Computer Notebooks

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Crowd Music Funding With Microfundo II

On March 4, I call Brad Powell, the man behind Microfundo.com.

Brad: “Microfundo.com is crowd funding for musicians. Music from everywhere. Music from all over the world. That’s our focus. The idea is to help talented artists engage with a fan base that would like their music if they only knew about it.

“We work with artists from different backgrounds and enable them to meet and engage with and develop relationships with fans who are interested in their music and in supporting their career.

“Crowd funding has recently become popular. The models out there are well known such asKIVA (micro-financing online for entrepreneurs in developing countries). People seeking this funding often get money raised for them within 24 hours. KIVA is transferring a million or two each week using this method.

“A similar model has become popular with an organization called KickStarter.”

According to KickStarter, “We’re the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world.”

Brad: “They’re doing something like $5 million a month.

Crowd Music Funding With Microfundo

Luke Ford writes:

On March 4, I call Brad Powell, the man behind Microfundo.com.

“We work with artists from different backgrounds and enable them to meet and engage with and develop relationships with fans who are interested in their music and in supporting their career.

“A similar model has become popular with an organization called KickStarter.”

According to KickStarter, “We’re the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world.”

Brad: “They’re doing something like $5 million a month.

Learn How To Prevent Identity Theft

Luke Ford writes:

Denis G. Kelly is formerly an executive in the banking industry that witnessed first-hand the horrific effect of identity theft both on individuals and society. Mr. Kelly decided to proactively fight this crime by providing education, training and community outreach vehicles. In addition to TheIDChannel.com, Mr. Kelly also foundedIdentityAmbassador.org, which has a core belief that identity theft education must follow the F.A.C.T.S. principle: Free. Accurate. Current. Transparent. Shared. He also founded IDCuffs.com, which is an identity theft prevention company that provides basic identity theft prevention services. Mr. Kelly wrote The Official Identity Theft Handbook, which analyzes identity theft in its proper context and provides readers tangible takeaways that minimize the likelihood of identity theft or mitigates the negative consequences for victims. He also wrote An Identity Theft Paradise, a whitepaper outlining the dangers and systematic failures regarding synthetic identity theft.

Mr. Kelly has his Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) certification from the Consumer Data Industry Association, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist (CITRMS) from the Institute of Fraud Risk Management and Certified Identity Expert (CIE) from IdentityAmbassador.org. Mr. Kelly speaks at numerous industry events and is recognized as a leader in the field of identity theft.

Denis Kelly, author of the book on identity theft (The Official Identity Theft Prevention Handbook: Everyone's Identity Has Already Been Stolen – Learn What You Can Do About It), writes:

In Unknown, Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens from a coma after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

New York Post Reporter Reuven Blau Orthodox Jew II

Luke Ford writes:

Three Orthodox Jews Work In New York's Tabloid Press

Sunday morning, I call New York Post reporter Reuven Blau (Facebook).

(My series on Jewish journalism.)

Luke: “Reuven, when you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?”

Reuven: “A veterinarian. I grew up in Denver. We had a lot of animals in our house.”

“I spent a lot of time volunteering at a clinic near my house. I took some science courses in college and I realized that it wasn’t what I was good at.”

Luke: “So where were you in the social pecking order in high school?”

Reuven: “I went to a really religious high school (Telshe Chicago). I went to a super right-wing yeshiva. There really wasn’t a social pecking order. I was an outsider because I always intended to go to college and had a different career and life outlook than most of the students. It was awkward.”

“I appreciated the tough hard-work ethic. It was something I wasn’t used to. We studied a lot. When I tell people about it, I compare it to an Ivy League high school. That was helpful. Everything else was awkward.

New York Post Reporter Reuven Blau Orthodox Jew

Luke Ford writes:

Three Orthodox Jews Work In New York's Tabloid Press

Sunday morning, I call New York Post reporter Reuven Blau (Facebook).

(My series on Jewish journalism.)

Luke: “Reuven, when you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?”

Reuven: “A veterinarian. I grew up in Denver. We had a lot of animals in our house.”

“I spent a lot of time volunteering at a clinic near my house. I took some science courses in college and I realized that it wasn’t what I was good at.”

Luke: “So where were you in the social pecking order in high school?”