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House 2.0 In D.C.

Posted by Nick O'Neill on July 9th, 2007

Inspired by Amit Gupta, I am seriously considering bringing House 2.0 to D.C. What is House 2.0? It is simply a place to live if you want to get a taste of D.C. or are looking to start up your own thing in D.C. and want a great environment to live. The place will be [...]

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Off to the Beach

Posted by Nick O'Neill on July 7th, 2007

As you may have noticed, my postings have become less frequent and my life has become more hectic.¬† It’s officially time to get away.¬† I’m off to the beach!¬† Maybe I’ll have a random posting up sometime this weekend, but get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather!¬† Have a great weekend!

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Death of the A-List?

Posted by Nick O'Neill on July 5th, 2007

Hugh MacLeod has declared the A-list dead based on Robert Scoble’s findings. Hugh argues that the A-list used to be the source for people looking for the cool social network to go sign up for. Is that true? Perhaps. If you want to find niche social networks you had to read sites like Techcrunch, but [...]

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How Revolution Health Could Start A Revolution

Posted by Nick O'Neill on July 3rd, 2007

Two nights ago I had the opportunity to watch Michael Moore’s new movie, “Sicko.” The movie has generated a lot of buzz for Google and will probably continue to generate buzz in general over the coming weeks. After watching the movie, I can say that it is completely biased, but that is expected of Michael [...]

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New Media Cocktail

Posted by Nick O'Neill on July 2nd, 2007

My friend Chip Griffin released a really great e-book last week that covers everything related to the evolving new media landscape. The two primary themes of discussion are convergence and the power of niches. I read the first iteration of this e-book and it was information dense. The most recent iteration is even longer and [...]

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Universal Deals Huge Blow to Apple

Posted by Nick O'Neill on July 2nd, 2007

According to Reuters, Universal Music has chosen not to sign a long-term agreement with iTunes. This is to provide other competitors with the opportunity to sign exclusive agreements. This would be a huge blow to Apple given that Universal Music Group produces one third of all music in the United States. I wonder if this [...]

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