Last night, I called my niece up to wish her good luck on her auditions for the school musical. A sophomore in high school, she’s a bright and talented young person, and she has that gift that children do of explaining things as simply as possible. When I asked her how it is that she […]

How exciting to wake up today to discover that one of my articles has been nominated as a SEMMY finalist! Voting is now open, and I predict all voters will have a tough time choosing just one of the six fine pieces that have made it into the finals. Please let me congratulate each of […]

You may have heard, we’ve been having some pretty crazy weather here in Northern California. Yesterday afternoon, there was a break in the near-ceaseless sturm und drang , and so we seized the moment and took a little drive. We were rewarded with the above rainbow. We surely live in a beautiful place! Taking photos […]

Mike Blumenthal just received his complimentary Nexus One for being a top contributor to the Google Maps Help Forum, and I’m sure you’ll agree with me that this is well-deserved! I’m also pretty sure that, now that Mike has this smart phone, we’ll all be getting to read some great future articles about Mobile/Local and […]

With Much Respect To The Folks At Google, The 2010 Olympics are coming, and to get into the spirit of things, my family has been watching great footage from past Olympics and other sports events on your marvelous website, YouTube.com. Every four years, everyone from my littlest niece to the honored patriarchs and matriarchs of […]

What a day this has been! My first 24 hours with Google’s Nexus One. Hang a left over to Search Engine Guide if you’d like to read my first review of the Nexus One after a day going around with this smart phone glued to my palm. Right now, though, at the close of the […]

This is an experiment Don’t b surprised by 5 spelling and punctuation I am using the nexus 1 voice Map to create this blog post did experiment should show the accuracy of this application as you can already see the nexus 1 is doing a good job recognizing some words but is having trouble with […]

And so, it came, in a nondescript brown parcel, hailing from Houston, Texas… Much smaller than a bread box, but oh-so-handsomely packaged in a crisp, white carton… Ah, yes, our Nexus One has arrived! Note the cute little bot on the carrying case. Note that great big screen on that little tiny phone. And, if […]

I’m so honored to announce that 3 of my 2009 articles have been nominated in the

Some of my best friends and most talented colleagues in Local are standing by to teach you the ropes of Local SEO and answer all of your local questions at a very special event set for February 4, 2010. GetListed.org’s Local University is being inaugurated in Spokane, Washington, and if the event is as successful […]

Is there a saying, motto or quote that so jives with your groove that you’d love to have it immortalized in a work of art you can hang in your home or office? Giving a corporate award and need a really handsome, laser engraved presentation piece? Looking to have an exquisite wood gift handmade for […]

Here’s a subject I’ve been thinking about for several years now. What does it say to you when a restaurant gets a review attesting that their food is ******* good? Greg Sterling’s recent, thought-provoking piece on whether reviews are becoming commodities drew my attention to the Yelp reviews of a well-known San Francisco restaurant and, […]