Chris Bonney

Google's Homepage Gets a Second Box -- for Google+ Sharing

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:34:04 -0600

Google's Homepage Gets a Second Box -- for Google+ Sharing:

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…

Sanders Says - Rehearse Before You Create

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:45:00 -0600

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, that’s not part of creation.

(via Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation | Video on...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:26:57 -0600

(via Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation | Video on TED.com)

Why Pinterest is 2012's hottest website - CNN.com

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:53:08 -0600

Why Pinterest is 2012's hottest website - CNN.com:

Heard more and more about this site this year. My wife become quickly addicted.

Publishing Chicken: Who’s Gonna Blink First?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:06:02 -0600

Publishing Chicken: Who’s Gonna Blink First?:

A laser-accurate perspective on the future of book publishing.

Breaking Down Apple's Billions [INFOGRAPHIC]

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:34:02 -0600

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…

My Twitter Account Was Compromised

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:44:11 -0600

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 service not associated with Twitter. We’ve reset your password to prevent others from accessing your account.

You’ll need to create a new password for your Twitter account. You can select a new password at this link:

https://twitter.com/account/password_reset

As always, you can also request a new password from our password-resend page: http://twitter.com/account/resend_password

Please don’t reuse your old password and be sure to choose a strong password (such as one with a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols).

In general, be sure to:

Always check that your browser’s address bar is on a http://twitter.com website before entering your password. Phishing sites often look just like Twitter, so check the URL before entering your login information!
Avoid using websites or services that promise to get you lots of followers. These sites have been known to send spam updates and damage user accounts.
Review your approved connections on your Applications page at http://twitter.com/settings/applications. If you see any applications that you don’t recognize, click the Revoke Access button.

For more information, visit our help page for hacked or compromised accounts.

The Twitter Team

The Tim Ferriss Effect: Lessons From My Successful Book Launch - Forbes

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:43:00 -0600

The Tim Ferriss Effect: Lessons From My Successful Book Launch - Forbes:

Great article on the power of blogs and the web over mass media.

Cleaning Up Twitter

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:11:00 -0600

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 I’ve been following over 5400 people - most of whom I don’t know or remember following. Here are some highlights of interesting people I was following but have decided to part ways with.

@jesusthehobo
@jobgiraffe
@toastedsnow
@NannaSpammer

I am now following 4411 people and have 4720 people following me. I’ve just followed someone (@VH1) and all seems to be working fine. Fabulous.

(via Clay Shirky: Why SOPA is a bad idea | Video on TED.com)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:48:32 -0600

(via Clay Shirky: Why SOPA is a bad idea | Video on TED.com)

"The man who has done his level best, and who is conscious that he has done his best, is a success,..."

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:39:06 -0600

“The man who has done his level best, and who is conscious that he has done his best, is a success, even though the world may write him down as a failure.”

- B.C. Forbes