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7 ways to support an emotional bond to a product

March 8, 2012

Humans do something really odd; we form emotional bonds with physical objects. The coffee mug we use every morning gives us a sense of comfort

Cool beta signup model

June 26, 2011

From turntable.fm: I haven’t seen this method of handling beta signups for new community tools. It’s a great way to both control and drive initial

Chrysler tweet: an issue of process

March 16, 2011

Over the weekend, I had several people from big brands ask me what I thought about the Chrysler tweet debacle, and whether I thought the

SXSW as an API for industry collaboration

March 15, 2011

Exhausted. That’s about the only way I can describe how I feel after 6 days of SXSW Interactive. To be clear, this exhaustion doesn’t stem from the

Adult LEGO fandom hits TED

January 18, 2011

This makes me happy. When I started at LEGO (back in 2000), we struggled to get the attention of our colleagues in the office next

Why I canceled MySpace today

January 6, 2011

When my MySpace account refused to respect my request to unsubscribe all email notifications, I started asking why I shouldn’t just cancel my unused account.

Uh…….

What in the world is this?? Seriously, watch it to the end. I’m dying to know what they’re saying….

December 6, 2005

Massively Multiplayer Gaming

Since it’s Thanksgiving evening, and since I’m not working tomorrow, and since I’m about to go play Battlefield 2 into the wee hours of the

November 24, 2005

Work your network!

OK, it’s time for a bit of a rant – please bear with me. One thing that I’m continually surprised at is how close the

October 18, 2005

Interesting Web finds

Cleaning out my links: The Trend Blog How to make a million dollars Self-publishing printer Making money on the Web Segway tour of Washington, D.C.

October 3, 2005

Blogging a Book?

Maybe I’m just having a bad day, but shouldn’t a book blog (a blog that supports the writing of a physical book), include mostly a

August 4, 2005

New Phone!

Through work, I had to upgrade my phone when I switched to AT&T. I had one big thing I needed – Bluetooth. For as much

July 7, 2005

Site down this weekend

Just a heads up – this site will be down over the weekend. The “little server that could” that’s been running this site and others

June 9, 2005

Off to Denmark

I’m off to Denmark again. It’s a long weekend, with Monday being a day off – which means I’m working. It’s funny how many long

May 23, 2005

Lost Productivity

Alright, enough is enough. If I hear one more thing about the $627 million of lost productivity due to the Star Wars movie release, I’m

May 19, 2005

I'm slow….

…in posting that is. The last few weeks, every moment I’ve had away from work has been dedicated to finishing up my ColdFusion-based blogging application,

May 14, 2005

Good idea

Another good idea from the Idea-a-day.com site. Idea A DayWhere Ideas Are Free Welcome to Day 1727 Publish a book containing ‘Second Choice Designs’. The

May 10, 2005

Logo Content – Update!

OK, OK… I know it’s been a month since I posted the original logo contest. You’re great feedback has, well… only confused me more! So

May 4, 2005