Google Plus mania. Are we missing the forrest for the tree?

It seems when Google or Apple unveils some product the Twittersphere goes nuts for a few days or maybe a week. People have being flaming the comment streams and message boards over FCP X for the last week, Google Buzz was a huge topic of conversation for about three days.…

Personal time. Sometimes you have to take some from social media too.

It's been a few weeks since I posted here and for good reason. But this really isn't the time or place to talk about it. (If you're my Facebook friend and you know me personally, you already know why I haven't posted.) I've written here before about the need to…

So what about Google Buzz?

Image via CrunchBase Yesterday Google launched Google Buzz with a "so what" that rang much clearer but with less of a let down than last weeks iPad introduction. It's not fully activated so I haven't used it on my desktop Gmail yet (yes, I activated it) but it is working…

How’s your online personal brand doing? Or what we can learn from Tiger Woods.

This train wreck that's been happening on all the gossip sites, new channels, and sports outlets should be driving two things home to everyone who lives in the digital age. There is no privacy and can't control your personal brand. So what if you're not Tiger Woods with millions of…

New Media Atlanta and the BackNoise controversy

My first experience with BackNoise ever was three weeks ago at the New Media Atlanta conference. BackNoise is a website that allows people watching an event to provide a running commentary of what is happening. They can do it anonymously or, if they choose, comment using their name. What this…