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  • Recap of SXSW Interactive 2009

    As I sit here in a daze induced by 4 crazy days of interacting with geeks the world over, sleeping little and attending party after party after party, I find myself nostalgically looking back at SXSW 2009. It wasn’t as good as previous years, in my opinion. Maybe it was the huge number of noobs.…

  • Events on the Web: Why Do They Suck?

    If you’ve ever wanted to easily find out what events are happening in your area, you know what an impossible a task it is. I usually have to check 4 or 5 sites, plus Facebook and Twitter before I feel up-to-date. To make matters worse, none of these services freely exchange information. An event listing…

  • It's Really Simple; Be Valuable and You Will Be Valued

    Despite the crazy title of this post, it is not about personal brand. That’s a conversation that is happening elsewhere in the blogosphere and, though I’ve talked about it on this blog, it is not relevant to this post. What is relevant is value. Actual value versus “perceived” value. Late last night, around 2am, I…

  • Missional Government 2.0

    It’s only a matter of time before Tim O’Reilly tells the world that Web 2.0 Expo is going to be hosted in Washington, D.C. I mean, I don’t know anything for a fact, but all the sex appeal of Web 2.0 is descending on Washington. I certainly appreciate the fact that the Silicon Valley bubble…

  • In Washington They Ask, "What Can We Actually Use?"

    As many of you know, I’ve spent the better part of the last three months looking for sustainable employment. Historically (in the past two years), I have focused on technology startups outside of my geographical region, but, as time has gone on I have seen increasing value in planting roots with a local firm. In…

  • Crash Course on SXSW

    At this time next week, geeks from around the world will begin descending on Austin, TX for SXSW (South by Southwest) Interactive. This will be my third year, but I’m a bit surprised, in a down economy, how many people are going for the first time. Believe me when I say, this will be possibly…

  • 8 Traits of Highly Effective Influencers

    This is a 10 page article. Be sure not to miss the rest of the story! The cult of personality has so pervaded all aspects of our lives. From Obama to Tom Cruise to Derek Jeter and even web celebrities. It pervades our culture thoroughly and it’s not entirely clear why. In most cases, we…

  • Own Your Travel Itinerary with TripIt

    In October 2006, a new service appeared on the web that promised to make it easy to manage all the fine travel details of a trip. As a frequent traveler, I signed up for TripIt in November of 2006, shortly after they launched, and have never looked back. The concept is really simple. A traveler…

  • Facebook Rescinds Their New Terms Of Service, Reverts to Old

    Yesterday, we talked about the huge terms of service nightmare that Facebook created for itself. They noticed the uproar, fortunately, but did little more than assure it’s user-base that they had our best interest in mind. At the time of yesterday’s blog post from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the new terms of service remained in…

  • Twitter is Life

    Everyone loves Twitter. Some research reports seem to indicate that it was the number one most often used word on Twitter last year. That would be 1 in every 3 words written on Twitter are about Twitter. A sampling of these tweets would be: Listen to our podcast about Twitter 10 Reasons I Love Twitter…