President Obama records an address for Disney
As Disney’s Hall of Presidents prepares for its grand reopening, President Obama tapes the audio for the debut of his life-size animatronic figure. Watch the behind-the-scenes video:
From the blog: The Whitehouse Blog
Library Helped Finger Another ‘Would-Be Assassin’ Named Booth
You know how some of the best jobs are the ones where you learn something new every day? I definitely have one of those.
I was watching a new episode of History Detectives last night on PBS (one of the few shows to which I am hopelessly addicted). Tukufu Zuberi did a segment about a letter purportedly written by the father of John Wilkes Booth to President Andrew Jackson threatening to assassinate Old Hickory.
From the blog: Library of Congress Blog
Lipman’s Outstanding Career
Nathaniel Lipman, the current president and chief executive officer of the Affinion Group, is a graduate from the University of California, Berkeley where he had obtained his BA degree in 1986. In 1989, he continued his law studies at the UCLA School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor.
From the blog: Sarganz Information Blog
She Says – Women’s Stories about Intelius Services
Intelius, Inc., a Bellevue, Washington-based online provider of security and protection services, has secured a growing appeal among women in America who have tested the usefulness of its products and services. Founded in 2003 by India-born innovator Naveen Jain, the company has secured a top space in the info-commerce market.
Quantcast has recorded that 57% of Intellius site visitors are females who use its services to provide security for themselves and for their families.
From the blog: Made Moon Blog
My Parents Joined Facebook: Personalized Clubhouses and Divergent Social Norms Online
Black text on a white background reads “Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook.” Below, in all caps: “Congratulations! Your parents just joined Facebook. Your life is officially over.” The site is myparentsjoinedfacebook.com, a collaborative portfolio of social doom. In the grand instatradition of thematic tumblelogs (see: ThisIsWhyYou’reFat, Scanwiches), MyParentsJoinedFacebook isn’t so much website as permutations on a sentiment. Every new screengrab conveys chagrin, disdain, and bewilderment at the impressive range of collisions between the incongruous ways digital natives and adults use Facebook.
From the blog: Digitial Natives
Every day is a new day on the Web for me. Join me in my journey and together we’ll share good times, bad times, and irreplaceable steps on a path that we’ll never see again.
– David James
