Forgive me a brief indulgence in some Illinois politics: there was a special election today in Rahm Emanuel’s old district. Twelve Democrats were running. Special elections are almost always hard…

My first job was as a dish-washer at Chez Claude restaurant in Acton, Massachusetts. It was a family-owned French restaurant, and I wasn’t yet old enough to drive, so my…

Last night we announced a big upgrade to Blogger Following, something we’ve been working on for months. I’m excited about this for a lot of reasons – but before I…

Nearly two years ago to the day, I joined Twitter. I explained: I can recall at least a half dozen different explanations from people I respect who all explain Twitter…

I had a blast last year serving as a mentor to TechStars, and oddly enough they’ve asked me back. If you’re a start-up looking for some seed capital, mentorship from…

This is pretty cool (as originally seen in @CThilk’s shared items on Google Reader, which pointed to Neville Hobson’s cool coffee mug): Get your twitter mosaic here.