The Bullshit Machine

The Bullshit Machine

Here’s a tiny confession. I’m bored. Yes; I know. I’m a sinner. Go ahead. Burn me at the stake of your puritanical Calvinism; the righteously, thoroughly, well, boring idea that boredom itself is a moral defect; that a restless mind is the Devil’s sweatshop. There’s...
The Circle

The Circle

“For example, when you heard your dad had a seizure, you drove, what, a hundred miles or so, and never once during that drive did you try to glean any information from the InnerCirclers, or from the larger OuterCircle. Do you see that as an opportunity wasted?” “Now I...
How to use Pinterest for effective campaigning

How to use Pinterest for effective campaigning

Campaigning with Pinterest for fundraising or to drive actions on a website looks like an interesting new trend in e-campaigning. I’m just starting to play with the site and explore what it can do, and will share here anything useful that comes up. For instance...

Idiot’s guide to Twitter

I couldn’t find an idiot’s guide to Twitter anywhere, so I wrote this bare bones introduction. If I get a chance I’ll come back and embellish this a little with some specific tips and tools for usage (eg. using Tweetdeck and Cotweet rather than the...