In case you have visited Notorious R.O.B. before, you will surely notice that I have changed my blog theme. I was using the Blix theme before (y’know, with the glowing eyes and all) which was a great theme. But in putting the Onboard Informatics blog together, I came across a WordPress theme named The Journalist. … Read more
Breaking news from Inman Blogger Connect: Trulia has announced that it is launching a blog platform. I don’t have a link, because this was on a piece of paper, but there will be an official announcement later. I actually had a chance to speak with Vicky Gkiza, Sr. Product Manager for Community, at Trulia and… … Read more
Back in the day, I used to read the New York Times religiously. I mean, I lived in New York City, was young, and was making a lot of money. It’s what you do. It’s kinda like going to church on Sunday if you were a Puritan in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, or doing the … Read more
One of the great things about conferences, especially one that features bloggers as the main attraction, is that you meet some incredible people and find out some incredible things. Some of them are so fantastic that they make you scratch your head and go… “Eh?” The Believer is one of those things. Despite the name, … Read more
I suppose the fate of Ozymandias ought to keep things in perspective, but… at the same time, considering how much time and energy it has taken, I can’t help but crow a bit about what we just released. As some of you know, my day job is as the VP of Marketing for Onboard — … Read more
During one of the sessions here at RE Bar Camp, an interesting point came up. There was a company here presenting named Zipvo — they do real estate video for agents. Their technology seems good; they seem like bright guys. The issue was, as I saw it, their incredibly flawed business model. They want advertisers … Read more
Seeing as how we’re stuck on the ground in Newark… just some random thoughts. 1. What accounts for the immense incompetence of airlines? I mean, they’re private enterprises, in a competitive environment. Why do they all suck so uniformly? Is it that they are so wrapped up in government regulations that they are effectively pseudo-government … Read more
So I’m off to San Francisco today to attend RE Bar Camp and Inman’s Real Estate Connect. I’m sure this is going to be a great week, filled with new people, new things to learn, and new stuff all around. I’m hoping to meet many of the bloggers I’ve only communicated with over the Interwebs … Read more
Just a quick little heads up before diving back into my real job. If you haven’t done so already, read Analytics Apples And Oranges: Switching Web Analytics Tools Without Getting Fired. Even if you’re an expert on web analytics, this brief little post lays out the issues so clearly and so cleanly that it helps confirm … Read more