2007 February Archive

I am not talking about net worth; I am talking about your life. How much is it worth? This is a question many of us have pondered at one time or another, rhetorically of course. Now through a trendy new investment strategy: you can cash-in on your personal value through a Life Settlement. I was…

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Our office in San Francisco is officially open! The construction build-out is complete and we are up and running. If you find yourself in the city by the bay, please drop by or give a us a call! BLASTmediaThe Hearst Building#5 Third Street, Suite 723San Francisco, CA 94103

For the last couple of months, media new and old have been reporting of the rise of another dot com bubble. Web 2.0 has been the reasoning behind the new bubble argument – look at BusinessWeek’s cover story on Digg and their founder, or the attraction to Linden Labs’ Second Life. But as I grabbed…

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Drunk driving charges, steroid use, domestic disputes, and assault. These are just a few of the actions of professional athletes that have been making headlines nationwide lately. With the news of Indiana Pacers Jamaal Tinsley and Marquis Daniels surrendering to police after Wednesday’s victory over the Milwaukee Bucks for their roles in a February 6th…

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It’s all about instant gratification. The past couple mornings watching the Today Show I’ve seen features about people trying to live without their modern conveniences, including Forbes managing Editor, Dennis Kneale and a family with four kids. It is both funny and sad to see how much they, and we, rely so heavily on instant…

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A couple of months ago, Kelly posted about trying to find talented individuals to work with us at BLASTmedia. Last night I had a great opportunity to have dinner with the Dean of Liberal Arts at Purdue University, Mr John Contreni. He treated me and two other Purdue and Liberal Arts alum to a great…

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So, I contacted an editor at Geek.com about reviewing a new game from our client Phantom EFX. There were a few good things that came as a result. ONE, the editor at Geek.com (Brian Osborne) requested a copy of the game and TWO, we discovered that he only lives about 15 minutes from our Indy…

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You may or may not have heard (and/or care), but this past weekend, pop-singer Britney Spears went to a hair salon and shaved off all of her hair. This obviously caught the attention of the media and of the millions of people that love Britney and have followed her career for years. It has left…

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Clients like coverage, but clients LOVE national coverage! It has been a great day at BLAST, and it’s not even lunch time…we had two clients in national newspapers today. One of our newest clients, Data Drive Thru, is included in Walt Mossberg’s personal tech column in The Wall Street Journal. Walt discusses new ways to…

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