Archive for June, 2010
Convo On Cannes
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30 Jun 2010This past Thursday was the last Thursday of the month…do you know what that means? It means that we hosted our “Last Thursday” party! We are throwing themed parties in our penthouse suite every last Thursday of the month through August. Since the Cannes Film Festival was not too long ago, we decided that that [...]
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24 Jun 2010I will be on vacation with intermittent access to email and phone messages. The last vacation I took resulted in my son throwing my phone into the pool. He was only one at the time, so I’m sure it was an accident. He’s three now, and might be more purposeful in his efforts to keep [...]
What’s That Dreadful Noise!?
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24 Jun 2010I’m sure that everyone has been tuning in to watch the World Cup matches these past few weeks. If you have been, I bet you have been wondering what that odd buzzing noise is coming from the stands. Well that annoying noise comes from hundreds of people with vuvuzelas. A vuvzela is a long plastic [...]
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- Tags: Soccer, Vuvuzela, World Cup, youtube
Greg Packer: Master of Line-Sitting
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23 Jun 2010Who ever thought you could be paid money to wait on line? Those who said no—just talk to Greg Packer. Packer is just an ordinary Long Island man who has gotten his 15 minutes of fame for his impressive line-sitting. His most noted claim to fame is that he was the first person in line [...]
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- Tags: Apple, Greg Packer, iphone
It’s Not You…It’s Me
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22 Jun 2010Remember when people use to have the decency to break up with their significant other face-to-face? Explaining their decision and giving their other half proper closure? Somehow the process of breaking up has evolved, tying in new technology along the way. Text message break ups have become the norm. A quick, “Hey, I don’t think [...]
You Think You Know Google?
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21 Jun 2010I came across a fun Google factoid article listing 10 facts about the company that you probably didn’t know. Some of the facts are pretty surprising! So here you go Convo Blog fans—enjoy:
1. Did you know that the ever-changing Google logo on the homepage actually has a name? Yep! It’s called the “Doodle”. When it [...]
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- Tags: google
You’ve Just Been Punk’d!
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10 Jun 2010Microsoft just launched its new television ad campaign two days ago for the new Internet Explorer 8, bringing attention to how important internet safety is and how easily your personal information can be taken. In the ad, a fake bank in Manhattan is set up called The Greater Offshore Bank & Trust. This included fake [...]
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- Tags: Microsoft
RIAA 1: LimeWire 0
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9 Jun 2010The RIAA has yet again brought down another file sharing service. This time though, the victim was the ever popular LimeWire. Last month, U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood ruled in favor of the record industry stating that LimeWire, “committed a substantial amount of copyright infringement.” She also said that Lime Group, the developer of LimeWire, [...]
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- Tags: file sharing, LimeWire
Without Further Ado…
In: General
8 Jun 2010June 8, 2010 isn’t just any ordinary day; it is the day the new Apple iOS4 operating system was announced across the world. The OS will be debuted with the new iPhone 4, which will make its way into the hands of millions next month.
The new operating system boasts more than 100 new and upgraded [...]
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