Tag Archives: In The News

The American Web

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Harvard’s Institute of Politics has released a poll indicating that young people are worried about the future – and not so positive about their chances in it. The pessimism ranges from financial concerns to doubts about their ability to afford … Continue reading →

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The Last, Hic, Ten Years.

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The 2000’s sucked, unless you were a bartender. A recent article in the New York Times about the last decade not only mentioned it as the worst decade ever, but followed that pronouncement with ruminations about how it was the … Continue reading →

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My Sign Sucks

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Terry Taylor

We all have to be something. Aries, Tarus, Winnebago. I am a Sagittarius. I have never put even a remote amount of faith into such things. I’ve always figured our fortune was guided or blunted by our own actions, not … Continue reading →

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I’ll Pass On The Cookies, Thank You.

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Terry Taylor

I recently read that a cookie factory in Virginia had to shut down for two weeks to “change the recipe” for frozen cookie dough it manufactures. The same plant had a recall of cookie dough last year for some other … Continue reading →

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Space Shuttle, Half Off! Limited Time Only!

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Terry Taylor

One sign of a sucky economy: NASA has put the space shuttle on sale. The 1970’s era icon used to be $42 million. Now if you want to ride the rocket (or rather just sit in it in your backyard) … Continue reading →

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Lying On the Field

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Speaking of credibility: I love college football. Always have. But there are parts of it that chew at me. This is one of them:  When a student athlete transfers to another program (for whatever reason), that athlete is punished by … Continue reading →

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Business As Unusual

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Terry Taylor

I have recently been thinking about what will happen when we take the media out of social media and build more network into social networking. I am not the only one. David Armano at the Dachis Group recently gave a … Continue reading →

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Thankful, Even Now

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Terry Taylor

By the time you read this, it will be Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Today is considered by many to be the worst travel day of the year. Day after tomorrow will be Black Friday, traditionally the biggest shopping day of the … Continue reading →

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Print The Future

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Did you know that you can make a functioning product or a part for a machine by just scanning it and letting a 3-D printer build it instantly? Have you ever seen a 3-D printer? Can you grasp just how … Continue reading →

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Minimum Wages

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Did you know that the minimum wage in the NFL is $860,000 a year? That’s the minimum. See those guys standing around on the sidelines holding clipboards and not sweating or getting dirty? They’re racking up nearly 900 grand a … Continue reading →

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I Am What You Read

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Even with Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” selling 2 million copies in its first week, book sales are down about 4 percent from this time last year. Bestselling authors like Pat Conroy and Mitch Albom are not rescuing the beleaguered … Continue reading →

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Terry and Twitter on MSNBC

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Ali Weinberg of MSNBC did a story on Terry and his Twitter novel, catch it here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33231430#33231430 Tweet This Post

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Daily Wood

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Remember when pundits were talking about the “paperless society?” What happened to that? Even with all of the emails and texts and Facebooking and Tweeting, we’re still churning through stacks of paper. Everytime you buy or sell something, you get … Continue reading →

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Investing In Death

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Terry Taylor

A new idea is floating around Wall Street. It involves investment companies buying your life insurance early and cashing in on it when you die. Can you say reverse mortgage? Yeah, like that. Let’s say you have a $250,000 life … Continue reading →

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Today, I take a break from my normal blogging and stories to pass along news.

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Today, I take a break from my normal blogging and stories to pass along a bit of news.   ————— Here is the story courtesy of the Associated Press via Yahoo News: Mon Aug 24, 9:08 pm ET   MARION, Ala. – Two Alabama … Continue reading →

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