Aug 29, 2011

(Disclosure: Tech.li was a media partner of SocialDevCamp) I had every intention of writing a full guide on the two-and-a-half day goodness of SocialDevCamp this past weekend. I felt, however, that those who wanted to be there were, and those who didn’t wouldn’t be interested enough to read the article. So for those who wanted to go but didn’t or...

Aug 19, 2011

Take a minute out of your (hopefully) busy day and think about how people found jobs fifty years ago. It might seem simple – if your father was a taxidermist, chances are you would be next in line to run the family business whether or not you had an interest in commemorating someone’s cat. There was no Careerbuilder, no Craigslist, and networking...

Aug 16, 2011

How do you find or choose a new doctor?  I know I choose my doctors based on what family members, friends or current doctors recommend.  Sometimes though, you need to find a doctor and the above options may not be convenient or available.  Imagine if you relocated to a new city?  Where do you turn to reliably find a doctor or caregiver? Currently, most...

Aug 15, 2011

Social media fatigue is real, and so is social media event fatigue. I’m as guilty as the next geek of sifting through the endless array of tweet-ups, conferences, and webinars and thinking “will this one really add value or visibility for me or my company?’ Maybe your only criterion is that it has to have food, be free, or be happening in a certain...

Aug 13, 2011

The t-shirt is a fashion trend that will never die. It is comfortable, it is casual and often, you can make a statement (sartorial or otherwise) simply by wearing it. Sleevecandy takes our love of t-shirts and brings it back full circle to offer unique pre-owned torso coverage to the masses, with the added benefit of doing some philanthropic good in the...

Aug 12, 2011

This past weekend marked the 20th anniversary of Chicago’s most popular music festival, Lollapalooza. With headliners like Eminem, the Foo Fighters and Coldplay, it’s not surprising that Lolla beat its previous attendance record by 30,000, selling out with 270,000 tickets spanning the three days. Things have undoubtedly changed since Lolla’s...