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hey - that my friend is awesome news :) - mike "glemak" dunn

Nice guys finish first. Period. - A.M. McReynolds

W00t when your ready cmon out for a visit and I'll be your dental trust agent - Greg Birch from iPhone

Congrats Chris. I'm picking up a copy today. I'll let you know what I think of it later. - Jeunelle Foster

Nice. congrats - Dan owns Comicsforge.com

Chris I am reporting back that I am on chapter 3 where you start off with Robert Scoble being a bad boy talking smack about Microsoft. So far that book is real hard for me to put down which means it's a good one. I'm trying not to pair you two off in a dual where there can only be one (highlander). I wonder which of you is the true "bad boy". So far the book is a winner :) - Jeunelle Foster

Thanks for all the kind words. @Jeunelle - There can be more than one. : ) - Chris Brogan

Congrats Chris. I've got a copy yesterday and reading it here in Czech Republic just now :) - Vlad Hrouda

Congrats! - Jfavreau

The iPhone integration on Evernote is phenomenal. I use the photo note feature frequently. - RyanEs

@Ryan The lack of offline notes though in Evernote = FAIL for me. - Steve Rubel

@Steve Rubel, what do you mean lack of offline notes? On the iPhone? I like their mac client, but it lacks text formatting like bullets and numbered lists, which is not so good. - Gregory Cohen

The topic you two are talking about, Sean and I talked about on his podcast tonight - not sure when it goes up, but it can be found at SeanPAune.com - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

Even $12.39 seems low to me compared to what we get for our videos. - Andru Edwards

$12.39 isn't sustainable to a professional production. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

Andru: way low for me too. I couldn't do what I do for $12.39 CPMs. Traveling the world is expensive. This is why we do sponsorships and don't do CPM-style advertising. - Robert Scoble

The two models I see working for people right now are sponsorship and/or premium content. Sponsorship works for entertainment, and/or what Robert's doing - especially for what Robert's doing. Premium works great for how-to genre stuff. Imagine a 5 minute free photoshop video that then offers you 40 minutes of step-by-step for $1.99 a pop. I could see that buying gas. - Chris Brogan

I should say that my friends at http://gimp.tv are doing the premium model and finding it working well. - Chris Brogan

@gregory lent I do see your point, but production takes time, and in many cases, money. For you to receive consistent, quality programming, those that create eventually need some kind of compensation. Free is great, but not always sustainable. Time, skill, and effort are in their own way currencies. If an add can help a quality producer keep going, why deny an income? My studio equipment costs way more than I have made from New Media so far, and I am one of the lucky people that makes money at this stuff. - Eban Crawford

The reason why CPM is cheap is because it is about broadcasting a message to thousands in hope of reaching a few people. Accessing the attention of a homogeneous group of people belonging to a a target market is an advertiser's dream. The internet has the capacity to reach these individuals better than any broadcast medium. The money goes to those on the inside who will candidly deliver the message for the company in a way the group appreciates as credible and relevant. - Brian Rendel

Flashy ads (e.g. TechCrunch) challenge my ADHD in what is an already attention economy. For this reason, RSS is my only reading platform. And commentary takes place on FriendFeed to avoid any distractions from what really matters to me. Video is the worst (e.g. abc.com), especially with automatic starts. I'm almost more willing to pay $1.99 on iTunes than deal with the same advertisement replayed (w/o ability to fast forward) throughout show. - A.M. McReynolds

Sustainable video on the web won't work the same way it works on TV. People don't want and won't use ads overlaid on content. Content creators and advertisers have to be more collaborative to drive value through their messaging for the users. It should be clearly ID'd as sponsored content but the messaging needs to be based on value - not just a "hey look over here!" The current system is too TV-driven, which doesn't work online, which is why the CPMs are terrible. - Morgan

They insist on making you wait for them to make the full pot instead of offering you a free press coffee, or an americano. It's poor service. - Justin Whitaker

Are ya bein pissy just to say somethin pissy? - John McElhenney

My issue with Starbucks is the damage they are doing to the waste system. Whenever I order a douple espresso and say, "no lid" please, they say "We have to give you a lid". Then I say "I dont want one, its thick nasty PVC and Im just ganna throw in that trash can right there so please dont give me one", to which they reply "Im sorry, we HAVE to, here you go, have a nice day". And the... more... - Andrew Baron

Andrew, I think it's because of the McDonalds Coffee Lawsuit http://www.vanosteen.com/mcdonal... - AJ Batac (/-_-)

Andrew: I've never noticed the paper-cup-first thing. I'll have to pay attention to that. This kind of thing deserves a good mocking. - Ha3rvey (F please!)

gee, two minutes. you sound like a spoiled brat - Cee Bee

And when they filled your cup, they did so with Starbucks coffee and all its pretentious, overpriced nastiness. - Dave Roth

Lets all get together and take 'em down right now, whattaya say!? - Andrew Baron

hey, what about Dunkin Donuts? At least you have 'em on the mainland! - Bill Sodeman

What? Starbucks has started serving coffee? I thought it was warm dishwater. :-) - Jeremy Brooks

Starbucks Coffee always has a burnt taste to it. - Henry DeBardeleben from twhirl

@Bill Sodeman DD coffee is awful, bitter, and only drinkable with copious amounts of sugar and cream. I prefer to make my own coffee, but when out, Starbucks is about all there is. Not many indie coffee houses near where I work. - Justin Whitaker

has anyone had coffee from the new clover machines (supposedly showing up in various starbucks)? http://www.wired.com/gadgets... - Sarah Perez

the problem I have with Starbucks is that what I want is a simple cup of coffee. I want it as big as it comes, and I don't need room for milk. I don't want a breakfast sandwich, I don't want a smoothie, I don't want a CD. Don't look at me like I am from another planet, you are a god-d*mn coffee shop. - Justin Whitaker

Hey all... just buy coffee beans and make your own coffee... it's better... cheaper... and better for the environment. Easy for me I guess... I work from home about 50% of the time. - Adrian Nadeau

actually, it sounds like you need to back off the coffee - Narendra

I smell "Dell Sucks" all over again. how long until we meet BrandonAtSbux via Twitter - Adam

Buy a Cuisinart grind 'n' brew, a pound a week of good beans, and a Stainless King 40oz Thermos. It's freedom, I tell you. - FFing Enigma