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Is the social media space too crowded?

October 4, 2010

At the TechCrunch Disrupt conference I spoke with two of my fellow colleagues from Socialmedia.biz, JD Lasica and Ayelet Noff, about the overabundance of people in the social media space that call themselves “gurus.” I argue that “guru” is a title thrust upon people and not one people use themselves.

Giving up on IM and going to quasi-real-time communications

October 4, 2010

A quick convo I had with my friend Dave Mathews at TechCrunch Disrupt. I chatted with Dave about his desire to move away from real-time communications to quasi-real-time communications and also discussed his many technology patents and how the failure of the CueCat is actually now a success as a barcode scanner in your mobile phone.

Ever witness a communications faux pas in the workplace?

September 30, 2010

This whole week I was at TechCrunch Disrupt reporting from the event for Yammer. At the end of the second day, Yammer threw a party and I asked attendees if they were ever witness to or guilty of an inappropriate use of electronic communications in the office. I got some rather funny answers. Watch.

Outsourcing admissions at Singularity University ignites pockets of innovation

September 29, 2010

Amazing story of how Singularity University turned its admissions problem into a contest that generates innovative and impactful ideas in cities all around the world.

The very last Cranky Geeks episode!

September 23, 2010

This week is the airing of the very last Cranky Geeks episode. I appeared on the very first episode 4 1/2 years ago and I appeared on the very last episode as well. Watch the last episode and we reflect on the past four years.

I could just unsubscribe from your mailing list, but I’d rather be a jackass

September 23, 2010

Sometimes people just want to give you a piece of their mind, especially when they receiving an unwanted e-mail marketing message. They all have the unsubscribe button to remove you from the list, but only the “reply” button offers the “let me get this off my chest” option.

APPNATION Conference: End of show recap

September 20, 2010

At the end of the APPNATION Conference in San Francisco, I shot a wrap up piece summarizing a short list of the highlights at the conference. One big takeaway: A lot of people are looking for developers.

Amazing example of augmented reality on a print magazine

September 15, 2010

At the APPNATION Conference in San Francisco where I was reporting for Dice, I was really impressed by this great useful demonstration of augmented reality by the German development company, Metaio. Turn pictures into cartoons, animate the cover, and solve crossword puzzles without putting pen to paper.

Will Gmail’s “Priority Inbox” decimate email marketing?

August 31, 2010

Watch out, Google’s nice tool to solve information overload could really just put an end to email marketing. Will other email providers follow suit? Will the secondary inbox become the new spam folder?

What does it cost you to bring people to your site?

August 30, 2010

What does it cost you to get people to come to your site? Looking at the different ways people spend money and time to drive traffic to their business site.

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Giving up on IM and going to quasi-real-time communications

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APPNATION Conference: End of show recap

Amazing example of augmented reality on a print magazine

Will Gmail’s “Priority Inbox” decimate email marketing?

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