Your Facebook network is filled with people you don't talk to

March 1, 2009

Facebook’s in-house sociologist, Cameron Marlow, has revealed some really fascinating data showing that the number of “friends” we have on Facebook is a poor indicator of how many actual friends we have and how many people we actually maintain any kind of communications. I’m defining an actual friend as someone you have two-way communications (e.g. […]

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A major evolution in computing: Samsung's 256 GB solid state drive

March 1, 2009

I don’t normally get into hyper geeky subjects on the Spark Minute, but the release of Samsung’s 256 GB solid state drive (SSD) or flash drive is a very big deal. Given the big jump in capacity, it’s going to significantly change computing to be lighter, faster, more reliable, and last longer. All hard drives […]

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Products I love and actually use – RoboForm2Go

March 1, 2009

I decided I would start a series entitled “Products I love and actually use.” While I do reports on tons of different technology, I only use on a regular basis a small fraction of those technologies. So I thought I’d launch a series where I spotlight products that I actually use all the time and […]

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VIDEO: President Bill Clinton unwittingly develops Shai Agassi's business model

February 24, 2009

Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of a Better Place (site), has become an international rage with his company’s development and vision to create an oil independent transportation network. While so much has been written and said about Agassi and his company, I wanted to know what he’s learned over the past year from others that […]

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How to develop an oil independent transportation system, the Shai Agassi way

February 24, 2009

If you were next in line to be the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company would you quit with no money just to pursue your passion? That’s exactly what Shai Agassi did when he left SAP to become the founder and CEO of a Better Place (site), a company whose goal is to build a […]

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VIDEO: What can the U.S. start up community learn from Israel?

February 24, 2009

Today I met Pascal Levensohn, Manager and Founding Partner of Levensohn Venture Partners at the Jewish Community Federation’s Business Leadership Council (BLC) Breakfast at San Francisco’s Palace Hotel. Since Levensohn does so much VC work in both the Bay Area and Israel I asked him what can the start up community in the U.S. learn […]

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Comedy club imposes laughable rules for performers

February 23, 2009

The comedy club industry is definitely not as big as it was back in the 80s. When I saw this list of rules from the manager of Zanies in Nashville, TN, I realized that the comedy club industry took another ugly turn.

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Social Media Realities: Interview with Patty Azzarello

February 21, 2009

I’ve included this interview Patty Azzarello conducted with me along with the discussion we had with live callers. I think you’ll find these interviews valuable and relevant to the “Be the Voice” blog and podcast series. Last week I conducted an interview with Patty Azzarello, CEO of the Azzarello Group. Patty does career coaching for […]

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Social Media Realities: Interview with Patty Azzarello

February 21, 2009

Last week I conducted an interview with Patty Azzarello, CEO of the Azzarello Group. Patty does career coaching for C-level executives. I met Patty at the CMO Club conference in November where she gave a presentation entitled, “CMO is a Credibility War Every Day.” I was really impressed by Patty. First, at the last minute, […]

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Spark Minutes on the air for the week of 2/23/09

February 21, 2009

For those listeners of the Spark Minute on Green 960 or 910 KNEW in San Francisco, you’ve found the summary of all the follow up information and reports you heard on air for the week of 2/23/09. Most unusual and unique online dating sites (UPDATED) Google Reader users should try Feedly Best research results, Harper’s […]

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