I’m thrilled to announce the launch of “Startup Attention & PR 101: From Launch to Damage Control and Beyond“, my 19-lecture online Udemy course. I’m also thrilled to announce that half of the course’s proceeds will be donated to THRIVE-GULU, a not-for-profit dedicated to building rehabilitation and community centers across Africa, starting with Gulu, Uganda.… Continue reading Announcing “Startup Attention & PR 101”, Now on Udemy
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My Experience Switching to a Standing Desk
Sitting kills. You’ve probably heard this by now, but I don’t think I can stress it enough. In fact, it can increase your chance of an early death by up to 40%. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to die 15 years early. So I decided to make the switch to a… Continue reading My Experience Switching to a Standing Desk
My Thoughts on the Future of Tech on Bloomberg TV
Bloomberg TV interviewed me at the Dublin Web Summit last week, asking for some of my predictions for what are going to be the future of tech. They also interviewed a few others, including the amazing Joe Green (Causes, NationBuilder) and David Shing (AOL’s Digital Prophet). They didn’t have time to air all my predictions,… Continue reading My Thoughts on the Future of Tech on Bloomberg TV
BenParr.com Gets a Makeover, Thanks to RebelMouse
BenParr.com has become dynamic and social, thanks to RebelMouse. A year or two ago, I created almost ALL of my content via blogging. I wrote 2,400+ articles on Mashable, and I was blogging pretty often on BenParr.com. Things have changed, though. Much of the content I would normally blog about appears instead on Facebook, Twitter,… Continue reading BenParr.com Gets a Makeover, Thanks to RebelMouse
Stop Worrying About the Embargo
If you’re a regular reader of the tech blogosphere, you may have seen some hooplah about startup embargoes. It’s a hot button issue with a lot of bloggers. (BTW, I think Ryan’s justified to be upset. Publishing second or publishing 12 hours later simply doesn’t get you the traffic, the Techmeme headline, etc. Everyone loses.)… Continue reading Stop Worrying About the Embargo
THRIVE Raises $72,000+ to Build a Trauma Healing Center in Gulu, Uganda
I’m thrilled to announce that THRIVEGulu, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to building and operating a trauma healing and rehabilitation center in Gulu, Uganda, raised more than $72,000 during its launch gala in San Francisco! THRIVE, formerly THARCE-Gulu, was founded in 2010 by Suffolk University professor Judy Dushku. Its original goal: to assist the communities of… Continue reading THRIVE Raises $72,000+ to Build a Trauma Healing Center in Gulu, Uganda
Fuck You, Patent Trolls
This type of shit just boils my blood. From GigaOm: Just days after Hipmunk’s June funding announcement, a company called i2z Technology LLC told the travel start-up that it has to buy a license for a 1994 patent that covers a method for displaying data in multiple computer windows. Despite its high-tech sounding name, i2z… Continue reading Fuck You, Patent Trolls
Particle Physics, the Higgs Boson & Dark Matter Explained (By Awesome Cartoons)
The Higgs Boson particle could very well be the particle responsible for mass (via the Higgs mechanism), but very few people understand why scientists are so obsessed with the particle. In fact, I bet most people would scratch their heads and say, “Higgs… what?” if you asked them about it. The same is true of… Continue reading Particle Physics, the Higgs Boson & Dark Matter Explained (By Awesome Cartoons)