http://arsblog.com/blog markets|media|musings Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:26:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en freezelight. CIA.com appears to be a legit dial-up ISP. They offer subscribers a "free" name@cia.com email address. Which someone is using (or spoofing) for this scammy scam scam attack: Hello xxx@gmail.com , Your IP address has been logged on more than 20 illegal Websites. This does not necessary means that You browsed all of ... http://arsblog.com/blog/251/scam-scammity-scam-scam/ This is incredible. This fellow has spent more time than most this decade dancing in as many places as possible on our planet. If it doesn't make your eyes water, you may be human, but you are very, very different from me. Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding ... http://arsblog.com/blog/249/need-a-smile/ Where have I been? Startupping. I miss my blog. I really do. I'll be back someday, I promise. In the near term, you will probably find me blogging much more frequently over here.ShareThis http://arsblog.com/blog/247/where-the-am-i/ This was created by my brother and his friends. I love the mockumentary format, there are so many ways it just works.ShareThis http://arsblog.com/blog/246/a-screenwriters-mocumentary/ will.i.am produces a song inspired by the "Yes we can" sequence in Barack Obama's campaign speech. ShareThis http://arsblog.com/blog/245/artists-for-obama/ moriza I'm helping to organize an (un)conference in New York City focused on entrepreneur-ing in the financial services space. Anyone who might be interested for whatever reason is invited to participate. We're just getting started, and to join in or watch for updates you should head over to our BarCamp page ... http://arsblog.com/blog/243/barcampmoneynyc/ I encourage you to check out danah boyd's thought-provoking post Who clicks on ads? And what might this mean? danah makes a lot of good points and asks great questions in her post. She touches on the notion of a diverse advertiser ecology, but then sort of subsumes it in an ... http://arsblog.com/blog/242/ad-ecologies-consumer-behavior-and-the-future/ Essjay NZ The only thing we know is that everything will happen. -- Lloyd Blankfein We have met the enemy, and he is us. -- Walt Kelly This was a reply to Darren's post, but it got so long that I decided to throw it up here. The issue is managing your identity online, ... http://arsblog.com/blog/240/who-are-you-why-should-i-believe-you-and-how-much-do-i-want-you-to-know-about-me/ Today's Word of the Day (WOTD) is catchpole. The WOTD always includes a contemporary example of colloquial usage. I noticed today's example was, in fact, someone's name. One "Liz Catchpole." Further, she worked for a financial institution and was commenting on the issue of personal debt. Finally, this is what ... http://arsblog.com/blog/239/eponymousness/ I submitted an idea to the improve Snap contest. I invite you to check it out and vote your conscience. :-) http://contest.snap.com/thread/422 Hurry! Voting ends March 15!ShareThis http://arsblog.com/blog/238/snapmap/