Bob has always liked obscure humor. Dave Barry obliges with one of his great appearances that is more of a stand up routine than a book tour talk.
Monthly Archive: July 2008
Jul 14
FORA.tv CEO Brian Gruber on his visit to the Chautauqua Institution
Brian recorded a short video blog on his visit to the Chautauqua Institution at the end of June. Learn more about the landmark retreat in upstate New York by taking a look:
Jul 10
Petrobras CEO Talks Ethanol on FORA.tv
We noticed that gas prices have gone up, so we thought a good place to go to find out why would be the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid, Spain. The leaders of the world’s energy companies, analysts, political activists gather there to look at the future of energy. On FORA’s front page today, the CEO …
Jul 08
Farewell Cody’s Books…
The historic Cody’s Books in Berkeley recently and abruptly closed its doors to the public forever. Founded in 1956 by Fred and Pat Cody, the Bay Area business was a landmark independent bookseller and a pillar of free speech. In commemoration, FORA.tv Syndication Editor Maureen Olund assembled a farewell video blog:
Jul 06
“Seek dialog with people who disagree with you”
That’s the essential thought in Bill Clinton’s concluding remarks on the sixth day of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival. It also happens to be one of the pillars of the FORA vision. We at FORA love debate, but dialog is something different and arguably more elevated. Debate is often (though certainly not always) an exercise …
Jul 04
Media Thinkers on FORA.tv
If you’re interested in the future of media, today’s FORA.tv coverage delivers a rich mix of events. Rupert Murdoch defends FOX News on a video from one of our newest partners, Georgetown University. The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof explains his coverage of Darfur from one of my favorite partner venues, the New York Publc …
Jul 03
Technorati’s Peter Hirshberg backstage at the Aspen Ideas Festival
For a unique backstage look at one of the world’s premiere public fora, check out Peter Hirshberg’s video blog on his MyFORA page at http://fora.tv/myfora/peterhirshberg. Peter is one of the web’s great business thinkers. Before his current stint at Technorati where he serves as executive committee chairman and chief marketing officer, he served as president …
Jul 01
Aspen Ideas Festival highlights coming to FORA.tv
Last night was the opening session of the Aspen Ideas Festival. Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson kicked it along with David Bradley of the Atlantic Monthly. David gave a hilarious history of Aspen, followed by a series of inspired presentations of ideas. We’ll have it all on FORA, starting today with a daily …