Ian Philpot

5 Apps I Won’t Travel Without

Two weeks ago, I made a trip to Washington, D.C. for #BestofSMS. Traveling normally stresses me out, but I realized that leveraging a few great apps can make things much easier. Here are the 5 apps that I won’t travel without: 1. Passbook When Passbook was...

The 4 Things I See when I Look at Your Twitter Profile

  Last week, I gave a group of artists a full introduction to Twitter along with some recommended best practices. At one point in the conversation, I pulled up my Twitter profile and explained why everything is the way it is. In that moment, I realized something:...

Social Conversation—The New Marketing

  This past week was an interesting one for me. I had some very unexpected interactions with brands that left an impression on me, and I thought I’d share them. First: The Follow-Up A couple of weeks ago I heard about the start-up Fitbay. Their website lets...

Wanting More from Technology, Myself, and Others

I had a dream a few nights ago that I was trying to give an old Game Boy new parts that would allow it to be its own NES emulator and more. I kept trying to get more and more out of the technology. That is something I do on a daily basis because I recognize the power...

How I Emptied My Email Inbox (in 483 Steps)

At work, I only keep emails in my inbox when I have to take action on them. Right now, I have 18 emails in that inbox. The sad news is that I haven’t had that inbox empty for about two years, but I’m making a goal to have it at zero by July 1. My personal...

The App Changing My Day and Reading Schedule: Umano

It isn’t long in any conversation before I reference an article I’ve heard on NPR or read online. But recently those news sources have become slightly inconvenient. Take NPR for example. I generally only listen to it while I’m driving, so the amount...