Monthly Archives: May 2009

Moving on from About.com

Moving on from About.com

It’s official. As of today, I’m no longer the Entrepreneurs Guide at About.com. I’ve got a short version for those who just want the essentials and a longer version for my friends and colleagues who want to know a little more about what’s going on. Just the Facts I started as the Entrepreneurs Guide...

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10 Ways to Live Beyond Your Means

Who says you have to have a royal treasury to live like a king? Here are some ideas for getting the royal treatment on a pauper's budget.

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twtAd Whale Fail

twtAd Whale Fail

UPDATE: I’m not sure which is worse, a bug or a security hole (for the record, I never thought twtAd did this intentionally), but according to twtAd they were hacked and that caused ads to be sent out on several people’s accounts without their approval. Also, just for clarification, twtAd is not the same...

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The Revolution WILL Be Televised

As context, let’s begin with Gil Scott-Heron’s 1971 classic, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”. While you listen I encourage you to follow the previous link (it will open in a new window) and read about the history of the song and the references in it over at Wikipedia. I wonder if at the...

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Je.c’s Great Ideas

My stepson Jesse is constantly coming up with great ideas and sharing them with anyone who will listen. Occasionally they’re both original and brilliant. Sometimes they’re just one or the other. Sometimes they’re…neither. My son Jordan captured Jesse on video sharing some of his ideas and sort of mashed them all together. Enjoy! (BTW,...

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