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Community Netiquette: How to Avoid Stepping on Virtual Toes

August 4, 2009

Most of us know that in the typical online community, it’s not kosher to post blatant marketing materials. But when confronted by other more nuanced

9 Tips for Inspired (and Inspiring) Text Communication

July 30, 2009

Let’s get this out of the way right up front: text-based communication is extremely difficult. In face-to-face communication, you have three forms of communication taking

Innovation is simplicity

July 29, 2009

I’ve made the case many times that “innovation” can come in multiple forms. In fact, it’s often the seemingly minor things that capture our attention

Choosing difficulty (one for the space nerds)

July 15, 2009

If you’re a space nerd, you’re going to love WeChooseTheMoon.org. What is it, you ask? Wechoosethemoon.org is an interactive experience recreating the historic Apollo 11

Are dead communities the sign of a dying industry?

May 20, 2009

With each new hype, new projects form often without appropriate staffing and resources, only to die down or off a short time later. Today, for

Thanks for the memories, Ford!

May 18, 2009

A few weeks back, the folks at Ford recently reached out to offer me a test drive of the new Lincoln MKS. I was a

Hodgman: Obama is the first nerd President

If you do any public speaking, be sure to watch this video. John Hodgman is an amazing (and hilarious) storyteller and his presentation shows it.

June 24, 2009

Why is a lack of knowledge cool?

Last week I was reading this article about Secretary of State Clinton talking about Twitter’s role in the Iranian elections. Overall, it’s an impressive statement

June 22, 2009

Word of Mouth and Small Business

Having successfully made it to Seattle, I’ve been caught up in the haze of work, two year old, and unpacking. What better time to point

June 18, 2009

Why do startups fail?

My friend, Jeremy Leonard made a great comment about why startups typically fail. I thought I’d share. There are three reasons partnerships fail: 1) they

May 22, 2009

A day a minute on YouTube

TechCrunch reports on an absolutely stunning factoid: Time Magazine recently called YouTube one of the biggest tech failures of the past decade, which was hilarious.

May 21, 2009

Are dead communities the sign of a dying industry?

With each new hype, new projects form often without appropriate staffing and resources, only to die down or off a short time later. Today, for

May 20, 2009

Thanks for the memories, Ford!

A few weeks back, the folks at Ford recently reached out to offer me a test drive of the new Lincoln MKS. I was a

May 18, 2009

The power of a great story

Shortly before Christmas last year, I needed a new watch. It was time to step up to a “big boy watch”, forsaking the $100 jobs

May 16, 2009

7 New Community Jobs

A lot of great new Community Jobs this week. *HOT NEW* Social Network Coordinator/Facilitator, Boca Raton, FL *NEW* Community Manager Team Leader, Gibraltar *NEW* Community

May 13, 2009

A story to tide you over…

Moving. A two year old. Co-owning a new business. Selling a house. Let’s say that things have been busy lately. Blogging has been slow, so

April 29, 2009

Apple customer service continues to improve

After another weird iPhone sync, my rented movies disappeared (along with all my other media). Since rented iTunes movies only live in one spot, they

April 15, 2009

Friday Fun Find

The Lost Tribes of New York City from Carolyn London on Vimeo.

April 10, 2009