Whether you build software, websites, Mack trucks, or Acme Widgets – your team of employees need an internal blog. For the sake of clarity, here is how I define the term “blog” in this context: a centralized repository of content that is able to be searched, categorized and historically archived. Modern blogging software (WordPress, Blogger, [...]

It’s been about a couple weeks since BarCamp Philly 2012, and now that I’ve sat down to write my reaction I realize what the BarCamp logo is all about, or at least have developed my own interpretation. To me, the flame is not just symbolic of the spreading of knowledge in a community like wildfire; [...]

Looking at Google Trends for SOPA and PIPA, the majority of searches came from Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries (sopa de fideo con pollo sounds delicious) or people searching for the now famous sister of a famous new royal – until this week. This week as Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and other prominent sites protested SOPA [...]

For fun, I follow celebrity gossip Twitter feeds. For work, I follow a lot of social media and eCommerce Twitter feeds. The two categories rarely cover the same thing, unless Ashton is investing in a new start-up. That’s why I found today’s news about MC Hammer developing a new search engine to be particularly interesting. Search [...]

As the population continues to become more online savvy, spammers need to get even more creative to get past filters and moderators. My personal favorite approach lately has been the flattering spam. It’s a psychologically potent tack – they’re going straight for the blog writer’s ego, saying things kind enough to make the moderator pause [...]

One of the big stories from last week is that Walmart.com is testing Walmart To Go, enabling consumers in its San Jose, CA test market to buy groceries online. While Wal-Mart has offered a similar service in the past, this is the first time they’re giving consumers the option of buying fresh foods (produce and [...]

More and more shoppers are turning to social media sources before they make their holiday purchases in 2009. This step seems like a logical progression with the ever expanding online marketplace using Twitter and Facebook to communicate with their customer base, but the changes from last year to this year are more leaps and bounds [...]

I know we haven’t been posting much lately but, busy bees that we are, we just sort of fell off the boat when it comes to regular postings. Apologies. Anyway, I just wanted to post a quick aside about the 3 Wolf Tee meme that has made it off the internet and into the mainstream [...]

So Radiohead’s new release “In Rainbows” is apparently going to revolutionize the way music is distributed, the way bands make money, what record companies can really do to save themselves from torrent sites, blah, blah, blah, but a huge issue that has arisen since the release is how fans are reacting to the download provided. [...]

The other night my girlfriend and I, in casual conversation, came upon the topic of The Never Ending Story. Ok. So chit chat doesn’t usually tread upon the dark and misty paths of 80’s fantasy flicks, but our cat was looking just like that pearly dog/dragon that befriends Atreyu and for the life of me, [...]