Launching in Hostile Waters

This week, I’ve stumbled across several examples that make me wonder how product launches are going to work in the future. In the land of radical transparency and social media, leaks and speculations happen all the time. Rumors about Apple and future product...

Why Blog?

I’m doing a presentation this week to local folks we’re calling “To Blog or Not to Blog”. In getting my presentation together, I’ve come across a couple of interesting videos I thought I’d share. For those of us who’ve been...

Less is More

I’ve been experimenting on and off with various audience measurement and influence measurement tools.  Klout, Crowd Source, Peer Index- you name it.  Some experiments have been short term.  Others have been subtle changes is when and how I participate on various...

The Birthday Experiment

My “real” birthday is at the tail end of the holiday season.  It has meant that it’s about the last thing people want to be concerned about or want to celebrate after all they have been doing is celebrating.  As a result, I’ve come to loathe my...