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…
What is the future of contact management – is it the address book?
I believe the next generation address book – or contact management play – will have more in common with oAuth data providers than with the traditional rolodex. Yet it will need to be as easy to use as the existing…
Success is getting one person to believe in you
Ray Ozzie appeared out of the Seattle mist today to share a very important lesson of startups and of business in general. He shared the story of how Lotus Notes started – and it sounded a lot like other stories…
On being Out of Office
Once upon a time, I dreamed about being “in touch” at whatever time, wherever (and whenever I was.) And then it happened – and things were sort of simultaneously wonderful and horrible. You know the feeling – you worry that…
Standing Desk: Two Weeks Later
I’ve been standing at my desk now for two weeks. I wanted to provide an update on my original post about using a standing desk for a couple of different reasons: the overall response has been overwhelming – I know…
Get it right 98% of the time, and double-check the important stuff – Agile Marketing #8
This is the 8th in a series of posts on Agile Marketing – the working definition of which is to “Create, communicate and deliver unique value to an always-changing consumer (or business) in an always-changing market with an always-changing product.”…
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…
What’s it like to work at a Standing Desk?
In a word, intentional. I’ve been reading a lot about the dangers of sitting for many hours a day and I took the time to watch a video by James Levine on moving around more. I also read an article that suggested…
James Levine of the Mayo Clinic on why we need to move around more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S6eIvxqaezE
We don't move enough, and this is a great video on why we should add more intentional small movements to gain greater fitness. It's a worthwhile 13 minutes.
