Happy Birthday Jerry

Google Idea: Eureka!

Here's an idea.

It's all about the "search" for information, right? Well, Google knows what I'm searching for, and they know which links I'm clicking on.

If I go to a webpage and don't find the answer, chances are I'm going to search again.

The website which has the answer I'm looking for will likely be the last one I click on during the last time I search for those terms.

Over time, and with a lot of data, they could correlate search terms with websites based upon which ones caused people to stop searching, and raise their rankings.

They could also see which sites caused people to search again, and lower their rankings.

The feature could be called Eureka! (aka "I have found it!")

Phish Great Went Bathtub Gin Jam

one of the all-time greatest.

Thanks Mr. Miner!

Geographic Annotated Lyrics

Tea Leaf Green's Annotated Songs got a heady upgrade this week with the inclusion of custom Google Maps.

How many songs are there in the world which evoke the sense of traveling across the country from town to town, written by artists shoving themselves in a bus and carrying their music on the back.

You can check out the initial implementation for the song Let Us Go which happens to open their latest album, Raise up the Tent.



Nice work DGold!

Wilco Song Requester

We're doing a ticket giveaway contest at JamBase for Wilco's summer tour, and while I was enjoying the link to our site from Wilco's homepage, I noticed another link for "NOW TAKING REQUESTS FOR UPCOMING DATES"

Curiously thinking this would take me to their booking agent's page where I could arrange for the band to play my town, I was pleasantly surprised to find a song request form, along with which show I'd be attending.



This is a cool way to engage the audience, collect email addresses (although no opt-in) and get people to be part of the process.

Bravo Wilco!

My suggestion: Either Way

Bus Window + Fog Bubble make bridge look curvey

Gordo!

CA Wildfires Map

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Big Light

The Slip meets Wilco meets Neil Young meets Fred Torphy & Bradly Bifulco.



http://play.rhapsody.com/biglight

Be sure to stick around through Bonebreaker.

They're Touring this month in support of Surprise Me Mr. Davis.

Heading Home

Bike > Ferry > Work spare the air day!

Grateful Dead - 6/17/91- Giants Stadium

17 years ago yesterday. Eyes of the World opener (rarity), Dark Star tease before Masterpiece. Ledgy.

Eyes of the World Walkin' Blues Brown-Eyed Women Dark Star When I Paint My Masterpiece Loose Lucy Cassidy Might As Well Dark Star Saint of Circumstance Ship of Fools Dark Star Truckin' New Speedway Boogie Uncle John's Band Dark Star Drums Space China Doll Playing in the Band Sugar Magnolia The Weight

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Firefox 3 Download Day

Firefox 3 has been released. Go download it now!

<3 Kimock

Lists, Politics & Reunions

It's been a busy week. Must be Portal Week

A few thoughts...

Lists
I keep a lot of lists at work centered around ideas, features and products we want to build for JamBase. What I'm finding lately, though, is that lists are the death of product development. By definition, they're a pile. And by putting something "on the list" you're throwing it onto the pile, making it heavier, harder to get your head around and tougher to get through.

Lists don't really get you anywhere. You could spend all day organizing and re-prioritizing lists, and you'd still end up the same place you started. Maybe you'd feel a little more organized, but in reality you've just reshuffled the deck.

What a list fundamentally lacks is timing, or a sense of movement. WHEN are you going to get something done is the most critical question to answer when organizing your workload.

So this week, instead of organizing my lists, I'm making a "ROADMAP". Every near term idea gets slotted for a specific time period, and has a deadline. It's not about when you think you can get it done, but rather whether you can get it one by (insert deadline)

I'm not entirely sure this is going to get me anywhere, but I'm giving it a shot. I'll let you know how I did.

Politics
For how unbelievably anti-climatic the Democratic primaries became, Obama sure did deliver a rousing speech. My two favorite parts was when he gave him wife a knuckle punch (knucks) just before starting, and then towards the end where his voice rose above the cheering crowd. However you feel about his views, experience or potential as a leader, ya gotta give it up for his public speaking abilities. It is nothing less than inspiring.

As for the media, what has happened to the 24/7 News Channels is that they've gone from legitimate reporting to becoming color commentators at a sporting event. Literally following every nuance like gossip-hounds and parsing every word to extract some sense of meaning, it's gotten beyond ridiculous.

When the News Media has starts making the news, it's time for a Time out.

Which leads me to...

Reunions
Phish rumors have flared up again amidst a flurry of statements by Trey, Tom Marshall and predictions from the bliss-seeking public. They're even taking bets over at Twitter.

It's exciting to think about the possibilities of what can be created when so many people are paying attention to something.

Mmm...Apples

Live From The Garden Shed - Moonshine

Trevor Garrod
Live From The Garden Shed
"Moonshine"