A few months back I signed up for the web-only (well, iphone only) version of Sirius. What got me to sign up was really a combination of things – first, I was really curious to hear Gary’s program ‘Wine and Web.’ The guests that he was having on the show from the tech world really…
It’s been said that Curiosity Killed the Cat. Maybe, but that was so last century. Curiosity, is now what’s going to save your skin (and your business). I know I’m not the only person who thinks that curiosity is probably one of the most overlooked and under appreciated qualities in the business world. Having a…
Remember Voltron? When I was a kid I used to love that cartoon. You’d think that with those bad-ass robot lions the universe would be safe. But you’d be wrong. Because every episode some bad guy came along that couldn’t be defeated by the lions alone, not matter what they did. The same thing happened…
It’s hot and sunny here in upstate New York and for some reason it’s made some businesses think it’s already Halloween. Last week on my drive home I drove past Little Caesar who was dancing and waving a sign for $5.00 pizzas on the side of the road as well as a guy dressed as…
Here’s my quick review of Rework – by Jason Freid and David Heinemeier Hansson of 37 Signals. My vote? Read it.
Search for Social Media Expert on search.twitter.com – go ahead. I’ll wait. There is amazing amount of people that talk about how to use social media and social media tools – on social media tools. Lately it’s felt a bit like an echo chamber, with thousands of people regurgitating the same articles on their own…
Some of the bigger guns in Social Media have taken a pit stop recently into the more traditional scene and published books on their areas of expertise. Chris Brogan and Julian Smith put out Trust Agents recently (my review of the book coming soon) and Gary Vaynerchuk just released Crush It (currently reading). Both have…
There’s been a small taxi driver who has been getting a lot of press today on everything from the Huffington Post, to NPR about his novel business idea. Since June, Recession Ride Taxi has been picking up riders and letting them pay what they want. No strings attached. They also have a small cooler in…