A year ago this week, I lost my father unexpectedly.
It's been a rough road since then. I think about him every day and miss him more and more.
Things won't be the same. They will just be different.
Miss you Dad.
Read MoreSourcing content is a hard thing to do these days. In fact, most writers that publish content for the web so go with a link sourcing and call it a day.
But, what happens when a photo so vividly depicts an incredible story and the photograph (or who took it) becomes the story?
Read MoreBurger King's Twitter account was hacked as if it was taken over McDonalds. That's not the story.
The story is how a brand as big as Burger King would use a password that was hackable.
I use 1Password, which auto-generates complex passwords for all my email accounts, websites and social networking profiles. Not one password is the same as the other and that's the point.
Read MoreAnd, it works. :)
Read MoreGoogle Authorship is a great way to get your content seen. It's Google's way to help you get better click through rates as well as higher ranks for your content (not to mention prevent people from stealing your stuff).
If you're managing a blog or content site and not using Google Authorship, you're missing out.
Read MoreBuzzwords. There are loads of them, especially when it comes to social media.
One of the more popular buzzwords was "lifestream," which was coined mostly because of the experience that Posterous provided its users: a simple way to create, manage and curate content quickly, i.e. throughout your daily drivels aka lifestream.
Well, Twitter bought Posterous last year and is officially killing it off.
Read MorePresident Obama has been dubbed as one of the most "social" President's in history. By social, I mean social media.
The President is always using Google+ hangouts, Twitter chats and other ways to connect with his constituents. It's a great way to connect with voters, drive influence and rally support for his political agenda.
In a Q&A on The Next Web, Kori Schulman describes what it's like to be at the hub of this effort (though I'm disappointed that some questions weren't asked).
Read MoreDie Hard 5.0 is on it's way and it's expected to earn some hard cold cash, according to this infographic.
Regardless of what you think of the movie, the inforgraphic is well done. The graphics are spot on. Check it out.
Read MoreNo, I'm not quitting Facebook, though it appears that many of you are (and feel the need to share it with all of us).
A survey released last week by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 61 percent of Facebook users have taken a “Facebook vacation."
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