Revisiting the API of Me
Revisiting the API of ME About 6 months ago, I wrote an article on the “API of ME“, an idea for a system of capturing, sharing, and **limiting* information by and about customers so that they could participate actively in…
Google Glass is the New Normal
Prepare to wonder if people are recording, and then to not care. When I saw them on the street, I wondered, “do they know that they look ridiculous?” And then I realized – I was about 500 yards from the…
Why #Brandbowl Matters Just as Much as the Superbowl
Today, people around the world will be communicating on social media and sharing their ideas, snark, and observations about (arguably) the world’s most important day for advertising spend. Of course, we’re talking about the Advertisements shared during the Super Bowl.…
I’m keeping my Instagram account: here’s why.
If you opened a web browser and saw the news today, you’d see outrage at the proposed changes to the Instagram Terms of Service, a response from the Instagram team, many people on many social networks vowing to move, archive, or otherwise…
We carry instant memories with us
If you’re like me, you’ve gotten into the habit of carrying your phone most everywhere you go. You use it to make notes, to answer emails, to view Facebook (too often), and to take photos. I used to wonder how…
The API of Me
What is the “API of Me”? When you think about browsing the web on your computer, tablet, or mobile device, you undoubtedly think about the ads presented to you, the information stored by companies whose websites you visit, and the…
Insert Meaningful Political Sentiment Here
How do you contribute a heartfelt political thought in all of the noise? I started (and deleted) a post tonight in the aftermath of the Vice Presidential debates – not only because I got stuck in the middle and wasn’t…
Twitter isn’t a ‘mainstream’ tool – does that matter?
(photo by )By now (especially if you use Twitter), you might have see the recent news that there are other services (Instagram in particular) that have more daily users, more “reach”, and generally more adoption. I’d like to present a…
3 Counter-intuitive ways to use Pinterest
Pinterest is an addictive, visually-oriented way to highlight ideas, arrange and gather images, and understand what memes, colors, and things appeal to your friends and to the marketplace as a whole. You might be tempted to just “PIN. ALL THE…
