FlyClear Expands

I have written on several occasions about my experience with the Clear security program at SFO and other airports around the country. All things considered this is worthwhile for me, $100 a year to avoid lines at security checkpoints isn’t a steep price to pay for frequent travelers.

Having said that, I recognize it for what [...]

Quick Hits

I noticed that Dennis was using snurl.com instead of tinyurl to post links on Twitter, I’ve been using it now and have to say that it is much much better, mostly just quicker, for reducing urls. I have been trying to find utility in the Yahoo! Shortcuts plugin [...]

Gift Card Secondary Market

One business research firm, TowerGroup in Massachusetts, has estimated that $7.8 billion will end up unredeemed for 2007, out of $97 billion in gift card value purchased by consumers. Dave Sievers, a consumer products and retail expert for Archstone Consulting in Stamford, Conn., believes that as many as 20 percent of gift cards [...]

9 VCs You’re Gonna Want to Avoid

Too funny. I’m listing #1 through 3 as a teaser, click the link to get the rest. This list is made all the more funny by the fact that we all know someone who fits one of the types, or several, or maybe even one for each.

I was reminded of the meeting I had with [...]

Tigers Gone Wild

I’ve been watching the tragic case of the tiger attack at the SF zoo on Christmas day with a lot of interest. My son loves the zoo and in particular the big cats. Having said that I don’t think we’ll ever go back to this zoo unless the director is replaced, the exhibits meet minimum [...]

2008 Predictions

I told my friend Kevin that I wasn’t going to write the boilerplate predictions post, but here I am writing a post titled 2008 Predictions! In thinking about it, this is less about what I think is going to happen in 2008 and more about the themes and memes that I find interesting.

1) [...]

Trends: You People Are Buying A Lot Of Champagne

There is speculations that Americans are starting to drink champagne just because they like it, and not necessarily because they have something to celebrate. [From Trends: You People Are Buying A Lot Of Champagne]

We’ve been drinking sparkling wine on a regular basis for years, it’s nice before a meal instead of wine. Also, flutes are [...]

The Day the Music Stopped

This post could also be called “the day DRM jumped the shark”. The momentum has definitely turned in favor of getting rid of DRM altogether, let’s hope that consumers vote with their dollars and choose DRM free content and hardware whenever possible. DRM free is a relative term but still represents an ideal we should [...]

Big Swell

Holy crap. It’s 1:37 into the video, pure pain.

We’ve had some extraordinary ocean swell this last week, 1 experienced surfer and 2 professional crab fisherman have lost their lives. Most of this footage was shot over in Half Moon Bay; Ghost Tree is down by Pebble Beach.

PS- keep in mind that the the little yellow [...]

Newspaper Circulation Plunges

Overall, average daily circulation for 770 newspapers was 2.8 percent lower in the six-month period ending Sept. 30 than in the comparable period last year, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported. Circulation for 619 Sunday papers fell by 3.4 percent.

This is nothing but bad news for newspapers. Their print circulation is plummeting with no bottom [...]

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