How breaking a corny old glass was actually pretty upseting.
Read MoreFumblefingers
Editorial Type: Columns/Opinions
Smallbusiness.com
Thoughts on the small-business wiki Smallbusiness.com.
Read MoreThe Man Who Has Everything
How Many promotional products do I have on my desk? Is there a number higher than infinity?
Read MoreGoogle AdWords vs. Social Networking for Small-Business Promotion
Discussing a case study from the New York Times about a small apparel seller’s experience with Google’s paid advertising platform versus free social networking methods
Read MoreNew York City in 10 Ounces
Yesterday, April 29, the New York Times reported that Leslie Buck, designer of the famous Anthora paper coffee cup, pictured top-right, passed away. The whole article can be read here, and I recommend giving it a look. It’s a pretty interesting read, covering not only Buck’s fascinating life, but also how a design that is just perfect for its market can take off and develop a life of its own.
Read MoreWooden laptop skins
We’re just wrapping up our April issue in PM-editorial land, so office busyness is still pretty intense, but I have a few minutes of down time, so I thought I’d pop in and write up a little mini-blog for an interesting product idea that I saw on Wired.com yesterday.
Read MoreRSS For Success
For the next few weeks, I thought I’d highlight a few Web applications that some of you might find useful. Not that I’m any great-and-powerful computer wizard or anything, but I do like to get my nerd on now and again. As a result of said nerdiness, I’ve picked up a few good tricks that those not permanently tethered to a computer screen like myself might not know. This week we’re going to cover one of the basics–RSS readers.
Read MoreA glimpse into Mike’s Favorites Folder
It’s been a while since I’ve done this, so I thought I would take some time to share some of the sites that have been dominating my favorites bar lately. This week we’re going to stick with blogs because, um, November has a “B” in it? Seems like rock-solid reasoning to me. Ready? Here we go!
Read MoreNerrrddd!
Internet confession time: I’m pretty nerdy. This may not come as a surprise to those of you for who have been following this blog for a while, but for new readers, let me bring you up to speed.
I just recently moved, and I had to pack up about 1,500 comic books*. One of the best gifts my girlfriend has given me is an Xbox 360, which I don’t use to play sports games or shooters, but usually old Genesis games like Altered Beast and Shining Force. And maybe most tellingly, when my girlfriend first met me, she asked why there were so many toys in my room. In my defense, they were awesome “toys,” like old Transformers and classy Marvel Legends figures, but I suppose her point still stands.
Read MoreAnswer-mania!
I’ll get to the correct answer to last week’s question in a bit, but first I thought I would run through some of my favorite miss-guesses I received via e-mail. Though incorrect, I feel they are definitely still worth sharing. Arranged in no particular order, here are my top three:
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