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Happy Social Media/whatever Day

June 30, 2010 By 1 Comment

Happy Social Media Expert/Guru/Whatever Day

(sung to the tune of “Bad Horse” from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog)

Gu-Ru
Gu-Ru
Gu-Ru
Gu-Ru

He surfs across our web sites
He posts a comment thread
And if you disagree with him
You’ll wind up dead.

He tweets and tweets on Twitter,
He’s on that Facebook too.
No real skills, no real job,
He just sits and retweets Bob.

Gu-Ru
Gu-Ru
Gu-Ru
Gu-Ru

The social media gu-ru
He knows what people say
But ask him for a favor,
and you will be dismayed.

So make the guru gleeful
Or he’ll defriend you too…
So please remember followers,
I am watching you!
It’s “buy my eBook!”
Signed Gu-ru.

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iPhone OS4 – Antenna Issues? Ur Doing It Wrong

June 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Amid complaints from many iPhone users who purchased the latest-and-greatest phone, only to have poor signal strength and more dropped calls – word has come down from the mount (Steve Jobs) who has released the following statement:

Basically, you are holding it wrong.

Jobs is quoted as telling a user on MacRumors it is a “Non issue. Just avoid holding it in that way.”

Huh Wha?  Steve Steve Steve, if only it were THAT easy.  The other solution?  Buy a rubber iPhone bumper or other case.  So, in order to use the new iPhone reliably, I have to buy a new case? (I have one anyway for the old iPhone, but still.)

If the way you hold the thing, by its sides, makes it malfunction, then I would say that is a problem… and Im glad I didnt leap on the new iPhone from the starting gate.

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Warner Bros. Online Founders: Where Are They Now?

June 4, 2010 By 2 Comments

I decided to dig out an old photo and then try and find out where all of my old co-workers are now. Warner Bros. Online was a leader in online entertainment, and the first studio to “get it.” We blazed a lot of trails and hopefully the names and titles below will be impressive. Forgive me if I can’t remember everybody, if you know who I missed, please let me know!

Front Row (L-R):

  • Ian Siegel – Chief Product Officer at MyLife.com
  • Jim Moloshok – Executive Chairman at GoFish
  • Greg ? – Manager, Creative Services at Vantage Media

2nd Row:

  • Barbara Bagwell
  • Kelly Goto – Principal, founder at gotomedia, inc
  • ?
  • Bob Martinez-Diamond

Third Row:

  • Don Lipper – Content Director at GlobWorld
  • Rikk Galvan – Principal at ShareYourself Media, Principal at BIG Games
  • Anna Smith
  • Anne Hart – Theatrical Legal Affairs -  20th Century Fox
  • ?
  • Joy Marrs – Senior Director, E-Commerce at Kor Hotel Group

Fourth Row:

  • Matt Angorn – VP Creative, American Greetings Interactive
  • Julian Forniss – Owner, Studio 43 1/2
  • Brad Scherick – Executive Director, KorAge.Us Inc.
  • Robert Gonzalez – President Artaste Inc., former VP, Production Operations Disney Online
  • Julie Noiman – Chief Operating Officer at createthe group
  • Troy Rutter – Senior Developer at Captain Jack Communications, LLC
  • Sam Smith – Director Technology, Walt Disney Internet Group
  • Tony Masciola
  • Rod Su
  • Steven Pena – Owner, Steven J. Pena, A Professional Corporation

Fifth Row:

  • David Dotson
  • Julie Crane(?)
  • Suzanne Abramson – SVP, Operations at Schematic
  • Jeremy Berg – Executive Producer, Firstborn Multimedia

Back Row:

  • Brian Coleman – Director of Mechanical Design at eSolar, Inc.
  • Dave Urban
  • Tony Rogers – Manager of Data Center Systems at Digital Insight
  • Jim Banister – CEO Spectrum, DNA

If you know any of the missing people, or any of the missing info, please let me know.  Thanks! It’s fun to see where everybody is.

Troy

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