Archive of articles I’ve written elsewhere
Beyond this blog, I’ve written for, or have been written about by, many places. Here’s the most comprehensive list…
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What should you do when stranger sends high priority email?
I asked this question on twitter – here are the best responses: “Hey, thanks for the email; please enjoy…
Free Ticket to XOXO event in Portland, 9/13-9/15
(Update: ticket given away! You’re too late) I have a ticket to XOXO in Portland next week, Sept 13…
The tyranny of category
Most of the world is curved. Other than some man made things, everything bends. Rivers, streams, trees, and coastlines…
The best thing this year: a list
My friend Dan Shapiro stared a mailing list called TBTTY: The best thing this year. Anyone who joins the…
Quote of the week
“Whenever I start working on a song, I immediately try to forget everything, to empty my hands and head…
Passive/Aggressive management and the Lakers
There’s something familiar about Kobe Bryant’s description about the style his coach, Phil Jackson uses. As this article explains,…
All my books 60% off – today only
All my books are 60% off today in ebook versions http://oreil.ly/free2choose and use code: DDF2H
How I almost invented RSS
Dave Winer, who’s known, in spite of his wishes, as the inventor of RSS, wrote about the myth of the…
Mark the Date: Oct 13th Myths of Innovation day
The new edition of Myths is out, but I’ve been keeping quiet about it (shhhhhh). Why? Plans are in…
Berkun fan page: now up on facebook
If you’d prefer to get updates from this blog on facebook, today’s your day. There’s now a fan page,…
Pic of day: Universe closed
From a real street sign in NM, via Teresa.
Coming soon: Myths paperback edition!
The original edition was published in 2007. It was a charming little book, that disarmingly changed how people thought…
Worst examples of social media BS?
I’ve been looking for choice examples of inflated claims and promises among people working in social media, for my…
Wants vs. Beliefs
A funny thing about the human mind is we tend to believe what we want to believe. We are…
Signed edition of Confessions now for sale
Powell’s books, where I’m speaking tonight, is selling signed copies of Confessions of a Public Speaker. Very cool –…
Confessions now shipping at Amazon again
Happy to report Confessions is in stock again at amazon, and shipping.
Site update and move complete
If you see this post, it means you’re looking at the new, improved, ISP-upgraded scottberkun.com. There are a few…
Sentiment analysis on sentiment analysis
Ok – this is clever. He does a roundup on people’s responses to the recent NYT article on sentiment…
CMU study on privacy – opinions wanted
A group of super smart researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (who I happen to be friends with) are conducting…