Attention all brand managers, marketing agencies and public relation firms who reach out in any way to online influencers like myself. I hate to break the news to you, but I’ve got the power in this relationship and you have NONE. I can write about anything I want. I can say whatever I want. No [...] Read more »
In today’s world finding true quiet is damn near impossible. Even as I sit here in my living room with my feet up on the coffee table, laptop typing away it still isn’t really quiet. I can hear the wind blowing against the chimney and the chatter of the kids out in my office watching [...] Read more »
I needed to take a self portrait for a Kickstarter project I backed. I got the idea for a serious shot in black and white and before heading to bead I decided to take the shot. I had also planned on setting up my lights and doing a full studio session, but just didn’t [...] Read more »
So, I just published Cast of Dads #10: Kids Online & How To Do It Right. The conversation got started around what age was the right age for kids to get online. As we talked more and more what cracked me up was that the skills, values and common sense that we all agreed have [...] Read more »
I don’t know if you can call me a “foodie” but I am a lover of food. I’m especially fond of the comfort foods that you can find in diners. The sounds, the smells, the people and of course the food all make me smile. If given a choice where to eat for any meal, [...] Read more »
South By Southwest is less then a month a way and I’ve started seeing a lot of questions about advice for the newbie. Just a few years ago I sat in this same office chair and talked about lost I was and how I’d be interviewing people to gain their advice while in Austin. So [...] Read more »
A couple of years ago I saw an ad in a magazine for Keen Footwear. Before that moment I had never heard of them, but something about the ad and the look of the shoe made me check them out. Since then you can find me wearing their shoes pretty much all the time. While [...] Read more »
Last year I spoke at the 140 Conference in LA. It is very weird to watch American Idol now and know that I was on that same stage just a few months back. Jeff Pulver continues to grow the series of 140 Characters Conferences around the globe and they are coming back to where they [...] Read more »
Way too often people over analyze everything and forget the simple truths of life. Yesterday during a business meeting I saw this hanging up in the rest room and had to capture it. Don’t ever forget the simple truths in life.
I’ve been asked several times today which Superbowl Ads I liked the most. All in all I thought they were pretty weak for the most part and once again most of them failed to give any clear call to action to leverage the buzz that will be happening for the next couple of days around [...] Read more »
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