My friend Tim just started his own blog and had a post that broke me out of writer’s block, so thanks for that. This past weekend was spent in the company of some truly great friends down in Ithaca in the middle of my favorite time of year. We filled it with great music, black…
Last week I did an impromptu Google+ Hangout On Air Acoustic concert. It was a quick test to see how the audio and video quality would come out if I attempted to do a live acoustic set on the web. The goal is to get things dialed in and hopefully do a live songwriter’s circle…
I’ve been a really big fan of Ze Frank’s projects and most recent video blog A Show, and one of his most recent posts really brought to the forefront of my mind some of the unintended consequences that are caused by our ability to use social media tools to connect to one another in a…
[quote align=”left” color=”#999999″]What in the world is in that bag, what you got in that bag? – Ludacris[/quote] I’ve been fascinated with posts where people have been sharing what their mobile workstations are like or what they carry around with them day to day when it comes to technology. Contrast what Ashley, or Skyluke keep…
When dos a Facebook page become abusive? A friend of mine brought a recent article from the Utica Phoenix to my attention that shined a bit of light onto what’s happening on an official Facebook page for our local Police Department and really got me thinking about the implications social media has on law enforcement…
Last night I had a chance to spend a some quality time with Sean Fanning and Sean Parker’s new app, Airtime which has been getting a lot of buzz the past few days since it launched. For those of you who don’t know, Airtime is an easy to use video chat client that runs right…
I saw this today and while I’m not terribly surprised that people who don’t understand the internet want to regulate it, I was still taken aback: Legislation In New York To Ban Anonymous Speech Online In Rep. Jim Conte’s own words: “In addition to cracking down on cyber-bullying, the bill also prevents people from posting…
Have you ever stopped to think about what five words define you? Businesses and marketing departments spend countless hours and millions of dollars a year to try and define themselves with words and ideas that resonate with customers, competitoris and the surrounding community, but no matter how much is spent, in most cases they’re defined…