The Amazing World of Product Recalls

I’ve been totally amazed at the vast quantity of product recalls that happen every week since I’ve been subscribed to the RSS feed for product recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The recent travesty with the Aqua Dots product recall has just sickened me. To think of a child going comatose by simply putting [...]

In Search of the Perfect Cell Phone

Sigh…I was hoping for a bit more from today’s Google announcement about it’s foray into the mobile phone biz. A part of me was hoping for the much rumored gPhone. No luck.
Truthfully, part of me was hoping that it would be all rumor, so that I could stop researching and go ahead and make a [...]

Terraminds – Twitter Search

I came across a great search tool built specifically to search postings within Twitter call “Terraminds“. (hat tip to Shashi)
This is a great research tool if you’re looking for specific resources for a specific project. For example, I’m always on the lookout for poets to showcase on my poetry podcast “Cloudy Day Art“. I do [...]

The Triumph of the Niche in Social Media

Tonight I received an e-mail from my friend, and Cloudy Day Art interviewee (here and here), Marcus Amaker. He was letting all of us know about his new book of poetry and art and about the redesign of his website.
I couldn’t help but think about how easy simple it is for niche markets and interests [...]

NaBloPoMo #2 -or- If I haven’t gone to bed then it’s still day 2

I saw the new Zune ad during the previews before Lisa and I went to see Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married” tonight.
And, as I mentioned during my NaPodPoMo post, I’m really excited about the potential for the Zune. Not since the iPod have I seen such community build around an MP3 player. The [...]