If you were ever like, I wish there was more Philip DeFranco show. Well that’s this channel and more that I’m currently building.
And NO the Philip DeFranco Show is not being replaced. :)
In House with Melanie Amaro: ‘X Factor’ Winner Shares Stories of Strength and Survival
AOL Music Blog: How did you celebrate when you found out that you won ‘The X Factor’?
Melanie Amaro: I went home and got the rest that I needed! I got some sleep, but I also celebrated with family. I went back home and they had this entire thing when I arrived at the airport with posters there and lots of people were there and they took pictures and were like, “We love you!”
Check out the full ‘In House’ Q&A now on AOL Music Blog!
Photo by Gino DePinto, AOL
Sold Out: October 27, 2011 — 200 Fifth Ave @ 23rd St, NY, NY
What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxSiliconAlley, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxSiliconAlley event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
Digithoughts: Mobile web browsing market shares →
Some thoughts on the mobile browsing data NetApplications released yesterday:
- Total mobile and tablet browsing is up. From 3.88% of all web browsing last February to 7.67% now.
- Mobile browsing is still just in its infancy.
- There are a LOT of Java phones out there. It’s no treat to surf…
Robert Reich: Taxing the Rich, the Obama Way →
Warren Buffett is a tough negotiator, which is one reason why he’s the second-wealthiest person in America.
So when the President refers to his new initiative to raise taxes on millionaires as the “Buffett rule” we might expect he’d start the bargaining from a tough position.
But this is…
Using JavaScript To Display Real Names On Your Group Tumblr
A little while ago, Albert McMurry of American Drink asked me if I would alter their Tumblr theme so that it would show the authors’ actual names, rather than their Tumblr usernames.
Since others might want to do the same thing or something similar, I thought I’d go ahead and put together a little how-to.
“NoSQL @ Netflix, Part 2” Talk at OSCON 2011
I’ve been having a great week so far at OSCON. Excellent talks from Riak, Facebook, 10gen, DataStax, Acunu, StumbleUpon, etc….
Uploading slides from my talk here..
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