Phil Butler Unplugged

Of late I have noticed that there is a lot of negativity in not just my posts, but on the Web in general. This is not something that is pleasing or even interesting to me, but somehow a good number of my interesting people, startups and the Web in general appear shadowed these days. Why [...]

Back in October of 2007 I wrote about a great little innovation called Disqus, a very refined comment/discussion tool for sites. Back then, and even now, I was convinced that Daniel Ha – the founder – struck hard at a point of pain on the Web – interactivity. The Internet is about communication and not [...]

I have never been inclined to beat a dead horse to death, but some dead horses need it. I did a post recently about social networks in which MyBlogLog was mentioned as one network that could use some new blood. It is important to note here that my intention in criticizing any startup is to [...]

All is fair in love and war right? We are all in love with social networks and particularly when they do stuff for us. Well, StumbleUpon is perhaps the most rewarding of the social networks - but alas not without its detractive elements. There is a big difference between wanting or needing exposure on these [...]

Today, I once again made the intrepid journey to my least favorite place - Walmart, or housewife hell as I often call it. I endured the same old guttural search for a spot to park my car, taking care not to run over the weak and weary of the world and finally coming to rest [...]