Charlene Li has been on the forefront of the evolution of social media for several years now through her work @ Forrester Research and more recently Altimeter Group. Charlene is an analyst by trade and gifted in her ability to report on what a product or service is today…with an eye toward how this product [...]
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 [...]
Special thanks to Rachel Bostmann for the shout out about Swaptree.com at the TEDx Conference in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday.
Rachel has collaborated with Roo Rogers to write a book about collaborative consumption that is due out in the Fall 2010. We are very pleased that Swaptree would be featured in this book along with eBay, [...]
There aren’t many offices that better characterize the Boston startup scene than BzzAgent’s place on Harrison Avenue. This old factory has been transformed into an open and collaborative workspace with contemporary lighting and fixtures. Awesome space!
BzzAgent is a pretty cool company in and of itself and Dave Balter, BzzAgent CEO, hase created an entrepreneurial ecosystem [...]
Swaptree.com, the leading swapping site for books, cds, dvds and games, is going to LA this weekend for a “LIVE BOOK SWAP!”
The live book swap will be held in conjunction with the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the campus of UCLA on Saturday and Sunday. The largest and most prestigious book festival in [...]
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 [...]
I am a big fan of Virgin America and have shared some of my experiences in this blog. They are transforming an old and lethargic industry.
I came across an interesting post by Mike Volpe, VP of Marketing @ Hubspot Marketing, highlighting some keys to social media marketing. Porter Gail, CMO of Virgin Amercia, made these observations [...]
They say we learned all we need to know by the time we end Kindergarden. There is some truth to this. In the early years of life we are little sponges that soak up and process a lot.
“This little piggy…” is an age old fable that was a staple in my family growing up. It [...]
SXSW has been the place for social media to come onto the world stage over the last few years. This year a host of cool socially oriented companies, leading bloggers and Twitteristas are spreading the word about what is hot.
Today the social media keys to saving are:
1. Swapping – great way to turn your old [...]
Newsweek posted an informative article on what to do with old travel guides today. After you have made the trip they probably collect dust on your bookshelf, in a box in your cellar, under your bed. These are valuable to other people who want to travel. Put these valuable books back into cirulation..SWAP THEM! You would [...]
