Author: Ben Parr
Talking About Facebook vs. Google+ on Bloomberg TV [VIDEO]
Earlier today, I made an appearance on Bloomberg West. I had a great conversation with my friend Emily Chang about Facebook video chat, Google+ hangouts, and what Google has to do to be competitive with the king of social networking. Check out the video and let me know how you think I did in the… Continue reading Talking About Facebook vs. Google+ on Bloomberg TV [VIDEO]
Thank You For All Of Your Support Of Social Media Day 2011 #smday
Journalism and Personal Branding
Today, I came across an interesting article in my Google Alerts, entitled, “Ben Parr, romantic swing dancer: Google now highlights individual authors in its search returns“. If an article has your name in it, you’re going to read it, of course. The article is about a new Google Search feature that highlights authors in search… Continue reading Journalism and Personal Branding
Random Lines of Wisdom
I’m a man who’s driven by his philosophies. Over the years, I’ve come up with a set of edicts for how I want to live my life. As I’m in a reflective mood today, I thought I’d share three of them: 1) There’s always time for the things you want to do and the people… Continue reading Random Lines of Wisdom
More Proof Software Patent Law Is Broken
From Moconews: “Everyone was probably hoping that the situation with Lodsys asking app developers for royalty payments on its patents would somehow get diffused over time, but for now it just looks like it is getting messier. On the back of Lodsys last week filing lawsuits against seven developers who make apps for Apple’s App… Continue reading More Proof Software Patent Law Is Broken
The E3 tanks are rolling into LA!
The Wisdom of the Sidewalk
An Interview With the World’s Most Famous Skeptic [VIDEO]
On Sunday, I made another appearance on NBC’s Press:Here. In this edition of the program, NBC’s Scott McGrew, BBC’s Maggie Shiels and I interviewed Michael Shermer, best known for founding The Skeptics Society, creating Skeptic Magazine, hosting Exploring the Unknown and contributing a monthly column to Scientific American. The conversation covered all the bases: the… Continue reading An Interview With the World’s Most Famous Skeptic [VIDEO]
A Revolution Is…
About a year ago, my friend Amber Rae asked me to contribute to an ebook she was writing. It was about the “ah ha moment” — the “moment when everything clicks and you know precisely what to do next.” Amber Rae collected a lot of those stories, and eventually she turned it into Revolution.is, a… Continue reading A Revolution Is…