Archive for October, 2008
Big Think recently interviewed securities analyst turned entrepreneur-journalist Henry Blodgett. We asked him to describe how he founded his popular blog, Silicon Alley Insider. “A friend of mine in New York, Kevin Ryan, who was then the CEO of Doubleclick, had an idea to start a site focused on New York and it seemed like ... Read more
One of the perks of having a fairly popular blog (like my personal one, gapingvoid) is that for whatever reason, you’re constantly invited to speak at conferences. These last few years, I’ve been all over the place. Paris, Geneva, San Francisco, London, Austin, Virginia, Seattle, Hamburg, Chicago, New York, Ireland, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, the list goes ... Read more
Laptop bags are extremely boring, perhaps they’re meant to be - but I can’t stand it. So, a few Halloweens ago I decided to dress my bag up a bit. I spent a good part of my only-child-childhood with this “robot” called 2-XL from Mego Corporation - I buy old ones off eBay for parts ... Read more
Big Think recently sat down with Charlie Todd, the founder of the comedy troupe Improv Everywhere. In addition to his general thoughts on the future of comedy on the Web, we wanted to find out how Charlie built his fan base. Specifically, we wanted to find out how he gets people to show up for ... Read more
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