How I Podcast
Monday (AM Commute): Six Pixels of Separation – Mitch Joel I’ve listened to every episode for nearly a year and a half now, and have gone back through to listen to many older ones. Mitch…
Designing Products, Experiences, and Marketing
eBay’s iPhone App has a Critical Flaw
That’s a fairly drastic headline, but I had something happen to me today that was the result of a feature glitch on eBay’s app. Two weeks ago I sold my iPad on eBay. The buyer…
One of Those Days
I’m not a big complainer, but sometimes there are just those days when everything goes the wrong way. My day today? 1) Wife got rear-ended in a hit and run on the way to work.…
Why Businesses are Starting to Act Like Non-Profits
<summary> Membership organizations are commonly built to help individuals support a cause they care about or a discipline they connect with. In business, marketing has evolved in include…
Where Small Businesses Fail with Gen Y
I’m in a Unique Position I’m not special. But I do recognize that I’m a demographic outlier. I was born in 1982, one of the very first Millennials. I’m an elderly enough Gen Yer to…
Rebooting with Mitch Joel’s new book, Ctrl Alt Delete
I’d like to start by sharing a bio on Mitch, but there’s entirely too much to list. If you’d like some background and context on his experience and qualifications head over to the Google. There…
How “Cutting the Cord” Cut Me Back
Getting Out the Wire Cutters In January, I suspended my DirecTV service. If you’re with DirecTV, you can actually turn off your service while maintaining your account. You don’t pay any bills for the selected…
Did I Just Get Social Media “Script Raped”?
I spent some time chatting with my ISP yesterday about their services. I had a fairly simple question about available packages, and how I could increase my monthly data allowance (which I didn’t know existed…
Being Productive
I’m a regular listener of the new(ish) podcast The Work Talk Show, hosted by Nick Westergaard and DJ Waldow. If you haven’t checked it out, go back and listen to a couple (iOS link). Nick…