According to The Guardian, ESPN SportsZone was responsible for streaming the first live radio broadcast on September 5th,1995 of a baseball game between Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees with the help of the Seattle-based startup, Progressive Networks. Live streaming has progressed with tools including Livestream, Ustream, and Tourpedo making virtual attendance an option. A 2013 PCMA…
Many years ago I wrote a blog post about the Katy Perry song, Firework. The post was actually about building relationships and I realize now that it reflects a lot of the themes that I talk about in Perfect Pairings: The Art of Connecting People. However, tonight, I heard the song differently. I heard a…
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Easter is this weekend and a lot of my Catholic friends have given up social media for Lent. I have other friends who, throughout the year, have taken time off to decompress and regain some control of their lives. Some do it for a weekend; some others a month. Personally, I cannot imagine being off…
When I was in high school, I ran for student council eight times. I lost all eight times. I had to ask a bunch of boys to my senior prom before a gay friend agreed to go. I wasn’t what you would call, “one of the cool kids.” It took a long time for me…