And it’s out in the wild! SwitchCube is the name that Matt and I have chosen for our coworking space in Abbotsford BC. We’re touring a few spaces tomorrow, and look like we’ll be ready to start making some offers on places as soon as next week. At the meetup we held last week,...
You may notice something different at the top of this page … an actual logo, rather than just the word “sparkplug 9.” I’m still experimenting, but I did get...
We keep hearing rumours about an Apple HDTV that is not just yet another set-top box. That is more than the “hobby” that is AppleTV. And that embodies the...
It’s always exciting to get new Moo cards. New business cards are cool, but new Moo cards are awesome. Moo cards are personalized business cards. I’ve loaded mine up...
Whoa. Saw this today while talking to a colleague about some training I’ll be providing via On24, the online webinar/training/meeting software. Google links to a nonexistent session on On24...
I’ve been getting odd errors in iPhoto lately – MobileMe alerts saying they didn’t recognize my password. Something like: “MobileMe didn’t recognize the stored password for …” That’s fairly...
As you (may) know, I and a partner are starting up a coworking space in British Columbia’s Fraser valley. Specifically, in Abbotsford. We started with just a landing page,...
Three years ago I was in Portugal, working with Intel on solutions for educational technology in emerging markets. Portugal, of course, is in some ways leading the charge in...
Sparkplug9 has been happily logo-less for 8 years. 8 years! However, since I’ve been consulting more intensely in the past 3 months, I’ve decided that Sparkplug9 MUST HAVE A...
My second post on VentureBeat is live: Why you should be using Klout when making hiring decisions. Klout is a social measuring and monitoring tool that gauges online influence,...
As Apple grows, there are going to be more security problems. The recent Flashback trojan is evidence of that. But how bad will it be? I had to laugh...
Facebook is amazing. Over 900 million people are connected via this social utility, and Facebook will soon be the first billion-person social network. But privacy is an issue …...
Brian Solis has just released a new book: The End of Business as Usual, and he’s blogging about it, most recently with a post on beating digital Darwinism. (In...
I’ve been doing a lot of work lately with businesses and organizations that are recognizing the need to do something – anything – with social media. The why is...
Earlier this week I set up a Meetup group for coworkers in BC’s Fraser Valley. It contained some information about coworking, some hints on the kinds of people who...
We need to just pause for a moment and reflect: a blog has won the Pulitzer prize. Somewhere Bob Woodward (of Watergate fame, who just cast aspersions on journalism...
I’m a little pumped. I managed to connect with VentureBeat over the past couple of weeks and just wrote my first post: 5 Reasons Mobile Fragmentation is Actually Good...
DiverseCity’s 17th annual Cultural Diversity Awards are next week Tuesday at the Four Seasons in Vancouver, and I couldn’t be more excited. Not only do we get to recognize...
Most people hate networking. It’s too hard, it’s too boring, it’s too forward. Or, they’re too shy, they’re too stuck in a comfort zone, or just not very outgoing....
Noticed a drain on your Paypal account lately? Wondering why there’s always money missing? I recently checked my Paypal account and noticed a subscription and recurring payment for a...
I follow Chris Guillebeau, an author whose mission is to visit every country in the world. Every. Single. One. He posted 34 things I’ve learned about life and adventure...
Intel has posted a social media tool for social content creators like you and me. It connects to your social networks – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube – and creates an...
Hola! John Koetsier here - I consult, write, and speak about web, social media, technology, and business strategy.
