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Obama & Me

Posted on: October 14, 2008 /
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Categories: brain leaks

On November 4th I am voting for Barack Obama.

I ran into him in Union Square park last weekend and I let him know how cool I think his Obama-Biden tax calculator is.

No, that is not just a cut out of Obama. Stop hating.

If you’re still not sure who you want to vote for, check out politico.com. If you’re still confused, MTV has some really informative breakdowns available to watch on demand.

A while back MTV partnered with MySpace to present live (on air and online) town hall style discussions with the candidates. Both Obama and McCain had to candidly answer audience questions on a multitude of issues.

 MTV/MySpace Presidential Dialogues

(segments are broken down by topic and can be viewed individually, at your own pace)

– John McCain

– Barack Obama

MTV then covered both the RNC and DNC to present breakdowns of their speeches.

If you are having trouble watching the videos on mtv.com you can also view them on MySpace. (More links and resources after the jump!)

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Back On My Radar: Last.fm

Posted on: October 14, 2008 /
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Categories: music, playlists, social media

I was all about Last.fm when it launched in 2006 (evident in random AIM chat with BFF) but quickly lost interest, despite my original vow that this was going to be the final social networking site for me.

Since late ’07, I rarely visit the site more than once a month BUT today discovered a reason to use my Last.fm account again (well, in some capacity).

I don’t know when they added this feature but I recently came across this this and my interest has been renewed:

Based on your listening history, a customized free mp3 podcast feed is generated just for you. Free tracks from recommended bands are automatically downloaded to your itunes.  Depending on the kind of music that is suggested to me and ends up in my ears, I may spend more time following these bands and will probably use Last.fm to do so, just so that there is more diversity in my free downloads.

When I get around to getting a phone that supports their mobile scrobler app I’ll probably use it even more. As far as the site goes, I don’t find it that easy to locate playlists on Last.fm and mostly use imeem and seeqpod to find interesting new music curated by users or editors into playlists.

(More geeky ramblings + a cool “I’m Broke” playlist for you after the jump)
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