Watching the family across the room at the Mexican restaurant, I marveled at how much we Americans have devolved in my lifetime. Two grade school children staring at iPads reached for chips, blindly dipping them in bowls of salsa. A teen shielded by oversized headphones scrolled through an iPod playlist.… Read More
Archive Tag: technology
Friends & Fans. Redefining The Relationship.
I probably won’t take a day off so I can walk you through a very bad day face-to-face. I probably won’t call you for help when the water heater goes out at my house and I’m 600 miles away on a bus. If I get depressed I won’t confide in… Read More
How To Create A Facebook Tab For Free
Facebook now allows a custom tab to be created for any page. Remember, profiles are for individuals and pages are for brands like Chick-fil-A, Compassion International or an artist like me. When fans “like” a page the brand is able to message them. That’s the purpose of most pages –… Read More
Dumb Phones Are For Dumb People
“Oh, gosh,” he answered, “I guess probably eighty-five to ninety percent buy smart phones. Almost nobody needs one but,” Brent the Verizon salesman said, “nobody trades in their smart phone. I’ve never seen it.” Two years ago I had an idea for for a fundraiser so massive my boss demanded… Read More
Artist:Re Making The Most Of Twitter With Tweetdeck
There’s one Twitter tool I rely on more than any other View Post
The Smallest Change That’s Made The Biggest Difference
What’s the smallest change that’s made the biggest difference in your life? That’s an easy one for me: We canceled cable. One phone call. Big difference. Becky and I didn’t do it because of some profound philosophical shift we underwent. Nope, what happened was we sat down to watch X-Files one Sunday… Read More