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January 2007 Straw Poll

It’s a new year, and so I am going to start these up again. Vote in the MyDD straw poll. I think the changing field of candidates should significantly reduce ballot stuffing, considering our past difficulties with Bayh supporters. Still, there has been recorded stuffing on behalf of Edwards and Cla. (continues)

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #221: March 8, 2007

Content summary: Shel at New Communications Forum; Chip Griffin’s new podcast; Best Buy and Celebrity Big Brother follow-ups; UK government to warn illegal immigrants by text messaging; Sony launches virtual community for PS3 gamers; virtual worlds set for shake-up; Microsoft predicts VoIP cal. (continues)

My biggest blogging mistake

When I first started blogging, I tried to commit to myself one new post each day. I didn t think it through. For the first week, I had no problem maintaining my momentum. But then, as they always do, things came up. I d skip a day and tell myself that I could write two the next. But then, something would happen that next day too, and so on. Pretty soon, there would be three or five day gaps between posts, and I would be depressed about my failure to meet my commitment to myself. And then I (continues)

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