Yearly Archives: 2011

New Research on Sites that Publish Legal Information for Free on the Web

Isabelle Moncion of the Chair in Legal Information of the University of Montreal, and Lexum, has posted Building Sustainable LIIs – or Free Access to Law as Seen Through the Eyes of a Newbie, on the VoxPopuLII Blog, published by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School. In this post, Ms. Moncion describesRead… Read more »

Beware of bin Laden spam and computer viruses

Malware purporting to contain information on Osama bin Laden is all over the Internet. This malicious software or “malware” can embed itself in computers and spread to users’ contact lists, infecting the systems of associates, friends and family members, the FBI warned today. Original post

Judging the AU VISIONS Short Screenplay Competition

Recently, I had the opportunity to be a judge for the American University VISIONS Short Screenplay Competition. As an AU grad myself, I was glad to help out. VISIONS is an annual competition that seeks the best in documentary, fiction, digital/new media production, screenwriting and photography from AU students and recent alumni. The theme forRead… Read more »

What if?

Trip Advisor happened for local gov. People rated things, kept eyes on things, fed back easily if there was an issue. Maybe not needed in smaller Council areas, maybe only in cities but still, what if? Public toilets. Takeaways and restaurants for cleanliness. Parks for upkeep, for plant choice, even? Rate us on everything. Why?Read… Read more »

Be Original

Nothing is free in life. If you copy someone else, or mimic an identity, words, or style, you won’t get a free ride, you’ll just look like a cheap rip off. Stop obsessing about what everyone else is doing, and find your own fire, burning in your own heart, and focus entirely on doing thatRead… Read more »

Tickets for the Troops

Last week we were proud to announce the 2nd year of our “Tickets for the Troops” program, which provides two free tickets to each of the 81 Washington Nationals home games this year to active military personnel and their families. Throughout the entire 2011 MLB season, military families can obtain the free tickets through theRead… Read more »

R & D – Research and Duplicate

Joe, Jack, and I were meeting with a friend and patron who is starting a new assignment. The world is stretched out in front of him, his for the taking. We recommended he start an activity for his customer base, that Jack and I have been doing for 15 years. He was concerned it wasn’tRead… Read more »