Posted on June 9, 2009 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
Do have an idea, or creative project you always wanted to do, but don’t have the money to get it off the ground. Well this site of the day might be your answer. The site is called Kickstarter. The site has simple premise: submit your idea, or creative project, and then set a funding goal [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2009 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
Within only a few months Twitter has grown exponentially and for some has been a source of news and information gathering. You can even follow your congressman or senator on Twitter to see what they’re up to. However, what if you want more accountability and transparency of your elected official. Find out their voting record, [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2009 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
It has not even been a month since President Obama took office, and he as passed one of largest stimulus package in the history of America yesterday. The package is called The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and it almost costs a trillion dollars that will be ditributed to different programs, states, and agencies to help [...]
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Posted on January 25, 2009 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
It has been only a few days since President Obama started his new job, and just like any job the boss (in this case the American people) needs to have accountability from their new employee. This is where this site of the day comes in. It is called the Obameter and it tracks all of [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2008 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
Do you remember when I posted about this site called the Black Cab Sessions? It is a site where artists are recorded performing in the iconic London black cab. Artist such as Lykke Li, Calexico, Death Cab for Cutie have all done performances on the Black Cab Sessions.
Well the French decided to up the [...]
Filed under: Music, Site of the Day, Video | Tagged: bloc party, Fleet Foxes, france, la blogotheque, live performances, video blog | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 15, 2008 by Marcus
Word is, I am a big fan of bass culture: dub, dancehall, dubstep, grime and all that are my bread and butter. Well, for a fan of the music I regularly check out a number of web sites and blogs, and one of the best in my opinion has been the one hosted by two [...]
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Posted on November 15, 2008 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
One of the main reasons that President-Elect Barack Obama won the presidency is his use of technology during his campaign. He made the internet an integral part of his campaign not just an add-on or an after-thought. He empowered volunteers through the campaign’s social network MyBO, utilized youtube effectively to pass along his message of [...]
Filed under: Politics, Site of the Day, Technology, Video | Tagged: google, government, president, Technology, transition | 1 Comment »