Understanding Habeas Corpus

The term “Habeas Corpus” has been in the news a lot recently, regarding the new “Al Queda ” seven attorney smear campaign, and Marc Theissen’s new book. I thought I’d explain what this is about as simply as possible. Habeas Corpus...

Comments and Commentary

I’ve been having an ongoing discussion with several friends about what keeps them engaged in blogging, podcasting and the like, and why they have shut down some of their older projects or put them on hiatus.   Some folks don;t feel like they are generating any...

Social Media, Brands and Friendship

It seems like anytime I shop in a store or hear a commercial, a brand or commercial entity of one sort or another asks me to become a fan or a friend on Facebook and to follow them on Twitter.  As someone who tries to help businesses figure out how to use social media...

Challenge Yourself

If there’s one concept that keeps getting reinforced for me over and over again it’s that I do my best when I do things that are challenging.  It means exploring unknown territory.  It means doing things where there’s often a risk of failure.  It...

Privacy- Do We Have Any Anymore?

I listened to the most recent Media Hacks episode of Mitch Joel’s excellent Six Pixels of Separation podcast, where the guys were discussing everything from the Please Rob Me website, geo-location apps like Gowalla and Four Square, and even Blippy, my favorite...

Bringing Local to the Web

When you put up a website,it’s easy to take for granted that you are creating a platform that lives without traditional boundaries. Instead of being limited to contacting people in your local community or neighborhood, you can reach people all across the globe. ...