This Business of Living

I’m excited to start the Oprah & Deepak 21-Day...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:22:52 -0700

I’m excited to start the Oprah & Deepak 21-Day Meditation Challenge, but am wishing for a better mobile experience. @chopracenter

You love sliding on floors in socks. Ergo you're not a drug user

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:14:46 -0700

You love sliding on floors in socks. Ergo you're not a drug user:

What 58k public Facebook profiles told Cambridge U researchers about the private lives of Americans. #skynetwatch

I guess in N. Texas there are no EASY buttons to be had from...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 09:50:58 -0800

I guess in N. Texas there are no EASY buttons to be had from @Staples before 12 Noon. Wondering what the old hours were…

This guy explains why I don't like to read trade blogs

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:49:15 -0800

This guy explains why I don't like to read trade blogs:

Gutsy advice. Let’s see if it catches on.

Tweeting from #cloudforce San Fran to join a social campaign...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:05:37 -0700

Tweeting from #cloudforce San Fran to join a social campaign around #eprint

Such a simple idea… I just might give up my safety razor...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:33:59 -0800

Such a simple idea… I just might give up my safety razor for a month and give these guys a shot.

Read: Tuck in Your Shirt & 11 other Y12 legit resolutions for men

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:11:03 -0800

Read: Tuck in Your Shirt & 11 other Y12 legit resolutions for men:

Via Jeremiah Simmons’ (of a Headlong Dive) Daily Details blog.

Heard: Hunting the Moby

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:48:00 -0800

Heard: Hunting the Moby:

Call me Ishmael… or at least an admirer of the fearless souls who dare to read Melville’s “Moby-Dick”… without a net. The novel damn near broke me in High School. I’ve not touched it since. Bucket list promise: I will read it for pleasure before I die (gulp). Until then, I’m glad Kurt Andersen and others continue to send back dispatches from the whale hunt.

Heard: Joyce's "The Dead" on Selected Shorts

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:38:00 -0800

Heard: Joyce's "The Dead" on Selected Shorts:

A few years ago, my mother was on a James Joyce kick. She convinced me to read “The Dubliners”, which includes an interesting story called “The Dead.” It turns out this short story is one of the author’s most celebrated works of fiction. Listen to a lovingly staged reading of the story on “Selected Shorts.”

"Running for president is like sticking your face in the blade of a fan."

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:30:15 -0800

“Running for president is like sticking your face in the blade of a fan.”

- Mike Huckabee as cited in the Nov 13 NY Times Magazine: http://bit.ly/uNa2DR

Should I debut my next new Web series on Facebook?

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:56:56 -0700

Should I debut my next new Web series on Facebook?:

…Or should I treat the Facebook as merely another distribution channel?

How social media is revolutionizing the box

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:48:09 -0700

How social media is revolutionizing the box:

Kristin Frank of MTV Networks says that social media is allowing MTV and VH1 to delight viewers with programming across multiple screens.

Are these guys really back? Inconceivable!

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:36:00 -0700

Are these guys really back? Inconceivable!

S-O-C-I-A-L-G-A-M-E-S Spells War for rivals Google+ & Facebook

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:39:31 -0700

S-O-C-I-A-L-G-A-M-E-S Spells War for rivals Google+ & Facebook:

Everyone assumed social games would come to Google+ sometime this year. No one expected it would be within the first two months of the new social network’s life, reports VatorNews.com. Who’s playing Angry Birds now. Hat tip @scott_e_wright via #LinkedIn

A compelling case for why Google's Moto Mobi acquisition is a lot like 1+1=3

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:46:04 -0700

A compelling case for why Google's Moto Mobi acquisition is a lot like 1+1=3:

Everyone assumes Google’s acquisition of Motorolla Mobility is about competing with Apple for handset / tablet supremacy. The folks at NewTeeVee are agreeing but point out an even more compelling opportunity to reboot the failed GoogleTV with Motor Mobil’s settop box division.

"In the short term the market is a popularity contest; in the long term it is a weighing machine."

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:37:16 -0700

“In the short term the market is a popularity contest; in the long term it is a weighing machine.”

- Warren Buffet via the Herald Sun

Even the social media elite are feeling overwhelmed with options.

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:10:34 -0700

Even the social media elite are feeling overwhelmed with options. :

The NYT offers a thoughtful piece on the challenges of being hyper-connected via Twitter, Facebook, foursquare, Google+, etc. through the eyes of a woman who literally setup a brand new life in NYC entirely via Twitter.

Apple's 15 minutes as biggest company in the world

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:59:00 -0700

Apple's 15 minutes as biggest company in the world:

The NYT’s Deal Book blog reports that Apple’s stock price briefly surged beyond ExxonMobil, making it the world’s largest company by market value on Tuesday… if only briefly. I’ll leave it to you to decide if this is a good or bad thing!

Microsoft now has better credit rating than the US

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:24:02 -0700

Microsoft now has better credit rating than the US:

Reported in Business Insider

Congress' rating at an all time low of 82% according to NY Times poll.

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:15:55 -0700

Congress' rating at an all time low of 82% according to NY Times poll. :

This is the lowest rating for congress since the Times started asking the question in 1977