5 posts and columns on blue

Viral Video: “The Smurfs” (I Have Absolutely No Defense Here)

in Media on June 10, 2011 at 12:06 am PT

Okay, it is the little blue peeps from the upcoming August 3-D movie “The Smurfs,” and I like them. A lot. No more need be said. Except: Smurf happens.
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Liveblog: Is Yahoo Still in Search? Indeed and It's Answers Not Links!

in News on March 23, 2011 at 10:20 am PT

At least once a day, BoomTown gets a call from investors, analysts or other troublemaking types–you know who you are!–wondering why Yahoo is still plugging away in search. With a declining market share in the arena and a search technology outsourcing deal with Microsoft, it’s not a bad question to ask. But Yahoo begs to differ, introducing a new feature called Yahoo Search Direct at an event in San Francisco today.

Steve Jobs on Why Facebook Is Not Part of Apple's New Ping Music Social Network: "Onerous Terms"

in News on September 2, 2010 at 3:05 am PT

Yesterday, at the Apple music event in San Francisco, I had a short chat with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about its new social music service, called Ping. Essentially, it is a vertical version–in this case for music–of Facebook. But, except for Apple borrowing the blue color scheme from the powerful social networking site, Facebook is nowhere on Ping. So, Jobs explained why.

Viral Video: Twitter TRACKER Massacres Blue Birdies on CoCo's Tonight Show

in News on June 11, 2009 at 1:37 am PT

Even if it never makes any money, Twitter certainly does provide fabulous material for television spoofs. So far, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have done several funny bits on Comedy Central, deftly mocking the microblogging service. And now, Conan O’Brien is doubling down with two skits so far dubbed “Twitter TRACKER” on “The Tonight Show.” In them, a loudmouthed voice delivers pointless celebrity tweets as a flock of blue cartoon Twitter birdies is murdered in various ingenious ways.
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So What Do I Know Now?–Part 2

in News on August 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm PT

Last year, here on the Voices blog, I asked you all for your thoughts on how to finance and put out my next record. I got some swell advice, as well as some good wishes. Many agreed that the patronage system–asking fans to donate money–was a promising idea.