A couple weeks ago I attended the fall board meeting for Augsburg Fortress. Augsburg is a publisher affiliated with the ELCA, which is the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. My connection to Augsburg is a result of a speech I gave to a group of leaders in the ELCA several years ago, and…

I was in Las Vegas last week to attend BlogWorld Expo, and had a terrific time. Events like these are as much about the conversations in the hallways (and, if you’re a speaker, the speaker ready room), and this year’s BWE was no exception. My presentation on Friday was about where blogs fit in at…

Inspired by Louis Gray’s post about his favorite Google apps (who was inspired by none other than Google CEO Eric Schmidt), I thought I’d capture some of my favorite Google apps – especially those which are lesser-known. (To the many friends who I’ll no doubt annoy by not including their products: note that I said…

In last week’s post about the books I’ve been reading on my iPhone, I neglected to point out that there are a ton of free books you can “buy” from Amazon. The Kindle app is a free app in the App Store, so go ahead and put it on your phone if you haven’t already.…

I’m presenting at Google to a group of execs from the World Presidents Organization. Say hi! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Robin surprised me with tickets to see Rodrigo y Gabriela last night. They were playing at the Fox in Oakland, which is a stunningly beautiful venue. I found RyG based on a recommendation on Marc Andreessen’s blog a couple years ago. (Marc – what’s up with the lack of archives? Where’d all the good stuff…

Just installed Sidewiki in Google Toolbar on my Mac. A feature I had missed when this was available internally (ironically) was the ability to copy your annotation to your blog; beneath the edit window for your Sidewiki comment, there’s a “My blogs on Blogger” element; pick your blog, and then your Sidewiki comment is auto-posted…

Use an iPhone and have a blog on Blogger? Head on over to the app store and get InfoThinker’s free “blogpress lite“, built by them to celebrate Blogger’s 10th birthday. Thanks, guys! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

A couple weeks back, we announced a partnership with Socialvibe. As the blog owner, you get to pick which charity you support in the gadget configuration – then your blog’s visitors are invited to do something (for example: rate a video, watch an ad, sign a petition). Each time they do that something, the advertiser…

You may have seen the news that we’re getting more active about hiring at Google. We didn’t really stop – but as you can see from the jobs listings (US, international) there are lots of opportunities to join and make a difference. The hiring process remains rigorous, and if you’re not confident you’re among the…