Bahrain Skyline Sunset

I arrived in Bahrain via New York to Dubai Sunday morning local time.  I have been busy with getting organized and some heritage expereiences for our business here.  Its truly a fascinating culture of the Gulf.  Everynight thus far I have been able to catch the sunset which is a relief when it tops out at 115F!

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Congrats to Spain and adidas!

Congratulations to Spain and adidas in being World Champions.  I love the quality marketing that goes on around the World Cup (and Euro).  adidas already had Spanish kits made with the Gold Star on them if they won and to make sure they are were celebrating in their adidas kits for the celebration!  Emirates did a great job with the [...]

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Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July to everyone and especially those who have served this country in any capacity.  In the land of opportunity, someone who spends part or all of their life in the service of our coutry deserves the appreciation.  Everyone else enjoy the day.

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As Predicted: The KIN is Dead!

As predicted in my April 15, 2010 post, the Microsoft KIN has died an epic failure!  There is speculation that only 400 units sold in the USA!  Engadget as confirmed the demise of KIN and its $400M budget (that’s $1M per KIN)!  I never found the value in the device as it was way too narrow of a space and [...]

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Columbus: Crew vs DC United

While travelling on business in OH and meeting with Football Ventures’ Gary Blumberg we dropped in to see the Columbus Crew play DC United.  The Crew won 2-0 late in the match.

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Remembering a US World Cup Hero
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I have been out of pocket for a while, but in observation of pre World Cup hype, we should remember one of our own who represented our country well only to be politically murdered on his return to Haiti.

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Rest in Peace Trainer Beckmann
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This weekend I learned of the unexpected passing of my youth club’s top coach (trainer), Dieter Beckmann.  Dieter made a monumental impact on not only soccer in the Charleston area and the state of South Carolina, but also most importantly on a generation of players at Charlestowne Soccer Club that went on the play at top colleges at a time [...]

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Where’s the Microsoft ‘A’ Game?
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  I keep wondering where the ‘A’ game is from Microsoft?  They totally own the desktop and server markets; are competitive in gaming; but getting their butts kicked on mobile and content (especially apps) with Apple; and now possibly with entertainment!  One of my favorite Microsoft products is media center.  However, they have left some gaps like no Zune integratin in media center!  Why [...]

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Shepard Fairey Interview on GritTV
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Shepard Fairey, most recently popularized from the Obama campain’s HOPE poster was recently intervied by GritTV.  Sheperd is from Charleston and his presence was felt everywhere here from his ‘Obey the Giant’ campaign.  One in particular was on the old Cooper River Bridge heading into downtown which I would see just about everyday.

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Art of the Deal by Engadget: HP & Palm
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I just read an interesting article on Egadget about the HP & Palm deal.  Anyone interested in these large scale deal plays might find it interesting!

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midosm.com Relaunched
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  After a quiet period of some pending transactions we re-launced midosm.com over the weekend. We migrated from Blogengine.net, which we used for the last few years, to WordPress as our platform of choice recently.  Many of our sites will be coming back online on that platform shortly after strategic announcements.

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