Tag: Yelp

Well-Hidden and Unassuming

I recently finished reading Eli Pariser‘s The Filter Bubble:  What the Internet is Hiding from You.  I highly, highly recommend this as essential reading.  He provides some intense thinking in every chapter about the serious implications of where the internet is currently taking us.  Brilliantly thought out and well written.  (I should probably write a whole post about his book!)… Continue reading

The Tonsorial Parlor

Yesterday was my first visit to The Tonsorial Parlor — a barbershop/hair salon in Manhattan Beach. I have been searching for the past 2.5+ years for a good place to get my haircut. I found a guy that did a great job. The salon where he worked was just ridiculously expensive. While he always cut my hair waaaaaaay too short,… Continue reading

Augmented Reality Fascinates Me

Of the 10 Ways Social Media Will Change In 2010, this last one most interests me. I’ll be curious to see where this takes us. Finally: Real, Cool and Very Bizarre Online-Offline Integration Virtual worlds, games and avatars were just the beginning of the online-offline integration. In 2010 we’ll see a greater push on this front as distance and physical… Continue reading