I’m very happy with all the positive response I got to my article on Mashable, “5 People Who Broke the Rules of Social Media and Succeeded.” There were a ton of kind comments and tweets. Thanks everyone. I just wanted to provide a video response as to why I wrote the article and re...

I wrote an article for Mashable today entitled, “5 People Who Broke the Rules of Social Media and Succeeded.” In the piece I sought to interview people who listened to the advice of social media experts, ignored it, and then succeeded doing their own thing. Here are some of the highlight...

You remember when your local video store made all of its money off of late fees? And then Netflix and video on demand came around and all that money washed up. It was fun while it lasted, but now that money is gone. The rise and fall of the video rental store could be a map of success and failure fo...

When we’re shopping, we’re always attracted by sales and coupons. But they’re only an attractor. Smart shoppers know that sales and discount coupons are always relative. For example, a coupon for 50 percent off a product that’s been previously marked up 100 percent is not a d...

Here’s my second installment of “Products I love and actually use.” I started this series to go beyond just reviewing a product or a service, but rather explaining why I actually use certain products and how they’ve enhanced my life and productivity, both personally and profe...

Last night I made an appearance on the Curtis Sliwa show on ABC Radio. The topic of discussion was textual harassment. People getting harassed, usually by ex’s, via SMS on their mobile phones. We discussed legal ramifications, and what you can do if you are being harassed. Here’s the int...

For those listeners of the Spark Minute on Green 960 or 910 KNEW in San Francisco, you’ve found the summary of all the follow up information and reports you heard on air for the week of 3/2/09. A military camp in China for Internet addicts Your Facebook network is filled with people you don’t ta...

Are you on the Web 6 hours a day consecutively for three months? If so, then you fall under the definition of an Internet addict and your parents need to ship you off to military camp. Such is the case in China where Internet addiction has become a real problem and parents who’ve failed at lim...

Facebook’s in-house sociologist, Cameron Marlow, has revealed some really fascinating data showing that the number of “friends” we have on Facebook is a poor indicator of how many actual friends we have and how many people we actually maintain any kind of communications. I’m ...

For those listeners of the Spark Minute on Green 960 or 910 KNEW in San Francisco, you’ve found the summary of all the follow up information and reports you heard on air for the week of 2/23/09. Most unusual and unique online dating sites (UPDATED) Google Reader users should try Feedly Best resear...