http://www.mikegrishaver.com dot com Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:00:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's just that, it's hard to keep everything up-to-date these days. So come on over and check out my Twitter feed, or the Thingfo site, to see what's new with me. Or go over to the about me page to find even more links. http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2009/11/03/say-hello-and-see-what-im-up-to-on-more-active-sites/ Cross-posting Rafael's blog post about ABC News & Thingfo. From the Thingfo blog: ---------------------------------------------- During President Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress, ABC News featured our SocialSite system on their main and politics pages. During the historic address, which dealt primarily with Obama's plans to deal with the ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2009/02/28/abc-news-bring-themselves-into-the-social-web-with-socialsite/ We interrupt regularly scheduled rants to bring you Charlie the Unicorn, with 33 MILLION views on YouTube. Charlie, take it away: http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2009/02/12/charlie-the-unicorn/ So I read this NYTimes "article" trying to make us feel sorry for the jackals who've pillaged the country (and continue to do so) and it prompted a rant of sort. I mean, at some point, we have to ask -- who are these idiots? And why do ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2009/02/08/who-are-these-idiots-and-why-is-the-govt-giving-them-my-money/ From the "no one ever could have predicted" department: Bush NSA spied on everyone (illegaly) "The National Security Agency had access to all Americans' communications -- faxes, phone calls, and their computer communications," Tice claimed. "It didn't matter whether you were in Kansas, in the middle of the country, and you ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2009/01/22/whistleblower-nsa-spied-on-everyone-saved-all-communications-from-targeted-groups-like-journalists-in-database/ www.24hoursatsundance.com is an amazing event that I'm proud to be part of. It's a one-of-a-kind reality game, streaming live via cell phones, featuring movie/tv/internet producer Ashton Kutcher co-founder of Katalyst Media, and Kevin Rose, founder of Digg.com as hosts. 4 top social media bloggers/vloggers are the contestants. And content ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2009/01/17/www24hoursatsundancecom-live-streaming-social-media-event-with-ashton-kutcher-and-kevin-rose/ Finding Chris Floyd reminds me of when I first read Digby. It's so fun to find great writers armed with facts. His blog's called, "Empire Burlesque" - the high crimes and low comedy of the American imperium. Great post today on hatred, check it out. http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2009/01/03/chris-floyd/ Dick Cheney is one sick war criminal. Listen to this: WALLACE: Highest moment the last eight years? CHENEY: Hmmm. Highest moment in the last eight years? Well, I think the most important, the most compelling, was 9/11 itself, and what that entailed, what we had to deal with. The way in ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/12/21/cheney-highlight-of-the-bush-presidency-was-911/ It's a great interview/skewering by Jon Stewart when he talks about gay marriage with Mike Huckabee. .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;}M - Th 11p / 10cMike Huckabee Pt. 2Barack Obama InterviewJohn McCain InterviewSarah Palin Video Sad that a comedian is so much better at interviewing and exposing the contradictions ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/12/10/jon-stewart-skewers-mike-huckabee-on-gay-marriage-comedians-better-than-so-called-journalists/ This is one of the greatest pranks by the Yes Men, at least for its visibility and scale. If you haven't seen the Yes-Men, watch their movie. Visit their site. Read their paper. An excerpt, from New York Bike Path System Expanded Dramatically NEW YORK — Officials from the ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/11/14/fake-nytimes-is-totally-achievable/