140 Characters Conference Comes to Boston September 14
Doug Haslam Wow, it’s September already– kids are back to school, the beach and summer camp are but memories,- and the work-related activities are already ramping up. Next week (September 14), Jeff…
Social Media Top 5: Klout or Out? Blog Taxes, Power of a Tweet
Are “reputation” scores a waste of time or simply misunderstood? Every time some tool come out that brags about being able to rank influence and reputation, people immediately jump on…
Let He Who is Without Buzz.. er, Don’t Judge Social Media by Failure of One Tool
I was intrigued by the latest tirade from Leo Laporte, hoist of “This Week in Technology” (TWiT), a podcast I listen to every week. After discovering that Google Buzz had…
Pan-Mass Challenge 2010: Rider’s-Eye Video
As I do every year, I took some rider’s eye video of my Pan-Mass Challenge ride, and include my excerpts below. Day 1 took me from Newton, MA to the…
Pan-Mass Challenge– Thank You!
Yesterday (Aug 8), I finished my third Pan-Mass Challenge, riding 170 miles in 2 days, and raising money (thanks to many of you) to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.…
Social Media Top 5: Five Years From Now, People Will Still be Making Know-Nothing Predictions
“Presentists” and “Everything is Dead (this one counts as 2) Both Mitch Joel (in a post called “Presentists“) and Danny Brown (“Everything is Dead- didn’t You Get the Memo?”) recently…
Pan-Mass Challenge- One Week to Go!
The Pan-Mass Challenge takes place in about one week- August 7-8, to be exact, and I am ready (I think)! By the time next Friday rolls, I will have amassed…
Social Media Top 5: Anonymity Lives(?), Facebook’s Movie Tie-in (oops), & Podcasting
Online Anonymity- Which Way Are We Headed? Over dinner with a friend, the topic of community online discussion forums came up. And by “community,” I mean “local” – your town…
Social Media Top 5: Cat Fights, Shark Jumps (Apple?) & Silver Fish (Old Spice)
see more Some social media stories on my mind- just four this week, that’s how it goes. Social Media High School I don’t have much to say about the recent…
Pan-Mass Challenge Update: Speed Demons and Heavy Hitters
An overdue Pan-Mass Challenge update. First off, thanks to many of you, I have met my minimum fundraising requirement ($4,200) for the ride in record time! With a full four…