Look up. See the guy with the parachute and briefcase flying into this blog? That’s me. Or, at least, my blog’s new logo! So shankman.com got a new logo last week. (Before Chris Brogan launched his, I might add.) Mega-props to Idesignyourlogo for it, by the way. The reasons? I felt it was time. The old logo came before HARO, before my speaking career took off, even before the original book came out. So I felt that it didn’t address who I was anymore. The new one is much slicker and sleeker, and i think it really “gets” who and what I represent. By the way, I like Chris’s logo too! It’s definitely him. That’s the point of any logo, [...]

So let’s talk about health for a second. I think the reason I love doing Triathlons, Marathons, bike races, and the like, is because in my other world, I’m such the anti-healthy guy. I mean, think about it for a second – I run in the morning, but then I have to go to three client cocktail parties, at one drink or more a piece. I bike 40 miles in Central Park at 5am, so I can safely consume half a Ray’s Pizza. I do a half Ironman Triathlon, and congratulate myself with a Triple Whopper. I live one lifestyle, so I can enjoy the other. And hey, you know what? It works for me. It’s probably the only true [...]

I was sitting here, just chilling, and the following happened in succession: @thebeancast tweeted how he heard the ice cream truck and was excited, remembering from when he was kid. I remembered not so much the ice cream truck, but rather, Eddie Murphy’s “Delirious,” and one of the best comedy routines in the world – “Ice Cream.” I remember having the tape of “Comedian,” which was the audio version of “Delirious.” I remember the tape – gray colors, played that thing until I wore it the hell OUT. And for years, whenever I heard something related to that album, or a joke that reminded me of it, I’d run upstairs to my room, find the tape, queue it up, and [...]

This week’s topic-du-jour-that’s-not-about-Lindsay-and-her-alcohol-classes seems to be about quitting Facebook, and how Mark Zuckerberg is, depending on who you talk to, the Devil, the Antichrist, or both. Even Calacanis jumped into the fray this morning with a post that made some good points. Now, first off – understand – I’m not saying Zuck is right, or even a nice person. Quite frankly, someone needs to give him some CEO lessons really freaking quickly. But I believe that the uproar over quitting Facebook due to privacy concerns is overblown, and those quitting might come to regret it. Here’s why. 1) Perhaps most importantly, Privacy is only a problem if you’re posting seriously private stuff. Let’s talk about how many times you were [...]

Every once in a long while, someone pitches me something that’s surprisingly right on target. Today was one. Jennifer Jacobson at Retrevo sent me an interesting pitch about a survey they conducted – Turns out, I’m right to keep my Blackberry at home when I go out and know I’ll be drinking. Results below. Be careful out there, peeps. Full story is here. Study Highlights: – 32% of people surveyed say they’ve posted something online they regretted – Of that 32%: 3% say it ruined their marriage or relationship with someone. 6% of them said it caused problems at work or home. – Of that 32%: 13% were able to remove the offending post – 59% of iPhone users have [...]