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Announcing “Captivology”, My Book on the Science of Attention (HarperCollins/2015)

Dear friends, family, colleagues, and supporters,

I’m thrilled to announce my first non-fiction book, working title “Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention“, due in early 2015 from HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins.

I hope you will sign up for updates on Captivology through my book’s website. You can follow @Captivology on Twitter or like Captivology on Facebook. You can also follow @BenParr for regular updates. And finally, here’s a link for sharing this announcement.

So @Hotmail Sent Me a Tweet…

It was in reference to my story on the new Gmail Preview Pane feature. So, two thoughts here: 1) You caught my attention, Microsoft. Good job to your Hotmail social media team. 2) But even if you have a feature first Microsoft, it doesn’t mean your product is better or will be more successful. Just… Continue reading So @Hotmail Sent Me a Tweet…

I Was on CNN (Here's a Video)

Embedded video from CNN Video While this video is a few weeks old, It would be silly for me not to post this awesome video of me on CNN (via phone) on September 26th. The segment actually aired twice that day. I was up at 4:00 AM on a Saturday morning to do it with… Continue reading I Was on CNN (Here's a Video)

Is Scoble Right About a $5 Billion Twitter Valuation? I'd Bet Money on It

I can’t help myself. I need to say something about a post by well-known early adopter Robert Scoble on Twitter being worth $5 Billion. First, let me summarize Scoble’s post. Really simply, it boils down to this: businesses. Twitter has seduced thousands of businesses to use it as their promotional tool, even over Facebook, and… Continue reading Is Scoble Right About a $5 Billion Twitter Valuation? I'd Bet Money on It

Internet Entrepreneurship in 2009: Where's the Opportunity? [Presentation]

Back in February 2008 (Feb 3rd and Feb 12th), I have two talks at Northwestern University entitled “Internet Entrepreneurship in 2009: Where’s the Opportunity?”. One was at the Kellogg School of Business (I even wrote a blog post on making engaging slides based off the Kellogg slides). The other, the one you see in the… Continue reading Internet Entrepreneurship in 2009: Where's the Opportunity? [Presentation]

Discussing Google Chrome OS and Microsoft Bing on CNN Live

I was on CNN Live once again last week (it was a huge bonus to be on with the talented and insanely engergetic Chris Pirillo. Seriously, I thought I was off-the-wall!). The topic of discussion: Google vs. Microsoft, specifically the announcement of Google Chrome OS and the war brewing between Google and Microsoft’s new search… Continue reading Discussing Google Chrome OS and Microsoft Bing on CNN Live

Stop Talking At Your Audience; Start Talking With Them

I’m currently working on a talk I’m giving at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business. The topic is Internet Entrepreurship in 2009: Where’s the Opportunity? And if you’re in Evanston on Tuesday, Feb 3rd at 12:15, Room 101, I’d love to see you there, at the talk or at some point that day. I’m not going… Continue reading Stop Talking At Your Audience; Start Talking With Them