Italian kid from RI, went to Cornell and HBS. New York ad guy for a while, ended up CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Interactive when the Web happened, serial entrepreneur since then.
Current CEO of matchmine, creators of a media discovery platform. Short version is we match video, audio and textual content with individuals based on a sophisticated understanding of their personal tastes.
Nov 7, 2007
Great post here on Google, from good friend and fellow Quber Rob Demillo. Before commentary on DClick, Web History, StreetView and now Personalized Mobile Search, Rob says:
anyone else getting weirded out by Google's slow encroachment on privacy?
Uh... yea. You can also …
Nov 7, 2007
Exciting times here in the 'Mine.
We're about to launch the new version of our website, albeit with a lot of "COMING SOON" sections awaiting the availability of MyMovieMatch 2.0 in just a couple more weeks.
Here's a sneak peek at the new MyMovieMatch UI:
Schwanky, …
Nov 7, 2007
Distraught is the only word that comes to mind regarding my state of mind at 9:59 last night. After an hour of heart pounding anxiety, what the heck happened?
On the way in I heard interpretations of people dumber and smarter than me. The former suggested that when all …
Godfather I & II, Cinema Paradiso, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bread & Tulips, Lord of the Rings, Batman Begins, Il Postino, anything Scorcese
Sinatra, Sting, Josh Rouse, Paolo Nutini, Springsteen, David Gray, Echo & The Bunnymen, Eliott Smith, Joao Gilberto, Pavarotti, Zero 7, Patty Griffin, Faithless, Dido, Martin Sexton, Bitter:Sweet, Earlimart, The Spoons
Sopranos, The Wire, Entourage, Battlestar Galactica, Amazing Race, Law & Order Criminal Intent, Michael Chiarello, Dirty Sexy Money
The World is Flat, Omnivore's Dilemma, Linked, Hubris, anything Al Franken, Barack Obama, Who Says Elephants Can't Dance, The Blind Side
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