Remember “free nights and weekends”? In early days of cellular telephones, providers would offer free nights and weekend calling to attempt to set their plans apart from the others. They were great deals, a natural bragging point in conversation: “I have Cingular and it’s great and I have free nights and weekends.” The idea of [...]
Recently I spent the weekend in Pittsburgh visiting my friends Melanie and Jim. When we weren’t hopping around bars and restaurants, we kicked it back at their apartment in front of the TV. Of course the three of us didn’t just sit there staring at the TV- we had our laptops out. Three pairs of [...]
I have too many gadgets in my life. The idea of Information Overload isn’t new and it is a topic I’ve written about before. However instead of thinking about all the websites and social networks in our lives, I took a look at something a bit more physical: how many devices I have that can [...]
Last week I picked up something that most Millennials wouldn’t even think about touching. A newspaper. I was about to fly back to Washington, DC from Des Moines and my hotel left a USA Today outside my door. I picked it up, thinking I could read it during my least favorite part of a flight: the take-off. [...]
This year I changed over my hosting to the lovely folks at bluehost. The rates were lower and they were recommended in conversations with fellow bloggers. So far I’ve been more than happy with their service. My prior hosting provider, Jumpline, has done little to convince me to stick with them and this latest incident [...]
Do you know who Rafinha Bastos is? Unless you speak Portuguese you may not. However the Brazilian comedian and journalist is somebody everyone should know. Because he is the most influential person on Twitter. It’s weird that a person, who happens calls himself “The King of Twitter,” is indeed the King of Twitter. He doesn’t have a [...]
Last month Oreo attempted to set a Guinness World record when they asked their 16.7 million fans to “like” one of their posts: 24 hours later they clinched the title, an event they expected since they were quickly ready with a photo opp and certificate. However five hours later rapper Lil Wayne decided to counter with [...]
When I walked into that room I knew I was doing something few would have the privilege to do and would only earn that opportunity after years of hard work, dedication, and some luck. I must have a little bit more luck than the rest. Five minutes prior I walked through the press entrance for [...]
Even though I struggle with finding companions and I can’t always make a show every year, I am still a member of the DMB Warehouse. It’s the official Fan Club of the Dave Matthews Band and I’ve been a member for almost 10 years. When my membership comes up for renewal I don’t blink an [...]
Remember when advertising was actually a persuasive tool? You would buy a product because it was advertised to be the best, longest lasting, or a great value. Companies would pit their products against the competitors in ads, hoping that it would win the hearts and minds of the consumers that watched them. Of course that [...]
