQXgPVPhr/IMG_6876.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/avnsrPXBIz5e877wz43345DCGLSCSLC8yhQIzupLWTLHlfsechVJc0A8znkX/IMG_6876.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="647"/></a> <div><a href='http://michaelcastellon.com/iowa-cubs-vs-round-rock-express-june-4-photo'>See the full gallery on posterous</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/iowa-cubs-vs-round-rock-express-june-4-photo">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-36641946625009582072010-06-03T22:10:00.001-05:002010-06-03T22:10:44.913-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Via the <a href="http://www.statesman.com/business/technology/austin-gaming-company-joins-farmville-creator-726182.html">Austin American-Statesman</a>:<p /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"> Social media gaming giant Zynga Game Network Inc., which is responsible for games such as &quot;FarmVille&quot; and &quot;Mafia Wars,&quot; has acquired Challenge Games Inc., an Austin gaming company co-founded by longtime entrepreneur Andrew Busey.</blockquote> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br /></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"> The move creates a local presence for Zynga, which has a list of hit games. Both &quot;FarmVille&quot; and &quot;Mafia Wars&quot; have been popular on Facebook and spawned a new category of game — one that&#39;s more casual, free to play and uses social media as a platform.</blockquote> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/creators-of-farmville-mafia-wars-acquire-aust">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-86283742820619871842010-05-22T18:15:00.001-05:002010-05-22T18:15:46.444-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><b>Reading</b></div><p /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atrocity-Archives-Charles-Stross/dp/1930846258">The Atrocity Archives</a> by Charles Stross<p /><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Collected-Ghost-Stories-Montague-Rhodes/dp/1853260533">Collected Ghost Stories</a> of M.R. James</div> <p /><div><a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Bleed Cubbie Blue</a></div><p /><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Abraham-Lincoln-Vampire-Seth-Grahame-Smith/dp/0446563080">Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter</a></div> <p /><div><b>Listening to</b></div><p /><div><a href="http://coverville.com/">Coverville</a></div><p /><div><a href="http://twit.tv/">This week in Tech</a> by LeoLaporte</div><p /><div><b>Writing/Written</b></div><p /><div><a href="http://www.geoapplab.com">GeoAppLab</a></div><p /><div><a href="http://www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/fnotes/fn1003/tech.html">Technology Tomorrow:</a> New Technology Likely to Drive Texas Industries in 2010</div> <p /><div><a href="http://www.texasahead.org/texasrising/tr1004/texasLove.html">Love What You Got:</a> Unique draws bring tourists to your town</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/stuff-im-reading-listening-to-and-writing">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-81484524494357315682010-05-17T23:49:00.001-05:002010-05-17T23:49:07.645-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>ACL Music Fest organizers aren&#39;t scheduled to make an official lineup announcement until tomorrow, but USA Today may have spilled the beans a little early. This <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/LIFE/usaedition/2010-05-18-lline18_ST_U.htm?csp=34">posted</a> this evening:<p /> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"> The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, M.I.A., Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, Spoon, Vampire Weekend and Norah Jones are among the 130 acts scheduled to perform at the ninth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival. </blockquote> <div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"> And even though performers had not yet been announced, three-day passes for the event, which will be held Oct. 8-10 at Zilker Park, sold out in 14 hours ...</blockquote><p /><div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/acl-2010-lineup-did-usa-today-just-announce-t">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-9544736439008976212010-05-12T19:16:00.001-05:002010-05-12T19:16:47.448-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>It&#39;s out. <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/browse/mac">Go get it</a>. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/steam-for-mac">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-50722287333380022532010-05-02T19:01:00.001-05:002010-05-02T19:01:04.041-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>A few weeks ago I set out to create a new community for people and businesses interested in geolocation applications. <a href="http://www.geoapplab.com">GeoAppLab</a> is a blog for the geolocation community.<p />The timing for such a community couldn&#39;t be any better. I believe that in the next few years we&#39;ll see entirely new ways of how businesses, consumers, organizations, and friends and family will communicate with each other based on their location and interests. <p /> Geolocation services are where search was 12 years ago. <p />But geolocation may take it further. Search was about adding a taxonomy to information on the Web. Geolocation is about adding a taxonomy to real-world locations, adding that data to the Web, and integrating that information with where we are and what we&#39;re doing at a certain space in time.<p /> On top of that, geolocation will aggregate your interests and your friends as they exist within your online social networks, which are an extension, albeit a better organized extension, of your real-world networks. <p /> Using these new services, businesses and non-profits will be able to better serve their patrons, recognizing their habits, their interests and their needs. It will enhance the noise-to-signal ratio.<p />I spend a lot of time in the trenches of geolocation. It&#39;s obvious to me is that there is no certain path to the future. Foursquare and Gowalla are now the big players, but Twitter and Facebook are both making conservative moves to integrate location services into their existing network features. In one big swoop, I think either of these companies could dominate the market. I don&#39;t know if there will be room for more than one or two services. Possibly three at the most. <p /> Could Facebook or Twitter buy Gowalla or Foursquare? I think that&#39;s very possible. But what that means to users is uncertain.<p />Interested in learning more? Check out <a href="http://www.geoapplab.com">GeoAppLab</a>. You can also engage the conversation with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Geo-App-Lab/118825421465496">GeoAppLab on Facebook</a>. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/a-quick-look-at-the-state-of-geolocation-serv">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-58890196609845165522010-04-06T21:11:00.001-05:002010-04-06T21:11:46.920-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>It’s been just under a week since I began getting really excited about the iPad. The idea of having a mobile, flatscreen web browser, media player and word processor was almost too much to bear. That excitement is wearing off. <p /> Will I get an iPad? Maybe. But if I don’t, here’s why: By <a href="http://www.scripting.com/stories/2010/04/06/isIpadAGamechanger.html">some</a> accounts the iPad is difficult to type with, especially if you try to write more than a few sentences. This is frustrating for bloggers, students, and people who deal with lots of text for a living.  Sure, you can hook the device up to an external keyboard, but at the cost of compromising the iPad’s purpose -- to fill the space between phone and laptop. <p /> I want a device similar to the iPad that’s more than a media viewer. I want a media creator; one that has a front-facing camera and USB ports to attach external devices. I don’t want to deal with <a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/ipad-wifi/">unstable wi-fi</a>, and I want the ability to install OSX-compatible software of my choice. <p /><div>I haven&#39;t ruled anything out, but for now, I&#39;m not completely sold.</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/a-few-thoughts-on-the-ipad">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-56578747059596878272010-03-28T17:38:00.001-05:002010-03-28T17:38:49.070-05:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>Not as boring at the title might indicate. This is a captivating look <br />inside the largely forgotten history of a post-industrial genre and <br />its culture. <p /> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RSX_r0u3uzE&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RSX_r0u3uzE&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object><p /> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MHsCGRP6dtM&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MHsCGRP6dtM&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object><p /> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sukNJwO94UY&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sukNJwO94UY&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object><p /> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JYD_7etGCrQ&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JYD_7etGCrQ&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/four-part-french-documentary-on-the-history-o">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-51394520042063293762010-03-21T00:00:00.001-05:002010-03-21T00:00:30.044-05:00 <div class='posterous_autopost'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/BeUY0ZcxJFacp2z23wDAbeCLMt4cuTYjQodaBCxCSmYOUc65vZvnCPFLYtNq/beerland.jpg" width="375" height="500"/> <p>This may be a not-so subtle sign that even downtown businesses have had enough of SXSW revelers and out-of-towners.<p />How about you? Are you ready for it to be over?<p />Props to Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekai/4448924106/">ekai</a> for the image.<br /></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/beerland-doesnt-care-about-your-crappy-hipste">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-11309891265519798362010-03-16T17:11:00.001-05:002010-03-16T17:11:08.220-05:00 <div class='posterous_autopost'><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aRvbR8zL2Dg&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aRvbR8zL2Dg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object></span><p /><div><span style="font-size: 10px;"><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CsABaAKIMqE&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CsABaAKIMqE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object></span></div> <p /><div><span style="font-size: 10px;"><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5QbXRO0sqjE&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5QbXRO0sqjE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object></span></div> <p /><div><span style="font-size: 10px;"><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zveCZQzrxvw&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zveCZQzrxvw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object></span></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/video-of-the-1980s-breakdancing-madness-that">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-57990174188753888292010-03-14T18:59:00.001-05:002010-03-14T18:59:20.340-05:00 <div class='posterous_autopost'><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/0SFdNm3g1Bn37B0pfGCl64ekD9SMM8oZZpLIvYGFB5wuP3OztvpLzbQefOn7/IMG_6784_2.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/WYFMbJC8mwnPsccZ4f3zMDO805xBZYYS5mXEeytscDa2k2OGuf556FE3X9RI/IMG_6784_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="750"/></a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/lauren-and-mark-cuban-at-sxsw-interactive">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-5337082838596325132010-03-14T18:28:00.001-05:002010-03-14T18:28:22.028-05:00 <div class='posterous_autopost'><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ODDxiTExRRg&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ODDxiTExRRg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/leo-laporte-crowdsurfs-during-live-broadcast">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-67081325629375191622010-03-13T15:04:00.001-06:002010-03-13T15:05:00.321-06:00 <div class='posterous_autopost'><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/2G42498bpxgGXxfTyRoBa1NHyyz0hCbWSGtCxqXS5VT0CE38FGyGGSiWQ2hx/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/qYdkT4rDbpAYiXDkDanT2TbGiss9kEpjcN0icCKBlazPCRQ5u6i8xMEne9gG/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <p>Sent from my iPhone</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/attendee-bags-at-sxsw-unbelievable">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-45458197798002355052010-03-13T12:05:00.001-06:002010-03-13T12:05:51.856-06:00 <div class='posterous_autopost'>This video was just shown at the neuromarketing talk at SXSW. Was the hit of the session by a longshot. <br /><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RUzo7fhRpFY&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RUzo7fhRpFY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/dr-neuroscience-listen-to-your-brain-video-sx">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24168563.post-55438474286004638402010-03-12T19:29:00.001-06:002010-03-12T19:29:06.707-06:00 <div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/eDBtsrHpgCkeozkbyiIxFqmqtrdusxEcuklbhrptsuokAyepCFABzJngBuwH/IMG_0074.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/michaelcastellon/eDBtsrHpgCkeozkbyiIxFqmqtrdusxEcuklbhrptsuokAyepCFABzJngBuwH/IMG_0074.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://michaelcastellon.com/sxsw-day-2-with-mark-cuban">Michael Castellon</a> </p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0