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My News: I made the list at #9 – Today’s Top 100 Tech Influencers

I was pleased and humbled recently when someone pointed out that I had made BuddyGuard’s top 100 tech influencers list. Obviously measuring this kind of thing is difficult (though they do use an impressive array of tools to get the rankings), but I can’t complain about being shown as the… Read More

Media Coverage of “Outsmarting Your Kids Online”

New review from New York Parenting – see Print section below! Thank you to all our media friends for your interest in our new “Outsmarting Your Kids Online” book. Below you’ll find where our “Safety Handbook for Overwhelmed Parents” has been featured (we’ll be updating regularly) and don’t forget to check… Read More

The Feed: TF059 Guy Kawasaki talks Canva (& Canada) crush

We talk with Saleem Khan about about how news organizations are banking on virtual reality to tell stories. Plus, Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch joins us to talk emoji and the future of the English language. Finally, Canva evangelist Guy Kawasaki explains the future of mobile design. Listen to the episode… Read More

FB Live: Time to Quit? 3 Things I Stopped to Reach New Goals

We often obsess about new things we want to do, but sometimes when bettering our business and ourselves it’s important to quit things that are interrupting our success. In this Facebook Live chat, I share the three things that I stopped to reach new goals for my work and for… Read More

Twitter Polls & How To Use Them

Twitter Polls have been around a little while but a lot of people don’t realize exactly what they can do and how easy they are to implement. A Twitter Poll is a special type of tweet that presents 2-4 options that any Twitter user can vote on anonymously. This is… Read More

Google Image Search Tips & Tricks

We’ve talked about Google search before on 15secTech but we wanted to share a few more tips that can help you specifically find images online. It’s pretty easy stuff if you know where to look for it but, if you haven’t paid attention, you may just have missed some of the power… Read More

Pokemon GO’s Popularity & Parent’s Guide

Pokemon GO has had an amazing launch, with more than 30 million people having already downloaded the game – and there are a couple of reasons that may be good. One thing I love about Pokemon GO is that it gets people outside and can help them be more active,… Read More