Last Thursday when I was in New York I swung by Steve Rubel’s office and hung out with him for an hour. We caught up on a bunch of stuff but

We had a TechStars picnic at my house yesterday afternoon. Given that there were 30+ software nerds hanging around, a little teeny tiny bit of the conversation was about computer

I am anti-software patents. Lest you think I’m simply a reactionary, I’ve been thinking about this since 1987 when I started studying sources of innovation under Eric von Hippel at [

I love companies with a clear mission in life. FeedBurner’s was “we will do all kinds of wonderful things for your feed.” Lijit’s is “we will do all kinds of

I’ve been fascinated with blog comments since I started blogging. The “blogging is a conversion meme” is a long standing one and the notion of engaging a real community around

At least this time it wasn’t me – it was my partner Seth Levine. In Seth’s post titled Setting the record straight he discusses a USA Today article in which

I finally found a use for my iPhone – an iPhone Smoothie. Priceless. (Thanks Jason.)

Shelfari is running a great competition called Seven Days of Harry Potter. The grand prize is a signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. First prize is

Whenever I show up in a powerpoint slide next to Paris Hilton, I’ve got to wonder. Stan ponders whether Paris has too much attention. I ponder why I let them

Or in a backyard. Yes – my backyard. Amy has the full story on her blog in her post Q: When is a Sprinkler not a Sprinkler? No one died