Category Archives: tech

Daily Deals Emails, I’m Dumping You for Mobile.

Not including work.  Not including school.  Not including spam.  What do you get emails about? I get about 50 emails a day from Groupon, Yipit, PLNDR, Borders Rewards, Ralph Lauren, Barneys New York, Heartsy.me (it’s like Groupon for Etsy), and … Continue reading

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Super Bowl 45 Ads Galore

I’m going to be honest.  Packers, Steelers, I don’t really keep up with football. … But for those who are still reading, I do religiously follow the Superbowl for the ads, the sense of community, and sometimes even the half … Continue reading

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Facebook Games? Yes Please!

[Disclosure: I am in no way representing my company or revealing any proprietary information.  Anything I write here is purely my own opinion and using public knowledge.] Social Gaming: nascent industry with a largely nascent user base.  And finally in … Continue reading

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Wanted: Sexy Designer/Web Programmer

For: redesigning this here blog! I’ve been on WordPress.com for a few years now and think it’s high time that I move on to WordPress.org. Here’s what I want: a super-awesome designer who can program a landing page for janyxu.com … Continue reading

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Are you getting an iTampon… errr pad?

Other than the fact that a million Mac fanboys and Steve Jobs fanatics gizzed in their pants today, this isn’t more than a iPhone minus a phone and on steroids. You can read more here, here, here, here, here, here, … Continue reading

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Incredily hot blue people

I went to see Avatar yesterday and posted the following message on Facebook: Avatar: if it weren’t for the visual effects and Uhura from Star Trek, I probably would have walked out. Okay, that’s not exactly true.  This is what … Continue reading

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Rant, Rant, Rant @AT&T

It’s utterly ridiculous that I just spent 45:53 minutes on the phone with AT&T to discuss extraneous roaming charges that showed up on my bill. It took 30 minutes just to get someone on the phone and load his system … Continue reading

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Personal vs. Professional: The Winner is…

I’ve been mulling over the concept of personal brand reputation and what’s acceptable behaviour online.  When Facebook first became public right after I graduated college, I was adamantly against the concept.  Facebook was my personal space online, and allowing my … Continue reading

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Hello World!

I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from blogging (in case you haven’t noticed).  I’ve taken a break from life as well.  Since the new year, I parted with SHIFT, which is still an amazing PR Agency; took a long, … Continue reading

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From God to Godless to Godfull

Three thoughts: “San Francisco is godless.” I paraphrase but that’s what my friend told me over dinner last night.  Why?  SF is hugely liberal, progressive and largely accepting and non-religious. . “Apple evokes a similar response to a religious experience.” … Continue reading

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