The Coming Social Media Backlash… For Jerks
One of the great things about Social Media, I believe, is that it forces companies to be more transparent. It pressures them to create better products and provide better customer service since [...]
Fan is Short for Fanatic
The San Francisco Giants fans were yelling like crazy, slapping high fives and jumping up and down. Two things in particular were amazing about this scene. The first was that they were [...]
One Week Down, World Still Unconquered
I have been working for myself for one week now and I have not yet met all the goals that I have set for my business. While that is certainly understandable there [...]
Speaking – Social Media Breakfast East Bay – Feb 3rd
Come join me at the Social Media Breakfast East Bay on February 3rd. The breakfast will be held at the Buttercup Grill and Bar in Oakland, 1000 Colton Street in Oakland, just [...]
New Media Cruise / Podcamp@Sea
Sometime last year Victor Cajiao of the Typical Mac User podcast, Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.tv and I started talking about organizing a cruise for podcasters and other new media creators. All three [...]
Borders’ Resolutions
It is a new year and many people are making resolutions and many bloggers are blogging about their resolutions. One effort that caught my attention is that Borders has added an area [...]
2009 in Pictures
I was inspired by CC Chapman’s 2009 in Pictures post to document this year… and what a year it has been. This year included: 3 trips to Mexico – one paid for [...]
Leaving LiveWorld – Time to Stand on My Own
It’s time to go We just announced to my team and the rest of the company that I am leaving LiveWorld. My last day will be around the middle of January. My [...]
A “Functionaly Shy” Person’s Guide to Vegas and BlogWorld / New Media Expo 2009
The room was full of podcasters, my people. I wandered around not talking to people but listening carefully to see if I would recognize someone’s voice from their show. I sipped a [...]
A 9/11 Inspired Ad… Too Soon?
If you don’t read AdWeek you, like me, may have missed the controversy around an ad that was produced for the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) that tried to get people to understand [...]









