Amazon Alexa at our Dinner Table
Family dinner is the goal. And I’m reminded of this every time I read an article hightlighting the value and parental stress imbedded within this longtime cultural ritual. With each article, I always feel the same emotions – an equal and offsetting dose of guilt and hope. Ethel Rohan’s article in the Washington Post is the most […]
The iPhone at 10 and the Future of Internet
Ten years ago today (January 9, 2007), I was cutting across the show floor of CES when I heard the news that Apple had released the original iPhone. I remember select journalists travel from CES in Vegas to San Francisco for the press conference, before returning back to CES. CES was on its second day […]
A Long Recap of Some of What I Learned in 2016
I love reflection and especially the reflection that bookends a calendar year. The ruminating, meditating, thoughtful examination of the previous year colliding with the hopeful, optimistic, anticipatory dreams of what tomorrow will bring. I like taking stock, and recommitting to a better me living in a tomorrow that I try to make better. The traditional […]
2017 is (again) the Year of Video
Yes, we’ve had a few years we’ve called “The Year of Video” and yes I think 2017 will be importantly different than those other years. In the past, when we talked about the “Year of Video,” we were primarily focused on existing video content. But I see subtle changes taking place this year not about […]
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 2016
Here’s my annual tech rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. A recording can be found here ‘twas the night before Christmas and in all through the house there were computers a plenty but not many a mouse It’s the end of the year Another one’s done So light the yule log And lets have some […]
#7 – 2016 New York City Marathon Recap
The New York City Marathon is like nothing else. It is one of the World’s iconic marathons, perhaps the World’s single most iconic marathon. Over 51,000 runners finished this year’s race – putting it almost 10,000 finishers ahead of Paris and Chicago, the second and third largest marathons in the world respectively. The event gets […]
The Future of Sharing Data: Digitized, Temporary, Living Documents
We’ve long seen digital platforms utilized to form digital communities that mirror communities in the offline world. Facebook began with Harvard students before spreading to other universities and eventually opening to everyone over 13 with a valid email address. Scott Heiferman launched Meetup in 2002 after seeing New Yorkers come together in the aftermath of […]
Seeing Green
This morning a friend linked to a talk by Jill Thomas that has me thinking about green. Before moving to SoCal, Jill lived in Northern Virginia for a few years. In the early years of diving deeper into photography and building a budding business, she took some of my favorite family photos when she hauled […]
What Scares Me
If I look deep within the innermost of my soul, deep into the darkest deepest crevasses of my heart, I’m scared. I’m scared of relationships. I’m scared of commitment I suppose. I’m scared that I will fail the person I have come to love deeply. I’m scared that I will fall short. That I won’t […]
#6 – 2016 Venice Marathon Recap
With my sixth marathon in the books (all in the last 12 months), I thought I’d start offering a quick recap of the races. I’ll start with the one I just finished and if I make the time, will go back and try to provide recaps of the first five marathons. I often get asked […]