Text Message Do Overs? There’s An App for That
It was only a matter of time until there was an app for stupidity. The new TigerText app, aptly named given the antics of the Cheetah of the Year, Tiger Woods, allows for the do-overage of...
View ArticleWhy Facebook’s Like Button Makes Me Swoon
Two weeks ago, Facebook rolled out its Like button, which replaces the option of Become a Fan. As is the case with change of any kind, there was an immediate uproar and massive unrest about Facebook...
View ArticleThis Thing BLOWS! Ballmer’s iPad Review
Okay, so Loren Feldman of 1938 Media has a wicked sense of humor. No doubt about it. And, while I didn’t stand on line (yes, I’m from New York, we say “on line” – deal with it) like Scoble and scores...
View ArticleiPhone 4 Disaster: From Bad to Epic
Yesterday’s airwaves were filled with the angst of eager Apple iPhone 4 enthusiasts over the massive cluster-you-know-what that the preorder day turned out to be. Both AT&T’s and Apple’s servers...
View ArticleIt’s Official: I’ve Become My Mother
I love information. I’ll admit it. I’m an addict and a user. My mother, God love her, routinely clips articles from the daily newspaper that she thinks I’ll find interesting and mails them to me from...
View ArticleGroupon: Just Say NO to Ad Agencies
Today’s AdWeek features a story about the Internet darling of the moment, Groupon. Groupon’s Deal of the Day offer has managed to capture a significant share of voice, largely as a result of its...
View ArticleSarcasm Lovers Rejoice: Sarcasm Font Has Arrived
Coming from a family of jokesters, it was pretty much a given that I would ultimately learn to develop a thick skin (well, frankly, I was forced to do so). It was also imperative that I learn the art...
View ArticleMobile Payments: Setting the Stage [Part 1 of a Series]
If you hang around Shelly for longer than 20 minutes, you’ll likely hear “mobile payments are changing everything.” And she’s right. The mobile space is exploding, and mobile payments are a reality....
View ArticleThink Like Zuck: Five Ps of Business Success
Social media has revolutionized the way people across the globe communicate, connect and socialize, and no platform is bigger than Facebook. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, Facebook now has over 1...
View ArticleApple Partners With IBM: What Does It Mean For Businesses
Big business news of the past week was the partnership announced by Apple and IBM. Anyone old enough to remember the iconic 1984 Macintosh Super Bowl ad depicting IBM as evil big brother? That’s kind...
View ArticleThings You Need To Know This Week – April 3, 2015
What a busy week it’s been around here. Daniel Newman and I announced the merger of our two companies, creating one new entity called V3 Broadsuite (V3B for short), and our collaboration in our media...
View ArticleThings You Need To Know This Week – April 17, 2015
The biggest news of the week (at least in the tech space) is that preorders began for the Apple Watch. I had really convinced myself that I was going to sit this one out and wait for the next gen...
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