Former Vice President Al Gore celebrated his 65th today. Sadly, he was so upset how fast his birthday ice cream was melting.
Thank you Jay Leno
Happy Birthday Al Gore
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You will be seeing this image a lot more in the future.
Thousands upon thousands of users on Facebook and Twitter (me too) changed our profile pictures to the image of a pink equal sign over a red background. This shows our support for same-sex marriage. The graphic is a take on the usual blue and yellow logo of the Human Rights Campaign.
We Never Had It So Good
When we were in our 20s and 30s, no one was concerned about our work environment. We were just thrilled to get a paycheck.
Today, maturing digital companies in Silicon Valley, Seattle, and even New York, are literally building country clubs as offices in order to attract creative talent who are willing to work long hours.
Update on Summly
One of my faithful DigiDame readers, who is an investor in the high tech business, says that Yahoo never had any intention of keeping Summly alive.
Today’s DigiDame, March 31, 2013
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1) Will the 17-year old who sold his company to Yahoo get his money?
2) Kardashians are super confident.
3) Where to find non-profit jobs.
I Want to be Productive in Retirement
Three times this week, newly retired friends have talked to me about empty days. They all had had demanding jobs. No matter how much they now travel, babysit for grandchildren, exercise, or play cards, tennis, and golf, they say something is missing.
The Cameras Are Always Rolling
The Kardashians
Kris Jenner knows nothing lasts forever. She is milking The Kardashian shame, I mean fame, for all it’s worth. She is willing for all the dirty laundry to hang out just to insure the entire clan’s financial future. In fact, the dirtier the laundry the better. So what’s a little sex tape among friends?
$30 Million to a 17-Year Old? Not So Fast
Nick D’Aloisio, creator of Summly
Last week, DigiDame told you about Yahoo buying a news-aggregator for $30 million that had been created by a 17-year-old student. Turns out the story may not have such a happy ending. News just broke that there may be a copyright situation going on.
Today’s DigiDame Features
Go to http://www.digidame.com to see the following stories with their full illustrations:
1) Facebook Intro’s a Smartphone
2) Kris Jenner Calls the Shots
3) Google Expands Alerts
The Google Public Alert System
Google wants to be your go-to source for everything that involves “alerts.” Starting immediately, Google is going to provide alerts from police, fire, and emergency management agencies.
Google is working with Nixle, a subscription service that sends alerts to cellphones and social media platforms. There are 6,500 police agencies that use Nixle. Those agencies currently serve more than 150 million people, but only two million people currently subscribe to Nixle, so that number should increase dramatically.
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