Jamie Beckland

Do you write emails, then wonder what you asked people to do?  Then, you have to track down your emails and review them to see if people have done what they said or you have to keep a separate list of pending requests? It’s annoying, right? Enter Liaise…

The hottest emerging media question of 2009 was “What is Twitter’s Business Model?”  Many pondered, many posited, and few hints were given. But, taking a breath before committing to a revenue model is a good thing for Twitter.  A completely new, never-before-experienced service like Twitter needs time to grow.  Users need to play with it. [...]

Recently I logged in to my Comcast account to print off a copy of my bill.  There was a byzantine labyrinth of new authorizations to go through – apparently they are changing the interface to a “mySignIn” portal-style account information (incidentally, who else’s sign in would I be using?  Why the annoying, redundant nomenclature?).  So, [...]

NPR’s coverage of China is really incredible.  I mean, they had Rob Gifford there for years, going into all these noooks and crannies and uncovering all of these really wonderful stories.  Now, they have lots of people with great voices reporting from China, like Luisa Lim (and Gifford is their London bureau chief).

OK, I’ll admit it – I saw ’2012′.  I didn’t go of my own volition – my arm was twisted by a disaster-movie junkie (Michael and I even saw ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ – in the theater, no less!).  But, I did learn that even at the end of days, with destruction imminent, brands will [...]

I used to love it, but I won’t be buying anyone else a gift subscription to ReadyMade Magazine.  And, frankly, they can keep the rest of my subscription as well.  No reason to send it to me anymore.