Projects – Ben Parr.com — A Little Attention Can Change the World

Oversubscribed: A New Podcast on Media and Tech with Jason L. Baptiste and Me!

I’m thrilled to announce that my friend Jason L. Baptiste (author, The Ultralight Startup; Founder, Onswipe and Morsel) and I have launched a new podcast: Oversubscribed with Jason L. Baptiste and Ben Parr! Every week on Oversubscribed, Jason and I shoot the sh*t on topics in tech and media (and other quirky things). This is… Continue reading Oversubscribed: A New Podcast on Media and Tech with Jason L. Baptiste and Me!

So… I’m Launching My Book Into Space to Raise Money for STEM Educaition!

Official Announcement My book is going into space! Well, as close as you can get without a multi-million dollar rocket! Thanks to the DREAMS project and the Columbus Space Program, my book is going to experience the same conditions you find on Mars! And then we’re going to raffle/give away a chance to win that… Continue reading So… I’m Launching My Book Into Space to Raise Money for STEM Educaition!

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.

My Column Is Heading to CNET!

Dear friends, colleagues and supporters, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining CNET and CBS Interactive as a contributing columnist and commentator! Ever since my departure from Mashable, I’ve posted my personal take on the big technology news of the day on BenParr.com. The response to my work has been overwhelming, and traffic to this… Continue reading My Column Is Heading to CNET!

The Rise of the Smart Assistant

Almost everybody wants to have an assistant, even if people won’t freely admit it. Who doesn’t want an extra set of hands to help out with chores, scheduling, reminders, meetings, reservations, and the myriad of other tasks that we need to complete every single day? Just a few years ago, the only way you could… Continue reading The Rise of the Smart Assistant

Matt Schlicht Explains Tracks.By

In this video, Matt Schlicht, aka one of the best product managers I have ever met, pitches his newest startup, Tracks.by, which he describes as “the most viral way for artists to promote their music and videos.” Matt was the first product manager at Ustream, where he built a lot of the company’s viral products,… Continue reading Matt Schlicht Explains Tracks.By

Jumping Out of a Plane for Charity

I’m late adding this to my blog, but I still want to note it. Two weeks ago, I agreed to help out the Leap for Life campaign to raise money and awareness for cancer research. To do this though, I did something I have never done before; I jumped out of a plane. You can… Continue reading Jumping Out of a Plane for Charity

BenParr.com – The Redesign!

Moving across the country and Mashable have killed my blogging on BenParr.com, but still thousands of people are reading my posts. So, with my change of location, I thought I’d throw in a change of design. So welcome to the new BenParr.com, the beginnings of a more social, more interactive BenParr.com. The old design has… Continue reading BenParr.com – The Redesign!

Moving to San Fran: Tweeting the Cross-Country Photostream

Hey everyone, it’s been a busy couple of weeks, thus my updates have been even less frequent than usual. Normally I like to make my blog more about how to make you more productive as an entrepreneur and as a person. I promise I will get back to writing great posts on entrepreneurship soon. In… Continue reading Moving to San Fran: Tweeting the Cross-Country Photostream