How to Make a Better Craigslist

I like CraigsList, but let’s face it, it hasn’t changed much in the last decade or so. But still, nobody can seem to supplant it. Somebody will eventually, but in the meantime, here’s how Craigslist could do it themselves. Use the Social Graph to increase trust If an individual person is going to peddle their [...]

He Was a Great Guy Before He Tronned

I’m starting a new usage for the word Tron. Help me add it to everyday slang. Tron: v. – To disappear into your computer and exist only in a digital world. Tronning: v. – The process of disappearing into your computer world. Tronned, or Tron’d: n. – Congrats, you only exist to other people in [...]

Idea for a New Bar, Pub, Nightclub, Whatever

Somebody please open this bar. I will come to it, or you can even hire me to open it (more on that later). Basically it’s a bar with a social networking spin. No, it’s not a bunch of people drinking and sitting at computers. It’s a way to not only create a fresh and fun [...]

Narcissism is Exhausting

About 15 years ago I found email, and stopped writing letters. I figured I’d just wait for my friends and family to discover the same, and then reward them with email updates about my awesome life. But that wasn’t good enough… So then I found instant messaging, because trying to have a conversation over email [...]