Facebook, Please Don't Invite Myspace to the Party
I used to love Myspace back when, as a non-developer, I thought it was cool to populate my profile with music, images and other bells and whistles. I'd "pimp" (read, personalize) my friends' profiles for them and I loved reconnecting with long lost everybody. Then, two things happened:1) I went to law school and discovered Facebook via the recent college grads in my class, and2) Myspace developed an embarrassing addiction to porn, with which it chose to spam me daily.Not all relationships are meant to last forever, and I ended mine with Myspace this year when I simply couldn't take it an

Heartfelt FB to Assist Winter Paralympics Team
This is the kind of thing that gets me fired up about social media.I posted this on Twitter today: "RT @SBJSBD: U-Ice-A? Colbert Report sponsorship of US Speedskating raised $202k in its first week. 

Future of Networking: Toss Your Business Cards
The Poken device is my latest obsession. After hearing about Poken at a recent media conference, I researched the device for this story and immediately knew I had to have one. And so did my P.I.C. The time saved in the networking process will be priceless—once New Yorkers catch on and Poken use becomes as wide-spread on

'Golden Age of Publishing' Means Users Do Work
It's been a while since anything's been posted here because I've been doing a lot of writing for eMedia Vitals, which has involved participation in this year's tentative media conference season. From what I've seen, folks seem to be getting serious about their brands' digital components and the exciting possibilities emerging as more and more in what's been called the Golden Age of