How Much Bandwidth is Enough? What Would You Pay For More?

Yesterday I was excited to hear that Comcast has announced a new level of Internet service and bandwidth that until now simply wasn’t available in The United States. Soon, you’ll be able to have 105 mbps downloads and 10 mpbs…

Cougars:Bad. Sugar Daddies:Good. WHAT Business Change?

With the weekend upon us, I want to thank Google for getting things off on the right foot. Yes, today our topic is business change as it applies to . . . Cougars.

Social Media: The Decline

Yesterday I picked on my buddy Chris Brogan. Again. A genuine social media guru and one of the great successes in the field, Chris, like wine guy Gary Vaynerchuk, has become so much a victim of his own success that his missives lately have been reduced to Tony Robbins-like epithets:

Motorola As a Software Company: Uncontrolled Business Change

Forgive me for lack of speed; I needed to let this one roll around in my head for a few days:

Motorola is enjoying a business resurgence. Owing to their decision to start making SmartPhones based on…

Whack-A-Mole Marketing, Chris Brogan, Twitter, & Dan Barber

There’s an old saying: the only bad press is no press. I hope Chris Brogan believes in that because as much as I like the guy personally and think the focus behind his work is solid I’ve found myself criticizing him more and…

Foursquare Helps Interactive TV Get More Real on NBC

Interactive TV, decades after we started talking about it, is finally starting to happen. There are signs all over the place, and maybe it doesn’t look the way we hoped it would (“You ARE the Next Contestant on The Price Is Right — right…

Kiss Flat-Rate Data Goodbye: Here Come the 4G Phones

It’s almost here. 4G cell phone networks and the way-faster data transfer speeds that come with them are about to get switched on. Now, your Smartphone will feel . . . even smarter.

Matt Cutts, Google Analytics, Business Change Responsibility

A couple of months ago, word leaked out that Google was about to make it so that you could opt out of Google Analytics.

I pointed out at the time that Google allowing people to have their browsers…

Dictators Use Twitter. And … It Works Best If You Are One.

I’m neither a famous actor/celebrity type nor a dictator (although my kids might argue with the second half of that statement). But I use Twitter, and by now I hope you do, as well. There’s really no more effective way for a…

Are You Texting While You’re Sexting ?

This week I came across a survey that talks about people who text during sex.

My immediate reaction was horror, thoughts about the decline of civilization, and the like. I thought about a piece I wrote last year when the results of a…