Monthly Archives: February 2008

Baratunde Thurston on Obama

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 25, 2008

I didn’t know that Barry Obama (above) went to Punahou! So did my kids’ mom, and also Pierre Omidyar. That settles it. I’m voting for him in November. Baratunde Thurston blogs at http://baratunde.com/blog/ [tags]Baratunde Thurston, Barack Obama, Punahou Academy[/tags]

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Populist, populistics, popularity contest?

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 25, 2008

Link cred: Bill “Papa” Meloney

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Oscar

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 24, 2008

ABC — 7PM Central Standard Time

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Lost in the Marketplace

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 23, 2008

There’s a new Project VRM website today. Project VRM is Doc Searls‘ brainchild being incubated at the Harvard Berkman Center with input from a variety of Internet industry thought leaders. [tags]Berkman Center, Doc Searls, Inland Empire, Markets are What Exactly{/tags]

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Obama’s legislative initiatives…

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 22, 2008

This from the Daily KOS (via JOHO the Blog). [tags]Obama[/tags]

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Sandhill Cranes

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 22, 2008

Today is the day we often hear the first cranes of the year.  Not this year.  It’s been cold and snowy and if they have any sense they’ll stay in Mississippi until things warm up around here.

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New York Times on Web Girls

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 21, 2008

…a study published in December by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that among Web users ages 12 to 17, significantly more girls than boys blog (35 percent of girls compared with 20 percent of boys) and create or work on their own Web pages (32 percent of girls compared with 22 percent [...]

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John McCain, wishing he hadn’t dropped the dime on Gary Hart…

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 20, 2008

The New York Times plays the character card on John McCain before the race begins… “He is essentially an honorable person,” said William P. Cheshire, a friend of Mr. McCain who as editorial page editor of The Arizona Republic defended him during the Keating Five scandal. “But he can be imprudent.” Mr. Cheshire added, “That [...]

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