October 5, 2010: Time for Little Miller No. 2

As predicted, I got pretty much no sleep last night.  I got to sleep somewhere between twelve thirty and one and I was awake after three thirty.  I checked email, sent some messages and snuggled Oreo for a while but by around four thirty I was sick of my laying in bed waiting for morning …

Marketing to the Conversation

Online communities represent a significant challenge for traditional marketing departments to tackle.  Online communities are active conversations – the kind that Levine, Locke, Searls & Weinberger talked about. Traditional marketing happens in a broadcast mode, whether television, billboard or conference.  Think of the traditional community as a park full of individuals strolling about each doing …

October 4, 2010: Our Seven Year Anniversary

Dominica and I have been married for seven years today! I woke up at four thirty this morning.  I tried getting back to sleep for a while but had little success so I just got up and headed into the office.  I took my time but still arrived around six forty five.  Pretty early.  I …

Is AppleTV the Next Video Game Console?

Something happened recently in the world of video games.  Something sneaky.  Maybe something that was not even planned. Over the last few years, this new product, called the iPhone and its calling-plan barren cousin the iPod Touch, have come onto the market with little or no thought to being a platform for video games and …