February 2009
9 posts
How we reduced chargebacks by 30% (as a percentage... →
Shared by Matt This is a really smart solution - not a huge problem for us right now, but certainly something to think about for the future. We’ve never had a lot of chargebacks (a chargeback is…
Feb 1st
When Talking About Business Models, Remember That... →
Shared by Matt Liked this post a lot - when I see how productive small companies can be, I definitely question what everyone at some of these larger companies is doing. Just don’t feel like the…
Feb 1st
January 2009
13 posts
New in Labs: Offline Gmail →
Shared by Matt More useful for me in my consulting days of endless road trips, but still a nice add to Gmail… Posted by Andy Palay, Gmail engineer Web-based email is great because you can…
Jan 28th
New NBA and NCAA Basketball Pages →
Shared by Matt We’re going to be using our shiny new blog to introduce a bunch of new features we released over the weekend - starting with new league pages for NBA and NCAA basketball… For the…
Jan 27th
Obama off by one →
Shared by Matt Wondering how many people think they would have caught this if they were an Obama speech writer/reviewer? Obama made a small error in the first part of his inaugural speech. He…
Jan 25th
Pascal's Wager and Climate Change →
Shared by Matt I couldn’t agree more with this post. I recently had an discussion with some friends that I was surprised thought the whole global warming thing was made up. I was surprised that…
Jan 20th
How to create a profitable Freemium startup... →
Shared by Matt The consultant in me still likes to play around with spreadsheets - and there is a model included in this detailed post on Freemium business models from Andrew Chen… Analysis on…
Jan 20th
Best Video Camera: Creative Vado HD vs Flip Mino... →
Shared by Matt Good walkthough of 3 “mini” video recorders…
Jan 19th
Change Your Resume for a Great 2009 – Part I →
Shared by Matt Some good resume tips to keep in mind when people ask me to review their resume… 2009 will be a time of change.  Included in those changes for many will be a job…
Jan 19th
Inside Obama's Social Media Toolkit →
Shared by Matt Interesting run through of how Obama used social media in the election. Edelman’s Digital Public Affairs team in DC has authored an awesome white paper that takes you inside the…
Jan 19th
Why Text Remains King of the Web →
Shared by Matt I really couldn’t agree more with this. I can’t “quickly” scan or watch a video - and watching a video requires more of a commitment in both time and resources. Not really realistic…
Jan 13th
How to: Build a Social Media Cheat Sheet for Any... →
Shared by Matt I’m not sure exactly how I would use this yet, but this tutorial came across as potentially useful… Let’s say you’re a butcher, a baker or a candlestick maker. You want to…
Jan 11th
Coming Soon From Sling Media: Watch Cable TV From... →
Shared by Matt I don’t have a Sling (yet?), but this looks way cooler than anything announced by Apple at MacWorld… Sling Media, the company behind the popular (and very cool) settop…
Jan 7th
Tagging Strategies For Successful Social... →
Shared by Matt Solid advice on cleaning up social bookmarking tags. Didn’t get to it for my year end review, but hoping to clean up my Delicious tags at some point… Social Media Explorer…
Jan 5th
Ubiquity Gets an Update: A Prettier and Faster... →
Shared by Matt This is the first I’ve seen of this. I installed it - pretty interesting and useful. For Mac users, Ubiquity is sort of like Quicksilver for your browser. I don’t have it figured…
Jan 2nd