Thomas Weber of the Wall Street Journal writes
today about Backpack, a joint web-based to-do list. He also mentions several personal productivity blogs, along the same lines as Brain Food, and many of them inspired in part by Getting Things Done. These are worth checking out:
- Lifehacker
- 43 Folders
- To-Done!

I recently had a conversation with someone who wants to create buzz around his business, but for certain reasons, he doesn’t want to be seen to be proactively seeking buzz.
The question: how can he use online networks to achieve that goal?
I had a few ideas:
- Post comments on some prominent blogs, with Read More...

We are seeking interns who would like to work on the marketing campaign for our new book, The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online, and for our resource website, TheVirtualHandshake.com. This is ideal for a MBA or college student interested in a full-time or part-time internship, working from wherever you like. Read More...

One of the most important skills in interpersonal relations, whether business, romance, or social, is listening. In building online relationships, the equivalent is reading – not just skimming, but actually absorbing what the person said.
I recently joined LinkedInnovators, a Yahoo Group for people who are passionate about the use of LinkedIn. Last week, the Read More...

Are you interested in sex? Would you say that publicly? There are at least a few Silicon Valley executives who readily admit this in their profiles on Tribe.net, or demonstrate it by the tribes of which they are members.
While some people are comfortable with a seamless blend of their business and personal lives, most Read More...

Venture capitalist Christian Mayaud, like Scott Allen and me (new Technorati Profile) a follower of the Getting Things Done philosophy, posts his dream system for high-volume email management, , using technologies available today.

Many different researchers are taking different approaches to bringing PacMan into the streets. See:
Pacmanhattan (based out of NYU)

Virtual reality Pacman–from University of Singapore

Mixed Reality Lab
After years of video games providing some benefit in your hand-eye coordination and hopefully your multiprocessing ability, I’m glad to see technologies like these and ‘Dance Dance Revolution’ bringing Read More...

Dave Pollard discusses at How to Save the World five handy tools:
Open Media Network
MoonEdit
Browster
YouSendIt
IHMC ConceptMap
Although I can’t agree with some of Dave’s political thoughts—my wife grew up under communism and we have a certain healthy skepticism of idealistic views of human nature and the state–he does say a lot of things worth reading.

The NY Times profiles legendary entertainment lawyer Bert Fields: Telling Hollywood It’s Out of Order. Fields has never lost a case.
My favorite part:
Even with the 35-minute commute from Malibu to his office in Century City, Mr. Fields says he still bills more hours than any of the 100 lawyers at his firm, Read More...

From Mobile Pipeline, via Arieanna Foley:

Basically, the new phishing model will start with a log-in page for a public WiFi network. What you’d expect at any hotspot, really. …
Without realizing it, the user will enter personal information to the logon page, whereupon the hacker will proceed to put 45 or so viruses onto the Read More...