I Need A New Bike

Xpediant just published another article for me. The title was 'edited', but that's ok... I still like my title better, but you be the judge...

By the way, Melissa I promise we'll eventually get you a tri-bike. Don't pay attention to this article... I'm on your side... promise!!!

My article can be found here.

Video Gaming Industry

Have you taken a look at the video game industry lately?  It has exploded.

Yeah, I've seen the XBox, Nintendo DS, and the Wii.  And yes, they look great.

But those products run *software*...  In fact, those products are software delivery mechanisms.  And people are buying software for the simple sake of owning software.  And, in huge amounts!!!  Check out this report.

Yep, you read that right...  In 2008, is a declining economy, the video game industry GREW...  And, that's not the most eyebrow raising statistic.  What's amazing is that it grew 19% from 2007.  And what's even more unbelievable, it grew from $18B to $21B...  Yep, that's Billion US dollars!!!

That's a lot of coin for personal entertainment delivered via software!!!  Predictions are that it will keep growing too, even with the deep depression the US economy (and the world really) is in right now, the video games industry is predicted to grow.  Wow.

So, the driving force behind this industry is software!  Cool.  Now, how can we better leverage gaming industry software in the business world so we can all make serious coin like that?

Is it ok to parody another blogger's post?

Today, I wrote a blog entry for my company in which I rant a bit about a blog post made by Anne Thomas Manes (another blogger). Basically, I just wrote down my initial reaction to the her post.

Being a bit synical at times, my immediate reaction to her post was a parody of the content because I thought her post was less than beneficial to our industry, and may very well be the genesis of yet another contribution to the ever-increasing (entropic) nature of IT buzz-words.

You be the judge and let me know. First, read the blog post I ranted about here. Then, read my blog post.

Was I disrespectful?
Does the parody work?
Is it ok to write a parody like that?

I'm not trying out for a writer's spot on Saturday Night Live, so I'm not quite sure it's ok. Does this cross some kind of invisible line that writers maintain - some kind of professional courtesy?

My Test Video Blog

I have created a test video blog. The sound still bites, but I got the process figured out. Here it is: