Geoff Canada
Description: Geoff Canada, of the Harlem Children's Zone talks about the danger of allowing technology to widen the gap between rich kids and poor kids and our responsiblity to ensure that this does not happen.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age - Day 1 - Keynote - Geoff Canada
Thursday, December 30, 2010
10 Ways to get the most out of Technology
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/technology/personaltech/30basics.xml
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Google Deal Divides Travel Industry
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/business/28ita.xml
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
(Read and Keep This One) Your Free Business Communications (Voice & Conferencing) Arsenal for 2011 by Mike Holman
Amongst your Free Business Communcations Arsenal Packaging for 2011 you must have at least the following two:
1) A Free Service for using your computer to Receive and Make Phone Calls
2) A Free Service to have Conference calls with up to 96 People and be able to reoord and play them back.
Two packages exist today and are expected to be free for 2011. Beyond that we are uncertain of how "FREE" they will be. Whatever and I mean whatever your business is from "For Profit" to "Not For Profit" you need these two free services.
You need to be able to dial a number to Host the Conference Calls and you need to be able Host it for Free. Also those calling in need to be able to dial in for Free.
Even with just the Free Dialing, this is an invaluable services in and of itself. No more waiting for unlimited nights and weekend or low long distances cost, try Free Long Distance costs!
The services which you may have already heard of are as follows:
1. Google Voice - To Make the Free Call to Host your Conference Calls
2. Free Conference Call dot com - To Host or Participate in your Conferences.
Enjoy and Make It Rain In 2011!!!
Computers that trade on news
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/business/23trading.xml
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The Digital Story of The Nativity
The Digital Story of The Nativity
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Brooksley Born, The Woman Who Warned About The Financial Crisis Early On
The Go-Go '90s
Alan Greenspan rules the economy and "the less regulation, the better" is the administration's attitude toward Wall Street.
11:32
Brooksley Born Arrives on the Scene
She heads up the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and sees danger in a new, highly-lucrative market: over-the-counter derivatives.
11:55
"Get This Lady Off Our Backs"
Brooksley Born's idea to regulate derivatives meets swift and fierce opposition from the Clinton economic team.
8:10
The "Earthquake"
After Born tells staff to take the first step in regulating derivatives, the powers that be in Washington go to war to stop her.
4:40
1998 - Born's Warning Becomes a Prophecy
High-flying hedge fund LTCM nearly melts down. Some in Congress clamor for regulating derivatives. But Greenspan is unyielding.
9:14
Late 2008 - Born's Nightmare Comes True
After Lehman's bankruptcy, markets crash, credit freezes. Many huge banks' toxic assets are tied into over-the-counter derivatives.
10:08
JIN "Angels" Official Music Video
http://ayojin.com
The Official Music Video for Jin's new track "Angels", from the new mix tape "Say Something." Shot on location in Hong Kong, 2010.
Directed by: Hosanna Wong
Executive Produced by: Carl Choi
Presented by: Catch Adventures
Jin Business Inquiries: cc@catchadventures.com
Hosanna Wong Business Inquiries: ln@plancmgmt.com
Friday, December 17, 2010
North Korea to strike South
North Korea says to strike South if drill goes ahead
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Top Ten iPhone Apps
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/technology/personaltech/11smart.xml
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Top Ten Android Apps
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/technology/personaltech/02smart.xml
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
Memphis: Pull Up Yo' Pants Or Get "Steve Urkeled"
Westside Middle School in Memphis discourages saggy pants with the help of '90s sitcom star "Steve Urkel". If kids wear saggy pants, teachers "Urkelize" them by hiking up students' pants and fastening them with twist ties. The initiative has drastically cut the number of students who wear saggy pants or no belt
12/12/10 @ 12NOON (EST) Blog Talk Radio: The Audacity Of Hope with Dr Jamal Bryant
He served as the director of the NAACP’s youth and college division. He is the Pastor of the fastest growing church in the A.M.E. Denomination. His church grew from forty three supporters to ten thousand. He is a third generation A.M.E Preacher. He is Dr. Jamal Bryant. He delivers a stirring message entitled, "The Audacity Of Hope".
He is on the cutting edge of Technology and Ministry as you can watch him walk out and speak directly on his website, http://www.jamalbryant.org/
His church, The Empowerment Temple Delivers multiple Services On Sunday at The Empowerment Temple Website
He is the author of "World War Me"
We open our broadcast by going to The Real Mary Mary Website on MySpace and a selection by Mary Mary called, "I'm Running" from "The Sound" release
Use our BlogTalkRado Link or Call-in numbers:
Toll Free: 1 (877) 286-1446
Local NYC: 1 (347) 994-2136
Enjoy!
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He served as the director of the NAACP’s youth and college division. He is the Pastor of the fastest growing church in the A.M.E. Denomination. His church grew from forty three supporters to ten thousand. He is a third generation A.M.E Preacher. He is Dr. Jamal Bryant. He delivers a stirring message entitled, "The Audacity Of Hope".
He is on the cutting edge of Technology and Ministry as you can watch him walk out and speak directly on his website, http://www.jamalbryant.org/
His church, The Empowerment Temple Delivers multiple Services On Sunday at The Empowerment Temple Website
He is the author of "World War Me"
We open our broadcast by going to The Real Mary Mary Website on MySpace and a selection by Mary Mary called, "I'm Running" from "The Sound" release
Use our BlogTalkRado Link or Call-in numbers:
Toll Free: 1 (877) 286-1446
Local NYC: 1 (347) 994-2136
Blog Talk Radio Broadcast Right Here!
Enjoy!
Elder Holman
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Long Island Career Fair Tommorrow
http://www.ChoiceCareerFairs.com/
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Goodwill Industries' Helping people find jobs. Look up one in a city near You!
http://m.goodwill.org/my-story_all.php?postId=8011
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Ebony: Baller and Shot Callers
http://ebony.com/ebony/power_100.aspx
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Guest Blog I did for my Frat David Harper's Blog "Holy Ghost Revelation"
http://www.holyghostrevelation.com/2010/11/test-page.html
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Google Grows and Works to retain nimble minds
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/technology/29google.xml
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Q&A: Omar Wasow
The guest on C-SPAN's Q&A is technology analyst Omar Wasow, co-founder of BlackPlanet.com
Omar is an internet analyst who appears frequently on radio and television. Wasow tutored Oprah Winfrey in her first exploration of the Net in the 12-part series Oprah Goes Online.[1] He is co-founder and strategic advisor for the social networking website BlackPlanet.com.
In 1995, Wasow was proclaimed by Newsweek as one of the "fifty most influential people to watch in cyberspace." Around 1999 or 2000, Wasow introduced Oprah Winfrey to electronic mail in a series of 12 appearances on her television show. In 2003, Wasow appeared in an Apple, Inc advertisement discussing their latest operating system at the time Mac OS X Panther.
Wasow is currently working on his doctorate at Harvard University in African-American Studies and political science. In a 2009 interview with Brian Lamb, Wasow stated that he had started at Harvard in 2005.
Wasow is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York City, where he was President of the Student Union. He then graduated from Stanford University in California with a BA degree in Race and Ethnic Relations
His website is http://www.omarwasow.com/
From Old School "Beat Street" to the "Bible" former Rap Superstar has a new kind of Rap
From Beatstreet to the Bible, former rap superstar has a new kind of rap, that is much more powerful. Find out what it is
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Google Voice Offers Free Phone Calls
Google is offering a new service that allows users to call landline and cell phones.
Bishop TD Jakes at COGiC Convocation
Bishop TD Jakes at COGiC Convocation
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Soldier Knows Best on: Google Voice: Works on Android, iPhone and others
Google Voice gives you more control over your phone calls. With Google Voice, you get one number for all your phones, cheap international calls, voicemail like email, and more, for free! (US only)
Learn more at http://www.google.com/voice
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
President Awards Medal Of Honor
http://www.theroot.com/buzz/president-obama-awards-medal-honor
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Spike Lee Interview for 'If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise'
Spike Lee returns to New Orleans Five years after Katrina for IF GOD IS WILLING AND DA CREEK DON'T RISE, a four hour, two part documentary debuting August 23rd and 24th, exclusively on HBO.
PART ONE OF "IF GOD IS WILLING AND DA CREEK DON'T RISE DEBUTS AUGUST 23RD AND PART TWO ON AUGUST 24TH ON HBO.
A little known secret, Spike was the spark that got BlackTree going in early 1996. While I was in college, Spike came to town to shoot his docudrama Get on the Bus in the dead of winter, I believe it was like February in Tennessee. Spike and the Jackie Robinson Foundation went to all of the local universities, Tennessee State, Vanderbilt, Fisk and David Lipscomb to recruit students to help P.A. on the project which was underfunded as Spike received little help from the studios but went out to actors like Danny Glover, Denzel, and friends like Jordan and Oprah to raise capital to make the film. The perfect dream for a P.A, an underfunded film with major talent, because as a P.A that means that you are going to get major experience. While normally, a PA (Production Assistant) spends his time getting coffee or grabbing waters, we were thrust into the production helping with everything from building dolly tracks to working with the extras to even standing in on some scenes. I even had 1 second of fame as I had a non speaking role that required me to give my best Oscar performance walking from a pick up truck into a convenience store, it was the best 1 second performance of my life! The cast of the film was filled with great actors from the now deceased Ossie Davis and Bernie Mac to then newcomer Hill Harper and other actors like Isaiah Washington, Andre Brauer, Roger Guenveur Smith, Harry Lennix and Wendell Pierce who would later become familiar faces on the big screen. Let me not forget Charles 'Rock' Dutton, who til this day I credit with inspiring me to be better. I mean, this was the experience of my life, especially since until that day I had never considered the possibility of being on a film set, I was finishing up my sophomore year and was well on my way to being what I considered to be my destiny, a medical doctor. Not just any medical doctor, but a specialized neurologist creating medical miracles with my hands and my grasp of science. So this was all new to me. I remember the first day that Spike actually took some time to really speak to us on individual levels, something I didn't even think would occur on a film set. I was a stranger to film sets, but I knew that the PA is not wasting the directors time with conversation, so I was shocked when Spike approached me and asked me about my afro, I was amazed. So I asked him about a shot he did in one of my favorite movies, Malcolm X, and he explained it to me, and from that minute I knew that I had found a new love. I had instantly fell in love with film the way that people fall in love with their perfect match. The crazy thing is that it had found me, I wasn't seeking to find a new career goal, or to dream a new dream. I was perfectly satisfied with which way I was going in life. But at that very moment, I knew I wanted to sit in one of those directors chairs. BlackTree had not yet formed into my mind, but not more than 5 months after shooting this film, I started BlackTree. I started it with a dream to be able to one day tell the world something, and I have. A couple of things came together at that time to make it all possible, one the 1996 Olympics were being held in my hometown, two I got my first camera a Hi 8, and three the internet was sprouting out of it's infancy into childhood and starting to show it's personality, and I got it. and that was the start of BlackTree and the end of my medical career, at least for the time being. 14 years later BlackTree Media is one of the most watched content providers on the web, our content can be indexed on over 64,000 websites and over 350 Million views on YouTube alone. So this interview was truly an honor, it is like seeing things come full circle. Now my ultimate dream will be to do a film with Spike, who knows.....maybe..... Thank you Spike for taking the time. Thank you for opening my mind to new dreams and aspirations, you've helped to change my life.
Warmest Regards,
Jamaal Finkley
Monday, November 8, 2010
East Coast Career Fair comes to Edison, NJ
http://eastcoastcareerfairs.com/register/city/edison/edison_register_1210.html
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Invasion [Hero] - Trip Lee [featuring Jai]
invasion [Hero] - Trip Lee [featuring Jai]
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Meet the Author of, "Can I Wear My Nosering to the Interview?," Ellen Gordon Reeves
Author and NU alumnus Ellen Gordon Reeves discusses her book "Can I Wear My Nosering to the Interview?," on September 23, 2009 as part of Northeastern University Libraries' Meet the Author Series. She shared her advice on finding, landing, and keeping your first real job. She offered advice on: cleaning up your online act, using a professional email address, crafting your best resume, dressing your best for interviews, networking effectively, and avoiding emailing hundreds of resumes. Find her book in the Library's catalog, NUCAT at HF5382.7 R449 2009.
Spring Into Action: Online Marketing for Mother's Day, Father's Day, & Graduation
In the Spring Into Action webinar, the Google Retail Marketing Team discuss strategies retailers can take to get the most out of Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Graduation. Topics include: retail consumer behavior in 2009, a look at how the spring gift-giving season has performed historically, retail category trends and insights, and marketing tactics and tips for building successful online campaigns.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Pastor Marvin Winans - (TBN) You Just Don't Wanna Know
Pastor Marvin Winans singing "You Just Don't Wanna Know" Live on TBN from his solo project. Lyrics are below
I hurt so many nights. Cried so many hours.
Trying to make it right. Just didnt have the power.
You ignored all of my tears. In hopes theyd disappear. I tried to let it show.
But I guess you just dont wanna know
I came to you in love. I came to you in earnest.
Could you possibly explain? Why the flames, why the furnace?
Just needing to get it clear. I was hoping you would hear. I tried to let it go.
But I guess you just dont wanna know.
Now its true that God is always there, He said Hed never leave.
But at times the human touch is what I need.
And if I had a dime for every time I tried to call your name.
Some tell me, Id be wealthy.But I learned that I could cope.
I discovered I could make it. In nights so long and cold.
So cold, you dont know how cold. I learned that I could take it.
Now I wouldnt change a thing. Not for the knowledge, not for the knowledge that Ive gained.
I learned that I could grow. I really did, I tried to let it show.
I did. I tried to let it go.But I guess you just dont wanna know.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
FREE Automated Keywords via Traffic Travis
The Power of Keywords in your Adveritising Campaign: READ THIS ONE: From my early corporate days, we would send an email and because we knew people would bypass alot of emails. if there was something important we would put in the Subject Lines: "READ THIS ONE". Such is the case with this post if you are serious about Adveritising Online (Text,Graphics,Video,TV,etc.)
We've discussed running Ads on Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, etc. We expressed the need to get the message out via advertising using Text, Graphics, Video, TV etc.. In each of thesemethods there is one critical component in your campaign, KEYWORDS . They can in some case MAKE or BREAK your goal of a successful Campaign.
There is a FREE, yes FREE tool that will allow you to type in one keyword and you will be given at least 200 Keywords AND be told where those keywords you are being provided at RANK on the Majof Search Engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. You heard that right. You tell the progam just one keyword and it gives you about 200 similar keywords and also it tells you where those key words you were given, RANK on the major Search engines. You can export those keywords to a .csv file or save them. Did I say that the 200 word version is free? It is!
Here's a story (excuse me I have to tell it). I was talking to some representatives at one the aforementioned major Search engine companies and I kid you not. The Rep asked me how I was getting my keywords. I told them about the program and they said, "Oh, your program does automatically, what I am doing manually!". I was blow away!!! Bottom line GET THIS FREE PROGRAM, while it's still FREE. You can get the professional version (along with 2,000 keywords and more) at cost ($5 to try it for a few days and get billed for the balance). Go with the FREE first, it's just me!
The FREE VERSION of the program is called Traffic Travis Standard
The PRO VERSION of the program is called Traffic Travis Professional
Please click here to checkout the company behind Traffic Travis and Learn the in and outs of the business!
Enjoy!
FREE Automated Keywords via Traffic Travis
The Power of Keywords in your Adveritising Campaign: READ THIS ONE: From my early corporate days, we would send an email and because we knew people would bypass alot of emails. if there was something important we would put in the Subject Lines: "READ THIS ONE". Such is the case with this post if you are serious about Adveritising Online (Text,Graphics,Video,TV,etc.)
We've discussed running Ads on Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, etc. We expressed the need to get the message out via advertising using Text, Graphics, Video, TV etc.. In each of thesemethods there is one critical component in your campaign, KEYWORDS . They can in some case MAKE or BREAK your goal of a successful Campaign.
There is a FREE, yes FREE tool that will allow you to type in one keyword and you will be given at least 200 Keywords AND be told where those keywords you are being provided at RANK on the Majof Search Engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. You heard that right. You tell the progam just one keyword and it gives you about 200 similar keywords and also it tells you where those key words you were given, RANK on the major Search engines. You can export those keywords to a .csv file or save them. Did I say that the 200 word version is free? It is!
Here's a story (excuse me I have to tell it). I was talking to some representatives at one the aforementioned major Search engine companies and I kid you not. The Rep asked me how I was getting my keywords. I told them about the program and they said, "Oh, your program does automatically, what I am doing manually!". I was blow away!!! Bottom line GET THIS FREE PROGRAM, while it's still FREE. You can get the professional version (along with 2,000 keywords and more) at cost ($5 to try it for a few days and get billed for the balance). Go with the FREE first, it's just me!
The FREE VERSION of the program is called Traffic Travis Standard
The PRO VERSION of the program is called Traffic Travis Professional
Please click here to checkout the company behind Traffic Travis and Learn the in and outs of the business!
Enjoy!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
One Minute Sermon by Tamara Lowe
Tamara Lowe @ Christ Fellowship
Motivational Rap, one minute sermon.....
Amazingly fast! Motivating the younger generation, particularly rappers!
Transcription:
To be a survivor in this Amazing Race with the need for speed you need God's Grace and if your desperate like housewives watching days of our lives, you can't cope without hope and that is not on a soap. If you're looking to Oprah or Dr. Phil you can shop non-stop or pop a pill, but the void won't fill and the pain won't kill until you love the one that hung on a hill.
Kicking back in your lazy boy easy chair watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, nah your not gonna find it there. No American Idol or Council Tribal has the final answer that will satisfy ya. C. S. I. ain't got a clue. S.V.U. don't know what to do Not the E R or the OC not those seen on a CD TV DVD or MP3 can save you and me. CNN has got no Good News here's a headline you must choose. It's not a simple life Paris Hilton, It's treading on thin ice living in sin.
You can be an apprentice for Donald Trump or eat Fear Factor fast food from a dump. You can be a heavy hitter or wheel of fortune winner or a Fox news no spin spinner or flat out sinner but you better check this life that you're livin' and make sure your sins are forgiven. I bet ya 50 cent Elvis done come and went, and eventually every Black-eyed-pea, Gwen Stefani, P-Diddy and Britney. Every wanna-be on M T V with their Icy Bling, every Dixie Chick that Sings, they all gonna see the king of kings. I don't care if you're J-Lo, Leno or Bono. One thing you gotta know. Some day you're gonna die, Bro. Then Where are you gonna go?
Hey, i'm not talking some punk junk that is irrelevant. Like your Grandma's church from way back when. It's not some preacher feature on T B N. that you need to be liking or listening. The real superstar is Jesus Christ. He's the way, He's the truth and the life. One day he's gonna split the sky. He is the brightest light and the highest high and so what I came to say and what I'm telling you is don't buy that stupid stuff they be selling ya. it's all designed to fill your head and waste your space until your dead.
here's the bottom line in my rhyme. Give your life to God while there's still time.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church of Lithonia, GA - September 26, 2010
Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church of Lithonia, GA
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Iota Phi Theta ® Tribute by Brother Tee Platinum
Iota Phi Theta tribute video! from Tee Platinum on Vimeo.
Iota Phi Theta ® Tribute by Brother Tee Platinum
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age - Day 1 - Keynote - Geoff Canada
Geoff Canada
Description: Geoff Canada, of the Harlem Children's Zone talks about the danger of allowing technology to widen the gap between rich kids and poor kids and our responsiblity to ensure that this does not happen.
Davis Guggenheim and Leslie Chilcott: Straight From Sundance: Waiting for Superman Clip
Documentary Director Davis Guggenheim and Producer Leslie Chilcott sat down with ScreenCrave.com at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival to talk about their latest film "Waiting for Superman"
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Pastor Marvin Winans - "That´s it, That´s All"
Pastor Marvin winans - Preaching "That's It, That's All" at the Azusa Street 2006 West Angeles Chatedral COGIC - Bishop Charles E. Blake
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Re-Broadcast - Guest: Rev. E. Edward "The Preaching Prophet" Robinson, II
THE LINK TO THE UPCOMING BLOG TALK RADIO SHOW IS HERE
We've been in Ministry for about 30 years & we say with the utmost Godly conviction, "The Office Of The Prophet rests upon our Guest for this Broadcast, Rev. E. Edward Robinson, II"
We asked him to move as God leads him. Whatever he desires to share regarding the move of God that he is seeing or whatever God is going or has done in his ministry.
Join us and our Guest, Rev. E. Edward "The Preaching Prophet" Robinson, II, The Chief Servant and Found of Go`Judah Evangelistic Ministries, also known as “G.E.M.” along with Elect Lady Ebony Robinson
Currently on a Tour (stopping in addition to U.S. locations, overseas in Africa and London), as noted at http://gojudah.com/, with an "Apostolic and Prophetic Assignment to cause a spiritual awakening of the people of God all over the globe"
Just a portion of his Bio reads as follows:
Ecclesiastical Accomplishments
Brother Robinson accepted his call to Preach the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, May 21st 1994. He was thus licensed to minister by Bishop Harrison Hale, Cornerstone COGIC on June 24th, 1994.
Because of Faithful service to the church and the call of God to increase he service Minister Robinson was ordained Elder, April of 2002.
Elder Robinson served on the Executive Board of the Church of God In Christ Guatemala, Inc. in the office of Executive Secretary; He also served as Executive Secretary & Chief of Staff (Ministerial Affairs) and Executive Vice President of Affairs of the Cornerstone Evangelistic Temple C. O. G. I. C. and corporate offices.
Elder Robinson, being led by the Holy Ghost, founded Go`Judah Evangelistic Ministries, also known as “G.E.M.” August of 2004.
Website: http://gojudah.com/
Saturday, August 14, 2010
DR. W.J. CAMPBELL "IT'S FALLING TIME BUT DON'T YOU FALL!' PT. 1 and 2
DR. W.J. CAMPBELL "IT'S FALLING TIME BUT DON'T YOU FALL!' PT. 1 and 2
Eric Schmidt Q&A at the Bear Stearns Annual Media Conference
Eric Schmidt Q&A at the Bear Stearns Annual Media Conference
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The Dawning Of The Information Age
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Just this week I had to do a paper for a Pace University class I'm taking on one of the historical events that really had an impact on history. The paper had to be somewhat extensive and I thought "Woe Is Me!". Low and behold after conducting a search, I found a website the zeroed in on the Top Ten Historical Events at
http://tinyurl.com/TopTenEvents
Seeing how I love Information Technology, my eyes immediately zeroed in on number 9, The Dawning Of The Information Age.
This was in my opinion a "loaded" topic as there are so many aspects and I had to think of what could I zero in on. I decided to zero in on flow of digital information exchange as I saw it as well as played a role in the early 1990's. Similar to an article I did recently and posted on my Blog, reflecting on Wall Street in the 1980's, once again to some what you are about to read may seem unclear in terms of trying to get a picture of what was going on, to others it may seem a little clear and yet to others it will be crystal clear. Here's just a little portion of the paper I came up with...
The Information Age brought about computers and the internet.
The factual information is that we are able to do more now than we could prior to the dawning of information age. Computers in their current form today were on-existent. The computers that did exist took up the size of a large room. Computer code was written on punch cards and “fed” into the computers. There is a podcast on iTunes of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs that speak of how things were prior to the real evolution of the information age.
The computers that did exist that could be used by individuals as noted in the podcast had very little memory and hard disk space. Because of this the programs written to run on these computers also had very limited capabilities. The computer programming code existed on tape recorders. I know this personally because I used the computers like this. One of the early computers that were in existence was made by Radio Shack and was called the TRS-80. The computer was not stand alone with a display but rather was more like a keyboard with outlets to input peripherals. To this “keyboard” I connected my TV which served as a display. I also connected little snap in cartridges which contained the programs I wanted to run. There were cartridges for Word Processing, Spreadsheets and even online communications via Videotext Cartridge. There was also a programming language cartridge called Basic Assembler. You could save your work (Wording Docs, Spreadsheets, etc.) on to a Cassette Tape Recorder. To get online I used a cable connected to the keyboard that when into a separate Modem. This Modem connected me to the Information Services that existed at the time such as CompuServe Information Service (CIS). This was the “Internet” for users of the time. You were able to read the latest news, join in Bulletin Board Discussions as well as participate in Live Chat.
Information Exchange was a key part of the Information Age. As the Information Age further evolved, individual users found that that if they did not want to pay for an online information service such as CompuServe, they could create they own exchange of information between one or more users. This was done via the use of Computer Bulletin Board Systems or BBS’s. I ran one of these systems. Users were able to l dial my system (my actual telephone line) and I had my computer setup “ready” to take calls from users. I had Message Boards setup for users to exchange information with each other on my system. A Network of Computer Users evolved that at certain intervals at night would “drop off” messages to other Bulletin Board Systems. The Message exchange would be to the “next closest” system so that eventually the message “drop off” would cover the global. Popular networks of that time were called “Fido Net” Systems where numerically assigned numbers were the “ID” number for the individual computer board systems. The cost was just the phone calls and thus the mail drop offs occurred late at night were rates were low.
At this point the Internet was not in full swing, but E-Commerce was “up and coming” Using these same Bulletin Board Systems users were able to subscribe to services during their dial up session and purchase products using a credit card. The Bulletin Board System would just as it “dropped off” mail, would “drop off” credit card transactions to a card processor for payment. Automation in these early stages was key, so I had my Bulletin Board System setup to automatically take an incoming call, from a user looking to exchange email and/or purchase products. That same evening my system would automatically go offline to drop of mail to the nearest BBS System part of the Fidonet Network and then make another call to process any pending credit card orders.
As the Information Age further evolved having a “Website” was the “in” thing to have. With your Website you now became automatically global. Users could now visit your website and do all of the things they did on your Dial up Bulletin Board System. Once more, while you could only have a limited amount of users on your Bulletin Board System, on the Internet via a Website there was no limit. You would only have to pay additionally charges if you had an exceeding large amounts of traffic called bandwidth. The Internet via a Website allowed for Multimedia which was a big step forward. You could now have Sound, Pictures and Video all on your website to enhance the user experience. You could now offer many of the same services that the online information systems such as CompuServe were offering. This capability often led to the demise of companies such as this because “everybody and their mother” could do the same thing.
Today, my Bulletin Board which was accessed by dialing a phone number is now called up via my website bearing the same name Holman's World. I can offer what I offered on the Bulletin Board Service and much more because of the evolvement of the Information Age.
The Big Online Services like CompuServe provided the “neat and cool stuff”. I found their offerings were quite exciting. The offered very manageable discussion boards. I actually served as Discussion Board Leader in many of these online forums. I saw what the board looked like from an Administrative point and was impressed. Just as companies were developing products for the BBS users, they were also developing products for the Large Online Services as well. As the Online Services could have numerous amounts of users online, their message boards were very large and just trying to read everything was a challenge. Companies developed software that allowed users to read their messages offline whether for a large online service or a Bulletin Board Service, thus saving online cost. These Offline Readers (OLR) were key for all users as they could mark read messages and compose responses to be sent during their next online session, whether on a large online service or on a computer Bulletin Board Service.
In the Information Age, we’ve come a long way and it seems we still have a long way to go as today’s technology is history by tomorrow.
As I did with my Wall Street Article, I'd like to mention again an organization that has played a critical role in technological developements and that organization is BDPA Information Technology Though Leaders (http://www.bdpa.org/) This organization was right at the forefront of the Bulletin Board Systems back in the day and had it's own FidoNet Style network called, BDPANET. Take at look at some the BDPA files from back in the day as well. Also the picture in this Blog post is me presenting an Internet Seminar at a BDPA National Conference actually during the time when the BDPANET and my BBS was in full swing. The Laptop Shown is what I actually used to run my BBS.
This paper mentioned the larger online services and offering such as Chat Sessions. I conducted some of them. What did they look like. Have Look at my Chat Logs from back in the day.
Lastly I tried to share an lesson on two on the regular and called them, "Information Highway Lessons".
Enjoy!
Watch this video relative the Dawning of Age:
The Dawning Of The Information Age
Just this week I had to do a paper for a Pace University class I'm taking on one of the historical events that really had an impact on history. The paper had to be somewhat extensive and I thought "Woe Is Me!". Low and behold after conducting a search, I found a website the zeroed in on the Top Ten Historical Events at
http://tinyurl.com/TopTenEvents
Seeing how I love Information Technology, my eyes immediately zeroed in on number 9, The Dawning Of The Information Age.
This was in my opinion a "loaded" topic as there are so many aspects and I had to think of what could I zero in on. I decided to zero in on flow of digital information exchange as I saw it as well as played a role in the early 1990's. Similar to an article I did recently and posted on my Blog, reflecting on Wall Street in the 1980's, once again to some what you are about to read may seem unclear in terms of trying to get a picture of what was going on, to others it may seem a little clear and yet to others it will be crystal clear. Here's just a little portion of the paper I came up with...
The Information Age brought about computers and the internet.
The factual information is that we are able to do more now than we could prior to the dawning of information age. Computers in their current form today were on-existent. The computers that did exist took up the size of a large room. Computer code was written on punch cards and “fed” into the computers. There is a podcast on iTunes of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs that speak of how things were prior to the real evolution of the information age.
The computers that did exist that could be used by individuals as noted in the podcast had very little memory and hard disk space. Because of this the programs written to run on these computers also had very limited capabilities. The computer programming code existed on tape recorders. I know this personally because I used the computers like this. One of the early computers that were in existence was made by Radio Shack and was called the TRS-80. The computer was not stand alone with a display but rather was more like a keyboard with outlets to input peripherals. To this “keyboard” I connected my TV which served as a display. I also connected little snap in cartridges which contained the programs I wanted to run. There were cartridges for Word Processing, Spreadsheets and even online communications via Videotext Cartridge. There was also a programming language cartridge called Basic Assembler. You could save your work (Wording Docs, Spreadsheets, etc.) on to a Cassette Tape Recorder. To get online I used a cable connected to the keyboard that when into a separate Modem. This Modem connected me to the Information Services that existed at the time such as CompuServe Information Service (CIS). This was the “Internet” for users of the time. You were able to read the latest news, join in Bulletin Board Discussions as well as participate in Live Chat.
Information Exchange was a key part of the Information Age. As the Information Age further evolved, individual users found that that if they did not want to pay for an online information service such as CompuServe, they could create they own exchange of information between one or more users. This was done via the use of Computer Bulletin Board Systems or BBS’s. I ran one of these systems. Users were able to l dial my system (my actual telephone line) and I had my computer setup “ready” to take calls from users. I had Message Boards setup for users to exchange information with each other on my system. A Network of Computer Users evolved that at certain intervals at night would “drop off” messages to other Bulletin Board Systems. The Message exchange would be to the “next closest” system so that eventually the message “drop off” would cover the global. Popular networks of that time were called “Fido Net” Systems where numerically assigned numbers were the “ID” number for the individual computer board systems. The cost was just the phone calls and thus the mail drop offs occurred late at night were rates were low.
At this point the Internet was not in full swing, but E-Commerce was “up and coming” Using these same Bulletin Board Systems users were able to subscribe to services during their dial up session and purchase products using a credit card. The Bulletin Board System would just as it “dropped off” mail, would “drop off” credit card transactions to a card processor for payment. Automation in these early stages was key, so I had my Bulletin Board System setup to automatically take an incoming call, from a user looking to exchange email and/or purchase products. That same evening my system would automatically go offline to drop of mail to the nearest BBS System part of the Fidonet Network and then make another call to process any pending credit card orders.
As the Information Age further evolved having a “Website” was the “in” thing to have. With your Website you now became automatically global. Users could now visit your website and do all of the things they did on your Dial up Bulletin Board System. Once more, while you could only have a limited amount of users on your Bulletin Board System, on the Internet via a Website there was no limit. You would only have to pay additionally charges if you had an exceeding large amounts of traffic called bandwidth. The Internet via a Website allowed for Multimedia which was a big step forward. You could now have Sound, Pictures and Video all on your website to enhance the user experience. You could now offer many of the same services that the online information systems such as CompuServe were offering. This capability often led to the demise of companies such as this because “everybody and their mother” could do the same thing.
Today, my Bulletin Board which was accessed by dialing a phone number is now called up via my website bearing the same name Holman's World. I can offer what I offered on the Bulletin Board Service and much more because of the evolvement of the Information Age.
The Big Online Services like CompuServe provided the “neat and cool stuff”. I found their offerings were quite exciting. The offered very manageable discussion boards. I actually served as Discussion Board Leader in many of these online forums. I saw what the board looked like from an Administrative point and was impressed. Just as companies were developing products for the BBS users, they were also developing products for the Large Online Services as well. As the Online Services could have numerous amounts of users online, their message boards were very large and just trying to read everything was a challenge. Companies developed software that allowed users to read their messages offline whether for a large online service or a Bulletin Board Service, thus saving online cost. These Offline Readers (OLR) were key for all users as they could mark read messages and compose responses to be sent during their next online session, whether on a large online service or on a computer Bulletin Board Service.
In the Information Age, we’ve come a long way and it seems we still have a long way to go as today’s technology is history by tomorrow.
As I did with my Wall Street Article, I'd like to mention again an organization that has played a critical role in technological developements and that organization is BDPA Information Technology Though Leaders (http://www.bdpa.org/) This organization was right at the forefront of the Bulletin Board Systems back in the day and had it's own FidoNet Style network called, BDPANET. Take at look at some the BDPA files from back in the day as well. Also the picture in this Blog post is me presenting an Internet Seminar at a BDPA National Conference actually during the time when the BDPANET and my BBS was in full swing. The Laptop Shown is what I actually used to run my BBS.
This paper mentioned the larger online services and offering such as Chat Sessions. I conducted some of them. What did they look like. Have Look at my Chat Logs from back in the day.
Lastly I tried to share an lesson on two on the regular and called them, "Information Highway Lessons".
Enjoy!
Watch this video relative the Dawning of Age:
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