Category: My musings

Business Cards 2.0 – The Pros and Cons of a Customized Card

I’m sorry I am not able to give you a far more exciting update today. My next post will be about my upcoming Facebook Reconnection Experiment, so I hope you watch out for that article. In the meantime, I want to talk about Business Cards once again. I talked about Business Cards in a previous… Continue reading Business Cards 2.0 – The Pros and Cons of a Customized Card

My Thoughts on the Revolt Against the Facebook Redesign (from the guy who started the first revolt)

It’s shocking how much things can change in two years. Two years ago, Facebook launched a feature called News Feed, which allows you to see what you’re friends are up to without having to visit all of their profiles. When it first launched on September 5th, 2006, I hated it. So I created Students Against… Continue reading My Thoughts on the Revolt Against the Facebook Redesign (from the guy who started the first revolt)

Ten Things I've Learned Since I Became Phoneless

For those of you who haven’t been following my Twitter updates (shame on you!), you’ll know that I’ve been phoneless since Sunday. My phone can no longer charge, I don’t have a way to replace that battery, etc. You get the idea. And although it’s sucked at times, it really hasn’t been all that bad… Continue reading Ten Things I've Learned Since I Became Phoneless

Seven Things People Do That Kill Presentations

I gave a talk last week at the SocialDevCamp last Saturday on Social Media for business. I also had the opportunity to watch many presentations, both good and not-so-good. I’ve had some great training on presentations from Northwestern (particularly Surepayroll founder Troy Henikoff) and notice where people go right and where people go wrong with… Continue reading Seven Things People Do That Kill Presentations

Focused vs. Unfocused Multitasking: When Multitasking Makes You Smarter and When It Interferes

I will admit: I am a prolific multitasker. There’s usually no less than 25 tabs open in my Firefox, along with my IM, FTP, ScribeFire software, Word, iTunes, etc. open. This is in addition to taking phone calls, talking with people, eating, and half a dozen other activities I am sure I embark upon while… Continue reading Focused vs. Unfocused Multitasking: When Multitasking Makes You Smarter and When It Interferes

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What Roller Coasters Can Teach You About Twitter and Social Media

Yesterday, I took a break from computer screens, social media conversations, and blogging to visit Six Flags Great America with friends. Never forget to take a break from your work. I don’t have photos of the trip for you (yet), but I do have some insight I gained while I waited in line for the… Continue reading What Roller Coasters Can Teach You About Twitter and Social Media

7 Things Google should (and probably would) do if it buys Digg

Update: Amazing response. Subscribe if you want more and watch for my new blog, TechThrill. Not even a few months ago, Digg was on the verge of being bought out by Google or Microsoft. While those rumors have largely disappeared, the possibility (and even likelihood) of one of the two giants snatching up Digg is… Continue reading 7 Things Google should (and probably would) do if it buys Digg

A Mini-Case Study: How to spice up your business card and Get Noticed

Yesterday, I was an attendee at the 2008 Chicago TECHCocktail Conference. It was an amazing conference with some amazing speakers (one of which, Gary Vaynerchuk, will be making a guest post soon). But I’m not here to talk about that. I’m here to talk about business cards. Most business cards are dull and lack any… Continue reading A Mini-Case Study: How to spice up your business card and Get Noticed