There’s not much more to write that hasn’t already been written. Today, I get to do what I do because he dared to “Think Different.” His return to Apple saved it from oblivion. And then we got the world-changing products: Not just the Mac, which had redefined what a “personal computer” was in the ’80s, [...]
On Standing Desks and the Cornell University Field Tests
A week or so ago, the blogoshphere lit up with the comments from Cornell University, which in part contradicted the health of standing while working. Using a standing desk since the start of the year, I was surprised by the conclusions until I actually read the blurb. For some background, the problems of sitting for [...]
Saying Goodbye to FeedBurner
I’ve written about issues with FeedBurner for quite some time (e.g., here and here), so I’ll keep this brief. After serious inconsistencies in my RSS numbers over the last 3-6 months, I’m finally motivated to migrate off of FeedBurner. I’ll be testing out various reporting alternatives but have decided it’s time to reclaim my feed [...]
Recent Happenings – November ’10
I’ve been on overdrive since the launch of App Savvy. To start with that, thank you so much for your support! On launch day, App Savvy stormed up the Amazon.com charts and became the #1 Bestseller AND #1 Hot New Release in Mobile in a matter of hours. That wouldn’t have happened without your help, [...]
Mysterious TechCrunch Ad Claims $50K USD Signing Bonus
During my vast explorations of the web, I made my way over to the ever powerful TechCrunch and saw a most interesting ad: “We are lookin for Web Developers and Web Designers. US $50,000 Sign-up Bonus 007 Benefits.” The ad leads to a page with no identifying information. The URL is simply an IP address [...]
Friday Fun (10/13/06) – Barats and Bereta
The power in the web in action…look no further than what Barats and Bereta have done…so smooth. Enjoy and have a great weekend. See also YouTube all-stars.
The New New Internet Goes Social
You might remember that a week from today, The New New Internet Conference is set to kick-off. Some new features were just rolled out at the site, all focused around social networking pre-event. The Conference Social Network ties into the Birds-of-a-Feather unConference, the day before the event. Go check it out and don’t forget to [...]
Om Malik Should Hire Me
I just entered the GigaOM Guest Blogger Contest. My entry is entitled MySpace – The Building of a Modern Virtual Agora. I’ve tried floating some material to Om before through his contact form but I’ve never heard back from him. Perhaps this contest might give me a better chance to get my stuff in front [...]
MySpace Tshirts and Other Apparel
I’ve just launched a MySpace product line with tshirts and other apparel on CafePress. I spent a lot more time on these products compared to the World of Web 2.0 line because to be honest, geeks are cheap. They like to get things for free. In working with one of my sisters, we are calling this [...]
Geeks Seeking a Job
Available on Flickr and at CafePress.
Friday Fun – 8/18/06
A parody of this song – and for all of you stuck in cubicles.
Blog Realignment Complete
Depending on the mileage of a car, it might need a realignment. Well, my blog has been getting a lot more mileage to it lately and it was time for its realignment. It’s humming once again. Brady and Brody Vercher – the dynamic duo team soon to officially launch their new effort Blazer Six - refreshed the site building off the [...]
Notes on Social Shopping
I just finished a brief interview about e-commerce, Web 2.0, and social shopping. It’s for a private trends report, so you likely won’t see it on the street. Here is a subset of the notes I had from my preparation: The Internet first changed the game with commerce because: 1) It made information easily accessible to the [...]
World of Web 2.0 T-shirts, Mugs, and Stickers Now Available
As you know, I’ve been somewhat cynical towards Web 2.0. Over the last several weeks, I’ve been working on a way to express that – and that’s why I’m happy to announce the launch of the World of Web 2.0. The World of Web 2.0 is my way of bringing some satire towards what’s going [...]
The New New Internet comes to Washington D.C.
It’s finally here. A serious Web 2.0 event on the East Coast – The New New Internet Conference (TNNI). What is it? TNNI is not just a “Hey, the web is cool again conference.” It’s focused on Web 2.0 for Business and the selected speakers show that commitment. Andrew McAfee is an Associate Professor at [...]
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Friday Fun – 7/28/06
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Why I’m a HAPPY WordPress user
I was just trying to create a new post on my Duct Tape Marketing blog, when I saw this: Just one more reason to be a HAPPY WordPress user!
If Only…I’d Probably Become a Mac User
I’m still a tried and true PC guy. But I’d seriously reconsider if the gadgets in the Apple Imagination contest existed…my favorites are the iPhone, iPT, and iTablet Pro.
Internet Innovations at the Duct Tape Marketing Channel
If you have followed my blog for any length of time, then you know that I’ve worked with John Jantsch in the past. My introduction to him first started as a participant in one of his Ultimate Marketing System courses. Since that time, I’ve kept in touch with John, occasionally pointing him to new tools [...]
Enterprise Digg Application
Digg allows its members to vote or “digg” interesting stories, with the top “dug” stories rising to the top. It’s a very geeky site right now, with most home page articles being tech focused. There are many Digg-clones – and they mainly aim to do the same thing. But the technology behind Digg could be [...]
One Year Ago…
One year ago, I left my comfy cozy corporate confines to pursue my own business. Boy, was I naïve – and yet, it has been a wonderful journey that still continues today. Looking back over this past year, it really has been an amazing ride. And I’ve met some amazingly smart and influential people. Believe [...]
And now, some blog soul searching
Over the last several weeks and perhaps even the last several months, I’ve done some blog soul searching and one particular question keeps coming up, “What’s the point of this blog?” It is a question I’ve asked before. I guess I should start by looking at what it has done for me this past year [...]
I’m Linux!
- from PvPonline.com and based on these ads
Harman Kardon – Drive+Play
I’m thinking one of my next “rewards” will be the Harman Kardon Drive+Play. The Drive+Play is an integrated solution to “driving your iPod”. Unlike other approaches to taking the iPod into a car, the Drive+Play is much more user friendly, not to mention safer. The display is closer to drivers’ views, meaning they don’t have [...]
More Steve 2.0 Coming your Way
People really enjoyed yesterday’s post on Steve 2.0. Unfortunately, in Seth’s case, he picked up a very strange link to the post (that particular link was not supposed to be live yet), which caught Corante by surprise. At least they fixed it but but I digress. I’ll be spending the remainder of my week pointing [...]
Providing ‘Quick Takes’
From nearly its inception, as the Editor of the Corante Web Hub one of the features I started was Hub Happenings. Hub Happenings basically contains excerpts from posts from network contributors. They are stories I find interesting but don’t necessarily feel they deserve their own entries. I’d like to develop something similar here, with links [...]
Responding to Product, Service, or Company Introductions
As a one-man show, I simply don’t have the time to respond to all product, service, and company introductions I receive. That’s not to say I don’t read or at least peruse them, so feel free to continue to send them over. If you are interested in more than just free press or link love [...]
An Army of Davids or the Triumph of Goliath?
This coming Monday (3/6), I’ll be headed to a little debate between Glenn Reynolds, Joe Trippi, and Barry C. Lynn, hosted at the National Press Club: Do the Internet and other related technologies allow us to be more in control of our lives? Are politics, culture, and economics more responsive to individuals than ever before [...]
The Tyranny of the Blogosphere
I’m back in the saddle after an excellent vacation and I have to admit, I don’t feel like I missed much. During my trip to the Olympics, I wasn’t online except for a handful of times. I sent a couple of e-mails to the fam and kept some friends updated on my adventures but that [...]
BrainJams DC
Organizer Chris Heur is bringing his BrainJams event to DC. I “met” Chris via my first blogoposium event, back in September ’05. He was gracious enough to add some insights to the discussion. I plan on attending the BrainJams DC next Monday and hope to make it out to the Geek Dinner as well (details [...]
My Story – On Learning about “Blogs”
2005 was an incredible year for me. Six months ago, I was “working for the man” and now, I am trying “to be the man.” I am slowly but surely making progress but there is more work to be done. Many of you do not know my story or much about me, so here it [...]
DC 2.0 Launches
Silicon Valley isn’t the only place where the Web 2.0 digerati can have fun. In fact, Dion Hinchcliffe, Stowe Boyd, and I have set out to prove that. After prolonged virtual relationships, we finally realized that we actually are neighbors in the Washington D.C. area – and we mean to take advantage of it. We [...]
My Story – On Leaving the 9-5
2005 was an incredible year for me. Six months ago, I was “working for the man” and now, I am trying “to be the man.” I am slowly but surely making progress but there is more work to be done. Many of you do not know my story or much about me, so here it [...]
Top 5 Posts of 2005
Dear Readers, As we kick-off the New Year, I want to thank you for making the last four months so fun! While I have posts dating back to July ’05, I really started dedicating time to this blog back in September. I’m amazed that there are so many of you reading it but there are [...]
Avoiding Spam Filters
While at a speaking engagement yesterday, I had a couple of people ask me how to avoid spam filters. I am always hesitant to answer questions like these because I am not one to employ tricks. Spam filters are also constantly changing in an effort to combat spammers. Instead of advocating tricks, here are a [...]
News and Updates – December 2005
Keeping you informed about my writing, speaking, and consulting work: Site Redesign Complete: Thanks to Subbu Agency, my redesign is finished. I’ve enjoyed working with these guys on a couple of projects now. Professional, prompt, and just flat out talented. They have a knack for giving distinctive creative life to abstract ideas and description. Thanks [...]
Corante Network Launched
From the world’s first blog media company comes a new effort to gather some of today’s leading voices to articulate the unfoldings in the worlds of Marketing, Media, and Web. Enter The Corante Network. The cat is out of the bag and one of the exciting news items I’ve alluded to over the last month [...]
Crash Course on Blogging – December 19th
Hosted at The Leadership Institute December 19th, 7-9:30 PM Are you a Washington, D.C., metro area non-profit organization ready to take the plunge into blogging? Are you confused, skeptical, or outright frustrated with the process? Then Crash Course on Blogging is exactly what you need. This two-and-a-half hour seminar will demystify the technical and social [...]
Calling All Social Software Companies
If you are a social software company, I want to speak with you. As a regular Virtual Handshake contributor, I am helping authors David Teten and Scott Allen promote their new book The Virtual Handshake. The best part about your involvement is that it will be of great benefit and of no cost to you. [...]
Web 2.0 Consulting Services
Web 2.0 Consulting – Updated May 2009 The most proven, cost-effective, and productive Web 2.0 consulting available. Today, everyone offers “Web 2.0 Consulting” services. But most do so because they are trying to capitalize on a buzz term to close sales. I’ve been focused on Web 2.0 before most companies knew what Web 2.0 was. [...]
The Next Scoble?
“Channel 9 was created last year as an experimental way to build a two way interaction between developers and Microsoft and uses video as its primary communication tool. In the past year the site has grown in both traffic and content and is now viewed by over one million unique visitors a month. As a [...]
Washington DC Blog Seminars
Last Thursday morning, I had the pleasure of sitting down with La Shawn Barber of The Language Artist. La Shawn is also based in the Washington DC area and recently announced her new business blog consulting and ghostblogging services. As my regular readers and many of my colleagues know, I’ve looked for people and / [...]
Seth Godin’s New Project – Squidoo
While the details of Seth Godin’s new project are still unknown the name is not – Stowe Boyd revealed the company name Squidoo from a job posting Seth has on a Go BIG Network classified ad. Seth also briefly blogged about the Squidoo job opening on his site. Being the good investigative blogger that I [...]
Our First “Blogoposium” – Communicating the Ideas behind ‘Web 2.0′
“Web 2.0″ is one of the hottest topics within the technical community. There has been some interesting research recently done in trying to capture exactly what Web 2.0 actually is. Richard MacManus, widely hailed as the Father of Web 2.0, is in many ways pioneering the analysis and research needed to provide a framework for [...]
What is the Virtual Handshake?
That is a question that Scott Allen, co-author of The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online recently answered on The Virtual Handshake blog. I have been communicating with David Teten, the other co-author of the book over the last couple of weeks. After looking over some of my writings, David has invited me [...]
The People Have Spoken!
One of the great things about having a blog is the ability to quickly respond to feedback and observations. Case and point – we see that subscribing to our newsletter is deterring many from downloading our technology brief. I understand your concerns – your inbox is already full enough! While I would hope people would [...]
The Big Moo and Capitol Hill Blogging 101
Through a special promotion, I received a box of Seth Godin’s The Big Moo – Stop Trying to Be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable. The book is not available for purchase until mid-October and the copies I have are softcover advance uncorrected proofs. The idea behind The Big Moo is captured in its subtitle, to [...]
Servers Were Down!
Our apologies to those who attempted to visit our site yesterday, especially to our visitors from Roll Call. While we are a Washington D.C. based firm, our web servers are actually located in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, they were knocked off-line most of the day by the blackout. We are thankful that our hosting provider worked [...]
Capitol Hill Blogging 101 – Answering the “why” behind blogging
I am happy to announce the release of our first “Tackling Technology” technology brief entitled Capitol Hill Blogging 101 – Answering the “why” behind blogging. The brief is three pages in length and begins with a basic introduction to blogs, followed by two answers to the “why” behind blogging. The intended audience is Capitol Hill [...]
The Best Blog Search Engine
I am very interested to know what you think is the best blog search engine. Yes, it is somewhat of a loaded question – each possess different tools and utilize varying methodologies to yield their results. Still, I am looking for compelling reasons for why one is better than another. This morning I deactivated the [...]
TECHNOSIGHT Interviews
As we push towards the “New Internet” or “Web 2.0″, some really exciting stuff is happening along the way. The “stuff” does not just happen. Rather, new technology or new uses of technology are pioneered by innovative people, those who “think outside the box” and are typically dissatisfied with the status quo – they know [...]
