I love to fish

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Memorial Day weekend was so relaxing.......and a much needed break. Pulling this catfish in was probably the highlight of my weekend, aside from the great time spent with friends and family. I really love to fish! No related posts.

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Tragic tail of free gone wrong - newspaper wars

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

My Danish friend Morten Lund is referenced in this excellent summary of the recent "free newspaper wars" in Denmark. It's a great read but a sad ending for most involved, including Morten. Read the article here. Link courtesy of Chris Anderson advocate of the "free model" and creator of the the long ...

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Generate new business on twitter

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

After receiving several replies and direct messages on twitter in response to specific things that I "tweeted," I began to see the value in tracking specific keywords for the purpose of creating a dialogue. I wanted to start using twitter as a prospecting tool, allowing me to instantly engage with ...

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Obama speaks to Iran

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Here is the video if you haven't seen it. No related posts.

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Why you should be using gmail

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

I have been blown away at what google has done with gmail over the past several months. It is by far the BEST email application in my book, and here's why. I'm not going to go through a feature list...boring, but I will highlight some of the features that have made ...

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Mint.com - worth your time

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

I signed up for Mint when the site first launched - several months ago. It lets you manage your personal finances online, by connecting with all of your banks, investments, credit cards etc.. and giving you an all encompassing view of your finances. I never got much value out of ...

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Incredible Concept

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

I think it speaks for itself. The downside - it's only a concept ;) No related posts.

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Virgin is doing it right

Friday, February 13th, 2009

I have to love Richard Branson. Though I've never flown on Virgin Atlantic I really want to. Isn't this inviting? Flying Virgin Atlantic (on the longer routes) now includes Satellite TV and WiFi - great! No related posts.

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What are people saying about…. ? ?

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

If you ever wonder what people are saying or thinking, about any event anywhere in the world, just go to www.summize.com and search. It's an instant feedback loop of what the world is thinking, via twitter. (summize is owned by twitter). I have used summize a few times in the ...

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Can Technology Save Us - Again?

Friday, February 6th, 2009

I'm not a politician or an economist, but I think a lot and here's a thought. I don't see a technology on the radar that will pull us out of this recession. In the 70's microchips were king, and helped boost our economy. Intel started this whole wave which led ...

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I am a rooster

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Chinese New Yr is around the corner - I am a rooster. The Rooster is a flamboyant personality, feisty and obstinate. He is quite the extrovert ...

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Is the future of SEO in trouble?

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) basically means optimizing your site so that it appears on the first page of major search engines such as Google & Yahoo, when someone searches for your content. It's a big business, with SEO firms making several thousand per month per site to optimize them by making ...

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Picture speaking louder

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

I had an immediate "Whoa" reaction when I saw this image - had to post. What a sign of the times. No related posts.

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Disruption - I love it.

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

It's estimated that apple sold nearly 20 million iphones at the end of 08 . Why is that amazing? A little perspective... This rivals the total number of blackberry users, only Apple did it in 18 months on "1" carrier, with only two generations of devices. No related posts.

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LG’s new watch phone - any takers?

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Other than the fact that you need to wear a bluetooth headset 24/7 to answer calls, and you can't really browse the web too well, this is pretty cool! No related posts.

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