Joe Flood

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Entries from October 2007

Fall Foliage, Flickr and the Search for New Business Models

October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Flickr’s potential as a resource for photo editors everywhere has yet to be fully tapped. Though some more old school photogs may complain that Flickr has undercut the stock market, the world has changed. Cheap, easy to use DSLRs (like the Canon Digital Rebel XT that I own) have democraticized the expert culture [...]

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Comments on Government Blogs

October 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Government agencies have been slow to embrace blogs.  The reason, IMHO, as a gov’t web site manager, is that government’s approach to content is different.  Government sites are held to a higher standard and subject to more reviews and requirements than commercial sites are.  Agencies are nervous about unmediated communication from official government sites.
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Eurabia Makes to Austin Second Round

October 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

My latest screenplay, EURABIA, made it to the secound round of the 2007 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition.
EURABIA is a disturbing look at a possible future.  The year is 2027. America has lost the war on terror. Europe is controlled by radical Islam.  From the abandoned streets of New York to a [...]

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