One reason Mr. Ramusevic gave for his optimism was gathering signs that the advertising economy "is springing back a bit," as evidenced by a growing number of searches by marketers for new agencies.
The three founders of the company which began gathering sign-ups for it's beta launch last week all carry serious bonafides in the world of electronic music.
I was impressed to see Cyndi Lauper outside of the gathering signing autographs for fans (who were not dressed for any Tony party).
He said he supports the Patriot Act, a controversial bill to expand intelligence gathering signed into law in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, and added that the recent attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya show the need for measures to protect the American people from terrorism.
It was Earth Day, and representatives from more than a hundred countries were gathering to sign the Paris Climate Agreement a symbolic event but, by the Sisyphean standards of environmental diplomacy, a big deal.
The Hollywood police used to spend hours each week gathering the signs by hand.
Since at least the 1970s, deaf scientists have tried to address the lack of uniformity by gathering common signs for scientific terms in printed manuals and on videotapes.
Called Agora, they are gathering beta sign-ups and hope to be live this quarter.
The Study Watch will likewise be tasked with some important research, gathering vital signs for ongoing work like the Personalized Parkinson's Project, which is investigating patterns in the disease's progression and identifying the building blocks for a potential cure.
When one subway rider, Josh Lubin, 20, noticed people gathering near the sign, he expressed amazement that he had never noticed it before, even though he was often in that station, commuting to classes in art and hairdressing.
But there was also a stretch of empty stores with available-for-rent signs gathering dust in the windows.
