Small Initiatives

So I have to go to Appleton, Wisconsin, in a few weeks. I knew it wouldn’t be cheap, given the escalating air fares that are plaguing business travelers these days. I checked Expedia and a few...

I found myself a captive audience on an elliptical at the Seattle Westin yesterday, and my TV choices were slim. After some sweaty channel surfing, I settled on Jim Cramer’s Mad Money on CNBC....

I am all about utility.  Life gets chaotic if you don’t keep the clutter and noise under control.  I wanna have fun while I’m moving through my day, but when it comes right down to it I want...

If you are looking to burn some hours this weekend and don’t have anything to do, head over to Microsoft’s Photosynth. Photosynth isn’t exactly new but if you haven’t seen it...

Josh Bernhoff over at Forrester just released some interesting research around a recession’s impact online marketing buying habits. That is to say, they asked over 300 interactive marketers the...

Why are Mac converts so damn annoying? Have you noticed that? I was once a happy PC user content to never know of or much less use a Mac. However, I had all these Mac friends who would pester me...

The Silicon Alley Insider’s Henry Blodget has a gleeful post today lauding the demise of the newspaper industry. Their loss, he argues, is interactive advertising’s gain. “The $42...

I can almost hear the Mac whore giggling with delight as I write this. I’ve switched to the Mac. It was time to get a new laptop, and I just couldn’t bear choosing between the aging...

Jack Lail has a good post on Random Mumblings arguing that we’re in the “golden age of web news.” Lail writes: “It’s a deadly serious battle for audience and ad...

Just read a good article in the NYTimes on Apple’s encroachment into RIM’s hardcore business user domain. Mostly a synopsis of what has happened with a few salient data points on market...

Confirming something that everyone already knew or suspected: the 3G iPhone will have GPS and will be slightly thicker. Also, it sounds people are betting on a 3G release date of June 9th. Too bad my...

I’m deeply worried about the economic woes the newspaper industry is facing. I’m even more worried about what will become of journalism amid this turbulence. As news moves online and the...

Sadly, the folks at Avis got a taste of Bad Bob this week. Twice. During my travels, I rented cars in both Denver and San Diego. Upon leaving, the guard at the Avis shack asked if I wanted the fuel...

It’s official. We put out a press release last week announcing that Heather Lamm and Mike Higgins are now officially partners in Maroon Ventures. Higgins struggled a bit while we gave him the...

Father Sarducci was a product innovator. One classic invention was Mr. Tea. As he would explain, “you add the hot water and the tea bag, and Mr. Tea does the rest”. OK, so Mr. Tea...