Entries from July 2008

July 22, 2008

Blogging From iPhone

Moblogging’s been around for years, and I guess I could use Safari, but I’m hoping the new native WordPress app will make it easier. No linking, but I can post pics and text.
Took forever to figure out how to publish, but thanks to benton yetman on friendfeed, I think I got it. Here goes…

July 21, 2008

Whole Foods On Twitter

Okay, so Whole Foods announced today that they’ve been racking up followers on Twitter. That’s a good start. More brands should, I think, if the intention is to participate in a real dialogue with their customers like Zappos has so successsfully.
But where Whole Foods gets it wrong, is by immediately starting an incentive program for [...]

July 13, 2008

Lazy Brain™

Lazy Brain is a theory/concept I came up with years ago after witnessing my father-in-law interact with his family.
He would misspeak out of sheer laziness, mispronouncing a well-known name or movie title and someone in the family would jump to his aid by correcting him or finishing his sentence.
Later, alone with my wife, I would [...]

July 10, 2008

iPhone Update & Apps

Fun day for iPhone owners. Kinda like opening one present on xmas eve. I don’t know who leaked the update that was due tomorrow, but for those of us who are keeping our old and obsolete doorstop phones, it’s a smart move to keep us happy while we see all those shiny new iPhones being [...]

July 4, 2008

Independence Day

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Now if we can just do something about that “Creator” part, we might be on to something! How about:
We hold these [...]

July 3, 2008

Natasha Shneider

One of my all-time favorite songwriters/musicians and part of the Real Pie extended family, Natasha Shneider, died yesterday. She will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with her loved ones and friends.
Please help cover medical costs by donating to the memorial fund if you can.