Michael Gracie 

I have been actively engaged on Twitter for roughly twenty months. During that time I have met some interesting folks, and had some fun. I also learned a lot about people, social interaction, marketing, network complexity, and myself. But no longer. The experiment is now over Before detailing the underlying reasoning, I’ll draw the sketch: [...]

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on missing out on federal education funds… This ain’t no political forum, but I thoroughly enjoyed the lesson the above provides.

What you are smelling is the scent of failure. It is an unmistakable zero as far as you are concerned. Your endeavor started off with a bang – you were overtly enthusiastic about its potential. All signs pointed to a grand ole time. Then the conditions took a turn for the worse, and you wound [...]

A second round of thoughts on some work I’m doing hits the inbox: Take the Strunk and White principle of “less is more” and apply it mercilessly and see what the outcome is. I look left, and on the second shelf up find the reference. It’s the Third Edition, which I bought used from the [...]

They just never learn…via the WSJ: General Motors Co. said Thursday it will acquire auto-finance company AmeriCredit Corp. in a $3.5 billion deal aimed at increasing availability of vehicle loans and leases. Good idea! GM sees the acquisition as a way to drive up sales, which is critical as the company plans a return to [...]

Yesterday morning I deleted Twitter for Blackberry from my phone. This follows elimination of the Facebook application a few weeks back. I do not have nitpicks against either software – both worked just fine for their intended purpose. I won’t denounce others’ use of this software, or any like it, either. This is a personal [...]

It was the beer that made Milwaukee famous, and that which was smuggled from the fridge for inclusion in fishing outings circa junior high. Then it disappeared from the shelves. Now Guinness, the beer that made Ireland famous – at least in the minds of Florida rednecks, of which I am a proud alumnus – [...]

WordPress 3.0 was released this morning. Didn’t hear it on some tech blog – I received this extra special personalized email direct from Matt Mullenweg… WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” available You’ve probably already seen the notice in your dashboards, so I’ll keep this one short and sweet: http://wordpress.org/development/2010/06/thelonious/ 3.0 is faster, stabler, and more secure, so [...]

Let me start by saying I was opposed to the bailouts. In particular I think the rescues of both General Motors and several financial institutions were completely unnecessary to the stabilization of the economy. They were purely political maneuvers, and the repercussions have yet to fully materialize. Nevertheless, the nation is now dealing with a [...]

It’s been a very fishy spring, particularly with the whole FIBFest bit, but that doesn’t mean work has gone unattended. Well at least paying attention (which reminds me that I used to get sent to the dean’s office a lot for disrupting class)…. Technology WordPress 3.0: The 5 Most Important New Features [Mashable] – More [...]