I started a Tumblr account back in November, but around that time, I was still relatively new to the blogging scene and was already making the switch from Blooger to a dedicated wordpress site. I really had no idea what use another blog site would be to me. Now a few months later and with [...]
Around 2003 NASCAR began its quest to get out of the South and into the mainstream. The powers-that-be decided the Internet was going to be the great liberator of the sport. They began what was, and still is today, called “trackpass.” In the beginning of this experiment, one was able to follow only a few [...]
By now, I assume many of you know about my current employment situation. If you have been following this blog, my other venture with Matt Beckwith, my Twitter (and my personal Twitter), as well as my Facebook with any regularity, you are aware of my new position with the Stockton Ports. And while the prospect [...]
Word ‘em up! I’m the lyrical gangsta…still love you like that. Sorry, I couldn’t resist the chance to throw an Ini Kamoze reference in there. I promise it won’t happen again. Well Rantaholics, I am back. I would like to thank all of you who supported me during my absence on this site and in the [...]
Coming next month, Stockton will have a place where they can hear local music played with live, local on-air talent jockeying the mic, with local advertisers selling their products to a local audience. Where will that be Rod?? Good question, I am glad you asked…That will be the new, name-to-be-finalized, Internet radio station that I am [...]
I read ALOT of blogs. I also mix it up with various articles that I find scattered through my morning research which is where I found this. It is essentially a blog post telling me why my blog sucks. So instead of just passively reading this, I went through my posts and picked out an [...]
There will be changes coming next year in the world of online news. Come January, several news organizations who are currently allowing their stories to be viewed for free online, are beginning what is known as a “paywall,” meaning they will now be charging for said content. Among the papers participating in this experiment in capitalizing on the [...]
Today something happened that will forever cement the importance of Google Wave in my mind. Something simple, yet so profound that I believe we are finally starting to see real world purpose for Google’s latest creation. It started much like all of my days start, wake up, hit the computer, logged on to Twitter to [...]
MTV, VH1, BET, CMT all used to have one thing in common; they played music videos. Somewhere between its launch that fateful August day in 1981 and the umpteenth season of the Real World, MTV dropped the “music” from its television and become the poster network for “reality” tv. Soon after the other music networks [...]
Ok, I have a confession to make…it might make you all a little uncomfortable, so I urge you to brace yourself. Are you ready? I Google myself…there I said it. Wait, what were you thinking? Sickos… What, you want proof? Fine, here it is… It’s true. I do from time to time slap my name in [...]
