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For those wondering: No, I haven’t completely abandoned working in education technology. But I have decided to no longer only do the kind of work I once was known for: edtech marketing consulting.
As a result, I said a fond (truly) farewell to my last client that was solely for marketing at the end of October, by mutual agreement. I won’t take any new clients for which all I’m being asked to do is advise on tactical marketing, in isolation. Whether...

Okay, I could pretend my birthday didn’t exist. Or use a neat math dodge and switch from counting years in base 10, our usual decimal system, to base 12. That literally would make 60 the new 50.
But there’s no avoiding chronology. I’m 60. And to mark the occasion, I shared some lessons I’ve learned about business and personal life on Twitter on September 9....

It’s been a busy summer full of science fiction, digital media, and edtech trends. So busy, that I didn’t take a vacation. But I did manage a quick weekend trip to Disneyland for some tech ‘research.’ Really.
What did I learn over the last three months, and was fascinated enough to write about?...

Early this year, I decided to invert the amounts of time I spend writing and consulting. Writing, I determined, would now be primary. Consulting, if I had time and a strong interest in the engagement, would be secondary.
I updated my LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook profiles to match the shifted emphasis. I accepted a relatively limited amount of consulting and advisory work. I stepped up my GeekWire journalism....