Topic: John Mayer

The Self-Prescribing Media Doctor #6

Free speech may have the word "free" in it, but its upto me to figure out what "free" really means.  Free to me means both having the freedom to change ones own thoughts and while it's instructive to listen to the freedom message ...READ»

Music's Secret Money Machine

Just in case you didn't know, the February 2007 issue of Fast Company is on newsstands now. The cover story, also featured on the web site this week, is about Musictoday, a cutting edge marketing solutions company that empowers ...READ»

Celebrity Blogs: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

As if they don't already get enough publicity, celebrities are increasingly joining the ranks of the blogosphere. Here we spotlight some of the best -- and some of the worst.READ»

Live Earth Liveblog 2

7 PM I've had a few issues with uploading some video, but I'll take care of that when I get back home tonight. Anyway, some updates: Dave Matthews just took the stage. He's having a fine time here, and was rather amusing at the ...READ»

U2 and John Mayer Inject Their Music With Some Augmented Web 2.0

Augmented reality is reaching the public consciousness--proof, in case you need it, is that John Mayer is promoting his new song with an AR app. And while we're talking web tech, U2's going to stream a concert live on YouTube this weekend.READ»

How Do You Feel?

"Emotional intelligence" is starting to find its way into companies, offering employees a way to come to terms with their feelings -- and to perform better. But as the field starts to grow, some worry that it could become just another fad.READ»

Zero-001

ZERO PURPOSE - ZPAST - FCBIO This mornings Zero Process Time: 42 Minutes Wake Up Call: What do I mean by "learning" if this is a never-ending journey? Discover the intelligent spot between ...READ»

Music to Save the Earth By

Starting tomorrow in Sydney, Australia and continuing for the next 24 hours around the globe is the Al Gore-inspired Live Earth concert, which will feature 150 performers in eight cities around the world. It will be shown on more ...READ»

News: Flash

A flash-based iPod and a mini Mac were the big news at this morning's annual MacWorld conference (chronicled minute-by-minute by Engaget). Accompanied by pop star and Esquire columnist John Mayer, Apple CEO Steve Jobs discussed a ...READ»

Way Behind The Music

For John Legend, Gwen Stefani, and hundreds of other talents, Musictoday is the invisible machine keeping fans pumped and the money rolling in.READ»

SPMD Index

Index of THE SELF-PRESCRIBING MEDIA DOCTORSPMD #17: Pink (Leave Me) & Pink (Family) & Pink (Trouble)SPMD #16: Elvis (My Way) & Elvis (Dream) & Elvis (Rain)SPMD #15: MLK & Malcolm XSPMD #14: Alanis on Perfect & ...READ»

11 Facebook Applications That Were Built to Fail

Ever since Facebook opened up its application service to third-party developers, the site has been littered with applications; some great, some good, some bad, and some really, really bad. READ»

• 11 of the Worst Facebook Applications
• A Look Behind Facebook's New Design
• Mark Zuckerberg: Hacker. Dropout. CEO.

MY Bad Mood.

Most of us are familiar with the concept of Emotional Intelligence.  You know, the evaluation system made popular by researchersPeter Salovey and John D. Mayer involving the ability to monitor - and presumably adjust - not only our ...READ»

The Music Industry Goes Green

How musicians, venues, promoters, and labels are cleaning up their acts for the big summer season. READ»

• Music Goes Green
• The King of Green Investing
• Silicon Valley's Angel Investors

Zero-000

Not for Video Not for Audio Not for Comment Not for Fashion Not forever…but to reach Zero Introduction to Zero [10 April 2008 Ammendments in TEMPLATE CONSTRUCTION below] I cannot see how one can be a free spirit ...READ»

FastCompany's July/August 2008 Calendar

What's happening in July and August, from the G8 get-together to Bill Gates's last day on the job.READ»

• Convene: Donkeys & Elephants
• Numerology: Hot Dog!

Twucked Up Twit in Social Media

With over 6K people calling themselves everything from “Social Media Guru” to ” Social Media Super Hero” I’m just gonna call it like it is. 90% of you are full of crap and have no idea what social media is or where it’s place is in an overall marketing plan and are generally spouting personal dogma and there is a high likelihood you are socially retarded.READ»

Green Guru Gone Wrong: William McDonough

William McDonough, the godfather of green design, has been hailed by everyone from Hollywood to Silicon Valley to the Chinese government as the environmental savior. His radical "cradle to cradle" idea -- in which every product, building, and city is designed in an infinite loop with zero waste -- has earned him the Presidential Design Award for Sustainable Development. He was Time's "Hero for the Planet" and has been profiled in documentaries from Thomas Friedman's "Addicted to Oil" to Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Eleventh Hour." And yet, McDonough may in fact be paralyzing his own design revolution.READ»