Chris Webb's Lifestream

Fantastic meal here in Malta tonight. Lots of food, lots of wine.

Jul 2nd

As great as the Sales Conference is, I miss my family. Back home late Thursday.

Jul 2nd

Capstone Publishing - Wiley EMEA Sales...

Jul 1st

My first international faux pas at dinner with UK colleagues. Apparently the term “fanny...

Jul 1st

New at ckwebb.com: Capstone Publishing - Wiley EMEA Sales Conference Day...

Jul 1st

It is interesting to note the differences in market outlook among publishers from the various...

Jul 1st

Came back inside for a conference call. Malta is beautiful, sunny and hot.

Jul 1st

Still love Social Media, but I am a new believer in the power of the meatspace. You get stuff done...

Jul 1st

At the morning plenary session. Not quite awake yet.

Jul 1st

Liking my new Lenovo X61s. Sexy? Not so much, but small, light, and fast.

Jun 30th

New at ckwebb.com: Go Ahead, Ask Anything: Wiley EMEA Sales Conference Day...

Jun 30th

Go Ahead, Ask Anything: Wiley EMEA Sales...

Jun 30th

New at ckwebb.com: The Indirect Value of Free Content http://tinyurl.com/5l8cug

Jun 29th

Hello from Malta. Time for a shower and a nap.

Jun 29th

The Indirect Value of Free Content

Jun 29th

Any other twits at ORD?

Jun 28th

Touchdown ord.

Jun 28th

Ground stop - tstorms in chicago. 30 mins on ground. Ugh.

Jun 28th

At indy airport en route to malta.

Jun 28th

So, taking the day off tomorrow to take kids to Day Out with Thomas. Anyone else been?

Jun 26th

How many freakin’ calculator apps do I need? My new laptop has 4, yes 4, separate calculator...

Jun 26th

Last day in the old job. Heading to Malta on Saturday for the EMEA Sales Conference and my first...

Jun 26th

Kindle owners: Do you feel like you own your books?

Jun 25th

Blog experts and SEO types: Will changing the name of my blog (not my domain name) affect Google...

Jun 25th

Has anyone seen book authors using Twitter as a way to communicate with readers? Answering...

Jun 25th

Panera when I order soup and salad to go could I have a fork and spoon? Dont want to be a bother,...

Jun 25th

Great - replies not working. Summize here I come.

Jun 25th

Could use some help with my blog - need a mod_rewrite guru. Anyone out there with mad .htaccess...

Jun 25th

Can Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos Fix Twitter’s...

Jun 24th

New at ckwebb.com: Can Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos Fix Twitter’s Scalability Problem?...

Jun 24th

Updating book info in our marketing systems.

Jun 24th

I see you calling, but I have to let it go to voicemail. I am heading into a meeting.

Jun 24th

For any Adobe AIR developers out there, I could really use some help in wrapping up a book. Advance...

Jun 24th

Hey @CharterComm @samharrelson is having a problem with your services and needs help. Are you...

Jun 23rd

Reading bookseller retail call reports.

Jun 23rd

Heading into a New Titles meeting.

Jun 23rd

Last week in the old position. A little sad.

Jun 23rd

Several requests for ProBlogger in eBook format. Ours is here http://tinyurl.com/57qu62 Still...

Jun 23rd

Straight Talk on the Price of Free Content

Jun 20th

New at ckwebb.com: Straight Talk on the Price of Free Content http://tinyurl.com/686qge

Jun 20th

is now worried that @elleinthecity knew about A Bear’s Life Magazine.

Jun 20th

Does publishing a book that is guaranteed to cause backlash from particular groups harm the...

Jun 20th

UK/European followers: With my pending move to our UK tech group, to which football club should I...

Jun 20th

Was just asked for an interview to be part of a (non-Wiley) book to be published later this year....

Jun 20th

Current Twitter API limits make Twhirl pointless for me. Dont get me wrong I love the client but...

Jun 20th

Overheard at lunch yesterday: “If God didn’t want us to eat animals, then why did he...

Jun 18th

Retweet @elleinthecity Attention all Wiley authors planning on attending @blogher in San Fran =...

Jun 18th

Just wrapped lunch with @chrisbrogan and sitting in on his impromptu keynote.

Jun 18th

Heading to Itec Conference for a little bit this morning and then lunch with @chrisbrogan

Jun 18th

So are you all installing FF3 over FF2, or uninstalling FF2? Can hey be separate and distinct...

Jun 17th

Nabbed FF3 via Mozilla mirror

Jun 17th

Status bar not showing up in my FF3 install. Was at the bottom in FF2…

Jun 17th

According to the Mozilla site, they renamed Firefox 3 to Http/1.1 Service Unavailable. Well product...

Jun 17th

Mozilla servers getting hammered. FF3 downloading well underway obviously.

Jun 17th

Seeing questions about Firefox 3. FYI Download Day starts at 10 a.m. PDT

Jun 17th

How Book Authors Can Promote Their Work with...

Jun 16th

How Book Authors Can Promote Their Work with Social Media link now working:...

Jun 16th

New at ckwebb.com: How Book Authors Can Promote Their Work with Social Media...

Jun 16th

Thinking I need European Football For Dummies or other hand-holding guide. I need to ramp up…

Jun 16th

Thanks for following, @42below but you need to complete your Twitter profile, so we know who you...

Jun 16th

Young kids poking on your keyboard? Check out Wiley Author @SHanselman ‘s Baby Smash:...

Jun 15th

Fat Smash Diet is working for me. 7 pounds in 14 days = not too bad. It does see to be rewiring my...

Jun 15th

A is excited for WALL*E to come to the theaters. One trip to the movies (Kung Fu Panda) and suddenly...

Jun 15th

Watched 1st of the Discover Channel’s When We Left Earth last night. Early US Space Program +...

Jun 15th

My 3 year old has really taken to Star Wars - a few action figures and space ships and he’s a...

Jun 15th

Up early with @jennylwebb and the boys celebrating Father’s Day.

Jun 15th

Thinking we may head to Holland Park for a picnic and a bit of fun.

Jun 15th

Congratulations to @problogger - It’s a boy! http://twurl.nl/g4kzsz

Jun 15th

Spent most of the day at the Indianapolis Zoo with @jennylwebb and the boys. Not too hot, not too...

Jun 15th

Spent most of the day at the Indianapolis Zoo with Jen and the boys. Not too hot, not too crowded.

Jun 15th

Finally. Friday night.

Jun 13th

Converting video for my handheld. Shouldn’t be this hard…

Jun 13th

Working through transition plans. Only 17 more projects to go…

Jun 12th

Thinking: Publishers can innovate by providing reader benefits beyond their expectations. What...

Jun 11th

There really is no graceful way to eat a pear, is there?

Jun 11th

What term would you use as a replacement for the outdated “thought leader?”

Jun 11th

3G iPhone - first the increased data plan adds an extra $240 to your costs, now they want your old...

Jun 11th

Thanks for all the replies that confirmed my thoughts on the term “thought leaders.”

Jun 11th

From the Citing Your Sources Department, the previous iPhone link was via @steverubel

Jun 11th

You have no idea how much it kills me to throw out that hunk of bread that came with my Panera meal....

Jun 11th

How does the term “thought leaders” strike you? Overused? Too markety? Or simple and...

Jun 11th

Panera veggie soup and sesame chicken garden salad.

Jun 11th

“Don’t show up with a spear, when you should be plowing.” Michael Watkins

Jun 11th

I also have @scottw ‘s question: Any have a recommendation for a “business grade”...

Jun 11th

I am really liking the automatic update features of WordPress 2.5.1.

Jun 11th

New at ckwebb.com: A few of the items I read on 06/10/08 http://tinyurl.com/5g6qjc

Jun 11th

A few of the items I read on 06/10/08

Jun 11th

New at ckwebb.com: Low Prices, But at the Cost of Customer Service http://tinyurl.com/6o7k7k

Jun 10th

Low Prices, But at the Cost of Customer...

Jun 10th

Hello all. Busy updating transition documents, and tying up loose ends.

Jun 10th

Reading…alot

Jun 10th

Listening to the WWDC Keynote streaming live online.

Jun 9th

Reminder: Twitter goes down in about 4 hours…

Jun 9th

Working on expense budgets.

Jun 9th

We have partnered with LibreDigital http://tinyurl.com/5jteyx

Jun 7th

Is there an advantage to buying my new ipod from the Apple store vs another retailer?

Jun 7th

Just bought tickets online to take the 3 yr old to see Kung fu Panda this afternoon. Its his first...

Jun 7th

Neighbor gets laid off in 2 weeks. He is an electrical engineer working in integrated circuits. They...

Jun 7th

Still finding WWII bombs in London 60 years later http://www.thestar.com/article/439105

Jun 7th

Upgrading WordPress sites to ward off anysite.net hijack seen in the wild.

Jun 7th

Airlines - I want twitter status on flights, delays, changes etc. Want to follow a particular flight...

Jun 7th

Watching the public timeline and @rozsavage is having some sort of issue.

Jun 7th

Up way too early with the 3 year old. Serving Frosted flakes and starting Bee Movie.

Jun 7th

You may also get the Plurk Smirk as Plurk crashes while trying to demo the site to your Twitter...

Jun 7th

New social media term you should know - Plurk Smirk: the look you get when you tell a Twitter user...

Jun 7th

Dipping into the public timeline for the first time in ages.

Jun 7th

Any benefit to buying my new iPod from the Apple store vs other retailers? Do they get new products...

Jun 7th

Whats the best twitter search tool? I’m looking for tech types from the UK.

Jun 7th

amazon.com is back - just placed an order

Jun 7th

Retweeting @elleinthecity Come to wiley #teched08 booth - first 25 people to mention twitter get a...

Jun 7th

Internet set top box roundup: Netflix vs AppleTv vs Vudu http://tinyurl.com/5mbqkg

Jun 7th

Pitching in to help Twitter by deleting some old direct messages. Of course that probably puts a...

Jun 7th

Print is Dead’s Jeff Gomez on Bloget’s Saving...

Jun 6th

TGif I need a break.

Jun 6th

And I just remembered its my friday to bring breakfast to breakfast club.

Jun 6th

Pitch me a book idea in 140 characters or less. Go.

Jun 5th

How do *you* use video as part of your product or service?

Jun 5th

“Writing a book is not that hard. You take the first 11 books on the subject and then you...

Jun 5th

My New Role at Wiley

Jun 5th

New at ckwebb.com: My New Role at Wiley http://tinyurl.com/5rf6d2

Jun 5th

I just figured out I can show 2 time zones in my Outlook 2007 Calendar! We’ve were in Notes so...

Jun 5th

Ugh - who writes this stuff?

Jun 5th

Thinking about @WarrenWhitlock ‘s BEAs comments - specifically a remark about paper catalogs....

Jun 5th

Speech bubbles? This is what YouTube has been working on? Speech bubbles? Sigh…

Jun 4th

I’m thinking about video, and how book publishers can/should use it. How can video compliment...

Jun 4th

As an ATT DSL customer, the Starbucks free Wi-Fi deal seems pretty sweet.

Jun 4th

I’ve said it before - rain during the morning commute lowers drivers’ IQ by 30 points....

Jun 4th

Was just over on Plurk. I dunno…

Jun 3rd

Oh look… thunderstorms… again…

Jun 3rd

Booking flights. I just figured out I can get double AMEX Rewards Points by booking online at AMEX...

Jun 3rd

iPod owners: debating on which one to get. Thinking the 8GB Touch might be cool, but expensive. Nano...

Jun 3rd

Woah, Im been away for a while. Lots of stuff going on right now - news soon.

Jun 3rd

New at ckwebb.com: Alan Cooper on Becoming a Better Marksman http://tinyurl.com/68pk72

Jun 2nd

Alan Cooper on Becoming a Better Marksman

Jun 2nd

Glad to see @timoreilly has increased his twitter frequency.

Jun 2nd