Those of us who have been geeking for many years have built a portfolio of memberships that sometimes become unwieldy.I have six instant messaging accounts: AOL, GoogleTalk, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN and Jabber. Same story on email. Gmail is my primary, but I get stuff through Comcast.net, Yahoo, MSN and my half dozen websites, all of…

Those of us who have been geeking for many years have built a portfolio of memberships that sometimes become unwieldy.I have six instant messaging accounts: AOL, GoogleTalk, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN and Jabber. Same story on email. Gmail is my primary, but I get stuff through Comcast.net, Yahoo, MSN and my half dozen websites, all of…

It was a sad day when Ken R. got out of the jingle business.I first met Ken Deutsch in 1971 when we were both part timers at WPAG in Ann Arbor. Even then, he was a fascinating guy. We shared a love for well executed radio and a passion for jingles, those short 8 second…

It was a sad day when Ken R. got out of the jingle business.I first met Ken Deutsch in 1971 when we were both part timers at WPAG in Ann Arbor. Even then, he was a fascinating guy. We shared a love for well executed radio and a passion for jingles, those short 8 second…

On Tuesday, April 2nd, I ordered a Chumby. Here’s the UPS tracking log that chronicles its trip from manufacturer to ABQ. Notice that the longest delay was in Louisville, waiting to clear customs. We take for granted how quickly stuff can get from one end of the world to another. Of course UPS doesn’t deliver…

Immediacy, personalization, interpretation, authenticity, embodiment, patronage and findabilityDoc Searls post is on the money as usual channeling Jay Deragon and Kevin Kelly.Interesting that the 7 generatives tie directly to some of the magic words Rob Curley uses make newspapers relevant in the Internet age. People who realize how this stuff works can be the next…