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What I overheard while sitting in my office:
Monica (on the phone): “No, YOU need a blog! Well, anything…life, things to think about, whatever is on your mind….no…no I don’t really write about the kids, you don’t need kids to blog. You should do it!”
So, my wife - Monica Edwards - the last person I ever expected to be a blog evangelist, is explaining to her friend on the phone why they need to blog. That, my friends, is impressive. I guess BlogHer did some good for her…
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Introducing The Monica Edwards Weblog…What?!?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Blogging, Personal,
Honestly, I never thought I would see the day…quite amazing actually. My wife, Monica, has launched The Monica Edwards Weblog over at http://www.GearLiveGirl.com - check it out. The amazing part of this is that this is the same woman who, just a year ago, thought it was silly that I would pay so much to go to GnomeDex. She also felt sitting at the computer for anything over a 15 minute increment was absurd. Oh, and checking email? That didn’t have to be done more than a few times a week.
Fast forward to today, and you will find that she not only was at GnomeDex, but she actually wrote up her GnomeDex impressions for all to see. Even better? She is going to be attending BlogHer at the end of July, and will be covering it for BlogHer Blog, Gear Live Media’s latest property!
Yes, I am a proud man. We need more of her type - and less of my type - blogging and building relationships.
When you drive traffic, you can expect attacks. Hey, it’s a way of life. Just ask Techmeme, as it appears that they have been taken out by an attacks of the Gnomes. Don’t believe me? Check it out...
For a few weeks, I pictured your face for what seemed like a million times. Whether I was right or wrong wasn’t what I was focused on, but I knew that whatever the result, I would love it. I pictured your older brothers interacting with you, Alijah looking at you with wonder as he tried to help take care of you with the limited ways that he knew how. The thoughts of once again holding a tiny little miracle that seemed so small compared to everything else in the world, but so big in the scope of our life, overwhelmed me at times. Not in a bad way, but in a way that any parent feels it when thinking about meeting their new little one for the first time. I just couldn’t believe you were real, and that you were here…just inches away, tucked inside of Mommy’s tummy. Just a month ago, you weren’t even a thought in my mind, and now, you are the focal point.
Facing the reality that you will no longer be here in 28 weeks is harsh. Before I couldn’t believe you were real, and now I can’t believe you are gone. In my mind, all the excitement has turned to anguish. There are so many questions, and so few answers. Amidst all of the confusion, facing the reality of losing you, there are a couple of certainties. What I do know is that in this short, short while, I have grown to love you. In an odd way, I already miss you. I know you can’t read this, but somehow I know that perhaps - one day - I might be able to tell you about these feelings. Daddy loved the idea of you, the reality of you, the future of you…and, you yourself. Mommy did too. I look forward to that day, when we are someplace better than here, I might hold you in my arms and finally see the face that I dreamed about a million times. I know one thing is for sure. It will be perfect, just like you.
I will keep you in my thoughts until that day comes - but for now, I must say bye bye baby. Sleep well, and we’ll see you in The Morning. I thank God for that.
Engadget Upset At E3 Video Appearance [UPDATED]
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Blogging, Business,
Over the past day or so, I have been putting a little too much time into dealing with an issue brought to me by Engadget’s Managing Editor, Ryan Block. Let me first say that in my previous dealings with Ryan, he seems to be a good guy. I don’t have a deep-seeded hatred for Weblogs, Inc., Engadget, or any of their staff. However, yesterday put a different spin on how I view these guys.
Prior to E3, Microsoft invited us to a non-exclusive group interview with Peter Moore. We asked if we could record audio and/or video, and were given the green light. Later, right before E3, I confirmed this again. Lastly, when we walked in for the interview, we made one more request, to which Peter Moore responded “Of course!” We started filming the interview, and a few minutes later, Ryan Block came into the room to join those of us that were already there. The cameras kept rolling, even after Ryan walked in. About six days later, we posted the E3 video interview with Peter Moore. Within an hour, I got an email from Ryan Block.
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I Love pMachine (and Expression Engine)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Blogging, Business,
As our sites grow in readership and popularity, we need to keep up with that demand by upgrading our servers when the event calls for it. Over the past two days, we have been in the middle of our latest server expansion, and a couple of things went wrong right near the end.
Our Expression Engine plugins were not compatible with the latest version of PHP, and it resulted in some unsightly errors across the sites that used the affected plugins. Of course, we didn’t understand why the errors were occurring - but Paul Burdick, the CTO of pMachine, asked me for my FTP information and went to town. He changed the coding of the plugins that were giving us strife so that they were compatible with the upgraded version of PHP. Later, he gave me a word of advice when our database was having trouble.
I mean, seriously - how often does the CTO of a company offer their personal assistance to one of their clients? Paul is a busy guy, and I am sure the work he was doing on our end took away from the work he is doing on Expression Engine development.
At Gear Live Media, we love the folks at pMachine, and adore their flagship CMS, Expression Engine.
We are so excited to be presenting Seattle Mind Camp 2.0 at the end of the month. The last one was a smashing success, and the hope is that the second will be even better. We put 200 tickets up for sale a few days ago, and over half of them have been sold. There are some smart people on the attendee list, so we expect nothing but an amazing time. If you haven’t signed up yet, go for it.
Also, be sure to keep an eye on the Seattle Mind Camp blog for all the updates.
Engadget Called Out For Unethical Blogging
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Blogging, Business,
Oh man, the people at Digg are having a field day with this one. There is a submission titled “Engadget: Busted for Unethical Blogging” that currently has almost 700 Diggs and over 120 comments. As it turns out, Engadget posted a story crediting DAPreview, and using their watermarked picture. A short while later, the picture was cropped, removing DAPreview’s watermark - and the link was changed from DAPreview to an alternate source. They were called out on it on Digg, and after a bit, changed the article back to the way it should have been.
Very interesting - I had always heard there was a “blacklist” at Engadget, and figured Gear Live was on it when they stopped linking to us. Check this out:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/01/kill-tivos-big-announcement-kidzone-parental-controls/
That link was live after we broke the KidZone story, citing our internal source at TiVo. Now, you can’t find it at Engadget, unless you go straight to that URL. You will not find it by searching for it. You will NOT find it by browsing their Home Entertainment category. Go ahead - it isn’t there. It’s as if it doesn’t exist. Why, though?
Peter - care to comment? Maybe something is just broken on Engadget as it pertains to the database?
It looks like this is causing some commotion on Engadget’s Wikipedia entry as well. DesignTechnica and HardOCP have also picked up t he story.
From my end, I really, really hope this was an oversight - if not, it sucks.
UPDATE: A very interesting take on this over at OhGizmo
UPDATE 2: After observing how Peter and Ryan from Engadget have been responding to everything that has been thrown their way over the past few days, I am impressed. Let’s make one things clear - Engadget didn’t steal content. I would say that only those on the outside looking in would have that mindset. What impressed me most is how responsive Peter and Ryan have been. The issues that were pointed out here were addressed and fixed almost immediately. Anywhere on the Internet that this issue was addressed, they were there to offer their take.
They could have easily ignored it - but they didn’t. Kudos.
Calacanis Offering Free Podcast Hosting
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Blogging, Business,
Someone needed to do it, and it looks like Jason Calacanis is the one making the plunge. According to Jason, in exchange for “advertising/a thank you” he is looking to host podcasts for free. I just dropped him an email asking for more details. Recently, we have been using CacheFly for hosting our podcast (which is a great service) - but we have quickly found that when you do video, storage becomes an issue. Jason - hit me up man.
I absolutely love what we are able to do with our video show, The Bleeding Edge. In today’s world, all anyone needs is a camcorder, some knowledge, and the magic of broadband to put together a fairly decent production. Of course, we hope that the show gets better and better each week (which I think has been the case so far.) If you haven’t seen it yet, and you are into gadgets and technology, check out some of our previous episodes and let me know what you think.
Oh, and if you are in the Seattle area and want to show off something cool you are doing, hit me up.
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