Yes, I liked "Sex in the City," the TV show. I hated the movie.

February 20, 2009

Last week I was interviewed on an Internet talk show called Morning Show Central. He opened up the interview asking me about “Sex in the City” which was a TV show that I actually liked because I thought it was funny. I did not like the movie. Listen to the ribbing they give me in […]

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What will you find at Recovery.gov?

February 20, 2009

Recovery.gov is the Obama administration’s effort to show everyone how funding from the current stimulus will be spent in a targeted, timely, and transparent manner. I mentioned Recovery.gov earlier in my post, “New ways to connect with the government under the Obama administration.” But at the time, Recovery.gov had yet to get up and running. […]

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Facebook-like ammended privacy policies are happening everywhere. You're just not paying attention

February 20, 2009

Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg got in a lot of hot water for making an amendment to their privacy policies which essentially said we can keep your data indefinitely even if you cancel your account. The Consumerist picked up on this policy change, and the roar around the Internet was heard. The reason everyone got […]

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Best research results, Harper's Index, now searchable online

February 20, 2009

The Harper’s Index, that page of fascinating statistical tidbits that are as much about creativity as they are hard core research, is now searchable online for free. Much of research is knowing the result you want to present and how you want to go after it. Research sites like Marketing Sherpa and the Pew Internet […]

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Google Reader users should try Feedly

February 20, 2009

If you use Google Reader to scan your news feeds, then you should definitely try out Feedly, a Firefox plugin that scans your Google Reader news feeds and presents your news in a more personalized magazine format. Instead of spouting an endless stream of headlines, Feedly actually looks at your feeds, finds which ones are […]

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Sponsor the Spark Minute and get more than 700,000 impressions every week

February 18, 2009

Here it is everyone. A blog post that’s a plug to sponsor my daily radio technology segment, The Spark Minute. I knew you were excited to read this. But if you’re truly interested in signing up for a great sponsorship, that’s got great coverage and a very low introductory sponsorship price, then read on. The […]

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Storytelling in social media-Interview on Sun Microsystems’ "Socially Speaking"

February 18, 2009

Today I was interviewed by Sumaya Kazi, host of Sun Microsystems’ “Socially Speaking,” a weekly hour long interactive podcast where Sumaya interviews social media luminaries (honored to be considered one) on her show. We talked about how companies need to think more about the “media” aspect of social media, and leave the “social” part until […]

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A Microsoft phone? A Microsoft store? Interview with Mac OS Ken

February 18, 2009

Former colleague Ken Ray called me up last week to interview me for his podcast, Mac OS Ken. We talked about the viability of a Microsoft store and also whether Microsoft will make their own phone. Here’s my take on both. I think the Microsoft store can be a boon to Microsoft’s image and if […]

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Spark Minutes on the air for the week of 2/16/09

February 17, 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 2/16/09. Most unusual and unique online dating sites Recreating the “discovery” experience of a paper newspaper with NYTimes’ article […]

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Most unusual and unique online dating sites

February 17, 2009

On Mashable today is an article I wrote about some rather unusual and unique online dating sites. What I’m always amused about with online dating and sex for that matter, is that for every interest or deviancy, there is not only a person that’s interested, but there’s an entire market for it. The piece covers […]

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