High Drama for Free. Chris Anderson gets spanked big-time after plagiarizing wikipedia in bulk for his upcoming book, “Free.” This Virginia Quarterly Review post lists the copied excerpts. The initial explanation for the omission was that neither A...
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7/3/2009 10:33:27 PM
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Antithetically speaking. “Google keeps tripping over Microsoft’s grave.” Great title, don’t you think? Interesting excerpts include “Google is the antithesis of Microsoft” and “Google can afford to give away everything that makes Microsoft valuable...
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6/23/2009 5:14:30 PM
by Dave Burke,
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Cluetrain Chugs Again. Those words are Doc Searls’ who announces an open forum coming Tuesday, June 16th at the Harvard Law School. Doc, David Weinberger and Jonathan Zittrain will host the forum which is titled, “Cluetrain at 10: So How’s Utopia Working...
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6/14/2009 2:20:19 PM
by Dave Burke,
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ScottGu Leads. Everyman’s link quest usually doesn’t start in Geek Town, but the new IIS Search Engine Optimization Toolkit from ScottGu’s team earns tonight’s prestigious Lead Link. Lots of screenshots in Scott’s post to give you a quick overview. Out-C...
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6/4/2009 8:28:59 PM
by Dave Burke,
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The Wolf Howls Still. The Three Wolf T-shirt mentioned in our last Everyman continues to instruct and inspire. This Murketing post title nails it. Supremely bad T-shirt acquires narrative, meaning; becomes top-seller. Did someone ...
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5/26/2009 8:51:06 PM
by Dave Burke,
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Proud to be human, or…Hungry Like The Wolf. Sometimes you’re exposed to such a rush of creativity that you realize how damned good it is just to be part of the human race. The reviews for this Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt on Amazon do just that. E...
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5/18/2009 8:51:57 PM
by Dave Burke,
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Back from The Gilded Age. We just returned from Newport, Rhode Island for April Vacation Week 2009, which I hope explains my brief cyber-absence. Sorry for not giving you the usual heads-up. Newport is known for its mansions from the Gilded A...
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4/25/2009 9:18:48 PM
by Dave Burke,
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It means you’re going to have to put on some pants, pops! Did I tell you that my Tarheels won the Final Four? Wanna make sure I mentioned it. Hey, forget that (for 30 seconds anyway) and watch the greatest commercial of the tournament, Guitar...
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4/14/2009 10:03:29 PM
by Dave Burke,
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One Team to Rule Them All. Tonight’s Everyman begins with a quick WA-HOO! to celebrate my Tarheels winning the Final Four. I told my wife in January I wasn’t going to watch them again this season after they dropped their first two ACC games to Boston Col...
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4/7/2009 10:47:41 PM
by Dave Burke,
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Lauren wins. Lauren’s a PC who got just what she wanted this week with her new $699 HP Pavilion, but the way she stirred the geek masses makes her Everyman’s Top Link of the Week. I read through several lengthy comment threads, most of which were d...
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3/30/2009 9:51:37 PM
by Dave Burke,
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