Jul 27, 2011

Being a Chicago native, I couldn’t have been more thrilled when WTTW asked me to appear on “Chicago Tonight” Being a regular “Chicago Tonight” viewer for years, meeting Phil Ponce and the crew was a real treat. Here we discuss Google+, Spotify and TechWeek; you’ll see my ugly mug show up again on CT, they have asked me to be...

Jul 17, 2011

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has a vision for the web that reminds me of the future set forth in Steven Spielberg’s loose adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s “The Minority Report.” In the movie, retailers are able to gather all of one’s personal information from retinal scans, thus gaining the ability to cater specifically to the...

Jul 14, 2011

It was by sheer willpower that I was able to finish a post this week due to an incredibly addicting new obsession of mine.  That obsession happens to be a startup named Turntable.fm.  If you’re unfamiliar with the site, it essentially carries out one of your wildest dreams: to get behind two turntables and DJ for a room full of friends, or even complete...

Jul 5, 2011

“Not to say that I’d sacrifice my firstborn for a Google+ invite, but… hit me up on gmail if you’ve got an invite burning a hole in your inbox.” Yes, admittedly, that was a post of mine on Facebook back on June 29th. The “firstborn” bit was, obviously, mentioned in jest, but I can guarantee that given the buzz...

Jul 1, 2011

Like a bunch of tweens trying to get into a Justin Bieber concert, tech enthusiasts everywhere are scratching and clawing for invites to Google+, the social networking service that Google launched into field trial on June 28th. With social circles, group video chat, and most importantly data portability, I’m here to tell you that this is no hype. Google+...