Behind Mojo: An Interview with Deutsy Design’s Luke Steffen

As a follow up to last week’s post on the iTunes file sharing application, Mojo, Deutsy Designs developer and founder, Luke Steffen, was kind enough to answer a few of my questions via email. Here’s the interview with Luke: Thanks for taking some time to give my readers some background on the development of this [...]

Got Your Mojo?

One of the best things about working in search marketing is that the office environment is saturated by other of early adopters. More heads cover more ground, and the result is that you end up with a click of people who collectively know an application, website or gadget that helps with just about anything you [...]

Greeting with a Personal Touch: SendOutCards.com

This one has me very excited! Right out of the gate, I will rate this web service as one of the most innovative SaaS applications I’ve seen in 2008. Following the Wil Schroder start up model, this service uses the Internet to provide a robust solution that alleviates the friction in a human transaction. With [...]

A Short Follow Up on SlideRocket

Recently I posted an article on a new presentation software that I’ve fallen in love with. I’d like to send a cheers to my friend and entrepreneur, JP Adams, for turning me on to this great FastCompany interview with Mitch Grasso, Founder and CEO of SlideRocket. This flash application is one of the coolest web [...]

The New Generation of Presentations: SlideRocket

Presenting to potential clients is a huge part of my daily activities. The days of delivering the same agency design ed static presentation to everyone are long gone. Each situation, each client and each opportunity requires elements of customization – especially when you are selling ideas and services. So what are some of the challenges [...]

Put On Tilt

Do you play Poker? Over the last five years, popularity of the game has spread through American culture like a super virus. That may sound like a negative connotation, but there are good lessons to be learned when stacking your chips. It wasn’t until recently that I was able to figure out my poker strategy. [...]

Who would you like to Jott?

That’s a phrase which I’ve been hearing frequently, thanks to the vision of four innovative Seattle-based internet entrepreneurs. Jott.com is a very cool free web-service that provides it’s users all the benefits of having a personal assistant, without the financial burden of paying an annual salary. Since it’s inception in late 2006, the company has [...]

More Beer

Here’s a follow up to my previous post Case Study: Consumer Generated Media and Good Beer. Cheers to The Beer Wench and the good folks at Tip Top Kitchen & Cocktails for some innovative and fun marketing! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – LOCAL RESTAURANT TEAMS UP WITH LOCAL BEER BLOGGER FOR UNIQUE BEER TASTINGS COLUMBUS, Ohio [...]

Go BIG

Wil Schroter is a savvy entrepreneur with a laundry list of companies to his name. I’ve been asking myself how someone, who is roughly six years older than me, can already be so successful. In search of the answer, I’m about halfway through his book, Go BIG or Go Home. The title says it all. [...]

Consumer Generated Media & Good Beer

My friend and co-worker, Ashley Routson, has been working on what I believe is a great idea. She has branded herself and her blog as The Columbus Beer Wench, finding a nice niche in our great city as the local beer expert. Her mission? Seek out, taste, rate, and enjoy the fine offerings of local [...]