Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - 24 minutes ago
Retailers are looking to get a taste of social media love. With Black Friday around the corner, companies in the retail sector are planning major campaigns through social networking sites like Faceboo...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 25, 2009, 3:00 am
Once upon a time, tag clouds were great navigational tools. In the early days of a blog’s life, it can help readers dig deeper into its content. After a while, however, the tag cloud will get far to...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 24, 2009, 3:00 am
In this interview with Ron Melendi, General Manager of De La Concha, you’ll learn about the differences between pipe and loose cigarette tobacco … not to mention how these products are tax...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 23, 2009, 3:00 am
Getting a corporate blog off the ground isn’t easy. Sure, the technology isn’t hard to master: any 12-year-old kid can get a blog up and running. The challenges you’ll find in launching and mana...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 21, 2009, 3:00 am
Need an alternative to the traditional gallery scene? Check out the new art exhibition on the Upper West Side. Ten artists, calling themselves 25CPW, have taken over a vacant commercial space on Centr...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 20, 2009, 7:56 am
Corporate bloggers use commodity technology to communicate their companies’ messages. The advantage seems to come from the content itself, because that’s where individual expertise, institutional ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 19, 2009, 3:00 am
The art market isn’t sure if it wants to recover yet. This month, Sotheby’s had a fantastic contemporary art sale, while the one at Christie’s just plain sucked. Among the paintings ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 18, 2009, 7:53 am
For its role in the global financial crisis, which had an impact of several trillion dollars, Goldman Sachs feels just awful. The incredibly prestigious bank, one of the few to come through the market...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 11, 2009, 4:00 am
Every blogger does a bit of both: originating some stories and coverign those written by others. The latter is not only easier but gives you access to news and reporting resources that you may not be ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 10, 2009, 4:00 am
I’m still surprised by how little tweeting some publicists do. You’d think that they’d want to maximize the coverage their clients receive. Yet, I’m continually stunned by how little this happ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 6, 2009, 4:00 am
Posted in Media Tagged: 1990s, black rocket, dotcom, dotcom boom, Genuity, internet
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 5, 2009, 11:00 am
Microsoft and Yahoo! inked a 10-year search partnership in the United States, and they’re hoping to ride that deal around the world. The two technology companies are trying to chip away at searc...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 5, 2009, 4:00 am
Legendary software firm Microsoft, the people who brought you Windows 7, is about to cut another 800 jobs. The company announced it was letting 5,000 people go back in January. Lou Gellos, a spokesman...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 4, 2009, 7:00 am
The reclusive Communist state wants to talk – but only to the United States. After a year of silence, it’s willing to revisit the issue of nuclear disarmament, but it wants one-on-one time instead...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 4, 2009, 7:00 am
General Motors is going shopping. The recently bankrupt auto manufacturer got government permission to use $2.8 billion of its federal cash to buy a chunk of auto parts supplier Delphi. Once upon a ti...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 4, 2009, 4:00 am
Yes, Miley Cyrus is on an anti-Twitter crusade and thinks that “Twitter should be banned from the universe.” Her commitment, however, is about to be checked: is the banishment of Twitter w...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 4, 2009, 4:00 am
I’ll do this every now and then — no real schedule. Here are some of my favorite stories from North Korea’s official news outlet, the Korea Central News Agency. New Plant Discovered ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 3, 2009, 1:00 pm
A report in the Wall Street Journal today found that American companies are hoarding cash, ostensibly while waiting for that proverbial rainy day. In an analysis of company filings, it learned that th...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 3, 2009, 11:00 am
With $19 million in fresh funding, Netherlands-based GreenPeak Technologies is ready to go. The company completed its Series B venture capital financing round, which was led by European investor Gimv ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 3, 2009, 9:34 am
I’m not normally into pulling entire stories from other news outlets, but this one was just too much. I encourage you to click over to give the Korea Central News Agency the pageview it’s ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 3, 2009, 9:00 am
Cloaks and daggers abound when you cross from New Jersey into its southern neighbor, according to a new study. The small state which is known for little other than its favorable incorporation laws –...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 3, 2009, 8:00 am
The U.S. economy is too reliant on consumers, according to White House economic advisor Paul Volcker. He told President Barack Obama on Monday that trimming our dependence on the consumer could come i...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 3, 2009, 7:00 am
The investigation into insider trading at the Galleon Group has claimed another casualty. Former Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz left his job after having been linked to the scandal. Ruiz was a...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 3, 2009, 4:00 am
While we’ve been worried about missile launches and “satellite” attempts, North Korea’s real action has been closer to Earth. The DPRK regime is accused of initiating high-profile cyber-attack...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 2, 2009, 12:00 pm
The last sign of Iceland’s foray into globalization is gone. The small Arctic country is going to lose its three McDonald’s restaurants. Three locations were owned by Lyst Hr., all in the ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 2, 2009, 7:00 am
Show a longshot some love, right?! Help me out: nominate Migrant Blogger for the Blogger to Follow Award. I know Migrant Blogger doesn’t have a prayer of winning a damned thing with Mashable, bu...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Nov 2, 2009, 4:00 am
When it comes to the spectator sport known as the U.S. economy, there’s only one stat I really give a shit about: consumer spending. Jobs rely on consumer spending. Stock market performance relies o...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 30, 2009, 12:14 pm
Clearly, the Chinese venture capital market is hot right now. In addition to sinking some hefty scratch into local ventures — along with the Chinese and provincial governments — the VC com...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 30, 2009, 8:06 am
The Chinese government is committing $1.32 billion to launch venture capital funds jointly with several of its provinces, according to a Reuters report. Private investors will also be involved in the ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 29, 2009, 5:23 pm
Businesses looking to promote themselves in the social media world are either eager to find new opportunities or have faced the reality that they’ll soon have no choice but to venture into this spac...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 28, 2009, 10:18 am
Okay, we all know that the print industry is completely and totally screwed. Circulation is plummeting around the world … leaving ink jockeys little hope of keeping their jobs for the rest of their ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 27, 2009, 5:00 am
When the world around you is falling apart, there’s only one thing to do: find a new world. While Condé Nast’s Vanity Fair was in the grip of severe layoffs, the editor decided not to be the bear...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 26, 2009, 12:00 pm
This is luxury of a level that I just can’t fathom. If you’re interested, you can pick it up at De La Concha. Posted in Cigars Tagged: Cigars, davidoff, De La Concha
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 26, 2009, 5:00 am
Demonstrating a profound commitment to dead trees and bookstores, Penguin is releasing Twiterature: The World’s Greatest Books Retold Through Twitter. The book consists of comments on the works of ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 25, 2009, 9:30 am
I went out to Brooklyn last week to do my first book reading. “War Games,” an article I wrote for AVN Online was published in Best Sex Writing 2009, and I was invited to share the piece wi...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 24, 2009, 8:32 pm
The fliers have spoken: London’s Heathrow Airport sucks. A poll of 14,500 frequent fliers, all participants in the Priority Pass airport lounge program, has again ranked the best and worst of the ai...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 20, 2009, 5:00 am
A friend of mine e-mailed me last week to ask where I write. He can’t sort it out through all the tweets and links and so on. I can understand; I’m all over the place. So, if you’re ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Upper West Side Dad - Oct 19, 2009, 5:00 am
If you and your friends discuss politics, sports, cigars or business, you won’t any more. Or, you’ll do so a lot less. When you have a kid, people will be a lot less interested in you … but you ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 19, 2009, 5:00 am
The so-called “Objectivists” are easy to manipulate. All you need to do is post a story with the slightest dig at Ayn Rand, and they mobilize online, rewarding your rudeness with plenty of...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 18, 2009, 12:00 pm
I know, I know, it’s hard to imagine donating money to anything involving North Korea. I mean, hell, just look at the regime-endorsed Twitter-stream! But, when I saw the appeal from Koryo Tours ...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 18, 2009, 9:51 am
  I just found this message in my inbox — twice. It is sent to the sender’s e-mail address, obviously with the recipients BCC’ed. I just found it pretty funny that spammers are now...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Upper West Side Dad - Oct 15, 2009, 11:20 am
There’s a pretty good chance Hunter won’t wait until November 9. I was actually hoping he’d be late: that would have given me more time to prepare (not that I’d make the most o...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Enter the Mind of a Migrant Blogger - Oct 15, 2009, 7:12 am
Even though there are signs that the recession is ending (or even finished), the foreclosure rate is a constant reminder that we aren’t out of the woods. From the second quarter to the third, forecl...
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Tom Johansmeyer posted an article on Upper West Side Dad - Oct 14, 2009, 4:38 pm
Okay, I haven’t written a damned thing in more than a month (for UWS Dad, that is). Competing priorities, of course, are my excuse. The second half of August and the first half of September were pur...
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