Sacha Pfeiffer

OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration.  But it was a tough two hours this morning as I was unable to access my Newsgator feeds using FeedDemon between about 5 AM and 7 AM.  At first I thought it was my new Vista computer since it has been a bit cranky.  But when fiddling with…

After the first 4 days of games, my “wisdom of the crowds” bracket is hanging in there.  Currently in 24th place in my pool of 107 people.  There are 38 correct selections on my entry so far, and the pool leader has 40, so the competition is clearly still bunched up.  Only 3 of the…

“We don’t even have to really debate whether or not people can start web companies in a variety of places,” Brian Oberkirch says, “but how do you do it when you are not in a place like the Bay Area?” That’s the topic of discussion in the latest Disruptive Dialogue. (Click here to listen to…

So along comes an event that sounds like it’s right up my alley.  Here’s how organizers describe the Defrag conference: Defrag is the first conference focused solely on the internet-based tools that transform loads of information into layers of knowledge, and accelerate the “aha” moment. Defrag is about the space that lives in between knowledge…

I have a lot of respect for Jim Horton, a longtime PR blogger who I have been reading since before I myself began to blog.  Nevertheless, I disagree with his post this morning that encourages bloggers to take a pledge against accepting freebies. Certainly if a blogger wishes to do this, he should be free…