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Curt Smith releases “Perfectly … Still (featuring Universal Hall Pass)”

Arlene Wszalek — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:17:26 +0000

Curt Smith’s newest single “Perfectly … Still (featuring Universal Hall Pass)” is released today. It’s the second song in a planned album-length project of collaborations with artists he meets via social media. Universal Hall Pass (a.k.a. Melissa R. Kaplan) was suggested to Curt by one of his fans on Twitter.

The track has already gotten fantastic reviews, including this one from the Yahoo Music blog.

It’s a beautiful song (really). You can listen to it on his website for free, and if you like it, you can buy it from iTunes, AmazonMP3, and the usual online suspects.

Perfectly … Still (featuring Universal Hall Pass) | Track | Curt Smith Official Website.

Are Public Check-Ins Worth The Risk?

Arlene Wszalek — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:22:14 +0000

Photo by Adam Selwood

Without wishing to overly alarm those of you (or whose kids) use FourSquare or similar services, here’s a real-life example of what I cautioned about in my Gee-Oh!-Location post last September.

In the blog linked below, the author describes how she was stalked by a stranger to a restaurant where she’d checked in via FourSquare.

shea sylvia [blog edition] – A Cautionary Tale.

I have friends who work for geolocation services, who may wish to argue that this sort of thing is a bad apple that shouldn’t spoil the bunch. I understand the benefits of establishing win-win relationships with retailers one favors. I even understand (sort of) the gameplay aspects.

But if you must “check in,” make sure you do so privately to your friends also on the service, not to the general public. Because surely, the benefits of doing so publicly don’t outweigh the all-too-real risks.

Thanks to ProducerGirl, whose original tweet about Shea Sylvia’s blog brought it to my attention.

Just released: Curt Smith’s new single “All Is Love (featuring Zoë Keating)”

Arlene Wszalek — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:41:17 +0000

In case you don’t follow me on Twitter (and why on earth not???), here’s a tip: The new single from Tears for Fears co-founder Curt Smith, “All Is Love (featuring Zoë Keating),” is available for the next few days as a free MP3 download from AmazonMP3 (U.S. only – it’s an Amazon U.S. thing). It’s awfully good. Click below to grab it.