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jason matthews

5/24/2008

So the new kid broke on to the scene on 5/9/2008... Very exciting. Lots of drama about her name. We called her Charley Blue -- our parents just about had simultaneous seizures.

There seems to be a gen-gap on this issue. It seems that Gen-X and younger find the name totally acceptable and baby boomers and older completely flip out.

Due to extreme pressure we put 'Ann Grace' for a middle name. There is a chance we might change it back to blue. What do you think? Let me know, jason @ broken.net

Oh, I jumped ship from Technorati to Hi5. It seemed that Technorati wasnt moving fast enough to capture the wave, IMHO. I bought my options so we'll see what happens with them over the next few years.

Hi5 is fairly spectacular as far as social network sites go. We own about 30% of the market share in Latin America and we are the number one or number two site in Thailand. We dont really focus on the US market at it all -- we'll let facebook and myspace fight over 360 million americans and we'll go engage the rest.

What else can I tell you? We put the house on the market and got a buyer. We looking to make a jump to Orinda -- it should cut my commute time by forty minutes a day... that is a big win. I will miss Danville.

It is 2am, so i guess i am going crash.

cheers
j.


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i graduated mhs and lived with parents for a couple of years. i eventually applied to and
was accepted to san diego state where i studied electrical engineering and computer
science -- didn't graduate -- bailed of school and entered the work force... eventually i
broke the chains of w2 slavery and started getting equity positions in companies.



connectnet inc, sold to allegiance telecom (2000)
kefta inc, sold to acxiom (2007)
lovingyou.com inc, sold to gorilla nation (2007)


i currently head the operations division of a start up blog search company...

i also have a consulting co and keep busy with with the wife and kid...oh there is another muffin in the oven.

Some time in the early 90's i became facinated with the financial markets and economics. if you are not planning for retirement now, you should get on the ball. It seems like Mike Wiley is in the investment biz but is targeting the 'ultra high networth' crowd. If you are in the UHN group, congrats, you are going to be able to retire. Everyone should call Fidelity or Vanguard and salvage their retirement.

so, i was married in 2002.. and we are still hitched. shelby was born in 2005.


2003-2005 with the tech depression still in full swing, i took year off work and we traveled through Europe. When we came back i hid out as a rank and file w2 employee at an online credit card processing outfit, for a while. When web 2.0 emerged and the VCs were handing out the cash, i jumped on the band wagon.

i currently live in the sf bay area in a small town named Danville http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2007/snapshots/PL0617988.html
we bought this place some time in 2004 and took advantage of favorable 30 yr financing. i wish i could take this loan to the next house.

danville is an especially awesome place to live. the school district is in the top five, there is no crime to speak of, the air is clean, the lights are metered, traffic is light... a rough day in danville is a couple of teenagers smoking behind safeway. i do like to joke that danville only has three things, banks, restaurants, and title companies.

it is some what amusing to see how many people ended up or passed through the sfba. if you are in the area, drop me an email at 'mhsppl AT broken . net'

i ran into jim saloan at starbucks in the san diego tech center about seven years ago. otherwise i havent had much contact with any miraleste people.

it is doubtful i will make to the reunion

cheers,
j.

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