Communicating your web brand in 9 seconds flat (video splash)
How do you communicate your brand in just 9 seconds using video? That's the challenge I face every year when I update the opening roll…
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In Search of Digital Wine Magazines (and is Decanter really more expensive on iPad?)
When it comes to wine magazines/content, here's my initial wine hit list: Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Advocate, Sommelier Journal, and Decanter. But which are…
Google Now – What about the 49ers?
One of the best features of Jelly Bean is Google Now. I've been using it regularly for a few weeks. With location-based services, context aware…
Can a Twitter alternative succeed?
App.net has raised over $700,000 from 11,000+ backers. There's only one problem: I have no idea what it is and why I'd want to pay…
2012: Android rules, but with fewer models
What we don't know is how many iPhone sales Samsung managed to preemptively "steal" with the S3. How many impatient 4 and 4S owners made…
Why Wine Scores Matter: It’s Cultural
Consumers at large need scores. It has to be a number. It has to be a score. And it has to help them make a…
Berkeley Rep releases iOS, Android apps
Videos and photos are available too. Clicking on Chinglish pulled up a YouTube video of the effervescent Tony Taccone intro'ing the "hysterical" play.
In Photos: ‘Chinglish’ at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
The canny comedy of cross-cultural errors, which makes its way across the country from Broadway, opens September 8th at the Roda Theatre in Berkeley.
Top 10 Dishes from SF Chefs
SF Chefs, along with Pebble Beach Food & Wine, Montalvo Food & Wine, and Flavor! Napa Valley has become a marquee event. Here's the top…
Sonos now supports Amazon Cloud Player (Bellissimo!)
Why the big deal? It means you can stream tracks without the need for a server or host PC.