Here I sit blogging in my hotel room at the Renaissance in Austin, Texas before a full day of search and social marketing brain dump at Pubcon South. Immediately after that is SXSWi for a few days. A few days after that it’s NYC for a PRSA thing followed by SES New York.  I speak at 15 plus e...

As a photographer that photographs models, there’s two primary goals that any website that tries to connect models and photographers should aim for: 1. Assisting a photographer in finding the right model. 2. Assisting the client in finding the right photographer. All else is peripheral. The id...

First and foremost let’s get the “who the hell is this� out of the way. My name is Matt Johansen and I’m a recent college graduate starting on my path in Information Security. I have a technical background professionally and in my education but am growing more interested in the business aspe...

I’m going to swear now so turn away if you disapprove “A sign of the times” “In these difficult times” “The world we live in” “At least you still have a job” I fucking hate these stupid platitudes which are currently being banded around in boardr...

Every time I go to a new country, I like to visit the restaurants of course. Getting a sampling of the local flavor is the most important element for any chef to know he has really “experienced” a new culture. But the other place I love to go in different countries is the grocery store. ...

Today is: Gay Utah finds a new prom queen, Non-Gay Utah hates freedom, Sahara continues to hemorrhage money, Twilight newz!!, and frigging Octomom. The Sundance Film Festival has a new director. John Cooper, a 20-year veteran of the festival who worked in programming, has been moved up to the top sp...

CRTC stands for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.  I think it really stands for Censors Run Telecommunications in Canada.  Now, according to the Globe and Mail, they are trying to tax us so that more Canadian content can be developed on the Internet.  The idea of su...

Fascinating reflections from Scot McKnight on Erwin McManus’ book “Soul Cravings”. He boils McManus’ point down to the idea that: “If God is real and you are created by him, your soul already knows it.” - via “The Inner Apologetic - Jesus Creed“ ItR...

... it's become a real practice in charity to continue to offer prayers for Obama. I am beginning to wonder if burning in hell isn't just punishment for some people....

LA Times teacher layoff story, with bias.Yes, layoffs based on seniority alone will always involve some retention of unfortunate burnout victims who shouldn't have that job anymore anyway. Like many issues in education, the current system is screwed, but I see no better way to fix it. (Don't tell me...