Compete.com Traffic vs Actual Traffic
In the social media sphere, most people use Compete.com as a nice standard to evaluate the popularity of…
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How to Start, Settle in, and Fall in love with Twitter
[Editor’s Note: This post was written in 2009 when Twitter was still emerging as a social platform. Some…
I have not been touched like this for a long time
This is a short clip titled “Validation”. Its about 16 minutes long but I think every minute is…
Facebook vs Twitter: one for Consolidation, one for Expansion
Facebook Imports Twitter’s Streaming Layout, along with its Fail Whale I recently noticed that Facebook has had a…
The Three Phases of a Startup
I've always believed that there are three phases of a startup, and they are: I. You run the…
Brainstorming Red Flags and Light Bulbs: A Framework for Choosing the Best Ideas
Most brainstorming sessions produce a graveyard of “cool” ideas that never go anywhere. The problem isn’t creativity. It’s…
Secret Power: The Bilderberg Group (and Why Conspiracy Content Spreads)
I wrote a short musing in 2009 questioning a viral conspiracy theory that connected then-President-elect Obama to a…
FD Lifestyle Presentation at Google
Editor’s Note: The original SlideShare presentation embed is no longer available. See the updated 10,000 Hours of Play…
Won Best Startup Presentation at the CINACON Competition – Twice!
Author Credibility: Yu-kai Chou Yu-kai Chou created the Octalysis Framework after studying gamification since 2003 — years before…