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Some Personal News…

Nearly two years ago, I joined VentureBeat to partake in an opportunity to write about interesting companies, and indeed I have. Working at this great publication has given me a chance to not only compete alongside the best, but cover fascinating tidbits of news and interview amazing folks, such as Vint Cerf, Y Combinator’s Sam […]

TheLetterTwo

Introspective: Three Years Later, Back On Steady Ground, And I’m Still Here

As I started to write more blog posts this month, I looked at my calendar and realized that it’s nearly three years since I’ve moved to San Francisco. So as a blogger may typically do, I decided to continue on with my introspective as I had done when I marked my 1 year anniversary and […]

Enterprise

Creating Your Own Echo Chamber With The E2 Stream

We’ve all seen it. Companies are advertising on television or through their websites and when they say they have a Facebook page or Twitter account, they’re taking you to that service. You’re no longer centralizing that conversation. It’s going to be impossible for you to tie it all back together. Wouldn’t your community managers prefer […]

Marketing

Groupon’s $3 Million Super Mistake That People Won’t Save Money On

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest commercial spotlights in all of advertising’s history. In the past couple of posts, I’ve written about commercial faux pas and interesting success stories in dealing with brands. However, who would have thought that on the heels of designer Kenneth Cole’s infamous tweet that there would be a […]

Marketing

Tips For Building A Mobile App & Why You Want To Have One

Chances are that you have a smartphone. And I’m not just talking about an iPhone, but also an Android device, Blackberry or even a Windows Phone. And you’re probably using it for something way more important than simply making a phone call. Just this weekend, Apple announced that it sold it’s 10 billionth app from […]

Social Media

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Is TIME’s Person of the Year & Why That’s Just Right

In 2006, TIME magazine announced that it was giving the coveted title of its “Person of the Year” to someone we all were very familiar with: You. In doing so, they were acknowledging that in 2006, the role social media played in shaping the news and affecting the way the world worked was quite legitimate. […]

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Another Year With Another Moment of Reflection

I’m a bit behind on this, but nevertheless I thought I’d mark this occasion once again. If you’ve been keeping track of my adventures, you might be aware of the significance of this month…it marks my second year here in San Francisco living out what might be considered my dream…and there have certainly been some […]

Enterprise

What Does Marc Benioff Really Have to Say About the Cloud at Dreamforce 2009?

This is a cross-blog post from Network Solution’s Solutions Are Power website that I guest wrote. Originally posted on SolutionsArePower.com on November 18, 2009. I’m sitting here at the 2009 edition of the Dreamforce Conference to listen to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff discuss his thoughts about the cloud and any potential announcements he may have about […]

Marketing

iStrategyLabs Spreads Its Wings & Reaches San Francisco

I’m pretty amazed as to the growth of businesses during a time of a recession so it’s probably no surprise that I’m reporting on iStrategyLabs and their recent advancements into the west coast. Run by its CEO, Peter Corbett, iStrategyLabs has done a phenomenal job within its early existence. Having just celebrated its two year anniversary, this […]

Network Solutions

Taking Crowdsourcing to a Grandeur Level. It’s City Sourced.

This is a cross-blog post from Network Solution’s Solutions Are Power website that I guest wrote. Originally posted on SolutionsArePower.com on October 1, 2009. Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, got excited about this company – and business & technology reporter Sarah Lacy even said that it was on the road to being something that […]