Monthly Archives: July 2010

>The Oil Spill Gets an X Factor

> How cool is this: the latest X PRIZE competition, just announced yesterday, is for oil cleanup. Funded by Wendy Schmidt, president of the Schmidt Family Foundation, the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE offers a $1.4-million prize to whoever … Continue reading

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The Oil Spill Gets an X Factor

How cool is this: the latest X PRIZE competition, just announced yesterday, is for oil cleanup. Funded by Wendy Schmidt, president of the Schmidt Family Foundation, the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE offers a $1.4-million prize to whoever is … Continue reading

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>TEDWomen Talk

> Interesting and intense discussion happening around the just-announced, first-ever TEDWomen conference, which is happening here in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7-8, organized around the question: “How are women and girls reshaping the future?” Writing in The Huffington Post on Wednesday, … Continue reading

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TEDWomen Talk

Interesting and intense discussion happening around the just-announced, first-ever TEDWomen conference, which is happening here in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7-8, organized around the question: “How are women and girls reshaping the future?” Writing in The Huffington Post on Wednesday, leadership … Continue reading

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>Old Spice? Really?

> Am I reading this right? The wildly popular Old Spice advertising video channel, the source of a series of videos now rocketing around cyberspace, has been uploaded more than 117 million times. The popularity of the campaign apparently is … Continue reading

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Old Spice? Really?

Am I reading this right? The wildly popular Old Spice advertising video channel, the source of a series of videos now rocketing around cyberspace, has been uploaded more than 117 million times. The popularity of the campaign apparently is not … Continue reading

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>A Comic-Con Too Far?

> Somehow I made it from July 22-25 without posting anything about San Diego Comic-Con, and given my well-documented proclivities in this area, I’m not at all sure how this happened. But, anyway, trying to play catch-up today, I’ll note … Continue reading

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A Comic-Con Too Far?

Somehow I made it from July 22-25 without posting anything about San Diego Comic-Con, and given my well-documented proclivities in this area, I’m not at all sure how this happened. But, anyway, trying to play catch-up today, I’ll note that … Continue reading

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>Everybody Comes to Washington, D.C.

>My wife and I had dinner with two sets of friends this past weekend — one on Saturday night, another last night — and in both cases, someone was in town for a conference. It’s a nice benefit of living … Continue reading

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Everybody Comes to Washington, D.C.

My wife and I had dinner with two sets of friends this past weekend — one on Saturday night, another last night — and in both cases, someone was in town for a conference. It’s a nice benefit of living … Continue reading

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