February 2012
5 posts
Google's Homepage Gets a Second Box -- for Google+... →
Google rarely clutters its minimalist home page with extra buttons or gizmos, but it made an exception for its social network Google+. The company has added a share button to the right-hand corner of its patented search page design. (Yes, a mostly blank space is patentable.) The update is rol…
Feb 20th
Sanders Says - Rehearse Before You Create →
On Tuesday, I spoke to a group of creatives in Nashville (Twitter Stream).  One point that stuck with them was this simple thought, a quote from fellow creative David Lynch: “It takes four hours to get one hour of creative work done.”  After my talk, a great deal of the Q/A explored that mind blowing observation.  Why does it take so long, distraction? Nope.  Editing?  Nope,...
Feb 9th
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(via Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation | Video on TED.com)
Feb 8th
Why Pinterest is 2012's hottest website - CNN.com →
Heard more and more about this site this year. My wife become quickly addicted. 
Feb 6th
Publishing Chicken: Who’s Gonna Blink First? →
A laser-accurate perspective on the future of book publishing. 
Feb 3rd
January 2012
5 posts
Breaking Down Apple's Billions [INFOGRAPHIC] →
It’s no secret Apple, one of the most valuable public companies in the world, is making major cash off today’s tech gadgets — but how much? This week, the company reported a record net profit of more than $13.6 billion for its quarterly report lasting 14 weeks and ending Dec. 31, 2011. A ru…
Jan 30th
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My Twitter Account Was Compromised
My apologies for those that got errant direct messages from me stating something to the effect that you should check out a link because people are saying bad things about you. It was a phishing scam of sorts. To Twitter’s credit, they emailed me today to let me know. Below is the email I received.  Hi, chrisbonney Twitter believes that your account may have been compromised by a website or...
Jan 24th
The Tim Ferriss Effect: Lessons From My Successful... →
Great article on the power of blogs and the web over mass media. 
Jan 23rd
Cleaning Up Twitter
I’ve been getting a message from Twitter whenever I try to follow someone that I have an issue with my account. Something about my ratio of follows to followers. So, I’ve taken it upon myself to unfollow some inactive people that I have no interest in. I found a cool app called Tweepi.com to help me do it faster than using Twitter alone.  It’s been very enlightening considering...
Jan 21st
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(via Clay Shirky: Why SOPA is a bad idea | Video on TED.com)
Jan 20th
“The man who has done his level best, and who is conscious that he has done his...”
– B.C. Forbes
Jan 11th