One thing that’s missing from the PodCamp NYC boards is where to stay. No host hotel seems to have been selected. In my brief research, here’s what I’ve found. On Travelocity, searching for hotels with free High Speed Internet Access yielded these nearby results: Best Western Seaport – 33 PECK SLIP AT FRONT ST –…
Someone reminded me recently that I haven’t posted the click tracking software I mentioned during PodCamp Toronto. This is it – to use it, edit the URL at the top of the code, then copy and paste it into its own directory on your server, naming the file index.php. Next, link to that directory –…
Cooking spaghetti this afternoon for dinner. Ingredients thus far: 2 onions, finely chopped 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped 3 tbsp butter 1 cup Riesling white whine 1 tsp kosher salt Cracked black pepper to taste 1 can crushed tomatoes 1 lb turkey meatballs 1 tsp olive oil Cook onions and garlic in butter and…
Justin Kownacki had a moving and powerful post on his blog, Cafe Witness, about where he is in life right now. Among other things, he highlights questions about the power of positive thinking, negativity, and how things like debt can influence your life, potentially putting you even farther behind than you currently are. A couple…
This one is for Jeff Pulver and Jay Moonah.
Whitney just got a new MacBook Pro and is wondering what cool stuff I recommend. Being an avid Mac user, I offer the following list. Items marked with a ($) are not free. AdiumX – nice multi-protocol chat (update: with iChat’s support for Jabber, I use iChat now) Audacity – great editor for audio when…
HBR Ideacast had a fascinating little gem in a recent episode – a twist on Malcolm Gladwell’s connectors (from the Tipping Point). Their version – that unless you have the amplifying power of a network, like Oprah, an idea may not necessarily take off like wildfire unless conditions are ripe for it. The analogy given…
… are pretty rare. But this one from Charlotte did bring a tear to my eye, mainly because it’s such an honest expression of self, and I’m glad to be able to call her a friend. If it doesn’t touch you, you might want to check to see if you still have a pulse.
See you at a PodCamp near you. I’ll be at Boston, Philly, and New York for sure this year.
Viral marketing and word of mouth marketing are not the same thing. They are not interchangeable, and it’s getting kind of old seeing various media outlets and even job postings getting them mixed up. This is my interpretation of the two. Word of mouth marketing is simply referral and recommendation. If I like a product…
