Web 2.0 Roundtable at Potomac ExecutiveBiz

This morning I attended a breakfast discussion (thanks, Kara Kelch for inviting me) put on by Potomac ExecutveBiz at the Tower Club in Vienna, VA.  About 20 persons from various organizations, consulting shops, technology firms and start-ups showed up to throw around ideas and experience regarding Web 2.0.

It was well worth the time spent (The food was way better than most places!) and great to hear from others in the field. ...

Why Murdoch won’t politicize the Journal…

Greg Schneiders, a founding partner at the Prime Group, emailed in the following guest post. – Todd

Among the many, many reasons for the less-than-effective response of traditional media to the new challenges and competition they face, one of the most annoying is their inability to peel their eyes away from their collective navel....

CNN Beta is Gone

As we noted a few weeks ago, CNN launched a new beta site to test its features for its forthcoming relaunch scheduled for next week on July 1st.  The beta site is now off-line.  Senior Vice President and Senior Executive Producer Mitch Gelman explains on the beta site's blog that:

We've absorbed and dissected that feedback so we can evolve and craft a CNN.com that works for you....

The Best of Facebook Applications

This morning Todd gave me the somewhat amusing task of tracking down some cool applications on Facebook.  In browsing through the network's new features, I realized that there are applications for just about any activity imaginable, from tracking restaurants, movies, and music, to adding pictures of cute bunnies to one's profile. ...

Using Blogs to Fight Fat

We've talked about lots of different ways blogs can be used here on TBR, but the blog written by the Japanese ministers of health provides us with some new material.  In response to increasing obesity rates in Japan, Vice-ministers Noritoshi Ishida and Keizo Takemi pledged in December to lose at least 5 kg (11 lbs). ...