Tuesday, January 16, 2007
I agree YouTube can change any landscape
I agree with Chris Brogan that YouTube can change politics. People in Utah saw that happen in November of 2006 when a video of a sitting court Judge having a tantrum in court, and making off handed religious comments, was posted on YouTube. It basically cost her the job. Here is one video of the Judge, but the other one has been removed.
In Utah, Judges are given a vote of confidence. They are not really elected, they are appointed, but must be given a majority "confidence" vote to stay on the bench. If the voting public doesn't give a judge the majority, they are supposed to be removed from the bench and another Judge appointed in their place.
This is the first time that I can remember while I've been able to vote that something like this has happened. Honestly, I'm glad it did. I wish we could see more of what goes on in the courts because I never know if these people are actually doing a good job or not.
In any event, I agree that in the future, more than politics will be affected. Anywhere a phone can be taken a video can be shot. Board rooms, court rooms and the bed rooms. It does kinda suck that we have to always be on the alert.
Get to know guitarist Nick Colionne
As many of you know I produce a podcast called The Jazz Show on The Podcast Network. The podcast features indie Jazz artists who might not get a lot of ear time. I've been doing it for some time, and I have a blast meeting the artists and listening to endless amounts of great Jazz.
I also enjoy Jazz artists who are on major record labels, or at least major Jazz record labels. Some you may not have heard before, and I am glad to share them with you.
Please check out Nicks albums on Amazon.com for sample tracks. My favorites are Always Thinking Of You (Keepin It Cool), High Flyin' (Just Come On In) and It's Been Too Long (Just Come On In).
Monday, January 15, 2007
Awesome VoiceMail Technology
I really wasn't in the market for this type of service, but after reading the post at LifeHacker, I thought I would give it a try. I checked out both YouMail and CallWave. For me, the really cool feature of being able to call back someone from a voice mail right in the web app is pretty cool, which is why I am using that service. YouMail has a cleaner more user friendly interface, but lacks the call back feature. Who knows, maybe I won't use the call back feature as much and will want a nicer user interface.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
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