Porres.com – Eric’s Humble Place in Cyberspace

Cover story of Business Week by Stephen Baker, author of The Numerati.

What do these relationships [Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn] say about us and the people in our networks? Companies armed with rich new data and powerful computers are beginning to explore these questions. They’re finding that digital friendships speak volumes about us as consumers and workers, and decoding the data can lead to profitable insights. Calculating the value of these relationships has become a defining challenge for businesses and individuals.

It’s a great article and worth your time.  Read it here.

Hi, today I was interviewed by Scott Hoffman (CMO of Lotame) on Blog Talk Radio along with my Underscore Marketing partner, Tom Hespos.  You can have a listen here.  Enjoy!

I think my 3 1/2-year old might understand this one:

One of the most sublime commentaries made on the bong/Phelps/Kellogg’s fiasco (2 mins):

SNL – Really?!? – Michael Phelps, 02/07/2009

It’s all so damn good that I transcribed the last bit:

“…and if you’re at a party and you see Michael Phelps smoking a bong and you’re first thought isn’t ‘wow I get to party with Michael Phelps’ and instead you take a picture and sell it to a tabloid you should take a long look in the mirror because you’re a dick, I’m mean really.”

Anyone who has ever thought about the meaning of music, art, and/or contextual relevance should immediately put aside 45 minutes to ingest and ponder the experiment that The Washington Post conducted (Jan, 2007) in the DC Metro.  I don’t want to give it away, as it needs to unfold on its own:

• Pearls Before Breakfast – Can one of the nation’s great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour?  Let’s find out.

Reposted with full image as twitpic crunched it.

The West Village Mové

A gravity-defying, shark-inducing experience!

Damn, that’s a fine video…terrifically catchy tune:

Curiously, YouTube has disabled external links/embeds (??? I’m using a plug-in to turn links from videos into views from my site), so here’s the direct link to the video for Single Ladies.

I hope that SNL posts the skit from this past weekend with Beyonce, Paul Rudd (as video director), and Justin Timberlake as a one of the dancers for the video…priceless.

After reading up a bit more on the video (supposedly shot in one take…not 100% verified though because there are a few jump cuts), apparently it took some its inspiration from Gwen Verdon Fosse’s (wife of choreographer Bob Fosse) “Mexican Breakfast”:

It has been a most interesting and enjoyable experience attempting to create wine with the WinePod so far.  You can read more about my adventures here:

• WinePodder of the Month – Eric Porres