Archive for the ‘blogs’ Category

The World’s Best, Biggest, Greatest

We have a running game with our out-of-state friends; we stop at every Mexican place that says, “The world’s {insert adjective} margaritas!”  In Chicago, that’s quite a game as you only have to get in a cab and drive up and down Lincoln before you’ve had a few too many.
My good friend Martin Waxman last [...]

Lovie Smith—A Class Act

Are you a Lovie Smith fan?  I am. 
Maybe not for the reasons one might think, considering he is an NFL coach of a very popular team in one of the largest cities in the good ole’ US of A.  Sure, there is that important fact that he coached the Bears to a Super Bowl, and [...]

On Lying and Blogs

In some of the tech industry blogs I frequent, there has been much hubub surround the departure of Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang and what it means for the internet giant.  Of course this means publications everwhere want the scoop on what went down, who said what, and what the next steps for the company are.  Unfortunately, [...]

Is technology killing personal communication?

The first time I ever heard a reporter cite a text message as the source of a quote was this past summer when ESPN did a story on Mark Cuban being interested in buying the Chicago Cubs. I was watching Sports Center and the story went something like this:

Again? We’re honored!

For a second year in a row we have been anonymously nominated for the Blogger’s Choice Awards!
What a great feeling for our team of avid bloggers here at F.A.D.S.  We are honored and as my best friend Wiki told me “honour is as real to the human condition as love, and likewise derives from the [...]

We the People: Blog-fests Add New Twists for Politicos

The 2008 Democratic National Convention debuts August 25, 2008 as the world watches history being made.
 
Oh, it’s a big deal indeed!  Senator Barack Obama breaks an amazing racial barrier with his official nomination to become the next President of the United States.  No doubt there will be posturing and spin throughout the week – not [...]

Out with the old in with the new

We are in an industry and era where digital success equals company greatness. The hard part is proving it to the old fashioned. I just got an email from my good friend who decided to pack up and travel the world before settling down with his life. Staying in touch with someone who is traveling [...]