- How To Be The Ultimate Road Warrior
Published: June 13, 2010Source: Six Pixels of Separation – Marketing and Communications Insights – By Mitch Joel at Twist ImageIf you have seen the movie, Up In The Air, you’ll note that there is an art form in business travel.
So much so, that the art of business travel has taken on a life of its own. It’s not just a blockbuster movi…
- 5 Great Sites for Exploring Cities Around the Globe
Published: June 13, 2010Source: Mashable!When Google launched its panoramic photomapping service back in 2007, it was the first time many netizens had the chance to explore a swathe of detailed street-level photos from their armchairs.In the U.S., St…
- Thus spake Steve Jobs: The PC isn't dead yet (Jean-Louis Gassée/Monday Note)
Published: June 13, 2010Source: TechmemeJean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:
Thus spake Steve Jobs: The PC isn’t dead yet — Daniel Lyons, the Newsweek tech writer notorious for his Fake Steve Jobs blog, penned an epistolary piece last week (R.I…. - How Would Changing Your View Change What’s Happening in Your Life Now?
Published: June 13, 2010Source: Liz Strauss at Successful BlogYesterday, I had a change of plans. A simple flight from NYC to Chicago turned into two cancellations and a few hours of waiting that weren’t on the program for how I’d had my day laid out.
I had no cho… - Apple iPad: 3rd Fastest Selling Device (Behind Nintendo Wii & DS)
Published: June 13, 2010Source: RyanSpoon.comIf there is a voice for mobile growth, Mary Meeker is it.
And she has 50+ slides of charts and data to prove her bullishness.
Below is the latest version of her Internet Trends deck (updated June 7 for the CM… - Six-Word 'Stories' from Tony Nominees
Published: June 13, 2010Source: A Storied CareerI have faithfully watched the Tony Awards for as long as I can remember. Like most viewers (I’m guessing), my experience with seeing Broadway shows in the flesh is quite limited. My dad, who was living in the…
- 17 Techniques For Driving Traffic To Your Blog
Published: June 13, 2010Source: Social Media TodayDriving massive amounts of search engine traffic to your blog can be a lot easier than you think, it really depends on some key factors like the niche you’ve chosen, your marketing and SEO technique…
- 10 Awesome Apple iPad Decals [PICS]
Published: June 13, 2010Source: Mashable!If you’re looking for a way to get your iPad to stand out from the crowd, then a decal for the device’s undecorated backside just might do the trick.In our humble opinion, anything that adds a little bit o…
- Hope and the magic lottery
Published: June 13, 2010Source: Seth's BlogEntrepreneurial hope is essential. It gets us over the hump and through the dip. There’s a variety of this hope, though, that’s far more damaging than helpful.This is the hope of the magic lottery ticket.A fled…
- Here’s What Foursquare Needs To Do With Its New Money
Published: June 13, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderThis week I downloaded a new Yelp app onto my iPhone. In it Yelp included a copy of Foursquare’s badges, which reward people for checking in frequently.
Sometimes you might get a swarm badge for checking in… - A-Team Was Great- Critics Stink
Published: June 13, 2010Source: chrisbrogan.comKat and I went to see the movie The A-Team the other night on opening night. It’s a remake of the TV show of the same name, with a whole new cast playing the main roles (more on that in a bit). As summer movi…
- Tips for Safari 5
Published: June 13, 2010Source: Mac OS X TipsNow we’ve all had a few days to play around with Safari 5, here are some tips for getting the most out of the new features.1. Update pluginsThe first thing you are going to want to do after you install Safari…
- Gaza Tel-Aviv Olympic Games 2020
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Limor's Storytelling AgoraThe video contains the potential of a story not yet told. We believe it is possible. The more people who will support this idea, the more likely it is to happen. It has not yet been decided who will host th…
- Solving Your Personal PR Crisis
Published: June 13, 2010Source: Conversation AgentYou may not even know that, and its still happening . You were taught that you needed to play by certain rules to find a job, or move up on the career ladder. And you now find yourself stuck in Middle Earth e…
- The “Reader” function in Safari 5
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Scripting NewsI’m trying out the new Reader function in Safari 5.0.
Here’s how it works. Safari determines if you’re viewing a “webpage that contains a text-based article.”
If so, a gray button that says “Reader” app… - Death By Facebook: The BP Story
Published: June 12, 2010The same website that fostered a social movement bringing Betty White to Saturday Night Live is now bringing BP to its knees, as an ongoing battle with bad publicity is exemplified through the…
- Now in Blogs, Product Placement
Published: June 12, 2010Source: NYT > TechnologyA debate over what bloggers must disclose when marketers give them gifts.
- In the Singularity Movement, Humans Are So Yesterday
Published: June 13, 2010Source: NYT > TechnologyThe Singularity movement sees a time when human beings and machines will merge and overcome illness and perhaps death.
- Icon iPhone battery pack combines visual bliss with bona fide utility
Published: June 12, 2010Source: EngadgetOh, sure — Mophie’s Juice Pack Air may be quite the effective device when it comes to rejuvenating a dead iPhone, but what it sorely lacks is a dash of the atypical. Essential TPE has done the world one bett…
- What I think about all the blah blah around the evolution of Storytelling – the conversation
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Limor's Storytelling AgoraThe original post and comments are here, I’m having a conversation with Gregg Morris and you are invited to join in.
- Andreessen Horowitz To Win The Foursquare Investor Badge
Published: June 12, 2010Source: TechCrunchA months long fundraising process for Foursquare is in its last stages, we’ve heard from multiple sources, and Andreessen Horowitz looks to be preparing to check-in to Foursquare to take an investor badge.
Th… - Foursquare Taking Funding From Andreessen Horowitz — Report
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderFoursquare will take a round of funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Michael Arrington at TechCrunch reports.
Foursquare had been in negotiations with Facebook and Yahoo about a possible acquisition, but it decide… - Web Services Are Like Countries
Published: June 12, 2010Source: TechnologizerUnion Square Ventures’ Brad Burnham is on to something: He says that Facebook, the iPhone, Twitter, and other Web ecosystems are like countries with governments.
Share/E-Mail - Apple Keynote Music Through the Years [INFOGRAPHIC]
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Mashable!If you’re on top of all things Apple, you know that the company’s WWDC, Macworld, and “special announcement” events are famous for including some great psych-up music before and after each keynote add…
- Web Services as Governments (Union Square Ventures)
Published: June 12, 2010Source: TechmemeUnion Square Ventures:
Web Services as Governments — This spring Apple, Facebook, and Twitter, made controversial announcements. Apple announced the terms of service for the iPhone OS 4, that restricte… - Reeder For iPad: RSS With Attention to Detail [Apps]
Published: June 12, 2010Source: GizmodoThe hotly anticipated iPad version of Reeder, the popular iPhone RSS app, landed in the App Store last night, and with a clean look and some thoughtful navigat…
- 8 iPhone 4 Alternatives to Consider
Published: June 12, 2010Source: GigaOMThere’s much to like about Apple’s newly unveiled iPhone 4, notably its front-facing camera for video calls, high-resolution Retina Display screen and thin form factor housed in glass and stainless steel. B…
- iPad apps for chief marketing officers
(Appolicious)Published: June 12, 2010Source: Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAppolicious – Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) endure daily challenges that stretch the bounds of mobile devices and apps required to satisfy their unique role in the organization. - iTunes Store: What to do if your account has been compromised
Published: June 12, 2010You may have received emails from a company other than Apple which may appear as though theyre from the iTunes Store. These messages are not from Apple, and often contain malicious attachments or links to non-A…
- Editorial: ESPN bypasses corporate red tape with iPad and Xbox 360, wannabe innovators should take note
Published: June 12, 2010Source: EngadgetSo, there’s two ways to look at this. One would be to gawk at the fact that ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports broadcasting, is using iPads and Xbox 360 consoles — common devices that are widely available t…
- Why the World Cup Matters to Carriers
Published: June 12, 2010Source: GigaOMMobile video has long failed to gain much traction, but carriers are hoping the segment takes a big step forward over the next few weeks as users around tune into World Cup action on their phones. So as I discu…
- Ex DoubleClick CEO David Rosenblatt Reappears! Chairman Of Groupon-Like Startup
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderIt’s been just over a year since David Rosenblatt punched his last time card out at Google (which bought DoubleClick for $3.1 billion in 2008).
Now, a sparsely populated site called Group Commerce lists Ro… - How Can Christian Leaders Get Started with Social Media?
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Michael Hyatt’s BlogLast April, I spoke at the Christian Leadership Alliance’s Annual Conference in San Diego, California. I spoke to the CEOs in attendance on the topic of “Social Media and Your Ministry.”
However, just pr…
- People Always Say New Mediums Are Making Us Stupider — And They’re Always Wrong
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Silicon Alley InsiderNEW forms of media have always caused moral panics: the printing press, newspapers, paperbacks and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber.
So too with ele… - Make Them Feel
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Six Pixels of Separation – Marketing and Communications Insights – By Mitch Joel at Twist ImagePeople have a need… a want… to feel something.
Its incumbent on Marketing to make people feel something because if you dont move them with your messages, they wont make a move to do anything for you, your…
- Marketing departments abscond with ‘HTML5′
Published: June 12, 2010Source: CNET News.comSorry, Web developers, the promotional experts have made off with another one of your terms. Even if Apple is riding roughshod over you, though, maybe it’s for the best.
- Google Rolls Out Local Business Tags Nationwide, Soon on Mobile Too
Published: June 11, 2010Source: Search Engine JournalRecently, Google started rolling out its new advertising feature for local businesses – Tags. This feature is geared for local businesses throughout the U.S. who wants to beef up their listings on Google.com…
- Toddler Mode for iPad
Published: June 11, 2010Source: Adaptive PathIt turns out a few of us at Adaptive Path have both iPads and toddlers. And while toddlers love iPad, and I love that my son loves iPad (it can buy my wife and I up to many minutes to do something else with him…
- Twitter’s Performance Problems Explained By a Twitter Engineer
Published: June 11, 2010Source: Mashable!Twitter has just explained the causes of — and remedies for — its multiple and massive failures over the past week.The high number of errors and generally poor performance were reminiscent of the Great Twi…
- Insightful post on consultative selling – must read if developing a consultative selling app -…
Published: June 11, 2010Insightful post on consultative selling – must read if developing a consultative selling app – http://bit.ly/ddlFYH (by @jonofarrington)
- Is Android Destined to be the Windows of Smartphones?
Published: June 11, 2010Source: The Social Customer ManifestoGREAT post. Is
Android Destined to be the Windows of Smartphones?
Some interesting parallels between the mobile war between Android and
Apple…and how it may be tracking the same battle we saw between Window… - The Social Customer Bill of Rights
Published: June 11, 2010Source: Social Media TodayThe social web has empowered and changed behavior and in general is having a broad impact on the way people find information, share information, make decisions and interact on both an individual lev…
- Social Media Measurement Tools Still Lack Illumination
Published: June 11, 2010Source: Social Media TodayAndrew Lang, the poet, literary critic and anthropologist, famously said, “He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts – for support rather than for illumination.”
The modern day vers…
- Lula's logic
Published: June 12, 2010Source: Seth's BlogWhen Blythe and her partners started Lula’s Apothecary, the best vegan ice cream stand in this hemisphere, they didn’t have enough money to afford the letters to put “Dairy free” on the sign in their window. Th…
- What really happened with Wi-Fi on the iPhone 4
Published: June 11, 2010Filed under: Steve JobsWWDC is wrapping up here in San Francisco today, and after a week of having most of the best Apple developers in the world all in one place, we’re hearing some speculation and solutions f…
- The Economist on Anti-Distraction Software
Published: June 11, 2010Source: Daring FireballThe Economist:
Software that disables bits of your computer to make you more productive sounds daft, but may help keep distractions at bay.
I’ve never tried any of these things because, yes, they sound…
- WWDC: Chrome shows us Apple’s cloudy Mac future
Published: June 11, 2010Source: 9 to 5 Mac – Apple IntelligenceGoogle’s future Chrome OS will apparently let users access applications on their Mac or PC remotely — why this claim hints at the pervasive future of the Mac OS at the end of the PC age
read more - Finally, Your Television Has a Voice. What’s It Saying To You?
Published: June 11, 2010Source: The Copywriter UndergroundIf ever a video deserved to go viral, it’s this hilarious, desperate-sounding snippet that finally gives your television the voice it’s so sorely needed…
Television is a drug. from Beth Fulton on Vimeo….



















