Hanging with Andy Ihnatko at a coffee shop in San Francisco

January 4, 2009

Once a year Andy Ihnatko and I reconnect when he comes out for MacWorld. I’ve actually known Andy since we were both in 7th grade, as we grew up in the same town in Massachusetts. After we had dinner with my wife, Joy, we hit a coffee shop and made this silly video. Enjoy, it’s […]

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My top blog posts for 2008

January 2, 2009

On television, when they make a best of the year clip show, it’s just a lame ploy to get more viewers with some old content. Who says the blogosphere can’t learn something from television? Here’s my lame ploy. :) In no particular order, here are my top ten blog posts (or sometimes clusters on a […]

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I just sent 555 personalized video holiday greeting cards-How I did it

December 27, 2008

Last year I got the idea to send personalized holiday video greeting cards (see I just sent 325 personal video holiday greetings-How I did it). The response was so overwhelmingly positive (see I just sent 325 personal video holiday greetings-The Response) that I decided to do it again. Do you really have that much free […]

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Talking Twitter with Curtis Sliwa on ABC Radio

December 24, 2008

Last night I talked about Twitter with Curtis Sliwa of ABC Radio and founder of the Guardian Angels. What sparked the discussion was the story of the guy who escaped from the Denver plane crash and started Twittering. Sliwa wanted to know why someone would turn to Twitter first in a great time of need. […]

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Spark Minutes for week of 12/15/08

December 20, 2008

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 12/22/08. I guess suing your customers doesn’t work to bring in new customers Last minute digital gifts Cheap-to-free phone […]

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I guess suing your customers doesn't work to bring in new customers

December 20, 2008

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which has gone on a five year brand degradation campaign as they try to stamp out file sharing, has decided to hand over the reigns of policing illegal file sharers to Internet service providers (ISPs). Here’s a quick summary of what’s happening: Contributions from record labels have lowered. […]

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Word of mouth marketing is a lot easier than you think – Be the Voice podcast with Andy Sernovitz

December 20, 2008

Andy Sernovitz is the author of “Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking” and founder of GasPedal, a word of mouth marketing firm. What is the “Be the Voice” podcast? Interviews with individuals developing thought leadership for themselves and their organization to drive business growth. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes Subscribe […]

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Word of mouth marketing is a lot easier than you think

December 20, 2008

Andy Sernovitz is the author of “Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking” and founder of GasPedal, a word of mouth marketing firm. Summary: If you have a strong personal brand or corporate brand it supersedes whatever the hot product of the day is. Launching word of mouth marketing requires marketers to […]

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Last minute digital gifts

December 20, 2008

It’s the first night of Hanukkah or Christmas morning and you still haven’t purchased any gifts. Not to worry, because you can still purchase digital gifts online as everyone’s unwrapping their other gifts. The list below are recommendations for digital gifts that can be purchased immediately and enjoyed. None of the options are gift cards […]

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Cheap-to-free phone calls anywhere in the world from your mobile phone

December 20, 2008

More than a year ago, I spoke with John Scott on Green 960 about all the online services that allow you to make cheap-to-free phone calls. I wanted to update that post with an update on Jajah that now allow you to make cheap-to-free phone calls anywhere in the world through your mobile phone. Here’s […]

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