A friend of mine here in Austin is launching a business that delivers small wind solutions to communities. It occurred to me as she was telling me about her business, that I know absolutely nothing about small wind, yet I do know about a little thing we’ve come to know in 2.0 circles [...]

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I always like to hear the story (although I’m not sure it’s still in effect) about how Google permits its employees to dedicate 20% of their time to pursuing creative and innovative work of their own choosing. Here at the newly launched SoCo Partners, we’re instituting 20% time not for innovation, but for [...]

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So the Dems are coming to Austin. Yay! My friend and social media guru, Mike Chapman, is keeping me up to date on all the get-togethers and rallys. The Obama crew is holding a shindig tonight, and Hilary is recruiting for supporters in San Antonio. I’m going to try to make [...]

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Living in Austin has its advantages. I was able to see the Go-Gos last night at Antones downtown. The club was sold out and the band did not disappoint. They’re still hot and they can still rock. Period. The crowd was wild with affection for the veteran pop punk stars. [...]

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I’ve been extremely moved by the work Loic Le Meur has been doing with his Johnny on-the-spot reporting, beaming his smile and insights to us out here in Twitterland, Seesmicland, and on the Net in general. Just wanted to acknowledge how game-changing this effort is. It’s like I’ve written before– that great ditty [...]

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So, Luis Suarez invited me to his “8 things you didn’t know about me” party. I’m humbled and honored to be included in his “your it” list, so first let me say, “Thank you, Luis. I’m flattered!” Second, I’m wondering why a list of eight…? It reminds me of a simple [...]

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A few weeks ago, Tara Hunt was coming into town, so a bunch of us got together for dinner in downtown Austin. One of the dinner guests who attended that evening was Silona Bonewald who is founder of the League of Technical Voters. We were all so busy yapping about every silly thing [...]

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