Cherie Tripp Lejeune liked this post Yesterday we talked about how funny shows like The Office and Better Off Ted were/are – until they’re a mirror into our own business lives. And I wanted to take a closer look at the idea that business is missing several essential elements of social media. Because of how critical [...]

  Day 285 © by Alan / Falcon “The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!” Albert Einstein There’s a reason why I use or create examples in art and pop culture to express ideas about social media. I can’t say it better than Einstein but here goes – [...]

Over at AGBeat, where I do a (approximately) bi-weekly column, the editor Lani Rosales wrote about something I ponder often: whether the web has stolen the idea of expertise. It’s called “The lost art of becoming a true expert“.  Quick quote:  Yet, as an example, a carpet saleswoman with an email address can begin a [...]

My Real Facepalm © by joelogon And by “you”, I of course mean me. Because I did it again. I thought it would be really neat to create a certain type of product. And to keep it from instantly being pirated, as my products often are, I decided to erect hoops between purchasing and receving, [...]

John Cusack © by Gudlyf John Cusack: A Mild Obsession I love John Cusack (as an actor/writer). I will see every movie he’s ever in, forever. I don’t care what the reviews are,  I’ve seen enough of his films to know that he is one of my favorite actors and anyone who disagrees with me [...]

Happy Martin Luther King Day I made the conscious decision to take today as a true holiday. Usually I would volunteer for a local cause, or work to zip ahead of the crowd. But instead, I decided to take a leisurely stroll around these intertubes. And here’s a clip from an article I read from our good [...]

Heidi Ketroser Massey liked this post Some of you may be familiar with Google Reader and some of you might not. If you haven’t then you’re missing out on a wonderful way to get your blog noticed by other sites that similar to yours or some blogs that aren’t. Check it out. You’ll be impressed. [...]

Create basic documents from scratch or start from a template. You can easily do all the basics, including making bulleted lists, sorting by columns, adding tables, images, comments, formulas, changing fonts and more. And it’s free. Upload your existing files. Google Docs accepts most popular file formats, including DOC, XLS, ODT, ODS, RTF, CSV, PPT, [...]

Though Google posted this on 10/31/2011 – it’s still fresh to tons of bloggers. Here it goes:Today we’re rolling out the new Reader design, and the Google+ features that we mentioned just over a week ago. Before the day’s over, all Reader users will be able to enjoy the following improvements: A new look and [...]

Now that the furor has died down some over Search Plus, let’s talk about it. What is it? Google says: We’re transforming Google into a search engine that understands not only content, but also people and relationships. We began this transformation with Social Search, and today we’re taking another big step in this direction… Pay particular [...]

Just imagine. Six years of Tool Time Friday’s. That adds up to 780 posts. That adds up to nearly 3,900 comments. Whew! You can’t imagine all the fun we we’ll all have at our new home. Yes, it’s been a great ride and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it – and it’s time for “Tool [...]