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Re: Frak The Shack: 25 Better Ways to Rebrand RadioShack

JRRaphael — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:56:56 -0000

Chris, we're so glad you could make it! We sent out invites to the Association of Douchebags Who Leave Annoying Anonymous Comments weeks ago and had assumed you guys weren't coming. Good to see you were able to stop by!

Re: Frak The Shack: 25 Better Ways to Rebrand RadioShack

JRRaphael — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:18:43 -0000

Funny you should bring that up: We actually have a trademark pending on THE 'GASM. Unfortunately, some porn company appears to own the domain name, so we may run into problems.

Re: Sadly we bid a fond farewell to JR Raphael

JRRaphael — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:27:44 -0000

Many thanks for all the well-wishes. It's been an absolute pleasure being a part of this global family for the past year. I've said it elsewhere and I'll say it again here: Working with Duncan and being involved with The Inquisitr from its birth until now has been an incredible experience -- and a real privilege, too.

I'm @jr_raphael on Twitter, by the way. Don't be a stranger!

Re: The Sims 3 Leaked Two Weeks Ahead of Release

JRRaphael — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:08:57 -0000

Good point -- it's been fixed.

Re: All About Odd Day: 05/07/09

JRRaphael — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:11:15 -0000

Good point -- meant to say it *first* occurred (in this century) on the 2005 date. Thanks.

Re: MySpace Gets Silverlight, Facebook Gets Flash. Winner: Facebook.

JRRaphael — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:13:02 -0000

Not at all -- Microsoft's obviously more than welcome to market its product and try to win over an audience (and it's undoubtedly equipped to do so). My contention was simply that Facebook comes out on top in regard to the overall value of these two specific partnerships that were announced this week.

And sure, everyone gets a vote -- this was just my opinion.

Re: VIDEO: “The Sluts of Jonesboro” Dance Gets High School Team Suspended

JRRaphael — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:37:29 -0000

Hi there -- FYI, we never stated that the girls were suspended from school. The *team* was suspended from performing for the remainder of the year. From the story:

"The Clayton County school district investigated the performance, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports, and decided to suspend the team from practicing or performing together for the remainder of the year. The girls were reportedly not disciplined individually outside of the team’s suspension."

Thanks for your comments!

Re: The Worst Band in the World, According to Google

JRRaphael — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:44:09 -0000

With arms wide open....

::ducking::

Re: The Worst Band in the World, According to Google

JRRaphael — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:00:18 -0000

Story is now updated with the fact that Creed vanished from those results just since this afternoon. Makes me question whether it could have been legitimate search-related -- if it were, I doubt they'd change it like that.

Re: The Worst Band in the World, According to Google

JRRaphael — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:42:35 -0000

Ooh, that is a tricky decision. I'd cast my vote for Creed, personally, but I could definitely see it being a close call...

It's an interesting point on the SEO perspective, too. I wonder if just the number of sites using the two phrases together would be enough to cause that to happen, or if it could have been an intentionally planted inside joke.

One observation: If you search for "creed" +"worst band in the world" -google (to eliminate the stories talking about the Google results themselves), there are a solid 350+ results.

Re: Get Free Dr. Pepper Online (Courtesy of Axl Rose)

JRRaphael — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:41:52 -0000

Janet, the Dr. Pepper site's been having issues all day. Check out this story for more info and a way to get a coupon over the phone.

Re: FriendFeed Adds New Service Support

JRRaphael — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:40:16 -0000

The five options mentioned -- Facebook, Joost, BackType, Twine, and Wakoopa -- were just recently added. From the FF team this week: http://blog.friendfeed.com/2008/10/friendfeed-a...

Re: Want to Read Sarah Palin’s Private E-Mails?

JRRaphael — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:48:42 -0000

Todd, the e-mails come from Palin's lieutenant governor (Sean Parnell) and from a member of one of her advisory boards (Amy McCorkell).

Re: New Free Anonymous Call Tool Debuts

JRRaphael — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:00:11 -0000

Maggnum, you can't spoof caller ID with this service, and it wouldn't affect your screening. The service has to dial the caller -- at the number they entered on the web site -- before connecting them to you. By virtue of that fact, if they enter a fake number, the call can't possibly go through. And caller ID is patched through to you with their actual name and number, as provided by the phone company. It doesn't look any different than if they'd dialed you directly.

Re: Twitt’d: Twitter, IM-Style

JRRaphael — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:45:45 -0000

John, good point. This tool was the first of its kind I'd seen specifically designed and marketed for Twitter, which is why it struck me as interesting. IMified definitely does cover the same territory within its many offerings, though -- and it appears to be a far more secure option, too (or at least more open about being secure).

Re: Top 20 Web 2.0 Services

JRRaphael — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:02:10 -0000

Well-said...even if you're calling us all abnormal. :-)

Re: Top 20 Web 2.0 Services

JRRaphael — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:39:24 -0000

Ontario, good question. I should have included in the original post that the stats were based only on U.S. visits to the sites last month. Post is updated to reflect that.

Re: Your Public Photos Could Become My Disguise

JRRaphael — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:23:37 -0000

Pat, good call. I nominate you. :)

Re: Yahoo Tries to Outdo Outlook with Zimbra

JRRaphael — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:59:03 -0000

Dan, thanks for your input on the conversation. I did install it (see comment above), and -- as originally stated -- didn't find it to be a substantial improvement from the previous e-mail utilities I was already using. That's not to say everyone will feel the same; you are certainly welcome to your own opinion, even if you chose to express it as elegantly as you have here.

In any case, I do appreciate the pleasantries. Hope you have an enjoyable -- and perhaps even non-hostile -- afternoon.

Re: Yahoo Tries to Outdo Outlook with Zimbra

JRRaphael — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:49:54 -0000

Drake, true -- I suppose it would be a step up from using the AOL or Y Mail interface. Personally, I have most of my accounts set up to route to a single Gmail account, which I typically check via IMAP through Outlook when I'm on my primary computer. For me, that provides fairly substantial on- or offline capability, and I've always got Xobni for conversation-based viewing options. It's certainly just a matter of personal preference, though.

Re: Borders Launches Audiobook MP3 Store With Free Offering

JRRaphael — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:51:51 -0000

I haven't seen anything official in the way of the new Kindle supporting the MP3 audiobooks -- but agreed, that sure would seem to make sense for them.

Re: Firefox 3.0.1 Released

JRRaphael — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:23:54 -0000

Yeah, I've not gotten the auto upgrade notification yet either -- though they do say it could take a couple days to appear.

Re: Comcast Company Picks Up Chirp Interactive

JRRaphael — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:16:31 -0000

John, I've not heard one way or the other on that. Chirp's owners/investors don't seem to be saying much yet.

Re: Want 5,000 Gallons of Gas on Microsoft’s Dime?

JRRaphael — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:31:59 -0000

I know, right? I mean...you've got free gas, AND you're taking money from Microsoft. It's win-win.

Re: Former Time Warner & CNET Exec Joins Balihoo

JRRaphael — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:21:25 -0000

As stated above, he served as an advisor to them. Google "jack haire" +"quigo" for further confirmation, if you'd like.