August 2009
1 post
Top 10 Reasons why Chicago is a Heartbreaker →
So I randomly said something on Twitter tonight and actually got a response: people agreed and said that the tactic was past its prime.
Inspiration for this comes from @kristy, @msaleem, and…
March 2009
1 post
BMG Music Service is being discontinued →
I just got the following today and it doesnt shock me as more people buy digital but it still is sad.
Dear Music Lover,
We’d like to tell you about some upcoming changes to your membership.
BMG Music…
February 2009
2 posts
10 Possibly Unusual Uses for Twitter →
So I have given in and am writing a post that has a number and some list in it - forgive me this one time. This post is in thanks to @aplusk and others that constantly ask questions on Twitter.
You…
SuperBowl + Pepsi + Youtube →
So I am on Youtube looking up a new band that I found thanks to @KimSherrell. The SuperBowl has just been over for some 50 minutes and Pepsi already has ads up. The ad even is giving its congrats to…
January 2009
4 posts
Metallica Concert Review @ Allstate in 2009 →
I have been to some shows but keep failing to write up any sort of review - I am trying to right the ship tonight.
So last night (Monday Jan 26, 2009) Metallica came to Chicago and rocked the house….
I Confused Yahoo Answers →
I was catching up on email tonight and came across something from last Friday. I totally forgot that during the day I was able to break Yahoo Answers doing a “simple” search.
I have a screen shot of…
Tennis Scores on Google →
I cant say that I do that many searches for tennis scores or players but I did one tonight. Im sitting here (still am watching and Federer is about to win) watching Federer play and wondered how he…
StumbleUpon & Its Friend Features →
Recently I have become for a better word - addicted to StumbleUpon. I cant count the number of laughs and really informative sites about Web Analytics, CSS, and so on that I have found since I…
December 2008
2 posts
Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009 →
I have said that I wont do a “Best of 2008″ type post and I stand by that. I know 10’s of 100’s or 100’s will but not me.
I will say a few words … well maybe a bit more than a few but I swear … not…
New Marketing Campagin? Grab the Username →
So Im up and about on a Sunday morning and am catching up on the last 12 hours of Twitter - you can miss some good stories/link drops. After finding a few interesting articles I come across a bit of…
November 2008
3 posts
12th Annual Toys for Tots XMAS BBQ →
It’s that time of year again! When we invite all of our friends for some good fun, good people and free booze!
Bring a new unwrapped toy for Toys For Tots and we take care of the rest.
Saturday Dec…
Brightcove Network Service is Shutting Down →
So I dont think it was 30 minutes that I hit publish and I received an email from another video service shutting down. On December 17, 2008 Brightcove will be shutting down its free Brightcove…
Yahoo Live Shutting Down →
Back in March I was able to watch the Winter Music Conference shake its groove thing at night thanks to Yahoo Live. It seems that Y! Live will be shutting down on December 3, 2008.
Earlier this week…
October 2008
3 posts
Yahoo’s Site Explorer gets a new look →
Im not sure why I happen to jump over to look at Site Explorer at 2AM on a Sunday, but I did. I found quite a bit more than I had expected.
It seems that sometime in the past few days Yahoo went and…
Sunday Night Football Live Online →
It was another weekend of football around my house. With the Chicago Cubs going down in 3, my hope was for a good showing by my college teams and the Bears to win over the Lions. All went well for…
MLB Playoffs Live Online →
Recently I was able to watch a Sunday Night Football game live and online and it was great. Everything about it was great. The video quality was good, the sound, the option to switch back and forth…
September 2008
2 posts
Twitter 2 Wordpress Plugin →
For a long time I have heard good things about twitterfeed but much like graywolf I hate to use 3rd party applications that ask for my username and password. So what else could I do but go on a hunt…
Testing @dingman ’s wp 2 twitter plugin →
Just testing
August 2008
6 posts
Jaiku Gets an Upgrade, Somewhat →
Not that I follow anyone actively or use my account much but it is somewhat interesting to see Google actually do something with one of its purchases.
Like many of the small companies they buy, very…
Comcastic or Confusing? →
That is what I am asking as I sit and read about Comcast capping bandwidth to 250GB starting October 1st here, here, and here. I personally cant think of a time I have ever used close to that amount,…
Igniting Viral Campaigns - SES SJC 2008 →
Im covering 5-7 sessions for Barry over @ Search Engine Roundtable and there are some other great people doing even more. So as a warm-up for those, I thought I would cover a session this morning. I…
Kwippy Guide →
Im not sure if this is a guide or a review of Kwippy - or if its somewhere in the middle. I was sent an invite to Kwippy from @mktackabery (thanks!) and signed up. Due to some work I needed to finish…
10 Question Twitter Survey Results →
So recently I had the brilliant idea to put together a bit of a survey and see how others used Twitter. Well, I did it. I did have to do some twitter whoring to get the 100 responses, but it did…
Office Prank - Cardboard + Free Time →
I have seen a wide variety of office jokes and office pranks in my day, and might have even partaken in a few but I have never seen anything like what you will see below.
I have to wonder how the…
July 2008
5 posts
10 Question Twitter Survey →
Im not sure why I decided to do this, but I have.
If you have time, I ask that you take this quick <a href=”http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=cz1aWKMTF8mXYBj9xe4KCA_3d_3d” target=”_blank”>Twitter…
Sears Centre Review →
I plan to keep this short as the venue is nothing special… but the parking? The parking is horrible. I have had to park blocks and blocks away and they still charge you an insane amount.
If you dont…
Utah Saints - Great Mix →
I know that putting the video on my site will break it, but its such a great mix.
I encourage you to check it out. UPDATE Ok, so now it seems my theme will work with an embed of a video: figures. For…
Today is a good day (for non-iphone owners) →
Today I am very glad that I am not such a Fan boy of Apple. On Twitter all I have heard about are the following: ibrick
“Checked 2 AT&T stores… lines were about 50 deep at both. Not bad, but I’m not…
TweetDeck Review →
Another day, another Twitter Application. TweetDeck is built much like Twirl in that it is build on the Adobe Air platform, but little else appears to be the same.
TweetDeck has all of the same…
June 2008
2 posts
Evri.com Review →
I constantly sign-up for Betas and Alphas and usually Im let down. I know that its a Beta/Alpha but I just dont see a use for many of the products I look at. Times when I do see promise, they are so…
Web 2.0 Sucks →
Yes I said it.
- start rant -
Why you ask? If a site requires a user to visit it…. and you cant. It sucks. If a website screws up your order what do you do? You shop somewhere else. If you click to…
May 2008
3 posts
Twitter Link Find V19 →
It has been quite some time since I had time to blog - and even now I dont have time. I still thought I should try and keep you updated (even if way late) of some great links I have found on Twitter….
Optimizing Marketing Operations - eMetrics Lite →
This session started out with Gary Katz of Marketing Operations Partners running through A LOT of content somewhat quickly.
I didnt write down much of what he said, but I did get his “Top 10″ style…
Deep Data Diving - eMetrics Lite →
I am at eMetrics all week and will post some of my quick session notes as the week goes on. If you want to follow what everyone is seeing, I advise you check out twemes.com.
The first session was:…
April 2008
7 posts
Twitter Link Find V18 →
Another week, another list. This week ended with some 16 great links that I found on Twitter.
The list this weeks includes SMX, GTA, a GT, and some 101. Enjoy Humor: The post by Jane and Google…
Twitter Link Find V17 →
Welcome to another edition of my link find via Twitter. I am a bit late this week but have been super busy working on other (paying) projects - so please forgive.
I have passed the 200 follower mark….
Lesson in Logo Design →
The past few months I have been debating how to have some logos designed and have become stuck. I often see logos I like or hate but never can decide on what direction to go. I am so stuck.
As I…
Twitter Link Find V16 →
Welcome to another week of links. I have been sick the past few days and havent been on Twitter. I spent part of the weekend visiting a Dr. - always fun.
So this weeks list of links is a weee bit…
Twitter Link Find V15 →
What started as a slow week quickly filled up. I had a great post about a local radio station and how they messed up social media, the online contest and more, but its not going to happen. I waited…
April Fools Joke - IGN →
I really was going to stay away from April Fool’s and the jokes and all the assuming everything is a joke - but I failed.
I must give credit to the best, well most costly (Im guessing) and perhaps…
Twitter Link Find V14 →
This is no April fools - I again have only 10 links. That is what happens when Im busy at work and on the weekend. I do admit that in the time I dug through everyone’s link drops, I found some good…
March 2008
13 posts
TwitterFox Review →
TwitterFox was named using the KISS principle (keep it simple stupid… or was it keep it stupid simple?). TwitterFox was created by Naan Studio and was originally known as TwitterNotifier. I…
Winter Music Conference is Live on Yahoo →
So I was reading on Twitter some and a tweet from Yahoo Live came through - it was for the WMC. No way? The conference I want to go to every year but always fail to plan for?
Yes, that…
Did Google Change the Google Analytics Homepage? →
I look at this page some 5 times a day - have I just been missing it at the top of the page? It appears that Google has added a search box to the top of the page.
So has anyone else…
Twitter Link Finds V13 →
The past week I have been super busy, and have a short list of links. Looking over the links I did manage to find on Twitter - I must say they all are some damn good reads.
With so much going on we…
12 Ways Social Networks are like High School →
I got the idea for this post after reading how Drug dealers and software developers were similar. As I do come from a web developer background - I found it quite amusing (and quite sad at the…
You want subscribers? I got subscribers. →
You constantly hear about how many “subscribers” X company has compared to X company. These numbers usually are comparing their leading 200 million to some 50 million. Perhaps its Comcast and AT&T…
Twitter Link Find V12 →
Its Monday, and Monday means its Twitter Link Find time. Quick recap - each week I follow some 100+ people on Twitter (learn about Twitter) and many of them read things I dont or dont have time to…
Twitterlicious Review →
Twitterlicious is a windows application for Twitter (obviously). It uses the API as all Twitter applications do (well, the “good” ones) but is a desktop application. There are some other…
Skitch meet Twitter, Twitter meet Skitch →
It seems the folks over at Plasq have been busy. Just tonight they added My Twitter to Skitch.com. The only problem is that Skitch is still only available for Macs. *cough cough - Brian -…