Jim and I have been to a handful of blogging and "new media" conferences since we started The Fun Times Guide in 2004. Our first was Blog Nashville, which was held on the Belmont campus here in Nashville. Our most recent was Blog World Expo which which took place last week in Las Vegas. In case you're wondering, this year we also attended SES Toronto in June, and we'll be at PubCon in November. I thought I'd share some highlights of our trip to Vegas for Blog World Expo 2008. … [Read more...]
My recent post about TV talk show hosts reminded me just how much I miss the fun folks who used to run a 24-hour cable channel called Tech TV. Yep, it was all computers all the time... for the geek in all of us. The best part is they covered topics for beginners including new computer users altogether (think: senior citizens, moms, parents, and just plain 'ol late-bloomers into the computer world) as well as topics for more advanced users of computers (like webmasters and others just starting … [Read more...]
A collection of interesting updates in the world of computers... from the "Who'd a thunk it?" category. Superhuman Computers Word is, it will be possible to build a fully conscious computer with superhuman levels of intelligence as early as 2020! Further projections are that "cyber-immortality" will be an everyday reality within 50 years. Now this is just freaky... He Saved Every Single Email For Years! Yep, this guy saved every single e-mail he received for … [Read more...]
Going to this conference was very much like going to a high school reunion to me. I hadn't seen these people in years (I mean EVER!... aside from a 2x2 square headshot on the websites of some), yet we had this one unique thing in common: Blogging. … [Read more...]
For those who wonder about the credibility of blogs and the role that weblogs are playing in today's media, journalism, and news, try this on for size... It's Jon Stewart's take on bloggers. In the following full-length video clip from The Daily Show, you will hear the following with regard to weblogs: "...That is why blogs are way more interesting than CNN..." "...A passionate plea for responsible journalism..." ..."They have no credibility. All they have is facts!..." "...But these … [Read more...]
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