Category Archives: Awesomesauce

Dot Com Hubris: Yelp Emulating a Greek Tragedy

First they screwed up getting bought by Google. Then I started hearing first-hand accounts of Yelp sales people extorting money from small-business owners. Now this: Yelp has crossed Philip Greenspun, known for his pioneering work publishing long-form Web content and for starting, more than 15 years ago, a large and technically sophisticated community website —Continue reading “Dot Com Hubris: Yelp Emulating a Greek Tragedy”

DID YOU KNOW? Chris Dodd’s Wife is Chair of the CME

So, this is important. The CME is the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. That’s the place where commodities futures are bought and sold. This market determines the prices of crude oil and gold, goods vital to the global economy. Thank God we have major television news organizations in this country that report on the really important issues. Well, it turnsContinue reading “DID YOU KNOW? Chris Dodd’s Wife is Chair of the CME”

Saturday Night Special: She’s Got Leg « AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com

I don’t normally repost from AFP, but those kids are too much for me to remain silent. I’m not sure what the nature of their environment is, but my Spidey-Sense is telling me its in the south. Maybe Texas? I can’t really explain why I think that. Saturday Night Special: She’s Got Leg « AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.