Search Engine Optimization expert Sage Lewis started blogging today. Be gentle. He’s a newbie.

Deep Cleveland’s Mark Kuhar links to an interview with Pere Ubu’s founding father David Thomas:

andrew: david, as an artist, a musician, what do you believe sets you apart from other artists / musicians?

DT: The only possible response is: unique vision. The fundamental principles that shape my work are not unique… the folk methodology is as old as the hills. My life experience is no different from hundreds of thousands of others. The culture I was raised in is shared by millions. So I guess all I got that is different is me.

From Civic Strategies, How a City Becomes a Magnet for Talent:

What does it take for a city to be a magnet for talent? The City of Memphis, the Memphis Regional Chamber and Shelby County wanted to find out, so they asked Carnegie Mellon University professor Richard Florida and a team of Memphis consultants, including Coletta & Company, to investigate. The report was completed recently, and we are now executing its recommendations.

The report explains what it takes for a city to become a magnet for talent, where Memphis stands in comparison to other metropolitan areas, and makes recommendations for strengthening the city’s appeal for creative workers.

Download a copy of “Technology, Talent and Tolerance: Attracting the Best and Brightest to Memphis” in PDF form.

Take a look at the Memphis Manifesto. I’ll ask it again. Who’s working on the Cleveland Manifesto?

Take heed:

‘The trigger in this decade underlying autonomous computing is “computer-to-computer” communication. By the end of the decade, more than 60 percent of the computer communications will be computer-to-computer. Computer-to-computer vastly speeds up the pace of business. For example, end-to-end supply chains can be automatically adjusted by point-of-sale computers directly communicating with warehouse computers, which in turn directly communicate with manufacturer computers, and, again in the chain, manufacturers’ computers directly communicate with their supplier computers. In addition, computer-to-computer communications can track demand and adjust logistic systems to automatically direct product to geographical points of demand.’

For a few companies to feature in an upcoming book:

“In 30 days, I’m going to publish a new eBook called 99 Cows. I’d like to feature the most remarkable people, organizations, products, services and ideas. Do you or someone you know qualify? Would you like to be in it? You can nominate yourself and read new articles by visiting my blog.

I can think of a few. Can you?

This from a /. post:

“A recent article in The Town Paper describes a new community in Issaquah, WA that has, among it’s interesting features: a wired LAN in every home, free community Intranet, and a choice for a fiber optic connection. Is it a coincidence that Microsoft is planning on building 3 million square feet of office space there? How much is a pre-wired house worth to you? What will this do for community building?”

Good questions. What are your answers?

“He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world.” - Carver’s epitaph

In Seven Habits, Stephen Covey asks “How do you want to be remembered by the people giving your eulogy?”.

You know that someone needs to do something around here when someone named Putz who writes for a magazine like Scene does a story like this. Too bad the story is based on remarks he made six months ago. Maybe the only thing current about Scene is their calendar.