THE ELEPHANT'S BONDAGE

I just wrote up a post over at my blog - on 'targeted ads' and why Google has to fear Facebook.

This is the ultimate enchilada - the game changing aspect of capitalism that has to change. The relationship between the vendors who wish to sell us goods and services - and us folk - who buy all that crap!

Here's the post in it's entireity:

People, get your handkerchiefs out.

Astronomers catch a shooting star for 1st time

Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:11 am

updated - 3-26-09
 

Proposed to Hitchcock a month ago and Open Roads Conference just a week ago - by Kade Social Ventures  (to assist realneo)

Introduction

What a interesting parallel to the story in today's PD about the Federal Charges against a Cleveland Building and Housing Inspector. Lets recall the long list of electrical violations at Frank Giglio's house. Then I ask you to review the attached PDF and let you come to your own conclusions.

Small Edit I am going to add a picture file taken at the grand opening of La Copa Nightclub on Clark. I think you will see some faces you may know.

#2 a Email regarding La Copa.

We are a trade association representing 1200 companies who are potential suppliers to the wind / solar equipment manufacturers. We are working with wind and solar associations to assemble a supply cahin for these industries. Any assistance will be appreciated.

Thanks

Joe, Joe, and Kevin (and Mr Sweeney out of sight on the dias  to our left) are all eyes and ears because Zack had the planning/forsight to  hold up a photo of a lady from his Ward - I believe he named her "the Mother of Mt. Pleasant" - as a "visual aid" when he was describing the damage that gerrymandering would do to the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood.  

SHALL WE KISS directed by Emmanuel Mouret

If you see one of these attached to a stalk of dry grass - be respectful. 

This is the cocoon of a praying mantis and the winter sleeping bag of your summer "envelope  of protection" against insects that want your blood. 

The decline in sales tax receipts in March for Cuyahoga County was the highest in two decades, indicating troubles in retail sales here.

YOUR BODY IS SMARTER THAN YOU IMAGINE
> Writing in *Whole Earth,* Dr. Andrew Weil says, "Any level of biological
> organization that we examine, from DNA up to the most complex body
> systems, shows the capacity for self-diagnosis, for removal of damaged
> structure, and for regeneration of new structure." I urge you to keep that
> idea close to the front of your mind, dear readers. Contrary to what
> authorities in many fields would lead you to believe, you have a lot of

By Marsha Walton
CNN

BOULDER, Colorado (CNN) -- Blake Jones' business plan for his company, Namaste Solar Electric, was so unusual, he confounded a lot of business experts.

 How far away can the end be?

On Saturday morning, I rolled out of the quiet house in Old Southeast St. Petersburg with my hosts. We were en route to the Saturday Morning Market where local vendors sell fruit, bread and pastries, coffee, vegetables, arts and crafts and serve a wide variety of food and drink. Oh, yes, there's music, too. All kinds and especially the great drumline from the local middle school.

Here are two Cleveland City Councilors who are able to think independently from the political pack.   Both Mr. Reed (on left) and Mr. Cummins (on right) were not hesitant this evening to challenge the Council "leadership".   But the gerrymandering  was a done deal.

I participated in a panel last week in vegas on open standards for aggregation streams.  We had on one panel an unprecedented set of companies all discussing working together for the  benefit of the end-users, not themselves.  Google, Microsoft, Facebook, MySpace and Plaxo (COMCAST) were all on the panel.  And me.

What are aggregations streams?

What are open standards?

How come there isn’t more coverage of the interview Fareed Zakaria did with Elliot Spitzer on Friday?

I tend to find it true what people say - people choose dogs that resemble themselves, in some ways - so seeing these two dogs together in the 2009 St. Patrick's Day parade made me think of two local political leaders who very likely would gravitate toward such best friends, and who love a good parade, and who in fact look shocking like these lovely creatures here (assuming they are boys)...