When is the right time to gatekeep content to generate leads?

April 19, 2010

It would be great if you could capture information of every single person that visits your site. But there’s a real value exchange with your readers. Are you providing enough value to be bold enough to ask for personal information?

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How NOT to invite a journalist to a VIP event

April 11, 2010

Funny true tale of how I was invited to an exclusive VIP party but only on the condition if I would report on the event for free.

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Tips for timing and streaming a live event

April 9, 2010

Network TV broadcasters are constantly shuffling their lineups to optimize programming for their viewing audience. If you’re streaming a live event, when should you hold it to maximize the highest potential audience? Based on traffic numbers, founders of top streaming companies offer up their recommendations.

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Huffington Post's Twitter Edition: Curated real-time content?

April 8, 2010

As was expected, and previous tested, The Huffington Post is now curating real-time content (sort of) with its “Twitter Edition” now available in Tech, Politics, and Comedy editions. How far did they go and how much further do they need to go to truly curate real-time content?

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My ten favorite videos from SXSW

March 18, 2010

At SXSW 2010 in Austin, TX I shot close to 50 videos with a bunch of social media superstars. I’ve culled down my ten favorite interviews from such luminaries as Randi Zuckerberg, Pete Cashmore, Alex Albrecht (and his mom), Brian Brushwood, and Jeff Pulver.

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Interview with Leo Laporte after he crowd surfs at SXSW Diggnation show

March 15, 2010

Long time tech media guru Leo Laporte made history Friday night when he crowd surfed the 2500+ audience that attending the live performance of Diggnation at SXSW. He streamed it live as he was doing it. I caught up with Leo right after and asked him about the experience.

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Summary of Tripwire’s coverage at 2010 RSA Conference

March 7, 2010

My coverage of the RSA conference in San Francisco. RSA is a huge conference on IT security and I covered the event blogging and shooting video for Tripwire, a log management company that also offers file integrity services. Total of 35 articles of which 27 include video.

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Cranky on RSA, web introverts, and Jimi Hendrix?

March 5, 2010

Last week was a fun episode of John C. Dvorak’s Cranky Geeks with Sebastian Rupley and Carlos Rodela. We talked about the RSA conference, web introverts, and then got sidetracked on a discussion about Jimi Hendrix. Watch. It’s rather funny.

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How to find and be alerted to great deals online

February 23, 2010

A round up of some tricks, techniques, and services to help you find and be alerted to great online deals.

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Cranky on Google Buzz, people who don't own TVs, and Teens

February 11, 2010

Once again, I joined John C. Dvorak, Sebastian Rupley, and this time Carlos Rodela from Rad on the Web to complain about this week’s topics. We inevitably talked about Google Buzz, but since none of us had actually used it, there wasn’t much for any of us to say. Then we discussed my article “Is […]

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