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Taken at Union Square Park

CNN is reporting that Facebook has acquired Gowalla, the Foursquare competitor that transformed itself into a storytelling app several months ago. The team will start working on Timeline, the soon-to-be-launched update to Facebook Profiles. The acquisition makes perfect sense in my mind. Facebook Timeline is about telling the story of your life. Gowalla is a… Continue reading Facebook Acquires Gowalla (And It Makes Perfect Sense)

Taken at O.co Coliseum

A view of Occupy Wall Street from my office.

As you all probably know, I get a lot of pitches in my inbox. It’s safe to safe to say I get thousands per week. But very once in a while, I see one that catches my attention. This time, it’s a 2 minute video pitch by Sam Cornwell of Fiverr. Basically, it’s a site… Continue reading Well, That’s One Way to Get My Attention [VIDEO]

You may have seen last month that I announced my involvement with NerdsUnite Productions and Talk Nerdy to Me, Lover (I’m an advisor). At the center of that announcement was Jen Friel, a woman who should be classified as a force of nature. Why do I say that? Perhaps it’s better if I let her… Continue reading The Story of Talk Nerdy To Me, Lover (Or A Nerd’s Guide to Being Unapologetically Awesome) [VIDEO]

If you don’t know what Yelp’s referring to, check out Mashable’s article on the gaffe. Or just watch this painful 53 second video: via The Verge