Mike Holman's Blog: December 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age - Day 1 - Keynote - Geoff Canada

Geoff Canada
Description: Geoff Canada, of the Harlem Children's Zone talks about the danger of allowing technology to widen the gap between rich kids and poor kids and our responsiblity to ensure that this does not happen.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Google Deal Divides Travel Industry

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/business/28ita.xml

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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Katie Couric Talks 2010's Top Stories With The Root

Check out the freewheeling discussion that our deputy editor, Sheryl Huggins Salomon, took part in on Katie Couric's @KatieCouric Web show with Couric, humorist Mo Rocca and Politico editor Jonathan Martin. They discussed everything from President Obama, health care reform and the Haiti earthquake to the Tea Party, Chilean miners and vuvuzelas

Waiting and worrying by the phone on Christmas

http://www.theroot.com/views/waiting-and-worrying-phone-christmas

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

(Read and Keep This One) Your Free Business Communications (Voice & Conferencing) Arsenal for 2011 by Mike Holman

Amongst your Free Business Communcations Arsenal Packaging for 2011 you must have at least the following two:

1) A Free Service for using your computer to Receive and Make Phone Calls
2) A Free Service to have Conference calls with up to 96 People and be able to reoord and play them back.

Two packages exist today and are expected to be free for 2011. Beyond that we are uncertain of how "FREE" they will be. Whatever and I mean whatever your business is from "For Profit" to "Not For Profit" you need these two free services.

You need to be able to dial a number to Host the Conference Calls and you need to be able Host it for Free. Also those calling in need to be able to dial in for Free.

Even with just the Free Dialing, this is an invaluable services in and of itself. No more waiting for unlimited nights and weekend or low long distances cost, try Free Long Distance costs!

The services which you may have already heard of are as follows:

1. Google Voice - To Make the Free Call to Host your Conference Calls
2. Free Conference Call dot com - To Host or Participate in your Conferences.

Enjoy and Make It Rain In 2011!!!

Computers that trade on news

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/business/23trading.xml

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Brooksley Born, The Woman Who Warned About The Financial Crisis Early On

The Go-Go '90s
Alan Greenspan rules the economy and "the less regulation, the better" is the administration's attitude toward Wall Street.
11:32

Brooksley Born Arrives on the Scene
She heads up the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and sees danger in a new, highly-lucrative market: over-the-counter derivatives.
11:55

"Get This Lady Off Our Backs"
Brooksley Born's idea to regulate derivatives meets swift and fierce opposition from the Clinton economic team.
8:10

The "Earthquake"
After Born tells staff to take the first step in regulating derivatives, the powers that be in Washington go to war to stop her.
4:40

1998 - Born's Warning Becomes a Prophecy
High-flying hedge fund LTCM nearly melts down. Some in Congress clamor for regulating derivatives. But Greenspan is unyielding.
9:14

Late 2008 - Born's Nightmare Comes True
After Lehman's bankruptcy, markets crash, credit freezes. Many huge banks' toxic assets are tied into over-the-counter derivatives.
10:08

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Blog Satirizes Law School Life but Syracuse U. Officials are not laughing

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/blog-satirizes-law-school-life-but-syracuse-u-officials-arent-laughing/28689?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

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Top Ten iPhone Apps

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/technology/personaltech/11smart.xml

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Top Ten Android Apps

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/technology/personaltech/02smart.xml

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Memphis: Pull Up Yo' Pants Or Get "Steve Urkeled"

Westside Middle School in Memphis discourages saggy pants with the help of '90s sitcom star "Steve Urkel". If kids wear saggy pants, teachers "Urkelize" them by hiking up students' pants and fastening them with twist ties. The initiative has drastically cut the number of students who wear saggy pants or no belt

12/12/10 @ 12NOON (EST) Blog Talk Radio: The Audacity Of Hope with Dr Jamal Bryant

He served as the director of the NAACP’s youth and college division. He is the Pastor of the fastest growing church in the A.M.E. Denomination. His church grew from forty three supporters to ten thousand. He is a third generation A.M.E Preacher. He is Dr. Jamal Bryant. He delivers a stirring message entitled, "The Audacity Of Hope".

He is on the cutting edge of Technology and Ministry as you can watch him walk out and speak directly on his website, http://www.jamalbryant.org/

His church, The Empowerment Temple Delivers multiple Services On Sunday at The Empowerment Temple Website

He is the author of "World War Me"

We open our broadcast by going to The Real Mary Mary Website on MySpace and a selection by Mary Mary called, "I'm Running" from "The Sound" release

Use our BlogTalkRado Link or Call-in numbers:

Toll Free: 1 (877) 286-1446

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Enjoy!

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