“File sharing is not a problem.” Fellow ArborBlogger George H has launched a website called SongBuddy. A cross between an MP3 site and Friendster, it lets you find legal MP3s online, build a list of music you like, and explore others’ tastes. The timing of SongBuddy couldn’t be better: it comes less than one week […]
The proposed changes to the U-M greek system (that I first posted about on January 4), including permanently moving rush to winter term, made it into the Detroit News today, in a story distributed by the Associated Press. (See my link to the Daily’s story about this) Here are the proposed changes, as reported by […]
CBS has censored the winner of MoveOn.org’s advertisement competition: it won’t appear during the Superbowl, even though MoveOn was able to raise enough money to pay.
The city of Ann Arbor is planning to conduct a comprehensive study of non-motorized transit in the city, with the goal of “friendlier streets for bicycles and pedestrians.” I’m excited about the study, and I’m glad they’re involving the public instead of hiring an expensive consulting firm: who better to give the city feedback than […]
The Daily Jolt phenomena comes to Michigan with the first truly robust web portal targeting students: umich.dailyjolt.com. Begun at Amherst and Brown, the websites feature an events listing, a forum, food reviews, a rideboard, and a number of other online services and amenities in one coherent package at a number of campuses around the country. […]
Are you going to an event you think I should add to my “events calendar,” or you think other Ann Arbor residents would also be interested in? Enter it on the events website upcoming.org, and it’ll be automatically listed on my page on the right hand side as the event date nears, and you can […]
I thought this was interesting: Presidential Contributions by Metro Area for Ann Arbor(2000 Election Cycle)* Candidate Name / Amount Bush, George W $314,025Bradley, Bill $59,625Gore, Al $30,400Bauer, Gary $14,695Hagelin, John S $8,645Buchanan, Pat $6,750Keyes, Alan L $6,635Larouche, Lyndon H Jr $5,550Quayle, Dan $3,325Nader, Ralph $2,300Alexander, Lamar $2,000Browne, Harry $1,800Dole, Elizabeth $1,000Forbes, Steve $500