September 2008
19 posts
“…including a cellphone sample improves Obama’s numbers by 2.8...”
– http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/09/estimating-cellphone-effect-22-points.html
I have a new job!
After a terrific summer of under-employment, I’m returning to the working world: I’m joining Quantcast Corporation as its VP of Strategy & Corporate Development. As the title suggests, I’ll be working on strategy, and also will be developing business relationships with partners and prospects. (I’ve been advising Quantcast since just after I left Time Warner, and my new role will build...
“CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (CNN) – Sarah Palin likes to tell voters around the country...”
– CNN - Palin’s transparency proposal already exists in D.C.
“By the end of the year one in five American households may well not have a home...”
– Snip! Nearly One-Fifth of Homes Have No Landline - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
“I used to confuse “further” and “farther,” and,...”
– From “a thread of memories of David Foster Wallace” on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.
“I doubt that wireless carriers will abandon towers altogether, but using...”
– 4G: Forget Cell Towers, Bring on the Femtocells - GigaOM
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“Buying backhaul capacity from geosatellites can cost a stunning US$4,000 per...”
– O3b Links With Google for Fast Satellite Internet Capacity - NYTimes.com
“…the FCC is considering a new plan to auction off the public safety...”
– Ars: FCC considering new D Block auction plan
“…as Leisa Reichelt, a consultant in London who writes regularly about...”
– I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You - Clive Thompson - NYTimes.com
“Vibrant financial markets exist for trading everything from bushels of corn to...”
– Company to Create Airwaves Exchange - WSJ.com
Watch@Jack talks about Twitter and the 2008 campaign
“There is a tendency in the media to kick ourselves, cringe and withdraw, when we...”
– Angry Amateurs - Swampland - TIME
“With nearly two years at full speed, thousands of successes (with as many...”
– Twitter Blog: Trimming the Sails
