Daily Archives: 28 January 2009

Michael Arrington Taking A Break

Posted on 28 January 2009 by Rick Mason

TechCrunch is a blog.  A blog about technology startups.  It is run by Michael Arrington, who is someone I consider to be a straight shooter.  When evaluating a new technology, company, or service, he states what he feels about it, … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Library

Posted on 28 January 2009 by Rick Mason

The Open Library Environment (there will be a post on this project in the near future) recently met at Lehigh University’s Linderman Library in Bethlehem, PA.  Pictures were taken and posted on Flickr. I especially love the stained glass skylight…

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Find Any Film

Posted on 28 January 2009 by Rick Mason

Find Any Film is a British site that strives to be the starting point for locating films for purchase and/or viewing. It is not nearly as comprehensive as the Internet Movie Database (I could not find The Story of English, … Continue reading →

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Self Publishing as a Marketing Trend

Posted on 28 January 2009 by Rick Mason

Self-Publishers Flourish as Writers Pay the Tab is an article in today’s New York Times on how this one area of publishing is booming, while it seems all other areas are scaling back. The headline itself doesn’t quite fit the … Continue reading →

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