Google+ for Team Collaboration

Google+ is the newest, coolest social network, and there are probably people in your social circles who are tugging you to join it. But who needs another Facebook or Twitter, right? Honestly, Google+ adds some features and controls that make it worth your consideration, but more importantly, it adds some tools that are perfect for…   Read more


Value Physical Presence Over Virtual Presence

The people I’m closest to where I live don’t care one bit about their “web presence,” whereas I daydream about tens of thousands of Twitter followers salivating over my 140-character wisdom or hits to my blog from people who don’t know if I’m actually following Jesus in daily life. In fact, I used to care…   Read more


Tracking Your Facebook Fan Page Interactions with Facebook Insights

Watching the number of fans of your Facebook page waver up and down can often be frustrating–especially when you don’t know what caused the change. Was it that controversial post on money? Or are you just posting too frequently? Thankfully, Facebook has provided you with a tool to learn more about how your users interact…   Read more


Asking Your Technology Honest Questions

Email. Facebook. Twitter. Google. Laptop. Texting. Blackberry. iPod. Wii. Xbox. How many of these do you use? An even better question is how many of these have you asked why and how you’re going to use it? There’s a lot to learn about bit literacy, which is learning how to be productive in the age…   Read more


Riding the Waves of Motivation

“Motivation, productivity, efficiency—these things are not constants. In my experience, they come in waves. They ebb and flow, and there’s no sense in fighting it. The key is to recognize a productivity surge when it appears, so you can roll with it.”–Jason Fried from a recent Inc. Magazine post. I produced two days of high…   Read more