The future of WordPress: help wanted
On May 1st I’ll be speaking at WordCamp San Francisco (registration here), the premier event for WordPress developers, users…
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How do authors earn credibility?
From the mailbag, here’s a question from Emrah on reputation and writing: I just read the post titled How…
Post #1000: A Strawman for Everything
Well here we are. It’s post 1000! Surprised to have written so much here. Thanks for reading, linking, and…
The end of the killer feature
At The Economist Ideas Economy event Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress, in an excellent talk about open source software,…
Should you pay for an outside speaker?
A potential client asked me – we’re not sure it makes sense to pay a speaker to come to…
The 22 minute meeting (updated)
(Updated: Now with Nicole Steinbok ignite video at bottom) No one likes meetings and for good reason. In most…
Should managers know how to code?
In a series of posts, called readers choice, I write on whatever topics people submit and vote for. If…
Quote of the week
It’s amazing how much you miss right in front of your face if you are paid to miss it.…
The iPad and Innovation Theory
I’m not much for speculation – when people guess about how a product will do I think there’s much…
How great author events happen (biznik)
Two weeks ago I spoke at a fantastic author event in Seattle run by Biznik. I speak in lots…
Google Wave and Why You Should Care
Honestly, I’m not certain yet you should care about Google Wave. But that actually doesn’t matter. My friend Gina…
Quote of the week
“There are two things that have been true throughout history in big hunks. You can find differences in ten…
Need a word for an interesting idea
Was talking today with someone about this: A movie comes out (Movie X) and is very influential. Many other…
Ada Lovelace Could Kick Your Ass
Few people know that Ada Lovelace was likely the first computer programmer in history. She made my list of…
quote of the week
Couldn’t sleep the other night and watched Examined Life, a film about philosophy. Half of the philosophers interviewed in…
Help w/ new edition of Myths of Innovation
Currently I’m in talks with O’Reilly Media about releasing an updated version of The Myths of Innovation in paperback…
How I make a living: in detail
In a series of posts, called reader’s choice, I write on topics people submit. This week, the topic is: how…
Help me celebrate my 1000th post
Hey folks – I’m on the homestretch to 1000 posts. This is officially #985. I’m still looking for ideas…
Cloud Computing is a bad metaphor
At a certain point you hear a name for something so many times it looses any real meaning. It’s…
How UX can get anything they want
I’m a fan of the unconventional view that most people, most of the time, worry about the wrong things.…