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Spin Crisis 1.0Spin Crisis 1.0Spin Crisis 1.0 10/31/2003 04:03 PM You must guide your marble through an ever more challenging series of mazes. This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)Spin Crisis 1.0Grok Headline matches for Spin Crisis 1.0In a SpinIn a Spin 05/25/2004 04:26 PM Spinoffs can be great investments. Just don't fall for a spin job. Alias Spin Off?Alias Spin Off? 02/12/2004 08:36 AM Alias announced that the company is "involved in exclusive discussions with a leading private equity investment firm for the acquisition of Alias". ... counter-spincounter-spin 12/14/2003 11:19 AM Atrios atrios.blogspot.com/2003_12_14_atrios_archive.html#1071409569
18560290 A DIFFERENT SPIN (SiliconValley.com)A DIFFERENT SPIN (SiliconValley.com) 08/18/2004 06:57 AM SiliconValley.com - As surely as CDs followed vinyl, there was bound to be a successor to the DVD spinning around in research labs. New spin on search adsNew spin on search ads 05/05/2004 07:42 PM Tacoda Systems, a little-known tech company, is testing a system that lets marketers bid against rivals to reach targeted audiences as they surf the Web. How to spin statisticsHow to spin statistics 04/10/2005 07:27 AM ZDNet Apr 10 2005 10:38AM GMT New spin on biz cardsNew spin on biz cards 12/26/2003 09:04 PM USA Today Dec 26 2003 8:11PM ET "Swimming Through the Spin""Swimming Through the Spin" 09/04/2004 02:46 AM Take a Spin in the ConcordeTake a Spin in the Concorde 02/10/2004 03:00 AM At the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center more than 80 aircraft and dozens of spacecraft encompassing 100 years of aviation history stand majestically on the floor or hang loftily suspended from the ceiling. Using QuickTime VR technology, the museum captures detailed interior and exterior views of each craft in movies for viewing at kiosks near the exhibits. [Feb 5] Motorola future in a spinMotorola future in a spin 12/20/2003 09:42 PM Scotland on Sunday Dec 20 2003 8:14PM ET Taking Yahoo 360 for a spinTaking Yahoo 360 for a spin 04/02/2005 08:31 PM WebProNews Apr 3 2005 12:58AM GMT Apple products go for a spinApple products go for a spin 04/14/2005 04:01 PM Apple products have begun to show up in all kinds of vehicles making it easy to take them around town using many modes of transportation. From bicycles to BMWs, the iPod can be found making its way onto the road, and the Mac mini has even found its way onto the highway. At the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco this past January, Apple announced it teamed up with Mercedes-Benz USA, Volvo, Nissan, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari to deliver iPod integration with their car stereo systems in 2005. When Mercedes-Benz USA announced its iPod Integration Kit, it became the first automaker to provide full iPod music navigation for drivers to listen to their entire iPod music collection through the car audio system. The integration kit also allows the user to select music by artist, album or playlist using multifunction controls on the steering wheel and the integrated multifunction display on the instrument cluster. BMW and MINI Cooper began providing integrated iPod solutions in 2004, enabling drivers to use iPods in BMW’s 3 Series, Z4 Roadster, X3 and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and MINI Cooper by plugging the iPod into a cable located in the car’s glove compartment. Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated that one of the next frontiers for a seamless digital music experience is the car since "we all spend a lot of time driving" and the company's solution lets "iPod users enjoy their entire music collection" in their BMW or MINI. “Almost every car company in the world is working to integrate iPod into their cars in 2005,” Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing Philip Schiller said. “iPod customers want to take their entire music collection with them everywhere they go, including their car, so we’re excited to be able to work with so many leading automotive companies to provide customers with integrated solutions.” Following the release of Apple's Mac mini, vehicle restoration service, Classic Restorations, announced plans for installing the pint-sized computer in vehicle dashboards. Back in January, the New York-based company's president Melvin Benzaquen said there would be no standard pricing for the car installations, though past computer installations have cost between $1,500 to $7,000. So far the company has added a Mac mini to a classic 1969 MacNova SS, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and has given word on its latest restoration project, a Camino. A Mac mini was installed in the i-Car by Miami-based Audio Elite, who integrated the Mac mini into a Lexus. The car features two displays, a USB 2.0 and Firewire hub mounted below the dash, and the Mac mini mounted in a custom arm rest that has air vents and a plexiglas top that reveals the Apple logo. Gadget magazine T3 recently showed off a customised Yamaha EC-02 iPod-modified electric bike. The environmentally-friendly motorbike was custom-built for use with the iPod and features a clear snap-shut case on the top of the bike where the iPod sits snugly. The iPod is controlled through a set of controls positioned on the right handlebar. In addition to all the other cool features, the bike also has a stereo speaker built into the place that the gas tank normally sits. As for bicycles, Marware makes an iPod bike holder that mounts to bike handlebars and can be used with all Marware cases that use the Multidapt clip system. The holder allows the iPod to clip onto the bike handles placing it in clear view, for easy access to the menu and buttons while riding. Five to screen Friends spin-offFive to screen Friends spin-off 08/13/2004 05:24 AM Five wins the right to broadcast Friends spin-off series Joey, after Channel 4 pulled out of bidding. Web developers positive spinWeb developers positive spin 05/19/2004 02:58 AM Business News May 19 2004 7:11AM GMT The Difference Between Spin And An AngleThe Difference Between Spin And An Angle 02/12/2004 02:44 AM This week, Techdirt got a lot of attention for pointing out the extraordinarily different takes on a speech by former Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi from blogger s and a reporter from Reuters. If you read the different accounts, you would have sworn they were at entirely different speeches. Lots of websites picked up on that story and linked back to us - but now, former Reuters reporter Jeremy Wagstaff (who writes for Far Eastern Economic Review and WSJ.com - and on his own excellent blog) is taking me to task for calling the Reuters report "spin". He says there's a very important difference between "spin" and an "angle" and points out (absolutely correctly) that a journalist's job isn't necessarily to write up a summary of the entire speech, but to pick out the newsworthy point and write about that. He points to other press coverage of the same speech and notes that they all pick up on a different aspect of the speech. He also gives the standard reporter's excuse about deadlines and how things accidentally "creep into" stories where they don't belong. He points out (once again, correctly) that one of the nice things about blogs is that they give an alternate source for more info and context which the reporters don't do (it's not their job). These are all good points, and worth thinking about - but I still don't take back my original comments. While a reporter's job is to find out what's newsworthy and write about it, that does not mean taking something out of context - which is clearly what was done with that Reuters article. If you listen to the speech, Trippi spends the entire speech talking about what a revolutionary force the internet is when it comes to politics. Whether you believe that or not, if you read the Reuters report, you don't get that impression at all. You get the impression he blamed the internet. Giving people the impression of something that clearly was not being said is not an angle. It's spin (scroll down to spin) - and Reuters should be ashamed. I'll Take You for a Spin in My
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