With New Year festivities still alive and kicking at this late hour, you’d be right to think I’m referring to this, or the famously appealing Doobie Brothers song.

Alas, I am not…

Many of us have heard of crowdfunding—an idea similar to crowdsourcing—wherein funds are raised for projects, initiatives or causes at the ‘open-call’ grassroots level. read more »

On Thursday, November 17, two Kitsap entities are offering informational seminars which can kick start or improve your efforts.

West Sound Technology Association’s  (WSTA) monthly meeting, which takes place the third Thursday of most months, is “New Trends in Internet Marketing”. It will be held from 5:30p-7:30p in Poulsbo City Hall’s City Council Chambers. WSTA’s presentations are known for being informative, engaging, and easily translated from tech to everyday speak. This one is no different. read more »

The internet is abuzz with the shocking and tragic death of Trey Pennington. I don’t claim to know him, but did enjoy a couple of conversations with him about his articles on the ROI of social media. In each case, he was magnanimous, intelligent, kind, and wrote back quickly despite the hundreds of thousands who probably commanded his attention. I am attuned to how people behave when the crowds are gone and they don’t believe others are looking. Trey was quite impressive in that regard, and my brief experience of him immediately aligned with everything I’ve read about by those who knew him well. read more »

Fifty years ago, legislators from across our state participated in the planning and programming for the 1962 World’s Fair.  They were fueled by civic action and a profound appreciation for the advancement of culture, science, and technology. The legacy of their endeavour still lives on today. read more »

Recently, I saw a discussion on Facebook needlessly degenerate to the point where friendships ended. That should never happen, particularly with reasonably intelligent people who possess the ability to assess, discern, connect, and resolve.

Once the minor misunderstanding escalated, each retreated to their respective corners to defriend, block, and/or hide from one another. Had I not witnessed it, I would never believe any of it occurred. Which brings me to my point…. read more »

Back in the mid 80s, I was listening (as usual) to The Jazz Show by David Sanborn on an east coast radio station. A non-stop stream of great music, so I started taping the show in case I missed it. One day, I taped a show which seemed to be the pinnacle of all other broadcasts: every song had me tingling with delight.  read more »

Who remembers those Faberge Shampoo commercials of decades past? You know the ones: “I told two friends, and so on, and so on, and so on.”.

Okay, so perhaps you’re too young to recall. So here it is (if my efforts to embed media below didn’t work, click here to view the YouTube video). read more »

Let’s just get to the point: this is not a movie starring Kurt Russell.

After more than my fair share of “No?!?” responses to clients, friends, colleagues and family who asked if I’d received their voice messages last month on my iPhone 3G, I decided to look into it. Immediately, AT&T advised that this was one of the side effects of iPhone’s OS4 update. The solution? Well, just back up your phone, wipe it, then restore, Mrs. Keating.  read more »

Late last month, I took a cheeky swipe in my blog at the most unSummer-like weather about which we Pacific Northwesterners so like to groan. Well, as usual, it arrived — and boldly. We’re due for some 80s and even 90s temps.

So take that! read more »