Posted in YouTube, BREW, Web 2.0, movie industry on May 25th, 2007
Joel West wrote an interesting post today on
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This morning’s breakthrough company is Eyespot, a two-year-old North County firm that has a different take on the YouTube model.
Last summer’s interview of CEO/co-founder Jim Kaskade by UT telecom reporter Kathryn Balint shows a classic “scratch an itch” startup:
Balint: How did Eyespot get started?
Kaskade: David Dudas and I both have families, and we both shoot video with a digital video camcorder. But we were both asking what do you do with the digital video after you’ve captured it? I hadn’t done anything with it, to be honest. I didn’t have the time to learn complex editing tools. This is the typical situation of a lot of consumers. So David and I said, “This is a pain point that needs to be addressed. We need to take advantage of the fact that the Internet is becoming the operating system and instead of having an application run on your desktop, you can […]
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Posted in Spa Reviews on May 25th, 2007
Michelle Guerin Made an interesting post today on www.discoversd.com
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The ICE Spa in Kensington beams a mix of baroque charm and modern appeal. The amalgamation of old and new creates a mystifying tension to relieve yours. The owners of ICE Spa took a quaint two story home in Kensington and transformed it into a stark-white paradise to suit all San Diego spa needs. . .
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Posted in Spa Reviews on May 24th, 2007
Michelle Guerin Made a great post today on www.discoversd.com
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There’s nothing quite like the soothing sounds of a waterfall to put you at ease. At Artesia Day Spa, the serene harmony of flowing streams and strong waterfalls ushers guests to a calm escape. At Artesia Day Spa, peace isn’t just a state of mind—it’s the result of Artesia’s signature treatments that collectively calm mind, body, and soul. . .
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Joel West wrote an interesting post today on
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Somehow the Nokia-Qualcomm standoff doesn’t seem to be getting the wall-to-wall press that other “crises” get from our modern media. I think this must reflect an intentional decision on the part of the two parties to keep it out of the press and stick to the business at hand, which is to see if there are terms to which both sides can agree.
Obviously Nokia wants to permanently reduce its royalty payments to Qualcomm — and perhaps pick up ammunition for its ongoing fight with InterDigital. And Qualcomm is most concerned with not setting a precedent that will lower payments by other parties and destroy its business model. I’m not sure what’s taking so long, but perhaps they’re negotiating patent-by-patent. (Not clear how many that is — 2½ years ago, they bragged about 1,266 issued patents but the chart is now woefully out of date).
Who’s held hostage? Nokia can’t legally ship […]
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Posted in Boutique Store Reviews on May 24th, 2007
Michelle Guerin Blogged about a good topic today on www.discoversd.com
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JEP Boutique is the official new it-boutique in the La Jolla shopping scene. But, if you automatically assume JEP’s immediate success sprouted from the owner’s arduous education and experience in design and fashion—guess again. JEP Boutique’s couture crowning is the result the fashion-centric mindset of one Texas-native who rethought employment endeavors at just the right moment. . .
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Posted in Apple, CDMA on May 24th, 2007
Joel West wrote an interesting post today on
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USA Today reports that Apple has not only given AT&T a five-year exclusive for the iPhone, but it has promised not to develop a CDMA version of the phone for that entire period.
I believe that’s a big mistake for Apple, since they’re limiting themselves to the 27% of Americans who use AT&T (née Cingular) and excluding the 49.9% that use CDMA. (It’s not clear whether gray market European iPhones will be available for T-Mobile subscribers). This also reduces their bargaining power in Japan, and raises questions about their Korean entry strategy.
But the big impact is that Apple has guaranteed that for the next 5 years, Verizon and Sprint will promote whatever iPhone-killers are offered by LG, Samsung and Motorola. I haven’t looked at their mobile phone advertising budgets, but I’d guess that these two (with T-Mobile) will be outspending AT&T by 2:1 or more.
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Posted in Boutique Hotel Reviews on May 23rd, 2007
Victoria Della Ripa Did a great write-up today on www.discoversd.com
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The concept of the boutique hotel has officially hit San Diego, and Downtown’s Sofia Hotel is one of the city’s newest initiates. Because the Sofia occupies the historic Pickwick Hotel location at 150 West Broadway, maintaining the historic charm was a primary goal in its development
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Posted in San Diego Hotel Blog on May 22nd, 2007
Victoria Della Ripa Did an interesting post today on www.discoversd.com
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The Catamaran’s island-inspired motif instantly makes you feel as if you’ve jetted off to an exotic location. Removed from the noisy Pacific Beach bar scene in a lushly landscaped corner of Mission Bay, the Catamaran is a perfect place for an overnight stay. . .
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Posted in Salon Reviews on May 16th, 2007
Michelle Guerin Blogged about a good topic today on www.discoversd.com
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Although extreme sports and salon etiquette don’t usually collide in the San Diego beauty scene, local bad boy Travis Parker’s cutting-edge urban lifestyle innovates contemporary salon style. Travis Parker defied all laws of punk-rock rebellion when he set his skateboard down to focus on a bigger passion: hairdressing. Although I’m sure multicolored Mohawks appeared in his past, Travis Parker now takes the art of hairdressing very serious at his own La Jolla salon. . .
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Posted in yoga, children, feet on May 15th, 2007
sdyogakids Did a great write-up today on sdyogakids.wordpress.com
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Hello,
I recently taught a foot yoga class at Radiance Yoga. We did lots of yoga for our feet- waving hi with our feet, wiggling our toes, spreading our toes, picking things up with our toes. We also did a Walking Meditation around the room paying attention to our feet.
Some questions I had for the kids included:
What are you feet scared of? “Anything slimey” , “Cold water”
What is something nice that you do for your feet? “Clip my toenails” and “Stretch them”
After all this focus on our feet, we did some standing poses and flows that relied on our feet.
I wish I had remembered to give foot massages! Next time!
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