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“Demo of the year” of 2006 released by Microsoft

If you go to Google and search for “demo of the year” you’ll find my 2006 post about Microsoft’s Photosynth. It was that go...

Where Google and Facebook are fighting the next monetization battle

Think about something you’ve purchased recently. How did you decide to buy that thing? In my buying behavior I find that I can split it up in...

My blog about other blogs

I’m getting back into using Google Reader. I took a few months off (mostly) because of my fascination with FriendFeed but found that everytim...

Making better Facebook video 606 pixels at a time

Yesterday I did a couple of interviews at Facebook’s headquarters that’ll be up over the next couple of weeks. But in between I stopped...

We get the journalism we spend our attention on

You saw my last post where I showed how our journalistic resources are being squandered on a sporting event. But now is time to look into the mirro...

We get the journalism we spend our attention on

You saw my last post where I showed how our journalistic resources are being squandered on a sporting event. But now is time to look into the mirro...

Don’t cry for journalists…

Look at this photo from the Olympics. I count about 75 photographers, each decked out with a $9,000 (or more expensive) camera and lens (and most o...

Don’t cry for journalists…

Look at this photo from the Olympics. I count about 75 photographers, each decked out with a $9,000 (or more expensive) camera and lens (and most o...

The most important Google Tool for businesses (that you probably have never used)

Yesterday, when I spoke at the New Media Expo I showed off the Google AdWords Keyword tool. Then I asked how many people had used this tool before....

The most important Google Tool for businesses (that you probably have never used)

Yesterday, when I spoke at the New Media Expo I showed off the Google AdWords Keyword tool. Then I asked how many people had used this tool before....

What do the freaking tech bloggers want?

UPDATE: if you are a PR person and you are reading this blog, any vitriol aimed at the PR industry is NOT aimed at you. Probably. :-) I remember wo...

What do the freaking tech bloggers want?

UPDATE: if you are a PR person and you are reading this blog, any vitriol aimed at the PR industry is NOT aimed at you. Probably. :-) I remember wo...

Streaming video comes to iPhone…

I just got a note that Qik just shipped into beta on the iPhone. I’ll be testing this out and will let you know what I think. One thing, the ...

Streaming video comes to iPhone…

I just got a note that Qik just shipped into beta on the iPhone. I’ll be testing this out and will let you know what I think. One thing, the ...

Behind NBC’s Olympics Website

Eric Schmidt, one of the developers on NBCOlympics.com, the official Olympics Web site for the USA, just dropped by Fast Company’s offices in...

Behind NBC’s Olympics Website

Eric Schmidt, one of the developers on NBCOlympics.com, the official Olympics Web site for the USA, just dropped by Fast Company’s offices in...

PR-less launch kicks off a stack overflow of praise

This is the way I love to learn about a company. No, not from a PR firm. No, not from a CEO (or anyone else from the company) calling me up or writ...

PR-less launch kicks off a stack overflow of praise

This is the way I love to learn about a company. No, not from a PR firm. No, not from a CEO (or anyone else from the company) calling me up or writ...

Front-row seat to John Edwards sex scandal

I had no idea that when former Senator John Edwards invited me to come along on his plane back in December of 2006 that I would have had a front-ro...

Front-row seat to John Edwards sex scandal

I had no idea that when former Senator John Edwards invited me to come along on his plane back in December of 2006 that I would have had a front-ro...

Analytics expert on WorkFast.tv today

Avinash Kaushik is one of the world’s top authorities on Web Analytics (his new book, Web Analytics: An Hour a Day is already getting critica...

Analytics expert on WorkFast.tv today

Avinash Kaushik is one of the world’s top authorities on Web Analytics (his new book, Web Analytics: An Hour a Day is already getting critica...

“The bloodiest, sickest game from EA”

On Wednesday we hung out at Electronic Arts all day long getting to know the team of Dead Space, a new horror survival shooter-style game that has ...

“The bloodiest, sickest game from EA”

On Wednesday we hung out at Electronic Arts all day long getting to know the team of Dead Space, a new horror survival shooter-style game that has ...

Save journalism?

What a busy week. Where did it all go? I know I’ve been very active on FriendFeed lately. You can see all the things I liked there (I like th...

Save journalism?

What a busy week. Where did it all go? I know I’ve been very active on FriendFeed lately. You can see all the things I liked there (I like th...

Which US Presidential Candidate has the best tech policy?

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which US Presidential Candidate has the best tech policy? I went off to Google to answer that question. Here’s t...

Blog comments are dead: discuss

My Tesla post gathered two comments here. 13 comments and 12 “Likes” over on FriendFeed. Let’s just stick a fork in it. Comments...

Why I’m buying a Tesla sedan

In about two years I’ll be ready for a new car. But here’s why I’m putting down some cash to get a new Tesla Sedan, which was jus...

BestBuy gets more productive on WorkFastTV

Every week we film a live WorkFastTV show at the Revision 3 studios in San Francisco as part of our FastCompanyTV family of shows. It’s where...

The most underhyped Silicon Valley success: Meebo

I read hundreds of blogs. Follow thousands of people on Twitter and FriendFeed. I’m seen as THE poster boy for the Silicon Valley echo chambe...

The most underhyped Silicon Valley success: Meebo

I read hundreds of blogs. Follow thousands of people on Twitter and FriendFeed. I’m seen as THE poster boy for the Silicon Valley echo chambe...

Advertising in casual games

One thing that came out of last week’s meetings with lots of elected officials is that their attention is on the advertising industry and tha...

Warning: your calendar is in danger with Apple’s Mobile Me

Apple’s Mobile Me just deleted every single item from my Outlook calendar on Windows Vista. Gone. Deleted. Luckily I have them backed up on G...

Warning: your calendar is in danger with Apple’s Mobile Me

Apple’s Mobile Me just deleted every single item from my Outlook calendar on Windows Vista. Gone. Deleted. Luckily I have them backed up on G...

My Fourth of July Present to you: the geeky Congresswoman

Get in a patriotic mood by listening to our conversation with Zoe Lofgren, the world’s geekiest politician (she’s a Congresswoman from ...

The most hated man in productivity

…is Tim Ferriss, author of the 4-Hour Workweek. and he’ll be on WorkFastTV this morning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time (in about 30 minutes fr...

Upcoming updates its event listing; leaves me wanting

Upcoming.org just updated with a major redesign. I think it’s going to accelerate the movement of people to Facebook to keep track of their f...

Adobe Flash gets a break in war against Silverlight

Interesting, this is probably why I don’t try to do news reporting anymore. I was briefed a few days ago on the Adobe/Google news, but alread...

Is getting “more traffic” your real goal?

Who is winning the race to get more traffic? This 14-year-old kid, Fred. He’s gotten MILLIONS of views! 45 million at last count. This is wha...

Which US Presidential Candidate has the best tech policy?

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which US Presidential Candidate has the best tech policy? I went off to Google to answer that question. Here’s t...

Blog comments are dead: discuss

My Tesla post gathered two comments here. 13 comments and 12 “Likes” over on FriendFeed. Let’s just stick a fork in it. Comments...

Why I’m buying a Tesla sedan

In about two years I’ll be ready for a new car. But here’s why I’m putting down some cash to get a new Tesla Sedan, which was jus...

BestBuy gets more productive on WorkFastTV

Every week we film a live WorkFastTV show at the Revision 3 studios in San Francisco as part of our FastCompanyTV family of shows. It’s where...

Advertising in casual games

One thing that came out of last week’s meetings with lots of elected officials is that their attention is on the advertising industry and tha...

The Internet is going to the dogs

Dogster is one of those Web 2.0 businesses that isn’t Web 2.0. For instance, they are making money. I interviewed Dogster.com’s founder...

The Internet is going to the dogs

Dogster is one of those Web 2.0 businesses that isn’t Web 2.0. For instance, they are making money. I interviewed Dogster.com’s founder...

The month of no startups

The third startup just wrote me to ask us to hold our videos that we’ve done with them until the TechCrunch 50 and Demo conferences slide by ...

The month of no startups

The third startup just wrote me to ask us to hold our videos that we’ve done with them until the TechCrunch 50 and Demo conferences slide by ...

Our DC Trip in videos

We shot most of the interviews on our two HD camcorders, but they are a lot harder to work, especially when we had to do five interviews in one day...

Cuil: Why I’m trying to get off of the PR bandwagon…

Sarah Lacy, tech journalist for Business Week, has a post that demonstrates well why I am really trying to get off of the PR bandwagon. See, on Sun...

Cuil: Why I’m trying to get off of the PR bandwagon…

Sarah Lacy, tech journalist for Business Week, has a post that demonstrates well why I am really trying to get off of the PR bandwagon. See, on Sun...

Cuil: Why I’m trying to get off of the PR bandwagon…

Sarah Lacy, tech journalist for Business Week, has a post that demonstrates well why I am really trying to get off of the PR bandwagon. See, on Sun...

You are an idiot if…

…you believe Microsoft is actually going to have a completely rewritten Operating System before Bill Gates dies (which might be 20 to 40 more...

You are an idiot if…

…you believe Microsoft is actually going to have a completely rewritten Operating System before Bill Gates dies (which might be 20 to 40 more...

You are an idiot if…

…you believe Microsoft is actually going to have a completely rewritten Operating System before Bill Gates dies (which might be 20 to 40 more...

The power of a good demo

People have been talking about Microsoft’s “Mojave Experiment” all day. What did they do? They demoed a “future operating s...

The power of a good demo

People have been talking about Microsoft’s “Mojave Experiment” all day. What did they do? They demoed a “future operating s...

The power of a good demo

People have been talking about Microsoft’s “Mojave Experiment” all day. What did they do? They demoed a “future operating s...

Getting things done over at FastCompanyTV

If you haven’t checked into FastCompanyTV lately, we’ve been posting up a storm of innovative people. David Allen, best-selling author ...

Getting things done over at FastCompanyTV

If you haven’t checked into FastCompanyTV lately, we’ve been posting up a storm of innovative people. David Allen, best-selling author ...

Getting things done over at FastCompanyTV

If you haven’t checked into FastCompanyTV lately, we’ve been posting up a storm of innovative people. David Allen, best-selling author ...

The passionates vs. the non passionates

Every morning now I start out by reading FriendFeed. This morning there was a post by Steve Spalding called “the Web’s dirty little sec...

The passionates vs. the non passionates

Every morning now I start out by reading FriendFeed. This morning there was a post by Steve Spalding called “the Web’s dirty little sec...

The passionates vs. the non passionates

Every morning now I start out by reading FriendFeed. This morning there was a post by Steve Spalding called “the Web’s dirty little sec...

Earthquake in Los Angeles

FriendFeed search for “earthquake.“ Twitter search for “earthquake.“ Interesting how we compare experiences in the live web...

Earthquake in Los Angeles

FriendFeed search for “earthquake.“ Twitter search for “earthquake.“ Interesting how we compare experiences in the live web...

Earthquake in Los Angeles

FriendFeed search for “earthquake.“ Twitter search for “earthquake.“ Interesting how we compare experiences in the live web...

A new search engine appears: will you use it?

Tonight a new search engine showed up. Techcrunch has the details. So do tons of other blogs. Search engine guru Danny Sullivan has a great post ab...

A new search engine appears: will you use it?

Tonight a new search engine showed up. Techcrunch has the details. So do tons of other blogs. Search engine guru Danny Sullivan has a great post ab...

A new search engine appears: will you use it?

Tonight a new search engine showed up. Techcrunch has the details. So do tons of other blogs. Search engine guru Danny Sullivan has a great post ab...

The blog editing system in action

At last week’s Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference I was on a blogger panel where some members of the audience brought up ye olde “blogg...

The blog editing system in action

At last week’s Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference I was on a blogger panel where some members of the audience brought up ye olde “blogg...

The blog editing system in action

At last week’s Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference I was on a blogger panel where some members of the audience brought up ye olde “blogg...

The Silicon Valley VC Disease

Yesterday at the Mobile Web Wars event (here’s video of that), held right before the TechCrunch party, David Hornik, partner at August Capita...

The Silicon Valley VC Disease

Yesterday at the Mobile Web Wars event (here’s video of that), held right before the TechCrunch party, David Hornik, partner at August Capita...

The Silicon Valley VC Disease

Yesterday at the Mobile Web Wars event (here’s video of that), held right before the TechCrunch party, David Hornik, partner at August Capita...

The best computer bag I’ve owned: STM Journey

It has rolled over the sands of Israel. Kept my computer dry in the middle of a New York downpour. Been dragged through more than three miles of th...

The best computer bag I’ve owned: STM Journey

It has rolled over the sands of Israel. Kept my computer dry in the middle of a New York downpour. Been dragged through more than three miles of th...

The best computer bag I’ve owned: STM Journey

It has rolled over the sands of Israel. Kept my computer dry in the middle of a New York downpour. Been dragged through more than three miles of th...

The best Fortune Brainstorm Tech Talk: Neil Young challenges tech industry

“It has got dummied down,” musician Neil Young just told the audience. He is trying to get us all to pressure Apple and the PC industry...

The best Fortune Brainstorm Tech Talk: Neil Young challenges tech industry

“It has got dummied down,” musician Neil Young just told the audience. He is trying to get us all to pressure Apple and the PC industry...

The best Fortune Brainstorm Tech Talk: Neil Young challenges tech industry

“It has got dummied down,” musician Neil Young just told the audience. He is trying to get us all to pressure Apple and the PC industry...

I’m not going to write about Facebook today

You might know that Facebook, this afternoon, will have its second press conference surrounding its platform. Go to TechMeme if you want to know th...

I’m not going to write about Facebook today

You might know that Facebook, this afternoon, will have its second press conference surrounding its platform. Go to TechMeme if you want to know th...

I’m not going to write about Facebook today

You might know that Facebook, this afternoon, will have its second press conference surrounding its platform. Go to TechMeme if you want to know th...

Hello world from my iPhone

I am sitting at lunch sitting next to Adobe’s CTO typing to you from my iPhone with the just-released WordPress iPhone application. Very nice...

Hello world from my iPhone

I am sitting at lunch sitting next to Adobe’s CTO typing to you from my iPhone with the just-released WordPress iPhone application. Very nice...

Hello world from my iPhone

I am sitting at lunch sitting next to Adobe’s CTO typing to you from my iPhone with the just-released WordPress iPhone application. Very nice...

Hitting a nerve…

I didn’t realize when I started ranting last night just what kind of nerve I’d hit. Look at the FriendFeed comments around my blog post...

Hitting a nerve…

I didn’t realize when I started ranting last night just what kind of nerve I’d hit. Look at the FriendFeed comments around my blog post...

Hitting a nerve…

I didn’t realize when I started ranting last night just what kind of nerve I’d hit. Look at the FriendFeed comments around my blog post...

Has/How/Why tech blogging has failed you

Oh, what a hoot. I’ve been taking a break from blogging just to relax and invest my time in other places. Like FriendFeed. Or downloading iPh...

Has/How/Why tech blogging has failed you

Oh, what a hoot. I’ve been taking a break from blogging just to relax and invest my time in other places. Like FriendFeed. Or downloading iPh...

Has/How/Why tech blogging has failed you

Oh, what a hoot. I’ve been taking a break from blogging just to relax and invest my time in other places. Like FriendFeed. Or downloading iPh...

A look into datacenter of future at HP Labs

A couple of weeks ago we visited HP Labs where Chandrakant Patel, HP Fellow and Director of HP Labs’ Sustainable IT Ecosystem Laboratory gave...

A look into datacenter of future at HP Labs

A couple of weeks ago we visited HP Labs where Chandrakant Patel, HP Fellow and Director of HP Labs’ Sustainable IT Ecosystem Laboratory gave...

A look into datacenter of future at HP Labs

A couple of weeks ago we visited HP Labs where Chandrakant Patel, HP Fellow and Director of HP Labs’ Sustainable IT Ecosystem Laboratory gave...

How much time are you wasting on Twitter?

They bill themselves as the “anti-Twitter.” What is it? It’s RescueTime, a service that keeps track of what you spend your time o...

How much time are you wasting on Twitter?

They bill themselves as the “anti-Twitter.” What is it? It’s RescueTime, a service that keeps track of what you spend your time o...

How much time are you wasting on Twitter?

They bill themselves as the “anti-Twitter.” What is it? It’s RescueTime, a service that keeps track of what you spend your time o...

Podtech sold

Podtech, my prior employer was reportedly sold (I wasn’t briefed on the details, so don’t know if they are true or not). I give some of...

Podtech sold

Podtech, my prior employer was reportedly sold (I wasn’t briefed on the details, so don’t know if they are true or not). I give some of...

Podtech sold

Podtech, my prior employer was reportedly sold (I wasn’t briefed on the details, so don’t know if they are true or not). I give some of...

iPhone Developers have a blockbuster weekend

Today I visited two iPhone developers to see how things went. First we visited Evernote, which makes a great note-taking app. This is the most usef...

iPhone Developers have a blockbuster weekend

Today I visited two iPhone developers to see how things went. First we visited Evernote, which makes a great note-taking app. This is the most usef...

iPhone Developers have a blockbuster weekend

Today I visited two iPhone developers to see how things went. First we visited Evernote, which makes a great note-taking app. This is the most usef...

Qik and Twitter goes to Congress and causes major controversy

The New York Times, tomorrow, has an article about the controversy over using Internet communications tools like Qik and Twitter and whether they s...

Qik and Twitter goes to Congress and causes major controversy

The New York Times, tomorrow, has an article about the controversy over using Internet communications tools like Qik and Twitter and whether they s...

Qik and Twitter goes to Congress and causes major controversy

The New York Times, tomorrow, has an article about the controversy over using Internet communications tools like Qik and Twitter and whether they s...

Qik and Twitter goes to Congress and causes major controversy

The New York Times, tomorrow, has an article about the controversy over using Internet communications tools like Qik and Twitter and whether they s...

Jason Calacanis hands keys to blogosphere to Louis Gray

Why does stuff like this happen? Blame it on iPhone fever. It’s a slow news day, other than Apple’s crap. So, Jason goes out and trolls...

Jason Calacanis hands keys to blogosphere to Louis Gray

Why does stuff like this happen? Blame it on iPhone fever. It’s a slow news day, other than Apple’s crap. So, Jason goes out and trolls...

Jason Calacanis hands keys to blogosphere to Louis Gray

Why does stuff like this happen? Blame it on iPhone fever. It’s a slow news day, other than Apple’s crap. So, Jason goes out and trolls...

Jason Calacanis hands keys to blogosphere to Louis Gray

Why does stuff like this happen? Blame it on iPhone fever. It’s a slow news day, other than Apple’s crap. So, Jason goes out and trolls...

Is FriendFeed going to hire everyone at Google?

FriendFeed has been hiring Google’s superstars. This has got to be worrying for Google. Who is the latest to get hired? Gary Burd (that’...

Is FriendFeed going to hire everyone at Google?

FriendFeed has been hiring Google’s superstars. This has got to be worrying for Google. Who is the latest to get hired? Gary Burd (that’...

Is FriendFeed going to hire everyone at Google?

FriendFeed has been hiring Google’s superstars. This has got to be worrying for Google. Who is the latest to get hired? Gary Burd (that’...

Is FriendFeed going to hire everyone at Google?

FriendFeed has been hiring Google’s superstars. This has got to be worrying for Google. Who is the latest to get hired? Gary Burd (that’...

If you get iPhone 3G: go for white

I made a big mistake today. I bought a black iPhone 3G. My son told me to buy white. I thought white would look lame, but he was right (he bought a...

If you get iPhone 3G: go for white

I made a big mistake today. I bought a black iPhone 3G. My son told me to buy white. I thought white would look lame, but he was right (he bought a...

If you get iPhone 3G: go for white

I made a big mistake today. I bought a black iPhone 3G. My son told me to buy white. I thought white would look lame, but he was right (he bought a...

If you get iPhone 3G: go for white

I made a big mistake today. I bought a black iPhone 3G. My son told me to buy white. I thought white would look lame, but he was right (he bought a...

Why is AT&T Family Plan so difficult?

Last year it took two months to get our iPhones all onto AT&T’s family plan. I visited the AT&T store half a dozen times, spent hours...

Why is AT&T Family Plan so difficult?

Last year it took two months to get our iPhones all onto AT&T’s family plan. I visited the AT&T store half a dozen times, spent hours...

Why is AT&T Family Plan so difficult?

Last year it took two months to get our iPhones all onto AT&T’s family plan. I visited the AT&T store half a dozen times, spent hours...

Why is AT&T Family Plan so difficult?

Last year it took two months to get our iPhones all onto AT&T’s family plan. I visited the AT&T store half a dozen times, spent hours...

It’s worth the hell

Apple continues to amaze. I’ve never seen a company have a technical meltdown in front of the eyes of the world the way Apple did today. Yet ...

It’s worth the hell

Apple continues to amaze. I’ve never seen a company have a technical meltdown in front of the eyes of the world the way Apple did today. Yet ...

It’s worth the hell

Apple continues to amaze. I’ve never seen a company have a technical meltdown in front of the eyes of the world the way Apple did today. Yet ...

It’s worth the hell

Apple continues to amaze. I’ve never seen a company have a technical meltdown in front of the eyes of the world the way Apple did today. Yet ...

Stunning: Yosemite Extreme Gigapixel Panoramic Imaging Project

First, Microsoft deserves a kudo for its Pro Photo Summit. John Harrington wrote up the highlights and linked to many of the coolest things. But th...

Stunning: Yosemite Extreme Gigapixel Panoramic Imaging Project

First, Microsoft deserves a kudo for its Pro Photo Summit. John Harrington wrote up the highlights and linked to many of the coolest things. But th...

Stunning: Yosemite Extreme Gigapixel Panoramic Imaging Project

First, Microsoft deserves a kudo for its Pro Photo Summit. John Harrington wrote up the highlights and linked to many of the coolest things. But th...

Stunning: Yosemite Extreme Gigapixel Panoramic Imaging Project

First, Microsoft deserves a kudo for its Pro Photo Summit. John Harrington wrote up the highlights and linked to many of the coolest things. But th...

Just in case you’re from Mars

I imagine everyone who cares about the new iPhone knows where to find the news, but I imagine there might be one of you who just woke up from a com...

Just in case you’re from Mars

I imagine everyone who cares about the new iPhone knows where to find the news, but I imagine there might be one of you who just woke up from a com...

Just in case you’re from Mars

I imagine everyone who cares about the new iPhone knows where to find the news, but I imagine there might be one of you who just woke up from a com...

Just in case you’re from Mars

I imagine everyone who cares about the new iPhone knows where to find the news, but I imagine there might be one of you who just woke up from a com...

The community wins

One neat thing about being on FriendFeed is that the community gives you a TON of feedback. I’ve found that the community there is really con...

The community wins

One neat thing about being on FriendFeed is that the community gives you a TON of feedback. I’ve found that the community there is really con...

The community wins

One neat thing about being on FriendFeed is that the community gives you a TON of feedback. I’ve found that the community there is really con...

The community wins

One neat thing about being on FriendFeed is that the community gives you a TON of feedback. I’ve found that the community there is really con...

Behind SmartSheet’s much simpler design

SmartSheet is releasing today a new version of its project management service. It’s DRAMATICALLY easier to use than previous versions, here&#...

Behind SmartSheet’s much simpler design

SmartSheet is releasing today a new version of its project management service. It’s DRAMATICALLY easier to use than previous versions, here&#...

Behind SmartSheet’s much simpler design

SmartSheet is releasing today a new version of its project management service. It’s DRAMATICALLY easier to use than previous versions, here&#...

Behind SmartSheet’s much simpler design

SmartSheet is releasing today a new version of its project management service. It’s DRAMATICALLY easier to use than previous versions, here&#...

The mesmerized audience

I’ve sat in tons of audiences at tons of conferences this year. I’ve noticed a trend that I first noticed at Gnomedex: more and more pe...

The mesmerized audience

I’ve sat in tons of audiences at tons of conferences this year. I’ve noticed a trend that I first noticed at Gnomedex: more and more pe...

The mesmerized audience

I’ve sat in tons of audiences at tons of conferences this year. I’ve noticed a trend that I first noticed at Gnomedex: more and more pe...

The mesmerized audience

I’ve sat in tons of audiences at tons of conferences this year. I’ve noticed a trend that I first noticed at Gnomedex: more and more pe...

Is this the time that 3D sticks?

We’ve all heard about Second Life. I loved it, but it didn’t “stick” for a whole bunch of reasons. Meaning, it didn’t...

Is this the time that 3D sticks?

We’ve all heard about Second Life. I loved it, but it didn’t “stick” for a whole bunch of reasons. Meaning, it didn’t...

Is this the time that 3D sticks?

We’ve all heard about Second Life. I loved it, but it didn’t “stick” for a whole bunch of reasons. Meaning, it didn’t...

Is this the time that 3D sticks?

We’ve all heard about Second Life. I loved it, but it didn’t “stick” for a whole bunch of reasons. Meaning, it didn’t...

The most hated man in America? (the cable guy)

Before I started the interview with Kyle McSlarrow, CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, I joked with him that he’s ...

The most hated man in America? (the cable guy)

Before I started the interview with Kyle McSlarrow, CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, I joked with him that he’s ...

The most hated man in America? (the cable guy)

Before I started the interview with Kyle McSlarrow, CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, I joked with him that he’s ...

The most hated man in America? (the cable guy)

Before I started the interview with Kyle McSlarrow, CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, I joked with him that he’s ...

The FriendFeed for the rest of us

Yeah, you are probably sick of the FriendFeed hype. Sorry about that. But I do look around to see if there’s any other choices out there. Tod...

The FriendFeed for the rest of us

Yeah, you are probably sick of the FriendFeed hype. Sorry about that. But I do look around to see if there’s any other choices out there. Tod...

The FriendFeed for the rest of us

Yeah, you are probably sick of the FriendFeed hype. Sorry about that. But I do look around to see if there’s any other choices out there. Tod...

The FriendFeed for the rest of us

Yeah, you are probably sick of the FriendFeed hype. Sorry about that. But I do look around to see if there’s any other choices out there. Tod...

I don’t feel sorry for Yahoo

I keep trying to ignore this year’s biggest technology industry news story. I’d rather try out the latest Twitter client (TweetDeck is ...

I don’t feel sorry for Yahoo

I keep trying to ignore this year’s biggest technology industry news story. I’d rather try out the latest Twitter client (TweetDeck is ...

I don’t feel sorry for Yahoo

I keep trying to ignore this year’s biggest technology industry news story. I’d rather try out the latest Twitter client (TweetDeck is ...

I don’t feel sorry for Yahoo

I keep trying to ignore this year’s biggest technology industry news story. I’d rather try out the latest Twitter client (TweetDeck is ...

The “Participation Premium”

Data: Mike Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, said in an article yesterday that he has 10177 people subscribed to him on FriendFeed, about half of t...

The “Participation Premium”

Data: Mike Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, said in an article yesterday that he has 10177 people subscribed to him on FriendFeed, about half of t...

The “Participation Premium”

Data: Mike Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, said in an article yesterday that he has 10177 people subscribed to him on FriendFeed, about half of t...

The “Participation Premium”

Data: Mike Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, said in an article yesterday that he has 10177 people subscribed to him on FriendFeed, about half of t...

Is Microsoft trying to capture photography market?

This week Thomas Hawk (my favorite “Flickr-famous” photographer) and me will join a bunch of others on Microsoft’s campus up in R...

Is Microsoft trying to capture photography market?

This week Thomas Hawk (my favorite “Flickr-famous” photographer) and me will join a bunch of others on Microsoft’s campus up in R...

Is Microsoft trying to capture photography market?

This week Thomas Hawk (my favorite “Flickr-famous” photographer) and me will join a bunch of others on Microsoft’s campus up in R...

Is Microsoft trying to capture photography market?

This week Thomas Hawk (my favorite “Flickr-famous” photographer) and me will join a bunch of others on Microsoft’s campus up in R...

Waiting in line for iPhones is glorious

I see that there are people already waiting in line for the Apple 3G iPhone. I’m an expert on waiting in line for Apple products. My son and ...

Waiting in line for iPhones is glorious

I see that there are people already waiting in line for the Apple 3G iPhone. I’m an expert on waiting in line for Apple products. My son and ...

Waiting in line for iPhones is glorious

I see that there are people already waiting in line for the Apple 3G iPhone. I’m an expert on waiting in line for Apple products. My son and ...

Waiting in line for iPhones is glorious

I see that there are people already waiting in line for the Apple 3G iPhone. I’m an expert on waiting in line for Apple products. My son and ...

Off of the tech entertainment train

Today several people noted that I am no longer on Techmeme’s leader board. Funny, lately I’ve been reading TechMeme less and less and c...

Off of the tech entertainment train

Today several people noted that I am no longer on Techmeme’s leader board. Funny, lately I’ve been reading TechMeme less and less and c...

Off of the tech entertainment train

Today several people noted that I am no longer on Techmeme’s leader board. Funny, lately I’ve been reading TechMeme less and less and c...

Off of the tech entertainment train

Today several people noted that I am no longer on Techmeme’s leader board. Funny, lately I’ve been reading TechMeme less and less and c...

My Fourth of July Present to you: the geeky Congresswoman

Get in a patriotic mood by listening to our conversation with Zoe Lofgren, the world’s geekiest politician (she’s a Congresswoman from ...

My Fourth of July Present to you: the geeky Congresswoman

Get in a patriotic mood by listening to our conversation with Zoe Lofgren, the world’s geekiest politician (she’s a Congresswoman from ...

My Fourth of July Present to you: the geeky Congresswoman

Get in a patriotic mood by listening to our conversation with Zoe Lofgren, the world’s geekiest politician (she’s a Congresswoman from ...

The most hated man in productivity

…is Tim Ferriss, author of the 4-Hour Workweek. and he’ll be on WorkFastTV this morning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time (in about 30 minutes fr...

The most hated man in productivity

…is Tim Ferriss, author of the 4-Hour Workweek. and he’ll be on WorkFastTV this morning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time (in about 30 minutes fr...

The most hated man in productivity

…is Tim Ferriss, author of the 4-Hour Workweek. and he’ll be on WorkFastTV this morning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time (in about 30 minutes fr...

Upcoming updates its event listing; leaves me wanting

Upcoming.org just updated with a major redesign. I think it’s going to accelerate the movement of people to Facebook to keep track of their f...

Upcoming updates its event listing; leaves me wanting

Upcoming.org just updated with a major redesign. I think it’s going to accelerate the movement of people to Facebook to keep track of their f...

Upcoming updates its event listing; leaves me wanting

Upcoming.org just updated with a major redesign. I think it’s going to accelerate the movement of people to Facebook to keep track of their f...

Adobe Flash gets a break in war against Silverlight

Interesting, this is probably why I don’t try to do news reporting anymore. I was briefed a few days ago on the Adobe/Google news, but alread...

Adobe Flash gets a break in war against Silverlight

Interesting, this is probably why I don’t try to do news reporting anymore. I was briefed a few days ago on the Adobe/Google news, but alread...

Adobe Flash gets a break in war against Silverlight

Interesting, this is probably why I don’t try to do news reporting anymore. I was briefed a few days ago on the Adobe/Google news, but alread...

Is getting “more traffic” your real goal?

Who is winning the race to get more traffic? This 14-year-old kid, Fred. He’s gotten MILLIONS of views! 45 million at last count. This is wha...

Is getting “more traffic” your real goal?

Who is winning the race to get more traffic? This 14-year-old kid, Fred. He’s gotten MILLIONS of views! 45 million at last count. This is wha...

Is getting “more traffic” your real goal?

Who is winning the race to get more traffic? This 14-year-old kid, Fred. He’s gotten MILLIONS of views! 45 million at last count. This is wha...

Which US Presidential Candidate has the best tech policy?

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which US Presidential Candidate has the best tech policy? I went off to Google to answer that question. Here’s t...

Which US Presidential Candidate has the best tech policy?

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which US Presidential Candidate has the best tech policy? I went off to Google to answer that question. Here’s t...

Blog comments are dead: discuss

My Tesla post gathered two comments here. 13 comments and 12 “Likes” over on FriendFeed. Let’s just stick a fork in it. Comments...

Blog comments are dead: discuss

My Tesla post gathered two comments here. 13 comments and 12 “Likes” over on FriendFeed. Let’s just stick a fork in it. Comments...

Why I’m buying a Tesla sedan

In about two years I’ll be ready for a new car. But here’s why I’m putting down some cash to get a new Tesla Sedan, which was jus...

Why I’m buying a Tesla sedan

In about two years I’ll be ready for a new car. But here’s why I’m putting down some cash to get a new Tesla Sedan, which was jus...

BestBuy gets more productive on WorkFastTV

Every week we film a live WorkFastTV show at the Revision 3 studios in San Francisco as part of our FastCompanyTV family of shows. It’s where...

BestBuy gets more productive on WorkFastTV

Every week we film a live WorkFastTV show at the Revision 3 studios in San Francisco as part of our FastCompanyTV family of shows. It’s where...

Advertising in casual games

One thing that came out of last week’s meetings with lots of elected officials is that their attention is on the advertising industry and tha...

Advertising in casual games

One thing that came out of last week’s meetings with lots of elected officials is that their attention is on the advertising industry and tha...

The Internet is going to the dogs

Dogster is one of those Web 2.0 businesses that isn’t Web 2.0. For instance, they are making money. I interviewed Dogster.com’s founder...

The Internet is going to the dogs

Dogster is one of those Web 2.0 businesses that isn’t Web 2.0. For instance, they are making money. I interviewed Dogster.com’s founder...

Our DC Trip in videos

We shot most of the interviews on our two HD camcorders, but they are a lot harder to work, especially when we had to do five interviews in one day...

Our DC Trip in videos

We shot most of the interviews on our two HD camcorders, but they are a lot harder to work, especially when we had to do five interviews in one day...

Our DC Trip in videos

We shot most of the interviews on our two HD camcorders, but they are a lot harder to work, especially when we had to do five interviews in one day...

Our DC trip in Photos

My son and I shot hundreds of photos, I uploaded the best 30 or so to my Flickr account. But wanted to call a few out here so you could see my favo...

Our DC trip in Photos

My son and I shot hundreds of photos, I uploaded the best 30 or so to my Flickr account. But wanted to call a few out here so you could see my favo...

Debriefing of our DC Trip

Here’s our debriefing of our DC Trip. We’ll get more videos up over the next few weeks on FastCompany.tv — we filmed most of the ...

Debriefing of our DC Trip

Here’s our debriefing of our DC Trip. We’ll get more videos up over the next few weeks on FastCompany.tv — we filmed most of the ...

The changing power in Washington DC

On Thursday morning I was at breakfast with Alec Ross. One of the tech guys who advises Barack Obama. He told me to look around the restaurant at t...

The changing power in Washington DC

On Thursday morning I was at breakfast with Alec Ross. One of the tech guys who advises Barack Obama. He told me to look around the restaurant at t...

Talking parental controls with the FCC Commissioner

Yesterday, I interviewed FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein where he turned very passionate about protecting kids from advertisers and other threa...

Talking parental controls with the FCC Commissioner

Yesterday, I interviewed FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein where he turned very passionate about protecting kids from advertisers and other threa...

How is technology changing the world of Washington D.C.?

When I walked into the Speaker of the House’s press room and saw a staff member (Jesse Lee, Senior New Media Advisor for Congresswoman Nancy ...

How is technology changing the world of Washington D.C.?

When I walked into the Speaker of the House’s press room and saw a staff member (Jesse Lee, Senior New Media Advisor for Congresswoman Nancy ...

Visit NYC & Washington D.C. with us

Tonight my 14-year-old son, Rocky (my producer), and I leave SFO to start what is bound to be one of the most interesting weeks in our lives. One t...

Visit NYC & Washington D.C. with us

Tonight my 14-year-old son, Rocky (my producer), and I leave SFO to start what is bound to be one of the most interesting weeks in our lives. One t...

Why YouTube is going long-form

It’s funny, I have always been a believer in long form video. Heck, today I put up a 30 minute video with the hottest mobile social network&#...

Why YouTube is going long-form

It’s funny, I have always been a believer in long form video. Heck, today I put up a 30 minute video with the hottest mobile social network&#...

A Silicon Valley-Washington DC conversation

Several months ago Andrew Feinberg, founder of the Capitol Valley.net blog, laid down a challenge to me and other tech bloggers: why don’t we...

A Silicon Valley-Washington DC conversation

Several months ago Andrew Feinberg, founder of the Capitol Valley.net blog, laid down a challenge to me and other tech bloggers: why don’t we...

3,003 “Likes”

Over on FriendFeed, which I joined in March, I’ve been quite busy. I’ve moved a bunch of my blogging time and Google Reader time over t...

3,003 “Likes”

Over on FriendFeed, which I joined in March, I’ve been quite busy. I’ve moved a bunch of my blogging time and Google Reader time over t...

Firefox down

Everyone is trying to get into download Firefox 3.0 (the release of Firefox 3.0 is the hot story of the day on TechMeme). Unfortunately most of us ...

Firefox down

Everyone is trying to get into download Firefox 3.0 (the release of Firefox 3.0 is the hot story of the day on TechMeme). Unfortunately most of us ...

Will Microsoft Search use Mahalo techniques to change the game?

On Thursday I interviewed a few executives at Microsoft. A few of those videos will have to wait in line (we have two weeks of inventory that needs...

Will Microsoft Search use Mahalo techniques to change the game?

On Thursday I interviewed a few executives at Microsoft. A few of those videos will have to wait in line (we have two weeks of inventory that needs...

Why Kyte.tv will kill Qik and Flixwagon in cell phone video space

I just wrote a guest post over on TechCrunch where I cover why Kyte.tv is going to win in the cell phone video space.

Why Kyte.tv will kill Qik and Flixwagon in cell phone video space

I just wrote a guest post over on TechCrunch where I cover why Kyte.tv is going to win in the cell phone video space.

Rejuvenating with Scott Bourne (and talking about whether I’m paid to pimp stuff like FriendFeed)

My goal is to have an interesting conversation with someone interesting every day. Yesterday was an all-out winner. I had conversations with two in...

Rejuvenating with Scott Bourne (and talking about whether I’m paid to pimp stuff like FriendFeed)

My goal is to have an interesting conversation with someone interesting every day. Yesterday was an all-out winner. I had conversations with two in...

Working Fast on Office 2.0

Another guy I interviewed yesterday up at Microsoft was Chris Capossela, head of a bunch of Microsoft Office stuff (they call it the Information Wo...

Working Fast on Office 2.0

Another guy I interviewed yesterday up at Microsoft was Chris Capossela, head of a bunch of Microsoft Office stuff (they call it the Information Wo...

Microsoft’s 320 million anti-Google weapons

Yesterday I was sitting in Brian Hall’s office when the Yahoo/Google news was breaking. Who’s he? The guy at Microsoft who runs most of...

Microsoft’s 320 million anti-Google weapons

Yesterday I was sitting in Brian Hall’s office when the Yahoo/Google news was breaking. Who’s he? The guy at Microsoft who runs most of...

Scoble in a suit?

You haven’t seen this before. I’m in a suit for our first WorkFast.tv show which featured Mark Bernstein, head of the Palo Alto Researc...

Scoble in a suit?

You haven’t seen this before. I’m in a suit for our first WorkFast.tv show which featured Mark Bernstein, head of the Palo Alto Researc...

Crowds predict accurately?

I liked meeting Predictify a lot. They use crowds to predict things, and quite accurately too. Their interview is up on FastCompany.tv. Their site ...

Crowds predict accurately?

I liked meeting Predictify a lot. They use crowds to predict things, and quite accurately too. Their interview is up on FastCompany.tv. Their site ...

Learn about new TV on NewTeeVee station

Congrats to Om Malik and team for starting a new online video channel: all about other new online video channels. I hope to do enough innovative st...

Learn about new TV on NewTeeVee station

Congrats to Om Malik and team for starting a new online video channel: all about other new online video channels. I hope to do enough innovative st...

What I learned by sitting in an Apple store during WWDC

Yesterday morning I was in the San Francisco Apple Store. I was watching these sites: 1. FriendFeed. Refreshed it every 15 seconds. 2. MacRumorsLiv...

What I learned by sitting in an Apple store during WWDC

Yesterday morning I was in the San Francisco Apple Store. I was watching these sites: 1. FriendFeed. Refreshed it every 15 seconds. 2. MacRumorsLiv...

I’m a phone freak

Everywhere I go I carry three phones now: 1. iPhone. 2. Nokia N95. 3. Nokia N82. I also have a Blackjack II Windows Mobile smartphone that I occass...

I’m a phone freak

Everywhere I go I carry three phones now: 1. iPhone. 2. Nokia N95. 3. Nokia N82. I also have a Blackjack II Windows Mobile smartphone that I occass...

Join us for breakfast in Seattle

In a few hours we’re headed to Seattle. Sorry, my schedule is very full, but we are having breakfast with Jeff Pulver on Wednesday morning in...

Join us for breakfast in Seattle

In a few hours we’re headed to Seattle. Sorry, my schedule is very full, but we are having breakfast with Jeff Pulver on Wednesday morning in...

AT&T’s CTO says 3G is ready for new iPhone

Om Malik asks “will 3G be ready for new iPhone? AT&T’s CTO John Donovan says “we will have enough bandwidth…” in ...

AT&T’s CTO says 3G is ready for new iPhone

Om Malik asks “will 3G be ready for new iPhone? AT&T’s CTO John Donovan says “we will have enough bandwidth…” in ...

Where to watch today’s Apple news

I have all the top blogs and Twitter accounts coming into FriendFeed. Already the news is flowing (that’s a view of everything I’m R...

Where to watch today’s Apple news

I have all the top blogs and Twitter accounts coming into FriendFeed. Already the news is flowing (that’s a view of everything I’m R...

FastCompanyTV: the three-month report

We started FastCompanyTV the first week of March this year. What a lot has happened in three months. Here’s a rundown of the videos we’...

FastCompanyTV: the three-month report

We started FastCompanyTV the first week of March this year. What a lot has happened in three months. Here’s a rundown of the videos we’...

iPhone 3G?

The hype is in overdrive that there’s a new iPhone coming on Monday. On the other hand, I’ve been hearing that Forbes/Financial Times/B...

iPhone 3G?

The hype is in overdrive that there’s a new iPhone coming on Monday. On the other hand, I’ve been hearing that Forbes/Financial Times/B...

The sixth question companies ask about social media

I was just reading TechMeme and saw that Jeremiah Owyang has a great post on the five questions that companies ask about social media. I have a six...

The sixth question companies ask about social media

I was just reading TechMeme and saw that Jeremiah Owyang has a great post on the five questions that companies ask about social media. I have a six...

How are presentations changing? Sliderocket!

The video. The conversation. The quote: “Awesome, AWESOME interview Robert. SlideRocket was the missing link to my online office suite softwa...

How are presentations changing? Sliderocket!

The video. The conversation. The quote: “Awesome, AWESOME interview Robert. SlideRocket was the missing link to my online office suite softwa...

Patrick graduates to high school

Today I’ll be attending Patrick’s graduation from Jr. High. Damn, can’t believe he’s going to high school. When I graduated...

Patrick graduates to high school

Today I’ll be attending Patrick’s graduation from Jr. High. Damn, can’t believe he’s going to high school. When I graduated...

Mike Arrington and Steve Gillmor don’t use Firefox 3.0

Tonight I was at a party where Mike Arrington, Steve Gillmor, and me were talking to Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla Foundation. You know, the fine fo...

Mike Arrington and Steve Gillmor don’t use Firefox 3.0

Tonight I was at a party where Mike Arrington, Steve Gillmor, and me were talking to Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla Foundation. You know, the fine fo...

FriendFeed

People are telling me that I hype up FriendFeed too much. So instead of praising the latest features I’ll just let Mike Arrington of TechCrun...

FriendFeed

People are telling me that I hype up FriendFeed too much. So instead of praising the latest features I’ll just let Mike Arrington of TechCrun...

AT&T’s CTO tells me all of Apple’s secrets

Oh, I wish I could write that headline. I did interview AT&T’s CTO, John Donovan, on my Nokia cell phone today. We did talk about the 3G ...

AT&T’s CTO tells me all of Apple’s secrets

Oh, I wish I could write that headline. I did interview AT&T’s CTO, John Donovan, on my Nokia cell phone today. We did talk about the 3G ...

Working on something new

Yesterday I visited Adobe to get a look at their new office suite. Buzzword is such a cool app, I got a demo of that on my cell phone. That prepare...

Working on something new

Yesterday I visited Adobe to get a look at their new office suite. Buzzword is such a cool app, I got a demo of that on my cell phone. That prepare...

The world of work undergoing huge changes

Adobe tonight announced an Office Suite largely focused around a new version of Acrobat. TechCrunch has a good post on the new stuff that just ship...

The world of work undergoing huge changes

Adobe tonight announced an Office Suite largely focused around a new version of Acrobat. TechCrunch has a good post on the new stuff that just ship...

Chris Messina nails it

I’ve been trying to find the words to explain why I love the public web. It’s messy, yes. Upcoming.org isn’t quite as nice as Fac...

Chris Messina nails it

I’ve been trying to find the words to explain why I love the public web. It’s messy, yes. Upcoming.org isn’t quite as nice as Fac...

One person

Can improve the world.

One person

Can improve the world.

The best comment on Twitter and architecture I’ve seen

It’s the comment left by Michael Kowalchik, aka “MikePK” in response to Matthew Ingram’s post about Twitter’s archite...

The best comment on Twitter and architecture I’ve seen

It’s the comment left by Michael Kowalchik, aka “MikePK” in response to Matthew Ingram’s post about Twitter’s archite...

Walking around Paris with Dave Sifry

I was sworn to secrecy about what we were doing in Paris last December. You thought I was there to attend and speak at the LeWeb conference. I was....

Walking around Paris with Dave Sifry