Entries Tagged as 'Cool Sites'

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Swapping Just Got A Whole Lot Easier

Great web sites are all about the user experience.
Swapping on the web must be all about the user experience. We must strive to add value to that simple and safe swapping opportunity that you have with your family and friends, while adding the scale of Amazon and networking of Facebook. It is a tall [...]

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Swap Post On “Swapping Ideas” Blog

Swapping is a form of commerce that has gone on since the dawn of time. People had needs – other people had things. With no currencies the swap was the exchange. This still exists today across the globe. The root of swapping is to fulfill a need or want. Generally the enabler for swapping is [...]

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Social Shopping: The Emotional Side Of Swapping

eCommerce on the Internet has changed the world.  The ease of access to goods.  Integration of product info, reviews and ratings.  With the web now enabling social connections through Facebook, Twitter and other sites, we are at the advent of another wave of growth through Social Commerce (shopping).
Social Commerce is going to unite the best [...]

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Joining Swaptree As CEO

It is not very often that you get a chance to participate in building a business category.
I have been a digital citizen since the mid-1990’s when I joined Lycos.  In my executive roles  at Lycos I had a front row seat to the emergence of the Internet Search category.  I also played a pioneering role [...]

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

It’s Bay State Bike Week

Unlike Bike Week in NH that occurs every June when thousands of motorcycling folks convene in the Lakes Region, this is Bay State Bike Week in Massachusetts and we are celebrating “pedaling power.”
May 17th to 21st has been declared Bay State Bike Week, a week when Massachusetts celebrates bicycle transportation. This year, the Massachusetts Department [...]

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Taking Control Of Files In The i-Era

I have posted many times on this blog that I have become a big fan of the Apple suite of products.  My route to this Apple support though is not typical.
I adopted iTunes early and have consolidated our media library there.  We loved the iPods and still have one of the original white iPods working.  When [...]

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Former Aerosmith Manager Buys Grandparents.com

I am a big fan of brands that are descriptive…it is very important in the world today.   It takes a lot of money to create awareness of brands that are not descriptive.  Generic/descriptive brands are aided greatly on the Internet with direct navigation and SEO.  Generic/descriptive brands are usually memorable and can also aid in [...]

Friday, April 30th, 2010

MITX Award Finalists

The MITX Awards are great.  They showcase some great emerging companies in New England.  This years crop of finalists is really impressive.
Congrats to my friends at Neteeza, DailyGrommet, Gemvara, RunKeeper, ZipCar and RatePoint who are all Finalists.

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

“The Early Edition” Is Cool iPad App

I have always been an early adopter on technology.  This has led me to not only try but then really use many generations of technological advancements.  Despite this I still really like to read the paper and a good book.  Nothing like it.  I am a big fan of Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iPhone and Mac…but [...]

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Cool Music Collection @ ETSY

I visited with some of my friends @ ETSY today.   It was great to see Chad and Jesse.  It was also very cool to see the organic work that the ETSY team has been working on in their distinctive Brooklyn offices.   Check out this incredible display of LP Records on the wall behind the disk [...]