Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Mini-editorial. I was going to go to the UK for the election, which is tomorrow, until I found out that Blair was a shoo-in for re-election. I didn't want to go then, because I found that so disheartening, especially after all the bullshit we got from Europeans about our election last November (which was second only to our bullshit about the election). Sure we led the war effort in Iraq, but Blair was right there providing political cover for Bush, the whole way. If he hadn't maybe Bush wouldn't have gotten re-elected. So why wasn't there (or was there?) an effective campaign to deny Blair re-election for what he did in the war, the lies he told? Or do the British think somehow that Bush was lying and Blair wasn't, because if you do, I got a bridge I want to tell you about.  

Steve Rubel sends word that Forbes is starting to podcast. 

Hats off to the Internet for bringing us the girl band from Afghanistan, they're hip, they're girls, and they wear Burkas! Wow. 

A guy named McDorDad thinks I'm a lously marketer.  

They're starting to cast Blog -- The Movie! 

Dawn & Drew and family have a very sweet birthday thread. Nice! I love the comment about my tech-savvy parents. The other day I described my mother as an "eBay hacker." It's true! 

Could Scoble's ego stand any more inflation?  

We'll find out, now that Bill Gates Himself wants to be interviewed on his Channel 9 video feed.

PBC Liberal posits that video blogging may displace podcasting in about (big radio pause) 5 seconds. I always dismiss that when asked, saying that podcasting is great because you can listen on a subway, while you're driving, or walking. But maybe he has a point.

Video is big with today's kids. I have gotten a whole new appreciation for it, carrying around the Archos. It's a kid magnet. They want to know what it is. I say it plays videos and music, and can run my own software. They think that part is really interesting. How do you get stuff on it, a seven year old asks. I connect it to my laptop. He nods knowingly. What interface? USB 2.0. Uh huh.

This is a new world ladies and gentlemen.