Probably one of the most amazing and thought-provoking stunts I have ever seen. World-class violinist Joshua Bell with time-revered Stradivarius plays for 45 minutes at a busy Washington Metro. This is one of the nation's most respected musicians, win...

[2007-04-19 17:19:00]

In a stroke of syncronicity this morning I was reading Jule's blog. She wondered if she should focus on her topic and area of expertise which is the telecom industry or add some more eclectic parts of her personal life. The answer of course was both, ...

[2007-04-02 09:25:00]

Today's video takes a look at an application for managing your Twitter-stream more productively, TweetDeck. One of the biggest challenges that I have in using Twitter is keeping up with the sheer volume of messages. I've tried a number of solution...

[2008-10-06 10:55:21]

There are a lot of blog posts out there about whether companies should create blogs of their own. Blogging seems to be an entry point that most marketing people can easily wrap their heads around. For me it's always come down to five questions and the...

[2008-09-30 12:13:40]

As I prep the final video installment in video week here on the blog I wanted to share some shining examples of video at its best. The following should serve as examples of what to consider when you look at the power of video and what it brings to the tab...

[2008-07-30 23:50:20]

When reading through the defended thinking in a debate, such as that on gender issues in the Church, you get to see the flaws in the reasoning. Or sometimes, the admirable case that is made for the view taken. Why not fisk a few of those, here? Some Denn...

[2008-07-29 12:37:57]

I’m a big Reality TV fan. I love watching people carry out their daily lives for all the world to see. I often think, when she sees the playback of how she acted, she’ll realize what a jerk she was. What would happen if each of us could rew...

[2008-07-28 06:21:03]

[Note: If you can't see the video that is right up here ^, don't worry! Just click back to the post and you will be able to see it just fine.] Distribution of content is one of the most potentially overwhelming areas of video creation. Many peop...

[2008-07-24 23:29:46]

[Note: If you can't see the video that is right up here ^, don't worry! Just click back to the post and you will be able to see it just fine.] Once you have captured your video (either from a camera or from a software program like iShowU) you ne...

[2008-07-24 21:55:30]

[Note: If you can't see the video that is right up here ^, don't worry! Just click back to the post and you will be able to see it just fine.] This video answers the most popular question (by far) that I get about my videos, how I do my video gu...

[2008-07-22 21:13:02]

[Note: If you can't see the video that is right up here ^, don't worry! Just click back to the post and you will be able to see it just fine.] As I mention in the video I use the built-in camera on my Mac laptop for most of my video work and I u...

[2008-07-21 19:47:05]

[Note: If you can't see the video that is right up here ^, don't worry! Just click back to the post and you will be able to see it just fine.] I use a lot of video on this site to help educate and inform you, my community. Due to that fact I get...

[2008-07-17 11:05:29]

Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak to the Cleveland Web Association on the topics of micromedia (Twitter, Pownce, FriendFeed, etc.). This was a follow up presentation to the one I gave back in February and is meant to dive a bit deeper into the subj...

[2008-07-16 18:09:08]

Does the world need another Twitter clone? How about thousands of them? Identi.ca is a Twitter competitor that us running on an open source platform called Laconica. The product is open source and can be installed and rebranded anywhere including behind c...

[2008-07-15 17:05:44]

Me: (while walking from my office to the bathroom and going through the reception area first) - “Oh wow, it’s sunny outside, that’s not good.” My Boss: (heard me from his office) - “Why is that?” ME: “Cause it mea...

[2008-07-10 21:58:41]

Today I decided that I wasn’t really doing what I wanted with the Smoke Break series so  I’ve done a bit of a change. Rather than just a verbal version of links – which anyone can do really (and can be very boring) I’m going to try and t...

[2008-07-03 16:17:42]

One of the most important aspects of online conversations is the sentiment of what the author is saying. Are they positive about you, negative or apathetic? The difference is vitally important, but very hard to determine due to the complexity of language....

[2008-06-23 23:22:42]

I found a very interesting post on the Yahoo User Interface blog today discussing social reputation patterns. Reputation is a way to create engagement inside a community and plays an important part in many social networks and other action-driven sites. &#...

[2008-06-10 22:36:09]

Here I thought I was going to have a good day and then I get back to the house this morning after taking our dog for her morning constitution only to find out our building had no electricity – and I hadn’t even had my morning pot of coffee made yet. I...

[2008-06-04 23:40:53]

Twitter has a double unfair advantage over its competitors; a huge user base (estimated at over a million users now) and a very solid head start. This hasn't stopped a host of new competitors from trying to give it a go. Among the latest competitors...

[2008-06-03 00:20:04]

It’s such a simple service, but the usefulness of Twitter confounds many observers and participants. It’s easy to mock Twitter for the trivial content that gets posted by different people. When I have time at home, I tend to put Twitter in a s...

[2008-05-31 22:52:31]

Bloggers can be an opinionated bunch. Whether it be about which computer is the best or which social network rules or whether we have the right to dictate where the conversation about our blog posts take place. While there is no argument over how we feel...

[2008-05-26 22:31:53]