Archive for the 'Technology' Category


The Death Of Vine

The Internet is about fads. Whether it be MySpace, Turntable.fm or Vine, they’re hot for a while and then people move on, they’re the movies of the twenty first century. Remember when we went to the flicks to be part of the culture? So when we went to parties we’d have something to talk about? […]

Benjy’s Late

Nobody plans to fail. But they fail to plan. That’s what the dental hygienist told me today. After telling me she moved to a new duplex in South Central L.A., an hour away. One day she decided to take the freeway, despite Waze’s incantations, but then it took an hour and a half. But she […]

Garth Brooks/Amazon

He needs a hit. This is what happens when you put commerce in front of career, when you’re too inured to the old ways, when you try to have one foot in the old world and one foot in the new. You fail. Oldsters love Garth. He tours at low ticket prices to satisfied fans. […]

Amazon Music Unlimited

Do people trust Amazon more than Apple? We’re gonna find out. The rap on Apple Music was it was going to win because of trust and credit card numbers. People believed in Apple and it was one click shopping. Then again, Steve Jobs licensed that technology from Amazon. And with Steve Jobs gone, I trust […]