The Cafe versus Mass Market

Chris Brogan had an interesting post up today about “Cafe-shaped conversations” that got me thinking. The big versus the small, the mass versus the individual touch- this is a classic dichotomy we all struggle with in our lives. Are we part of a group...

Relationships and Trust Agents

Chris Brogan had a very interesting post on Trust Agents this morning.  It got me thinking about how  people become trustworthy in the internet age, when relationships may be many, but have weaker bonds than say, the friendships you make in your off-line life, through...

How to Make a Successful Business

I am a huge fan of Seth Godin, and this is a riff based on one of his recent blog posts. If you want a successful business model: Start with the fact that everyone has problems.  They want and NEED a cure for those problems. 1. Identify a problem. 2. Develop a simple...

Apple Movie Rental Problems- No 5g compatibility

We’re going on vacation tomorrow. Logically, I thought- Hey- I’ll rent a movie through itunes to watch on a plane. I went to the itunes store and rented Michael Clayton. Then I couldn’t get the thing to load onto my fifth generation video ipod. I...