Twitter Tip: Context in Responses
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 Posted in Internet | 6 Comments »Here's a quick Twitter tip for you: Give context in your @replies and DMs. "Yeah, that's so true," means nothing to me. I have no idea what you're responding to. You could be reacting to any of the 8.4 tweets I ...
Now That’s Funny: Christian Chirp
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 Posted in God, Church & Stuff, Internet | 6 Comments »If you haven't heard about it yet, Christian Chirp is a new Christian alternative to Twitter. In and of itself, that's funny. I'll let you revel in it. Now go look at the site. It's down right now because of a ...
Craigslist Tip: Be Helpful
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in Internet | No Comments »Craigslist is one of the incredible success stories of the web. And they do it by thumbing their nose at conventional wisdom. They don't care about stunning design, complicated systems or making more money. Craigslist is all about functionality. If ...
Oh No! My Mom’s on Facebook
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Posted in Family, Internet | 1 Comment »Tonight it finally happened. My mom joined Facebook. And friended me. I've been friended by my mother. Now I know how everyone feels. Once the initial shock faded I approved that friend request and heartily (and somewhat jokingly) welcomed my mother into ...
UnSummit: Private vs. Public
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in Internet | 1 Comment »On Saturday I went to the UnSummit in Minneapolis, a kind of counter-conference. It was on a Saturday. It was free. It involved more conversation than declaration (kind of like Idea Camp). I wanted to summarize some of what I ...
Nothing is a Secret
Saturday, February 28th, 2009 Posted in Business & Marketing, Internet | No Comments »There are no secrets in the Internet age. Everything you've ever done can come to the glaring light of day. That can either be a blessing or a curse. Marketing guru Seth Godin describes a friend who googled the applicants for a ...
25 Things About Billy Graham
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Posted in Internet | 2 Comments »The '25 Things' note has been spreading on Facebook like a computer virus. Or one of those lame forwards from 1998 about Microsoft charging a fee for every e-mail sent. An estimated five million people have taken part, and it's ...
Updating My Squidoo Lenses
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Internet | No Comments »I'm not exactly the lensmaster I used to be, but I've been working on some of my Squidoo lenses lately (what's a Squidoo lens?). It's kind of a weird little distraction, but I've got a few fun lenses going: How to ...
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is Here
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Internet | No Comments »Josh Whedon (of Buffy and Firefly/Serenity fame) has finally released his online superhero musical spoof, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day. It comes in three installments that will be released today, Thursday and ...
I Want to Write a Fake Twitter Character
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Internet | 11 Comments »OK, we all know that I'm a geek. But the latest and greatest proof of that is that my favorite posts on Twitter come from fictional characters. Darth Vader, Cobra Commander, Fake John McCain, Fake Barack Obama. I don't know ...
