In the time that I have been working in social media, I have seen how social media has been used to help launch a company, promote a product or even to help organize a protest. Last week I saw how social media directly impacted an event in my life by making the world that much smaller. This past Wednesday, I was lucky enough to marry the most incredible woman in the world, okay so [...]

Last month we launched our Skype contest and announced that we would give out Skype Buddy Kits to the five people who could give us the best answer to the following question: “What Social Feature Are You Missing in Skype?” We wanted to share with you some of the best answers we received: 1) Roy Rubin feels that what is missing in Skype is “better integration with other social media services. Skype should have a much [...]

Skype’s FREETALK Buddy Cam is irresistibly cute. He’s also light and totally flexible. You can clip him anywhere and start sending stunning images as well as video conferencing with your friends and family. If you travel a lot like I do, you’ll find Buddy to be a great and very accommodating travel companion. Here are some of Buddy’s special features: Automated Motion Technology constantly updates light settings Advanced colour compensation technology Innovative design fits on any [...]

This is a re-post from Techcrunch Europe. My fellow Traveling Geeks companion, Robert Scoble (aka the Scobleizer) and Peter Parkes from Skype were interviewed by Renee Blodgett who is the CEO of Magic Sauce Media, Co-founder of The Traveling Geeks and Founder and Producer of We Blog the World. We set up shop on the streets of London directly in front of the hotel we stayed in, the Malmaison, which naturally picked up the sweet sounds [...]