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The Frankies…
March 5th, 2010 - Comments OffThe Frankies of Frankies Spuntino and, more recently, Cafe Pedlar fame share some words of wisdom for aspiring restaurateurs and foodie entrepreneurs.
Read moreThe much-anticipated, full and unadulterated review of the iPhone – three months in
February 25th, 2009 - Comments OffIt’s been nearly three months since I began my second iPhone journey and if it’s any indidcation, the gist of this post has changed several times before I’ve managed to write it. The iPhone is a device that commands both loved and hated sentiments (but rarely anything in between), as Om blogged about last week. [...]
Read morePitt Basketball is No. 1
January 6th, 2009 - Comments OffFor as long as I can remember, I’ve been rooting for University of Pittsburgh sports teams. My dad, grandmother, grandfather and scattered other relatives all attended Pitt and so it’s been natural for me to root for them, sometimes even ahead of my own alma-maters. So it’s particularly exciting for me that today, Pitt Basketball [...]
Read moreWhy Facebook has crossed the canyon, changed the way we communicate…and should buy Twitter
January 5th, 2009 - Comments OffFacebook has crossed the canyon. If the “chasm” is the leap from early adopters to mainstream, then the “canyon” is the leap from mainstream to mass commercial appeal. Facebook has taken that leap. In the past few months, my dad, uncle, aunt and the mother of a high school friend have all joined Facebook. Facebook [...]
Read moreThoughts from the sky
December 9th, 2008 - Comments OffI’m on UAL 673 from LGA to Chicago right now. It’s been a little while since I flew one of the old-school U.S. airlines – I’ve favored JetBlue and Virgin America recently – and while it wasn’t a carefully considered decision, now I know why. A few years ago, I lived on United. At one [...]
Read moreAnother Mulch-fest comes and goes + other notes from CHA
January 14th, 2009 - Comments OffThis year’s tree-mulching campaign in Cobble Hill Park was a great success. Tom Synnott of the Cobble Hill From the Cobble Hill Tree Fund:
“Despite the cold weather and the threat of deep snow (which never materialized) we had a record tree chipping – 631 trees. A good deal of mulch was given back to parents [...]
State denies LICH permission to close services
November 19th, 2008 - Comments OffYesterday, the Cobble Hill Association reported that the NYS Department of Health has denied LICH permission to close their obstetrics, neonatal, and pediatric services. Permission was also denied for closing their school-based health programs. (DOH permission is required to open or close medical services.) From the DOH’s November 17 letter to LICH:
Currently there is insufficient [...]
Today is the day – cast your vote!!
November 4th, 2008 - Comments OffIf you haven’t been at least slightly drawn in by the presidential election – yeah, the one that has dominated the media for the past two years – it’s time to crawl out from under that rock you’ve been using as shelter. Whether it’s relief (that it’s finally here) or excitement (for the opportunity it [...]
Read moreHalloween Parade today @ 4pm Cobble Hill Park!!
October 31st, 2008 - Comments OffThis afternoon at 4pm is the annual halloween parade in Cobble Hill Park. This is one of the best annual events in the neighborhood. The creativity that expresses itself through the costumes worn by this neighborhood’s parents and kids is truly inspiring. After the parade, Verandah and Congress become prime trick or treating (mostly treating) [...]
Read moreElectronic recycling drive hosted by Cobble Hill Association
October 29th, 2008 - Comments OffPaco Abraham, Green Chair of the Cobble Hill Association, just emailed me this information about the electronics recycling drive this coming Saturday. The drive is sponsored by Councilmember Bill DeBlasio, the Cobble Hill Association and PS 29 PTA.
Electronics Recycling
Saturday, November 1 – 10am-4pm
Schoolyard PS 29, 425 Henry Street (entrance is on Baltic between Henry & [...]
New Logo, New Identity
January 22nd, 2010 - Comments OffWe’re in the process of completing a rebrand effort – complete with a new logo and new website. Over the next few weeks, all the “powered by Sphere” icons that live around the internets will be replaced with a shiny new “powered by Surphace” icon. I blogged in depth about the decision to change our [...]
Read moreHere comes s4…get ready
December 23rd, 2009 - Comments OffIf you’ve been following my Twitter chatter for the past few months, you may have read about s4, our self-serve related content platform in the final stages of development and recently released in a private beta. Readers of this blog will also see the fruits of our work as this blog is s4-enabled (see the [...]
Read moreWelcome back again Barron’s!
December 8th, 2009 - Comments OffWe recently relaunched our module on Barron’s in conjunction with their slick new site makeover. We made a few improvements to our module on their articles that we’re excited to be showing off. First, with this relaunch, we’ve officially retired the 180×150 ad unit as a supported size (save for a few of our pop-ups [...]
Read moreCongratulations Ron Parsons
November 13th, 2009 - Comments OffThe entire Surphace team wishes Ron Parsons a hearty congratulations today as he leaves Tribune Interactive for Buzznet. Ron has been our champion at Tribune for the past year, leading our roll-out on seven of Tribune’s properties including LA Times, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun and Hartford Courant. He devoted several months to [...]
Read moreReporting for duty at Buckhorn Springs
November 11th, 2009 - Comments OffThe Sphere Surphace team spent the last week of September in Ashland, Oregon at Buckhorn Springs for our annual retreat. If the mood from the team is a fair barometer, this was was our best offsite yet. The Sargent family (Bruce, Leslie, Russell, Lauren and Quinn) who run Buckhorn Springs are lovely hosts and made [...]
Read moreThe Frankies…
March 5th, 2010 - Comments OffThe Frankies of Frankies Spuntino and, more recently, Cafe Pedlar fame share some words of wisdom for aspiring restaurateurs and foodie entrepreneurs.
Read moreNew Logo, New Identity
January 22nd, 2010 - Comments OffWe’re in the process of completing a rebrand effort – complete with a new logo and new website. Over the next few weeks, all the “powered by Sphere” icons that live around the internets will be replaced with a shiny new “powered by Surphace” icon. I blogged in depth about the decision to change our [...]
Read moreHere comes s4…get ready
December 23rd, 2009 - Comments OffIf you’ve been following my Twitter chatter for the past few months, you may have read about s4, our self-serve related content platform in the final stages of development and recently released in a private beta. Readers of this blog will also see the fruits of our work as this blog is s4-enabled (see the [...]
Read moreThe Frankies…
March 5th, 2010 - Comments OffThe Frankies of Frankies Spuntino and, more recently, Cafe Pedlar fame share some words of wisdom for aspiring restaurateurs and foodie entrepreneurs.
Read moreNew Logo, New Identity
January 22nd, 2010 - Comments OffWe’re in the process of completing a rebrand effort – complete with a new logo and new website. Over the next few weeks, all the “powered by Sphere” icons that live around the internets will be replaced with a shiny new “powered by Surphace” icon. I blogged in depth about the decision to change our [...]
Read moreHere comes s4…get ready
December 23rd, 2009 - Comments OffIf you’ve been following my Twitter chatter for the past few months, you may have read about s4, our self-serve related content platform in the final stages of development and recently released in a private beta. Readers of this blog will also see the fruits of our work as this blog is s4-enabled (see the [...]
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