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"The Wired nation knows all about tumblelogs, text-lite microblogs that include art, audio, video and..."

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:34:00 -0400

“The Wired nation knows all about tumblelogs, text-lite microblogs that include art, audio, video and not much more. But indie artists are seizing upon them as vehicles for publicizing their works-in-progress. Earnest singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur has joined the tumblelog ranks with Bag is Hot, his ongoing musical and photographic journal. It’s as interesting as a CD, without the material waste.”

- Joseph Arthur’s Tumblelog Is Hot With Music, Photos | Listening Post from Wired.com

Tumblr is catching on in a special way with creative artists and their fans. Joseph Arthur was discovered by Peter Gabriel and I’m digging his tumblelog.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-11)

Sun, 11 May 2008 20:26:36 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-11):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr

It’s beautiful today. We played in the park while waiting...

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:50:28 -0400

It’s beautiful today. We played in the park while waiting for lauren to finish her triathalon.

(first time with flickr video. very simple)

Mother - Pink Floyd a song for today.

Sun, 11 May 2008 07:02:06 -0400

Mother - Pink Floyd

a song for today.

Google knows what day it is. Happy Mother’s Day to all of...

Sun, 11 May 2008 06:52:00 -0400

Google knows what day it is.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful moms out there.

Special thoughts to my mom and lauren of course :)

There are several twitter search engines right now. Summize is...

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:23:00 -0400

There are several twitter search engines right now.

Summize is doing a fantastic job and is my favorite. The index is fast and the results are fast too.

And it’s easy to keep track of Twitter memes like “When Obama wins” which just somehow started on Twitter. Not sure how that started but i love that.

But somehow I missed that Summize also keeps track of twitter conversations.

This morning I twittered about how thankful I was that Comcast came to my house Saturday morning just a few hours after I called them.

Next thing I know, someone from Comcast customer service is using Twitter to keep track of this and replied to me and we had a conversation. All on twitter and captured nicely by Summize.

That’s powerful.

OpenCoffee Cambridge is moving

Sat, 10 May 2008 14:11:00 -0400

We decided to move OpenCoffee Cambridge to Wednesdays instead of Thursdays.

The problem is that they have a tow zone nearby on certain Thursdays and it’s painful when it happens.

And based on feedback we also decided to move the time to 8:30am-10:30am.

Everyone is welcome, no RSVP required. Great to casually meet other entrepreneurs and VCs. We talk about a wide range of stuff too. Last week we talked a lot about Flash development issues, Tumblr, startups and we saw a few new concepts too.

I try to make it at least once a month. Sometimes more. Hope to to see you there!

"The carriers regularly adjust spam filters to block offending messages. At Sprint, more than 65..."

Sat, 10 May 2008 07:02:00 -0400

“The carriers regularly adjust spam filters to block offending messages. At Sprint, more than 65 percent of all text messages sent over its network are identified and blocked as spam before they reach customers.”

- Spam Moves to Cellphones and Gets More Invasive - New York Times

Mobile/sms spam = pure evil.

Waiter At the Station - Ben Kweller Ben’s upcoming album...

Sat, 10 May 2008 06:34:59 -0400

Waiter At the Station - Ben Kweller

Ben’s upcoming album is called “Changing Horses”. This song is expected to be on the new record. I can’t wait for some new BK.

via marco: peetypassion: MacBook - thin enough. So funny.

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:09:14 -0400

via marco:

peetypassion:

MacBook - thin enough.

So funny.

Happy birthday Dennis

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:53:12 -0400

Happy birthday Dennis

When Obama wins microsite

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:29 -0400

When Obama wins microsite:

This is very cool check this out. Twitter search on When Obama Wins…

(via andy weissman via twitter)

I want a 1080p television with this design. That would be...

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:28:13 -0400

I want a 1080p television with this design. That would be cool

(photo via SAI)

TV next

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:06:00 -0400

Chris Albrecht at NewTeeVee is so over new set top boxes.

Today he makes the point that there are too many ill fated attempts at the next generation set top boxes. He runs through several startups that are trying to make it work. And he believes that AppleTV v2.0 may still not be enough.

He might be right.

We don’t have a hardware problem next to our TVs. We have a software and services model problem.

And we need to think about what tv users actually want. Do we care if “Lost” comes from the internet, terrestrial or cable? I don’t think we do.

I dont’ believe it’s one size fits all. Different generations want different things. It used to be about channels & shows. Baby boomers may simply want better picture, on demand & better experience navigating..

On the other hand the UGC generation wants a completely different experience when they are in front of their TV. It’s not about more shows. It’s about sharing, tagging, personlization, no comprimise and social networking.

Someone is going to create the social firefoxTV-like OS for the UGC generation. And it will work on existing hardware. And it will be open.

Man, I can’t wait.

Baba O’Riley - The Who It’s friday people. time to...

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:45:56 -0400

Baba O’Riley - The Who

It’s friday people. time to rock. turn it way up.

Wanna see a beautiful tumblr theme

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:39:00 -0400

I’m lusting over david’s new theme on his tumblelog.

stunning.

reblogged via david: by path77 Me too.

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:38:39 -0400

reblogged via david:

by path77

Me too.

First Day of My Life - Bright Eyesan amazing song from an...

Thu, 08 May 2008 06:43:00 -0400

First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes
an amazing song from an amazing record - I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning. You will want this in your collection.

Congrats to Eqal and Next New Networks

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:55:21 -0400

Yesterday the winners of the 11th annual Webby Awards were announced.

It was very cool to see two of our portfolio companies - Eqal and Next New Networks win in their respective categories within the Online Film & Video category.

Eqal’s LonelyGirl15 won Best Drama Series.

Next New Networks’ Fast Lane Daily won Best Sports.

Congrats!

Orbs at Cambridge innovation center

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:31:43 -0400

Orbs at Cambridge innovation center