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Twitter Makes Me Think About How I Write

Thursday, November 6th, 2008.

I don’t really use my Twitter page the way it was intended. It’s more like a passive chat-room experience for me. I also like to post my frustrations with things there.
An interesting side effect of using Twitter for that purpose, however, is it forces me to be concise in what I say. For example, when [...]

NIN Releasing a Custom Tapulous Game for iPhone

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008.

Trent Reznor posted on the NIN blog today that Tapulous (makers of Twinkle and Tap Tap Revenge for iPhone) is creating a custom version of Tap Tap Revenge with theme and music from Nine Inch Nails.
Check it out over at NIN.com.

Mad Men Live on Twitter

Friday, September 12th, 2008.

Recently I posted a tweet loosely referencing the AMC show Mad Men. Moments later I received an e-mail that Bud Melman was following me on Twitter.
I didn’t immediately realize who this was, even once I’d checked the profile. Then it dawned on me that it’s one of the lesser, supporting characters on Mad Men. Looking [...]

Ubiquity: Plain English Use of Media

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008.

Mozilla Labs is showing of an interesting technology that lets users access common web services, like Google Maps, with a few keystrokes. It’s aim is to simplify use of these services in regular communications like e-mail.
I like the way the interface is conceived. No window swapping when you’re using the browser. I hope they extend [...]

Using Social Media: Sprint Instinct

Thursday, July 31st, 2008.

The idea is Sprint puts you in a contest for including their product in your movie.
On the surface it seems like a pretty basic way to get exposure (impressions), but the interesting thing is you can’t place the product if you don’t have it. That means two things:

Sprint has now gotten their existing clients to [...]

Why is a Rockstar Better at Social Media Than Agencies?

Monday, June 30th, 2008.

Lately Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has been making a great effort at changing (thwarting?) the traditional model of making money as a musician.
In the last few months he’s produced 2 albums worth of content, fired his record label and used his popular website to sew it all together.
The interesting part isn’t the website itself, but how he’s [...]