JimCota

Surf This columnist

Cota is creative director of Rare Bird Inc., a full-service advertising agency specializing in the use of new technologies.

E-mail: jim@rarebirdinc.com

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COTA: Website helps with difficult but important conversation

May 4, 2013
The Conversation Project sparks discussion of end-of-life issues.
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COTA: Learn-to-play website taps into instinctive desire to learn guitar

March 30, 2013
Instinct aims to make playing music as natural as singing it, because “playing music is one of the most natural things a human can do.”
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COTA: Online Smartz helpful in keeping kids cyber safe

March 2, 2013

If your privacy settings aren’t carefully controlled, you’re not only potentially exposing yourself, but also your friends.

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COTA: Uber-improvement made to high-tech conference calls

February 2, 2013
Service offers call summaries, easy speaker identification and even fun hold music.
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COTA: Scouting the Web for kids' badge-based DIY projects

January 3, 2013
Yes, the virtual world can inspire kids to get their hands dirty with actual physical projects
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COTA: Website lets you opt out of an overstuffed holiday mailbox

December 1, 2012
Catalog Choice claims to have saved 800,000 trees.
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COTA: Evernote aims to be Google for your brain

November 3, 2012
Evernote stores meeting and class notes, voice memos, web pages, photos, receipts and more.
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WEB REVIEW: The clickable, trackable, lovable nature of e-mail marketing

September 29, 2012
E-mail boasts so many traits that marketers need and want that it should be the No. 1 crush for all of them.
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WEB REIVEW: Just the facts

September 1, 2012
Site helps separate truth from hyperbole
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WEB REVIEW: Pointing and shooting is easy...but don't forget to print, too

August 4, 2012
Exploring Instagram and Printstagram
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WEB REVIEW: E-mail sorting service brings sanity to your cluttered inbox

June 2, 2012
This morning, I opened my e-mail account to find 10 e-mails. Until about a week ago, I would have seen about 100.
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SURF THIS: Wine of the times

May 5, 2012
Club W delivers vino to your door.
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WEB REVIEW: Goodreads helps readers find their next favorite novel

March 29, 2012
Goodreads compiles the ratings and reviews from users everywhere and has a powerful "recommendation engine."
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WEB REVIEW: On hold? Try one of these options to get through faster

March 3, 2012
Is there something better to do than listen to instrumental versions of Simon and Garfunkel?
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SURF THIS: Soon you can forget your wallet...for good

February 4, 2012
But there are a few hurdles.
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WEB REVIEW: Super Bowl adds momentum to charity effort

December 31, 2011
Basket of Hope has opportunities for involvement long after the Super Bowl has moved on to the next destination.
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WEB REVIEW: Stamping your approval around the Internet

December 3, 2011
Got a favorite restaurant? Stamp it.
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  1. Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.

  2. Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.

  3. I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.

  4. The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.

  5. I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!

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