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Friday, June 26, 2009
testing if
this posting via email still works.
If it does then I should have something meaninful to say. I *should*.
FYI, there might be some brief downtime of this blog. If so, never fear, we'll be back and utterly unimproved.
Miklem.com is overdue for a redesign and it is going to get overduer, I'm afraid But with new awesome hosting (soon) behind the scenes by those charismatic geniuses at http://laughingsquid.net , who knows, anything is possible!
Is that enough can I hit "send" now?
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Eminem's new album 3AM, pre-release stuff for fans via Topspin
New Eminem out on Tuesday (May 19), lots of amazing stuff around the release
I am contemplating a larger post (probably on The Squid) about Eminem's new album and what the way it's being distributed/marketed/whatever reflects the kind of evolution that the music industry needs. But for now I just wanna test how this embed works.
Many props to Topspin for another amazing album release concept. Great packages of stuff fans really really appreciate at eminem.com
Saturday, April 25, 2009
R.I.P. Bea Arthur (1922-2009) with occasional punk rock
Bea Arthur has left this mortal coil. She will live on in reruns of Golden Girls, and Maude via memory more than actual airtime.here's an earlier rendition of this same tune by another late icon...
Here's an old clip where Bea shows off her comic stylings...
Here's an excerpt from the notorious Star Wars Holiday Special featuring Bea as a cantankerous bartender on Tatooine
I think that we need to all keep even closer watch on Abe Vigoda now. Here's a site that can help.
Eric Lewis at 5pm today at DNA Lounge
See my post on Laughing Squid for all the details
The incredible performer Eric Lewis (@eleww) is playing live tonight at a free show at DNA Lounge. DNA has been battling the state ABC board, so this is a benefit as well.
I saw Eric play earlier this week and shot video and images that are now on Flickr. He's a really special performer (read my lsquid post for lots more detail).
Here's one more video that I discovered on Nerdblog.com of an impromptu show that he did after his famous set at TED earlier this year....
Eric Lewis at TED 2009 from Michael Herf on Vimeo.
Friday, April 24, 2009
The Colbert Report's Big (Gay) Gathering Storm
In case you haven't seen this, it is frickin hilarious.Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Two Videos That Showcase Change That We Can Believe In
Two great political clips from today, one on TV and the other in Congressional testimony. Lawrence O'Donnell forcefully rebuts judge-a-book-by-its-cover defense policy from an ex-Bush admin'er and Hilary takes apart photo-opp-with-Chavez-gate like only an adult from the winning political party can. Both via Talking Points Memo TV. Enjoy.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
watching the bac'n guys at barcamp austin
Watching the Bacn.com guys at BarCampAustin
These guys created a business letting people Buy Bacon online and bacon realted stuff. Some very cool insights. And great tips for prefab'd services that make it much easier to run a web/mail-based business.
Here's a short list:
Crazyegg.com for landing page analysis, Endicia.com for a great way to deal with postage (interface to the USPS' scary API, has an awesome Mac client--seems like Opentaps does a similar thing), Uservoice for onsite feedback.
Business model: Selling t-shirts for a high profit and lots & lots of the world's best bacon for a lesser profit per item. And being smart as hell about every aspect of marketing & operations, totally leveraging new technology like the above.
Brilliant and fun presentation. Built the biz in 3 weeks. Paid tshirt models in PBR & Pizza. Presentation soon in SF.
Beeler's Uncured Garlic Pepper Bacon from Bac'n.com on Vimeo.
That was great, now back to SXSW proper.