Official Chris Abraham Blog
| filed under: Chris Abraham, Blog, Chris Abraham Blog, Chris Abraham News, NewsThis morning in Berlin in Moabit near Bellevue on the Spree
I arrived in Berlin, Travis picked me up at Tegel, and then we tried to get into my apartment here to no avail. All of our elaborate”where’s my key” backup systems broke down so I have been working a little, taking a serious nap, and waiting until I hear from the upstairs neighbor.
Twitter is What Second Life Wasn't: Light, Cheap and Open—and That's Why It'll Outlive the Hype Cycle
I run into many skeptics who believe that Twitter is rife with the sort of hype associated with the ascent and crash of Second Life. This is not true. Twitter is suffused with hype, for sure, but it is a much different and more sustainable hype than Second Life. Here's why: Twitter is light, cheap, open and permanent, whereas Second Life is heavy, expensive, closed and ephemeral. Twitter does things right where Second Life failed.
Twitter is what Second Life wasn't: light, cheap and open and that's why it'll outlive the hype cycle
I run into many skeptics who believe that Twitter is rife with the sort of hype associated with the ascent and crash of Second Life. This is not true. Twitter is suffused with hype, for sure, but it is a much different and more sustainable hype than Second Life.
Bratislava, a city to watch
Residents of the Slovakian capital coming to grips with credit and many eye-level ads. Blogger Chris Abraham chronicles his visit to the Slovakian capital, a cash-friendly place where residents are coming to grips with an influx of credit.
In 'Poor but Sexy' Berlin, Brands Need to Understand Casual
To Market Successfully, You Need to Know the College-Kid Mentality
The Freezer Might Have Unfogged My Seiko 6309-7040 Diver
If you have a problem with your dive watch or any other watch and there’s water in the watch and you’re getting all fogged up, give the freezer a try.
Mein Fahrrad Was Stolen Last Night
I received an email from my business partner, Mark Harrison, at 0500 this morning that I saw when I woke up this morning: ":-( All three bikes got stolen last night. Fuck."
Jonny Goldstein Was Poor But Sexy in Berlin
I was lucky enough to be a part of Jonny’s German Par-Tay.
So, Where Do You Live in Berlin, Chris?
I don’t know how many people have actually been to Berlin — and with my friends, I am sure most of them; however, everyone always asks where I live. I guess you can say I live in Moabit, Berlin, or Tiergarten. Heck, I think it is important to just show you… you’ll get a much better idea.
Berliner Fernsehturm and Galeria Kaufhof
I was hanging out on Alexanderplatz and caught this lovely view of two of the most famous structures in the former East Berlin, the Berliner Fernsehturm and Galeria Kaufhof. What a lovely evening.
Partying on Alexander Platz
I escaped the mad and mad-making (and shame-making) cleaning of my apartment to Alexanderplatz, which is famous in Berlin. On a Saturday evening, it is also popular as a place to listen to live music, in the background, as well as drink some beer, laugh your ass off, take some pictures, and enjoy the relatively warm weather.
Chris Abraham as Quoted in The Atlantic
"Chris believes that women are far too picky: everyone knows, he says, that a single middle-aged man still has appealing prospects; a single middle-aged woman likely doesn’t. And he’s right. Single women are painfully aware of this. I hear far more women than men talk about getting married as a goal to be met by a certain deadline."
Good Morning Berlin Hauptbahnhof
I took a walk to grab some breakfast and detoured through a local part commemorating a prison while munching a butter croissant. Well, isn’t this a pretty morning photo of the modern Berlin Hauptbahnhof. It is really quite an impressive structure.
My Neighbor Berlin Hauptbahnhof
If I walk across the street, I get to walk into this majestic building, the “new” Berlin Hauptbahnhof.
Washington, DC, Dinner Party on the Hill
I really enjoyed a dinner party I attended last night on the Hill. Thank you, Professor Meredith Hindley.
The Style in Berlin is No Fashion
I like to rib my German friends in Berlin because they’re always wearing these silly Chairman Mao hats — everyone wears OD green and black caps. If you want some good advice to help you look cool while visiting or living in Berlin, please just dress like a distressed communist revolutionary student protester… blue jeans, Adidas soccer shoes, hoodies, leather coats or bomber jackets — dark colors — but you can wear these until you’re deep in your 40s so buying an assortment of them is a worthwhile investment. I like to call it “Vanguard of the Proletariat Fashion.”
Caught at Schneerot Bar: Libia, Kike, Frank, and Me
We four, from left, Kike, Libia, Chris, and Frank, stopped in for mojitos at Schneerot Bar last Friday night. It was DJ night so we were caught on film and ended up on the Schneerot Blog.
Today Was an Amazing Day (and Night) in Berlin
The last couple days have been great. I have spent some time away from work with Colombian visitors, Kike and Libia, friends of Clau and Frank. Some drinks last night and then brunch, the market, dinner, and then the night out on the town. You can watch it all via Twitter, with all the details, from the start to the end. I have to go to sleep now because tomorrow is another breakfast together. And then who knows what else. Also, I apparently know how to speak Spanish. Who knew!
My Next Bike is a Soma Delancey Single Speed
There are just no Surly Steamrollers available, so I ordered a Soma Delancey single speed.
The Blogroll and Blogrolling
A blogroll is a collection of links to other blogs. Blogrolls are found on most blogs. Blogrolling is the original and most-respected service, although any link list is commonly referred to as a “blogroll."
When in Rome Do As the Romans Do
Engaging in online conversation as a member of an online community requires your language, delivery, humor, and tone to mirror that of the community.
Social Bookmarking Strategy
Making sure that your sites are "bookmarked" and "dugg" on the top social bookmarking sites can really help with site promotion and publicity.
Blog Messaging and Counter-Messaging
Blog search engines such as Technorati, Ask.com, Feedster, and BlogPulse only care about the last word. If you can reply to a negative, hurtful brand hit, then you can dominate the conversation and win the debate in most cases.
Reciprocal Linking and Google PageRank
Blogrolling sites that you want to be connected to can lead to reciprocal linking. The nature of the blogosphere lends itself to linking. The process of exchanging links with other websites is called Reciprocal Linking.
Blogger Outreach is About the Permanent Record
At the end of the day, this is all about getting into permanent record. Second Life may be cool, and so may be IM, but these are all ephemeral — the web and the blogosphere is indexed and exists much longer and to greater effect the longer and deeper the penetration a site has into Google’s, Technorati’s, and Ask.com’s site indices.
Blog Community Outreach
A powerful technique for building community on blogs is to find a compelling item about your industry, products, and services, then search for blogs that are already talking about it on Technorati.
Advice on Starting and Growing an SNS
The main reason why SNS’s are so appealing is not because people are exhibitionists but because people crave connection and community. Too many folks who are jumping onto the Social Network Services bandwagon lost site of what an SNS actually is, including the real motivations for joining them as a registered member.
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