Brian Oberkirch
About: I run a social Web consultancy called Small Good Thing. I perhaps write too much at brianoberkirch.com.
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Small Tweaks, Bigger Experiences
--Maybe you’re like me, and you’re way over email notifications. I turn these off almost instantly. But, still, I’d love to know ...
5 Ways to Swap Your Pride for Some Page Views
--1. ‘Write’ (and we use the term loosely) posts that are nothing but lists. As a wise man said: writing by people who don’t wri...
Unmarketing notions
--The day before FOWA Miami I gave a half-day workshop called “Self-Replicating Awesomeness: The Marketing of No Marketing.” I started ...
In love with your anvil?
--You ever get in trouble with friends and family because you have that far away look, dreaming about something you’re working on? Sketch unco...
I Thought You Should Know
--If ever you tire of ridonkulous webcockery, keep in mind that there are some really groovy people in love with their digital anvils. And these fol...
Caution: Content Will Shift
--In which I finally write my untimely thoughts from Social Graph Foo Camp. (which Kellen promptly redubbed Social Foo; much better) The clear impre...
A Little Less Conversation
--All the handwaving is even getting to me, and I’m a professional daydreamer. Perhaps you’re also bored. I’ve decided it may hav...
A Little Less Conversation
--All the handwaving is even getting to me, and I’m a professional daydreamer. Perhaps you’re also bored. I’ve decided it may hav...
Social Signals @ Houston Interactive Marketing Association
--It’s been a while since I’ve tried to talk about marketing on this blog, and I’m working on some new lingo. We lean too much on ...
Social Signals @ Houston Interactive Marketing Association
--It’s been a while since I’ve tried to talk about marketing on this blog, and I’m working on some new lingo. We lean too much on ...
Portability & Privacy Panel at Graphing Social Patterns
--I moderated the final panel at Graphing Social Patterns, East today. David Recordon, Allen Hurff, Dave Morin, John McCrea, Chris Saad and Dave McC...
Portability & Privacy Panel at Graphing Social Patterns
--I moderated the final panel at Graphing Social Patterns, East today. David Recordon, Allen Hurff, Dave Morin, John McCrea, Chris Saad and Dave McC...
Viewzi Launching Next Week
--Viewzi from Brian Oberkirch on Vimeo. [Viewzi founder Brandon Cotter tells us the big idea.] I stopped by the Dallas (okay, Richardson) HQ of View...
Viewzi Launching Next Week
--Viewzi from Brian Oberkirch on Vimeo. [Viewzi founder Brandon Cotter tells us the big idea.] I stopped by the Dallas (okay, Richardson) HQ of View...
Why isn’t .mac a hub for my social stuff?
--So, they didn’t do the Last.fm move with iTunes. And they still haven’t gotten the social elements in Apple TV. But, why isn’t A...
Why isn’t .mac a hub for my social stuff?
--So, they didn’t do the Last.fm move with iTunes. And they still haven’t gotten the social elements in Apple TV. But, why isn’t A...
It’s All Good
--I’ve been a big fan of Flickr video so far. Simple video options like that, combined with Flip recorders, built-in Photo Booth, probably mor...
It’s All Good
--I’ve been a big fan of Flickr video so far. Simple video options like that, combined with Flip recorders, built-in Photo Booth, probably mor...
People Who Like This Weblog May Also Like These Books
--Lots of interesting books coming out you may want to check out. Subject to Change, by Peter Merholz, Brandon Schaeur, Todd Wilkens & David Verb...
People Who Like This Weblog May Also Like These Books
--Lots of interesting books coming out you may want to check out. Subject to Change, by Peter Merholz, Brandon Schaeur, Todd Wilkens & David Verb...
We All Want A Sip of It After It’s Made
--What bugs me about most companies using the Web: they are merely using the Web. They want the awesome without the investment. They show up after ...
We All Want A Sip of It After It’s Made
--What bugs me about most companies using the Web: they are merely using the Web. They want the awesome without the investment. They show up after ...
I Read Dave McClure So You Don’t Have To
--It’s always amusing to me when Dave does his Ben Barren-sans-hot-girls type of posts. He often hides some real ideas in there, though, even a...
I Read Dave McClure So You Don’t Have To
--It’s always amusing to me when Dave does his Ben Barren-sans-hot-girls type of posts. He often hides some real ideas in there, though, even a...
Talking About A Revolution Sounds Like A Whisper
--I’m pretty excited about working with Tony Haile, Josh Porter and several other talented folks on a new social service called Chi.mp. As par...
Talking About A Revolution Sounds Like A Whisper
--I’m pretty excited about working with Tony Haile, Josh Porter and several other talented folks on a new social service called Chi.mp. As par...
Make A Joyful Noise
--I’ve been in a bad way. Personally run down & flocked around. And then when I do look up, there is some marcomm goober sending me a li...
Make A Joyful Noise
--I’ve been in a bad way. Personally run down & flocked around. And then when I do look up, there is some marcomm goober sending me a li...
The Onion Wants a Brand Manager
--Chris Roan is looking for a brand manager for The Onion. Srsly, people, The Onion. Email his first initial lastname at theonion dot you know. N...
The Onion Wants a Brand Manager
--Chris Roan is looking for a brand manager for The Onion. Srsly, people, The Onion. Email his first initial lastname at theonion dot you know. N...
Business Model Misdirection
--Somewhere Jeff Nolan has an interesting post where he talks about his preference for business models that keep the onus of paying off the end user ...
Business Model Misdirection
--Somewhere Jeff Nolan has an interesting post where he talks about his preference for business models that keep the onus of paying off the end user ...
Business Model Misdirection
--Somewhere Jeff Nolan has an interesting post where he talks about his preference for business models that keep the onus of paying off the end user ...
Business Model Misdirection
--Somewhere Jeff Nolan has an interesting post where he talks about his preference for business models that keep the onus of paying off the end user ...
Unmarketing notions
--The day before FOWA Miami I gave a half-day workshop called “Self-Replicating Awesomeness: The Marketing of No Marketing.” I started ...
Caution: Content Will Shift
--In which I finally write my untimely thoughts from Social Graph Foo Camp. (which Kellen promptly redubbed Social Foo; much better) The clear impre...
The People Who Are Going to Eat Your Lunch Get Their Lunch Money From Mom Today
--I tweeted a tweet this morning in which I was a jerk to Anil Dash. I pinged him and apologized, as I don’t like making people feel bad. In ...
Play Ball
--Anil is so gifted that it pains me when he uses his powers like this. Now, the dude’s job is, literally, to evangelize, and you have to beli...
Marketing Is Not A Tax You Pay For Being Unremarkable
--Ever since Robert Stephens uttered the Godin-esque phrase ‘marketing is a tax you pay for being unremarkable,’ I keep hearing people re...
Community Lessons from Flickr’s Heather Champ
--[Can you tell I’m working through the backlog of blog posts that have built up for the past month?] Another highlight of the Customer Service...
FOWA Miami: Çelik, Smarr & Oberkirch on more Social Social Networks
--[Presenting the “Future Social Web” with Tantek Çelik & Joseph Smarr at Future of Web Apps, Miami :: Photo by Jesse Thomas] Really ...
Google Contacts API Killing AntiPatterns Dead
--[Dopplr testing out the Google Contact API. Should be live soon.] Huzzah for the Google Contact API. You recall the horrible practice we’ve...
Ride the Fire Eagle
--Excited to see Tom launch Fire Eagle the other day. Check out the video of his launch presentation if you’d like. What’s interesting ...
Right, But for the Wrong Reasons
--David Gal suggests in a piece at VentureBeat that F8 is a strategic error. I would counter that F8 is the answer to the strategic error of destroy...
Kid Rock to Write for TechCrunch
--Lots of buzz @ Future of Web Apps Miami when Kid Rock showed up with Eric Schoenfeld to announce his new TechCrunch column: “Str8 Out the Tr...
Video: Community & Customer Service
--The Satisfaction team has been posting video (done by the wonderful Eddie Codel) of the Customer Service Is the New Marketing Summit. Here’s...
Drupal Sites that Don’t Look Like Drupal Sites
--While I’m sharing the nectar of the hive mind, I’ll write up the feedback you beautiful people gave me, re: Drupal sites that don’...
Brand New
--Ok, I’m trying to get serious about taking a look at branding in the face of micromedia & hyperconnection. The crude thesis is that bran...
Gumbo Ya-Ya
--I’ve whinged before that everything online just feels like gumbo ya-ya, everyone talking at once. Techmeme & my trusty feed reader just ...
Branding v. Edgework, Illustrated
--Branding: Edgework: I thought this made it simpler. You know, for kids. Share This
Shirky on HCE
--Kara talks with Clay Shirky about his new book, Here Comes Everybody. Really looking forward to this one. (Re:Joyce!) Who knew that the surprise ...
Goodies
--So much I want to (and will!) write about and hear your replies, but incessant travel has me running. In the sweet by & by, enjoy the followin...
And…here come the hacks
--This is the kind of stuff that has me purging ’social media’ from my vocabulary. I try to just talk about the Web. Amy S. Quinn writes...
All Your Rollups Are Belong To Us
--Ah, data to back up our assumptions. This AdAdge report rounds up continued declines in PR & Ad agency headcount, while tracking a rise in con...
Get Your Ticket In Your Hand
--You got to go to New Orleans. For An Event Apart. April 24 & 25. Not only will your hear Web rockstars J. Zeldman and E. Meyer, but you will...
Voodoo Children
--Kent & Niall are bringing the serious voodoo shit: Niall’s browser history sniff how to, which lets him customize his site reading experi...
Plays Well With Others
--| View | Upload your own Here are the slides from the talk I did at Web Directions North. (Other Web Directions presentations are here....
Sweet Jesus
--Of course brands have much to offer and much to gain when it comes to social software, aka spelunking around existing communities via 1’s &am...
Bookmarks:
Konigi
UX design scrapbook
Goal Driven Design in action: blog redesign case study
Liked the clean up Nathan did for Fred Wilson's site. This is his explanation of tackling his own site.
Awesome! : Change your mind and life
Sarah Hatter on a Kingsolver book I want to read.
These things I believe. « Not The User’s Fault
dreaming of better UX for open source projects
Panel on portability & privacy @ Graphing Social Patterns East
I moderated a panel on privacy & portability issues and social networks at the Graphing Social Patte
Small Worlds: The Dynamics of ... - Google Book Search
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