Are you socially insecure?

Many of us are – insecure, that is – though we may not realize it. And I’m not referring to our personal psychological states (maybe in another post). Last Friday evening, I got an email from Twitter saying my account may have been compromised.  I...

Hello again…

– Well. You’re back. – Um, what? – It’s been a while since we’ve seen you here. – Yes. Yes, I guess it has. – So… what have you been up to? – What do you mean? – I mean, where were you? – Oh. When...

Buying gifts is a lot like creating content

Today, as I was making my holiday list, it occurred to me that giving gifts is a lot like creating good content. Sure you can dash it off or recycle an old idea. But if you want to really engage people you need to put some energy and imagination into it and not simply...

The ups and downs of Everest and PR: two holiday gift ideas

If you’re a last-minute shopper like me – hey, there’s plenty of time – at least four days left – you’re probably starting to think about your gift list. So in the spirit of the season, here are two suggestions. One is fiction, the...

Tablets are like digital shopping malls for content

I’m a big fan of shopping malls (as many of you know 🙂 ). And last month, after seeing Jason Konopinski’s post on his transition to reading more ebooks, I realized I’m on a similar path, though I haven’t given up on print completely. Like many...