We are all no better than those (we criticize) who follow celebrities on TMZ and in People magazine. Such. Drama.

We already gained $34 from the Facebook IPO. Lunch is on me!

Glassboard is back in vogue with the new update? I guess I’ll retrieve my password and reinstall the app for another few weeks…

Wow, it’s hard to imagine it but kids born after 1999 won’t even know what a Facebook “Wall” was. Crazy times we’re living in, folks…

Some of my favorite breakfast in Denver with one of the worst waits in Denver.

“You want snow for the weekend? I’ll snow on Tuesday. Oh then, time for rain? I’ll bring that on Saturday and Sunday.” -Winter and Spring

As people who promote personal responsibility, family values, commitment and stability, and emphasize freedom and limited government we have to recognize that freedom means freedom for everyone. This includes the freedom to decide how you live and to enter into relationships of your choosing, the freedom to live without excessive interference of the regulatory force of government.

— Jan van Lohuizen, GOP Pollster in a suggested talking points memo

Live Broadcasts

The majority of the app’s features tout the “live broadcast” including the ability to listen in to shows live, see the number of live listeners, view the upcoming broadcast schedule, send push notifications for live shows.

I’m sure there are plenty of people that listen live but is that the audience Dan wants to target? Is having an app for the existing most active listeners something you need to provide? (they already love you!)

In my small world, podcasts are typically enjoyed while commuting or on downtime, not during the middle of the workday, live, while chatting with show hosts and other listeners.

Pricing

First, I understand the costs (time, money) it takes to build an application. This is no small undertaking, I’m very much aware. Those costs need to be recuperated.

Then wouldn’t the time have been better invested in an app that introduces new users to the shows for free? A free app would attract more, new listeners, create more prominence, and create yet another avenue to get new fans (App Store versus the Podcast listings in the iTunes Store). Then it would be understood that more listeners means higher premium for advertising on-air. Which, the app itself could then also be subsidized through new advertising inventory (within the app itself) and be freely available for both current and new listeners.

This is now a “niche” app for a “niche” subset of 5by5 fans.

Right? Am I crazy?

For now, I’ll stick to Instacast.

Rachel and I saw the “This American Life LIVE” performance last night (broadcast to our local movie theater) and it was great. Mike Birbiglia put together a funny little movie (it may help if you listen to public radio). There’s another showing of “LIVE” coming up next Tuesday.

Gay rights laws in America have evolved to allow — but in some cases ban — rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people on a range of issues, including marriage, hospital visitation, adoption, housing, employment and school bullying.

The Guardian has done a great job visualizing the various rights, state by state. Timely and well done.

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