On Katie today I’ll be talking about retailers are tracking you, on- and offline! Want to tune in? You can use Katie’s Station Finder tool to see when Katie airs in your market.
In a special blog post on Katie’s site, I’ve also given out some of my best tips to keep you safe while browsing or shopping online. Click here to check out that post!
The cloud is more than just a name for a new type of service. It’s a whole new way of doing business. Cloud apps help us to work smarter, do more remotely, without losing track of files no matter what device you or your co-workers are using. Here are three of my favorite cloud apps:
I got my start in media on the radio where the golden rule is that you can never have “dead air,” which means you’re never broadcasting silence. That can be a hard rule to follow sometimes where you’re actually in a studio where equipment can fail, guests who call in can lose their connection, or someone in the studio changes the levels on the music so nothing happens when you hit “play”.
I’m heading to Austin, Texas this Sunday for a whirlwind tour of the South by Southwest Interactive festival. While there, I’ll be giving advice to entrepreneurs at the meals with mentors event, giving a talk on the risks of NOT building your personal brand & the 5 most critical words every entrepreneur should know, and I’ll be meeting with VCs on some big ideas… and that’s just in the first few hours after I get off the plane!
Not everyone can afford to go to SXSW, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the action in Austin! Today I’m going to show you how to follow along with an app called Banjo.
One of my favorite sports movies of all time is Moneyball. If you haven’t seen it, the film is based on the true story of how Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane helped revolutionize the modern game of Baseball in the early 2000’s by applying statistical analysis to the problem of putting together a winning team on a shoestring budget.
That kind of data analysis, generally referred to as sabermetrics, has had wide-reaching effects on not just baseball, but a wide variety of industries. You might know former sabermetrician Nate Silver who has used his FiveThirtyEight blog to predict election results with startling accuracy.
But data isn’t just for professional election watchers and baseball insiders, and the success of Moneyball is a strong sign that even casual fans are interested in how data changes their favorite games. That’s why I’m excited to see the next generation tracking systems in Major League Baseball which will give you, the viewer, tons of data to soak in while you watch the game. Check the video below to see it in action.
If you’re in an unfamiliar city or having a late-night emergency, how do you find a doctor that’s reputable and available? One option could be to turn to Yelp, where you can often find doctors or urgent care facilities with dozens of reviews. But before you blindly trust the reviews that you find, there’s something you need to know.
A report in today’s NY Times Bits blog by David Streitfeld suggests that since Yelp launched a program to end deceptive reviews on their site in 2012 an increasing number of medical practices are offering to pay for positive reviews.
Here’s a fun new app and site for you to try out: Urturn is all about helping you photoshop yourself into famous photographs, without having to actually learn photoshop!
You can even use the site to create your own images that other people can put themselves in, which is what one user did with his new image, My Best Celebrity Selfie Ever. Load up that link, and then join the fun by putting yourself into last night’s Oscars selfie. You’ll become a part of history by joining the most retweeted item in Twitter’s history!
The bar was set pretty high: President Obama’s 2012 victory tweet smashed all records on it’s way to more than three quarters of a million retweets!
Four more years. pic.twitter.com/bAJE6Vom
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
And then Ellen put Samsung’s sponsorship dollars and her Galaxy Note 3 to the test, and took a selfie live during the Oscars, roping in a who’s who of ‘A list’ celebs: Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie, Kevin Spacey, Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, Channing Tatum, Jared Leto and more!
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
2.7 million retweets and still counting! Who thought it was possible?
I’ve been saying for years that we all need to do our part to end texting and driving, because every time you pick up that smartphone while driving you put other drivers, pedestrians, and yourself at risk.
Apple announced an interesting new tech today, called “CarPlay,” which aims to integrate your iPhone’s display straight into the dashboard of your car, and allow you to do more, hands free. It includes a bunch of different features, like launching Siri from your steering wheel and integrating with knobs, dials and buttons in your car. Siri even learns a few new tricks which should further help you to put down the phone and keep your eyes on the road.
We’ve all sat down to write something…only to realize an hour later that somehow sixty minutes got sucked into a Facebook/RSS/Flash Sale black hole, never to be seen again. Time to get your productivity back on track! Try Ommwriter, an inexpensive app for Mac, PC and iPad that keeps you away from distractions in an environment that’s actually designed to boost your concentration.
There are five words I think every entrepreneur needs to know.
If you’re just starting out, I hope these five words will give you a solid foundation to build your business. But if you’ve already started a business, I think you should still take a second to take a step back, try my different techniques, and use this week to get re-centered on your goals and dreams for your business.
Here are my five words I think all entrepreneurs need to think about this week.