My musical side has been suppressed for far too long. I’ve been really inspired by my oldest stepson, Je.c, who’s finishing up his first album. We’ve collaborated on a couple of tracks, and I’ve been helping with the production. I’ve also been inspired to start doing some music of my own. I don’t know...
Just for fun, I’m working on some theme music for Tech Karaoke for my friends over at Pinqued, hopefully for them to use in the official videos which they’re editing now. I have the basic theme music down (sample below), but I need a bunch of clips of different people saying “tech karaoke” –...
March 15, 2010, will go down as one of the great moments of my life – the time we rocked so hard we blew a fuse. It was Tech Karaoke at Six Lounge, with LC Rocks (awesome band!), and I was following Chris Bailey on stage, who had just rocked the house with a...
I tried to grok the whole Foursquare thing during SXSW. It doesn’t help that I’m still using mobile tech vintage 2006, i.e., SMS only (hence, no Gowalla). I see potential, but it still seems more game-y than practical at this point. This tweet this morning from Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) summed it up nicely for...
An impromptu conversation at the pre-SXSW #BATHH (Big Ass Twitter Happy Hour) with Alex Barrera (@abarrera) and Fernando Labastida (@flabastida), captured by Rafael Marquez (@rafaelmarquez), in which we discuss why social media accelerates trust-building and how that has impacted not only virtual relationships, but face-to-face as well.
I won’t quote you a zillion studies – let’s just accept it as fact that for most businesses, referrals are both the least expensive and most effective source of new business. Referrals are also the best source of leads for job seekers and employers. There are customers and jobs and employees out there –...
