How to Get Recognized at Your Next Conference

January 29, 2009

The best way to get people to remember you at a conference is to interview them. There are endless benefits including search engine visibility, access to industry influencers, implied endorsements, and low cost to produce content.

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Hey PR, bloggers are not tools to be used

January 28, 2009

I just had a bad experience with a PR firm who are well known for being social media gurus. They approached me today as if I was simply a tool to be used in their quest to launch their client’s brand new service. Watch this video of me on Cranky Geeks arguing with John C. […]

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Roller Derby in San Francisco

January 26, 2009

Last night my wife, a few friends, and I went to see the Bay City Bombers against the Orlando Thunder. Here are some of the highlights. Enjoy.

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Spark Minutes on the air for the week of 1/26/09

January 24, 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 1/26/09. Create your own Obama icon PhotoJoy-Fun ways to display photos on your desktop Fun new ways to print […]

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Create your own Obama icon

January 24, 2009

Oh, don’t you love how the Internet is full of fun tools that provide absolutely no value, but they’re fun regardless. If you were a fan of the Obama minimalistic poster art, then you’ll want to create an Obamaicon. Upload a picture, or use your webcam to snap a picture. When you create the image, […]

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PhotoJoy-Fun ways to display photos on your desktop

January 24, 2009

You’ve got thousands of photos in your My Pictures folder, yet only one photo on your desktop. Change that with this fun free app, PhotoJoy. Once you download and install PhotoJoy (Windows XP and Vista only, sorry Mac), you then choose all the widgets and apps you want to include from the PhotoJoy site. My […]

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Fun new ways to print photos

January 24, 2009

The days of wallet size, 4×6″, and 8×10″ prints is over. Why get a wallet-sized photo of your dog when you get it printed on your shoes? Photo gifts are sometimes the best gifts to get people who literally have everything. And it’s usually really affordable. There are tons of online resources offering cool new […]

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Best online resources for "Lost" fans

January 24, 2009

I recently became a huge fan of “Lost.” My wife and I got caught up with three seasons of episodes on DVD in just a few weeks. It was kind of disappointing when we had to be like everyone else and wait each week for another episode. With the eight month hiatus, it was like […]

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New ways to connect with the government under the Obama administration

January 24, 2009

NOTE: If you’re looking for the top ten issues for the Obama administration, scroll to the bottom of this post. Our new President is taking advantage of all the technology at his fingertips. Here’s a roundup of all the online ways you can track the 44th President’s administration and all the goings on in our […]

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I'm a mover and a shaker

January 24, 2009

Here’s a short 14 second clip of me from last night’s local CBS news. The story was the bad economy and the unemployment rate hitting a whopping 9.3%, 7.0% in Silicon Valley. Since I’m a “mover and a shaker” according to the reporter, he asked for my “expert” opinion.

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