Over the past several months, as I take more pictures of my son, I’ve started to think about how many pictures I’ve taken over the years—and what an awful job I’ve done backing them up! My mother has albums and albums of photos of my sister and me because digital wasn’t an option when we [...]

That famous line from the 1970 film Love Story is so bogus. If Netflix loves their customers so much, they better have prepared to apologize for their subscription increase earlier this summer. Many happy subscribers turned into pitchfork village folk chanting, “Down with Netflix!” with the threat of booting the popular cinema service. Fortunately, Netflix [...]

All across the internet there are user-friendly sites that allow individuals and businesses to set up their own marketplaces. On some of them, you can find just about anything; Amazon and eBay are great examples of this. Some sites are more niche: Etsy is a handmade crafter’s haven with advanced search features and an online [...]

Forrester Research (with gsi commerce) released a new study that examines how effective different promotional channels are at getting customers’ business. You can get the report here (signup required). Among many interesting findings, the report states that “…less than 2% of orders were a result of shoppers coming for a social network.” Essentially, less than [...]

Is technology and social media affecting young people’s psychological development?

While dining at restaurant hot spot, Meddlesome Moth, I made several observations that would concern etiquette guru, Emily Post.

After blogging about social media for the past year, I only recently discovered my “blogging purpose.” Going forward, I am shifting the direction of my posts.