Today is bike to work day. I didn’t bike to work today I drove (I’ve been driving for almost a month) because I’m sort of injured, but for the last 6 years I have ridden my bike to work almost every workday. Despite being hurt I rode to work on Wednesday (because I enjoy riding Read More...

Regardless of what it may sound like, if you are a fan of good food as I am, you will know what “Food Porn” refers to. The no reservations style of Bourdain presenting the delicatessen found in common underground type places in different cities around the world has now embraced social media to augment its Read More...

I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Twitter since I signed up a year ago.  I think we’re still feeling each other out but I think we’re warming up a little bit.  The greatest experience I’ve had with Twitter so far is the exchange between Bruce Springsteen and Eric Burdon (from the bands The Animals and Read More...

In the past days at SXSWi I had the chance to attend several sessions on how technology is influencing the way we think about and achieve fitness. From designing footwear and apparel to coming up with new ways of driving motivation and commitment from consumers, technology is playing an increasingly important role in the fitness Read More...

“Third coast born, that mean we’re Texas raised!” I admit it: I’m completely overwhelmed by SXSWi.  It’s really hard to take myself and what I do seriously when we sound like a bunch of self-important dillholes who have nothing better to do than pontificate the latest widget, the greatest blah blah blah.  I’ve had many Read More...

According to the American Cancer Society, men in the U.S. have slightly less than 1 in 2 lifetime risks of having cancer, while women have a little more than 1 in 3 chances of doing so. So basically, flip a coin… Certainily, the risk of developing some forms of cancer can be reduced by avoiding Read More...

It’s so easy to get stuck. Stuck complaining about the assignment that keeps changing. Stuck angry that someone else is screwing up your project. Stuck focused on the stuff that isn’t going as planned. Stuck wishing things were different. Everywhere I’ve ever worked (and it’s been three industries, so don’t think ad agencies are different Read More...

That’s a picture of a KAH-RO-VAH (or cow in Russian).  How do you memorize that? Imagine a car jumping over the cow (Car-Ovah).  That’s just one of many strategies highlighted in this workshop at SXSW. If you want a better memory, this is your guy — Mark Channon.  After all, SXSW is one of those Read More...

So here you are in Austin the weather is great. It’s like this year round I promise. It never gets above 80 degrees here. You’re thinking WOW all these people, all this music, drinks, it’s like a constant party…do people even have to work here? I should move here. It really is just like Slacker. Read More...

The holidays aren’t the same without a snowball fight. And flying in friends and family would cost millions of dollars. That’s why we decided to do the first virtual snowball fight. You get to start a snowball fight with our employees without suffering the consequences. Just to make it fun, we’re keeping track of who Read More...