Video- Managing Expectations

Okay, so I’m not used to doing the video thing, but now that I’m rocking the MacBook Pro, I really have no excuse. I can just ramble and it’s too easy to record and be done with it. So I’m giving this a shot though it very well may be my first and last video.  [...]

SocialMinder- Upgrade Bait And Switch

Last night I got an email from a old co-worker inviting me to check out SocialMinder, which said: SocialMinder is an online assistant that helps you maintain relationships with your LinkedIn network. I thought that you might appreciate a free invitation to the “closed” alpha test of SocialMinder. SociaMinder: * Scans your email headers and [...]

Finalists For the Amazon $100,000 Startup Challenge Announced

Today, Amazon announced the finalists for their $100,000 Startup Challenge. The contest was to find “the next hot start-up that is leveraging AWS to build its infrastructure and business.” The winner will be given $100K in cash and AWS credit, and a potential investment from Amazon.com Here are the finalists: Encoding.com On demand video encoding. Users upload [...]

What I Learned Tonight From President Barack Obama: Messaging Is Everything

Since the beginning of his campaign, Barack Obama has understood one simple, yet essential principle that seemed to elude all other candidates. He was a master at crafting the exact right message for exactly the right audience, and he was always able to do so without ever being manipulative. Right before his acceptance speech, he [...]

Boston-Area Tweetup Tomorrow- November 5th

If you’re in the Boston-area tomorrow morning and do not have an election hangover (a condition resulting from watching far too much CNN and paying attention to all election-related twitter posts), head on over to the Andala Coffee House in Central Square. Here’s the info from Biz Stone of twitter: TweetUp with Bijan in Boston [...]

Congratulations President Obama

I’ve been watching all the news channels. I’ve been following all the tweets. And while no one wants to be the first to project a winner in this race, I’m fully prepared to make a bold projection: Barack Obama is the next president of the United States of America. I’ve run all the numbers and [...]