Blogger Removed from NCAA Baseball Game for Live Blogging (via CNET): Courier-Journal staff blogger Brian Bennett was removed from an NCAA baseball game by officials who told him that "blogging from an NCAA championship event is against NCAA policies". CNET author Daniel Terdiman hit the nail on the head when he said,...
Continue ReadingHere at TBG, we firmly believe that our clients, whether they be corporations, non-profits, or political candidates, should use their websites as conduits for relaying narratives that will spur visitors to action. Amnesty International's new Eyes on Darfur website (screenshot below) is probably the best example of this tactic that I have ever seen....
Continue ReadingI've been reading this morning (via CNET and TechCrunch) that Yahoo! Photos, one of the most widely used photo sharing/storage websites is shutting down in favor of its sister site, Flickr. Yahoo! purchased Flickr in 2005, and since then, Flickr has been gaining massive popularity. Flickr's tagging and community features are unique services that users can't find on any other site. ...
Continue ReadingAmazon S3: Show me the money
The CEO of the photo sharing site SmugMug explains how Amazon S3 will save him over $500,000 this year. Amazon and others are in the process of blowing up the hosting business – pay attention to this stuff. Via Echo Ditto.
4 Hour Work Week Blog
Lifehacker style blog from author Tim Ferriss....
Continue ReadingFollowing is the first paragraph or so of an email pitch I just got from an employee at one of the five largest PR firms in the world. I have liberally edited the email to protect the identity of the client, PR firm and specific person responsible. Changed stuff is in caps....
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