Eyewitness Accounts of the 1906 Earthquake…

In his post of the 7 stories to read this weekend, Om Malik gave a shout out to Jack London: The story of an eye witness: Jack London, a San Francisco writer, wrote about the 1906 earthquake that almost destroyed the city by the bay. This is amazing writing from… more »

SF’s Green Street & TV of Tomorrow Innovations…

We got word (via the TV of Tomorrow newsletter) that a Hackathon (http://hack.tvot.tv) is taking place from June 22 – 23 (all day Saturday and Sunday) at the offices of Ignite Video, 202 Green Street, San Francisco, California–the actual facility where Philo Farnsworth invented electronic television more than 85 years… more »


Golf News: National Walk the Course Day Announced…

Bag Boy, makers of push carts used for golfing, put out an announcement stating Saturday, June 8 is “National Walk The Course Day.” Great news and very appropriate for a company such as theirs. My question is… how are they doing getting courses to sign up for the program? According… more »

What? A Mad Man Drinking Game…

Stop reading if you’ve heard it before. What? Actually, please keep reading because this is pretty darn hilarious. I was reminded of it after watching Episode 606 of Mad Men (AKA The Chevy Episode). I was acutely aware of Don and others saying, “What?” Which reminded me that I had… more »


Wonderfilled Campaign Takes Oreo to New (and Better) Level

During the weekend, a new Oreo ad campaign broke that was quite refreshing, especially compared to the Super Bowl “Cream or Cookie” debate. And the double stuffed Oreo lick-off with famous people (i.e. the Mannings) years earlier sticks in my mind, but not in a good way. So when I… more »