Tag Archives: New York

Why I love Starbucks

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My Little Office

My Little Office

I’m typing this blog entry, like many of them, from inside a Starbucks in Manhattan. Starbucks gets a lot of crap from some people. People say it’s overpriced and they’re taking over and driving out the little guys. These things may be true, but I gotta say, they’re a godsend in the city.

The most current count I could find places the number of Manhattan locations at 158. Based on the square mileage of the city (22.96) that makes it an average of 6.88 locations per square mile of this city. That’s a lot of locations.
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Location Aware Bus Advertising

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So, I read a ton of tech blogs every day because I’m a loser. I admit it. I use Google Reader to compile all the news stories and read them like some crazy freak. I came across this one today that I find so interesting, I thought I’d share it with you
NYC Buses Testing Digital Ads

Here’s the concept- Digital billboards on the sides of public busses that can change whenever they want. These ads will actually change during the course of the route and update the advertising depending on their location so that the ads you see are relative to where in the city you are. They will use some sort of GPS system on the bus that is keeping track of the location and putting out ads that local business want played in their specific area.

I think this is a genius system…especially in a place like New York where there are so many people walking around and looking at these busses.

Apparently it’s being tested on one route right now. I wonder which one it is.

And, for anyone who cares if my writing project is going as planned….um…it’s not. I have been productive, but not so much with the writing. I did about 1 page and now it’s 3pm.

I’ll keep trying.

Happy Rosh Hashanah!

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Good morning everyone. Today I’m attending temple with my good friend Nancy for Rosh Hashanah services. It’s pretty much the Jewish new year, but I’m not finding any street vendors with those fun sunglasses that have the year on them. I feel like they wouldn’t work anyway. 2009 has room for the eyes, but 5769 seems like it would obstruct the vision.