Well, I did it. I took a vacation from blogging just to see how it would effect my life. Several things occurred:
I felt guilty because I wasn’t blogging regularly, as if it were some sort of obligation.
I didn’t have a million emails asking me why I stopped.
I have a delightful pile of topics now [...]
Sorry, dear reader, I just couldn’t resist the pun. Actually, though, even Home pages need to be examined for usability and that’s exactly what happens in the eye-opening book by Jacob Neilsen & Marie Tahir called “Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed.” This book reminds me of the many happy hours I’ve spent in the [...]
UCSD really messed up and it was probably human error multiplied by a computer. Seems that the university is now reviewing what happened when they sent emails out to students saying “Welcome” when actually they were not accepted for admission. Here’s the link for the full story.
All this got me to wondering [...]
So, I’m at a cocktail party and can’t for the life of me remember the dude’s name and what I learned about him at the last networking event I attended for unemployed geeks. Enter the latest cool device from MIT students which can make me seem a bunch smarter than my normal IQ or [...]
Crowdsourcing is a new buzzzzword you might want to be aware of. This is because you may become part of an undefined, generally large group of people which participates soon in crowdsourcing.
Author of the new book “Crowdsourcing, Jeff Howe says, ”I like to use two definitions for crowdsourcing:
The White Paper Version: Crowdsourcing is the [...]
Some of you readers know that I travel quite a bit. It was a lifetime goal to experience many places in the USA first, then other countries. As a part of this I needed a profession that allowed, or required, travel. Well, writing, speaking, and internet marketing fit that description.
Lately I have been staying [...]
Here’s my comments sent to Guy about his new book:
Hey Guy,
Hope this is what you want…
Thanks for the privilege of commenting on your book. I think your intro says it all: [it] is a tweaked, updated, edited, and supplemented compilation of the best of my writing (blog and eight books) in one place.
And what a [...]
We’re heading to San Diego on March 31, driving down the coast to see all the natural beauty of springtime. We’ll use this blog to share the sights and inspire you to take the drive someday yourself.
The night lights of Portland, Crescent City and the Redwoods, Mendocino’s spectacular coastline, the famous Pier in San [...]
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