Check out the origin of the origami butterfly on the cover of Enchantment. By good fortune, the guys who made the origami butterfly for my book cover and I were in Hawaii at the same time. Here are pictures from my visit to their shop, Origamido, in the International Market Place. The shop is on [...]
Are you trying to master your iPad? I’ve got a deal for you. For one week, you can download a free copy of Tanya Engst’s Take Control of iPad Basics ebook. Just go here and “like” the page to get it. Bonus: 50% off any Take Control ebook (covers Macintosh, iPhone, and iPad) special offer.
Who among us has not wondered if we’re doing the right things as we raise our children? If you have, then you should check out this interview with John Medina, author of Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child From Zero to Five. John is a developmental molecular biologist, and [...]
Over at the American Express Open Forum I just posted a method I recently learned to increase fans for Facebook pages. It involves “revealing” special content and offers to people who “like” you page. Check out how to do this in you’re interesting in increasing the impact of your Facebook marketing impact.
I spoke in Madrid at the FICOD conference in mid November. These are pictures from my reign in Spain. I’m feeling pretty Spanish these days because I’ve been to Barcelona, Malaga, and Madrid for speeches. Terminal 4 of the Madrid airport wins the prize for coolest ceiling. Antoni Gaudi would be proud. Terminal 4 also [...]
I love to do business with small businesses—in-store, online, for myself, for others, for pleasure, for work—it doesn’t matter to me. I love to find great products and services made by entrepreneurs who are trying to change the world. And I love to help small business owners because they aren’t flying around in corporate jets [...]
Over at the American Express Open Forum, I answer the age-old question of whether a company should make a Facebook fan page or a website. Click here to read it.
I’m offering a free copy of Database 101 and The Macintosh Way. To get them, you need to go to my Facebook fan page, “like” the page, and then download the books. Step 1: Go to the
Tell me about a time when you experienced the power of enchantment. You can post it here. People love to read this kind of story!
In the last few weeks two companies have released services that enable you to take tweets and turn them into a newspaper or magazine format: Paper.li and Flipboard. Alltop is a great source of information for both Paper.li and Flipboard newspapers. If you’d like to learn how to do this for Paper.li, click here, and [...]
October 10, 2010: I turned in the draft of my book, so I can no longer use examples for it. I would like to include a few personal stories of enchantment in my next book. I am looking for examples of how people, products, services, organizations, ideas, or causes swept you off your feet. Specs: [...]
After searching for months, I’ve come to the conclusion that Twitbird is the best iPhone and iPad Twitter client. If you’d like to see why, check out my post at the American Express Open Forum.
Information wants to be free, and I just freed some. I got the rights back for my first book, The Macintosh Way, and I’ve made it available for free here. Hope that you find it useful.
Let me confess: I’m addicted to Twitter and email, and my addiction increases the more I have to do something important like write a book. Luckily, I stumbled across applications called Freedom and Anti-Social that really help. I explain how they works here at the American Express Open Forum. If you’re have a tough time [...]
In the comments area below, please tell me some things that you find enchanting. For example: Car—1966 Mustang, Computer—Macintosh, City—Istanbul, Movie—Wizard of Oz, etc. I’m looking for a wide range of categories and examples. Thanks!
Many entrepreneurs believe that they key to success is adequate (or more) capital. I think they’re wrong—too much money is worse than too little. It’s because spending expands to the level of money that you’ve raised. I explain the hazards of too much money for the American Express Open Forum.
Whether you love shoes or not, you’ve got to admire the job that Tony Hsieh and the rest of the Zappos gang has done. I got a chance to interview Tony during the book tour for his new tome. in our interview he explains the keys to happiness in life and business while being Asian-American. [...]
If you’re confused by the U. S. Immigration process, I recently posted an explanation of it at the American Express Open Forum blog. Robert C. Meltzer, CEO of VISANOW, provided the information. His company is in the business of helping people obtain visas, so he should know. (Disclosure: Garage is an investor in VISANOW.) Learn [...]
Think about this: How much time, effort, and expense would it take to replace your iPhone if you lost it? You’d have to go to the Apple store, buy a phone, get it hooked up to your number, sync it with iTunes (you did back it up, right?), and then tweak it to just the [...]
Over at the American Express Open Forum, I recently posted an article about the application of ten Japanese concepts to PowerPoint, Facebook, and Twitter. Check it out here if you want a conceptual framework to simplify your use of these tools.