Shea

Got to see, dare I say, NYC’s second baseball team, the Mets in action at Shea. Very glad to see the stadium before they tear it down and move into the new one which is under construction and should be ready the season after next. The Mets did win the game 5-4 against the Cubs, by coming back in the 9th from a pretty uninspiring game. Not that I saw the late action, since I was instead enjoying a Poetry Slam Finals by then.

And got a few photos with my trusty audiovox smt5600, enjoy.

Now to convince another friend to get me to a Yankee game…

Lily Allen

A very funny video from Brit singer Lily Allen, Alfie Video, much remixed on YouTube:

I also like this Cure vs Lily Allen mash: Lilybye

Colorado Exports

I have wanted to post about Colorado exports for awhile now, since my Colorado blood runs deep. The current global hyper-trend is Crocs, that I mentioned in my Dead Sea post.

But I wanted to highlight a few companies that many don’t know come from “Colorful Colorado” (used to be the State’s marketing motto – not sure what craziness is in fashion today).

• Crocs – From TrendSpotting.
• Samsonite
• Celestial Seasonings
• Mountainsmith

Some others (not so glamorous IMO) I have to mention:

• Molson Coors – Water exporter (but Blue Moon is decent)
• Newmont Mining
• Quizno’s
• Janus Funds

Many others to mentioned, especially if you are in Telcom or Energy, and I wish more CO Microbrew made it out East.

Email Marketing

I don’t deal with it as much as I used to, but there are some really good resources for Email marketers out there. A good blog is RetailEmail.

But what I was really impressed by was the tools that were linked from the site:

Spammy Subject Line Tester
Highlights potential problems with the words you use, and some half decent help descriptions.

From & Subject Line Tool
Shows you what an email looks like in the inbox of different ISPs.

Email Marketing Calculator
Easy and quick email stats for mailings you have sent. Sample:

Thanks to Chris Baggott.

Joost

Thanks to GigaOm, I am now checking out the Joost Beta, TV streamed over the net.

First impression is that I like the interface (feels like a Mac) and the quality is good. The big question for me would be the programs available and when I can give up paying for Cable TV! Here’s to hoping.

Boo.com Lives Again

Brings back memories of the good ‘ol days of Bubble 1.0. Boo.com is now a very Web2.0 Travel site instead of a flashy fashion site with annoying avatars and $120 million to burn.

Even though we have no association with the previous boo.com, we like the name because it’s short, snappy and easy to remember. We hope you like it too.

Thanks to The Register for this one.

Anyone concerned that Web 2.0 is beginning to resemble the bubble of the late 90s, will be heartened by the return of boo.com.

South Park Mac vs PC

Good stuff.

And some bonus YouTube goodness.

Dead Sea

Got to visit Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Masada during the weekend (Friday and Saturday for Israel). The two days were incredible and a good chance for the little bit of tourism between long hours of work.

Some Dead Sea points:

• Lowest land of Earth at 1,300 feet below sea level (418m)
• You do indeed float since 31%+ salinity (compared to 5 to 27% for Great Salt Lake in Utah)
• Bring foot protection! (salt crystals are painful and you do NOT want to cut yourself) – Crocs are hugely popular & from Boulder!
• Due to the high concentration of minerals in the air, most harmful UV is blocked and you won’t burn
• Playing with mud is fun

There were no great salt formations by Mineral (where I was), but did take a few photos.