Curating Your Butt4 (to Nashville)

So you can consider yourself curated to Nashville.

I've come across these bloggers from Nashville (there's a scene there, who knew?) in the past two weeks worthy of a mention:

First came @joey_strawn. Just some great stuff that is spot on, written in a style I find extremely pleasant to deal with. He is doing SO MUCH right- it's a pleasure to watch and read. Check out one of my favorite posts of his here.

The Bonnie to his interwebs Clyde is @lauraclick. Both are from Nashville, which makes me regret not getting to know the place better that one time I visited in the 90s. A great example of her work is some rules about following on Twitter, loved it. Plus she has a lab- lab people are better than the rest of you.

Last, only because technically it's Murfreesboro and not Nashville, but she bounces in their world: @cosminsky. Erica is a transcriptionist and her blog reflects it, but it is the coolest blog centered on transcribing you've ever seen.

Slow Death or Rebirth for Myspace?

Are we really watching the slow inevitable death of Myspace? With the integration with Facebook complete and the push towards what appears to be a mobile only function , isn't it time to call this one? One report says that Myspace is making $200 million less this year. They are functionally giving up on Myspace Music , which was always their bread and butter. Without the music tie in, why would people BOTHER with Myspace? I'm talking about it because my wife's band has used every medium known to mankind to promote themselves online and Myspace has been nothing but dead weight from the very beginning. Only bands and their most ardent fans go there. The rest are on Facebook. There is talk of selling Myspace, but who in their right mind would consider it? This will have some interesting implications for bands down the road. Many use Myspace as their de facto website, just pushing their domain name onto the customizable site. Now apparently, Reverbnation , a North Carolin

Being a Parent

While back, I wrote a post on Father's day about being a father and how being a parent is a job. I wistfully look back as I look forward to another school year quickly approaching and the evidence of my "work" is becoming less and less my handiwork. Our youngest has just moved on to middle school. Josh has moved into high school and the oldest has graduated from high school and about "start" her life. We've had a tacit arrangement with the kids. We do NOT want boomerang kids coming back to haunt us. So they have always been told, they are staying with us until they are REALLY ready to go out and that includes the joke that college has become. Sadly, despite the fact that I have spent a good chunk of my career working in higher education, I know that it is a folly to think that sending a child off to college is preparing them for much other than to have a lifetime of loans. Thankfully, Amanda has gotten the message. She has a plan to go to local c

Check out my appearance on the The Toddcast Podcast

Click and watch the podcast recording of my appearance on the Toddcast Podcast Such a fun time!

Todd Lyden

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