The next time you're sitting in your office and you either a) have nothing pressing to do (but honestly when does that ever happen) or b) really don't want to do any of the work that you need to (much more likely), check out Mark Cuban's Blog: http://www.blogmaverick.com/.
I've always thought a little bit of Mark Cuban can go a long way, and that I didn't need to read more of his whining about NBA refs and how Dirk should have won 8 straight MVPs. However, his blog is entertaining, insightful, and surprisingly educational. He made his fortune through the idea of broadcasting live games and events on the internet, and since then has diversified his interests; purchasing Landmark Theatres, a chain of 58 arthouse movie theaters and co-founding HDNet, the first high-definition satlellite television network, among other things.
Now what does this have to do with his blog? It means that he has at least a decent knowledge base in many different areas, which makes for very interesting writing. Clearly, I scan for the basketball-related articles first (he went to Indiana, so I hope he'll have some posts about the tourney soon), but I definitely take the time to read his technology-related articles as well. They're normally related to internet technology (he thinks Google was crazy for buying YouTube), so they're in an area where my knowledge is lacking, and I feel like I've learned quite a bit just from reading it for the past few days. I strongly suggest checking it out.
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Well...I am sitting in my office...and I don't want to do the work I have to do. So I went to the blogmaverick.com. I find Mark Cuban very ammusing, as do most people who have a sense of humor. I love how talks about Dirk and how he should have at least 5 MVP's under his belt.
I found the post about HBO very interesting though. My living situation does not allow me to have HBO, or else I would probably pay for it. But now that I have found that I can watch episodes of things on the internet (when I am at work not doing anything), I find myself less likely to subscribe when I move out of the stadium. It is pretty easy, illegal in some cases, but easy to find them.
I enjoy reading Mark's posts because he is very knowledgable in the technology field. He knows his stuff...I mean, he did make his millions through that type of field. I have added his blog website to my favorites...for those days at work when I'm not doing anything (shhh...don't tell the Brian's).
I cant believe you got me to go to Mark Cubans blog. i am a huge Heat fan (defending champs that start 2 Gators...gotta love em!) and thoroughly despised seeing Cubans face on tv. He complains too much and thinks something is wrong if it doesnt go his way. Anyways, I went to the site and read his post about the time of day people watch online videos.
He said that the biggest time range is from 10am-5pm. Basically work hours. This will probably increase with NCAA On Demand this month and hossette trying to make believe shes busy at work each day. It amazes me that companies dont lock down their computers unless they really need searching capabilities. For example, in the IM department, the only website I need is our own site so I can see what the masses are talking about. Other than that, it is just a luxury to surf the web and make me procrastinate everything else I have going on.
My bad on the late posting buddy....long week out of town!
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