Do you know about the Chicago Company 37signals? I've followed this company for years. I've used their product off and on for years. I'm a fan of how they do business. I describe it as Chicago Pragmatic. They are loyal to their business like most Chicagoans are loyal to the Cubs or Sox.

This is an interesting post on the power of empowering the business user. This is what I'm all about as a small business digital coach. From: http://ping.fm/ccj1q

Anyone, anywhere on the internet can write about your business. They might say good things or they might not say good things. The internet is a true democracy in this regard. Thomas Jefferson described democracy as, “A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” How does a small business person manage their reputation in this environment?

If you're geeky enough to know what Drupal is, you're probably thinking this is a no-brainer. If you're wondering what the heck Drupal is and thinking this post isn't for me, you should be brave and take a look.

You can find my original blog about technology at http://technologykudzu.spaces.live.com/. I may one day move some of the ideas forward, but for now you can look at the past.

Here's a picture of kudzu from JeffersonDavis on Flickr.

I love Tom Dickson of Will It Blend? I love watching his videos and my kids have a love hate relationship with watching them. The videos and and his expression in them are just plain funny to me, but the kids get mad when blends toys. My four year old son gets so mad that he wants to close my laptop. He got the most upset about a tape measure being blended.

kudzu -- 1893, from Jap. kuzu. Perennial climbing plant native to Japan and China, introduced in U.S. southeast as forage (1920s) and to stop soil erosion (1930s) and quickly got out of hand.

Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 20 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kudzu>