My new book, Fans, Friends & Followers is just out. It deals with one of the central challenges that creative folks face in these digital times: how do you cultivate an audience and a business model that will support your work? I interviewed several dozen filmmakers, musicians, visual artists, writers, and comedians who've been pioneers in this area, including documentary filmmakers Robert Greenwald and Sandi DuBowski, the animators behind "Red vs. Blue" and "Homestar Runner," comedian Eugene Mirman, and singer-songwriters Jonathan Coulton and Jill Sobule. The book collects some of their most successful strategies for building a fan base and a creative career online.

My column Innovation Economy, appears every Sunday in the Boston Globe. It covers technology, life sciences, and venture capital. My own tagline for the column is "What's New in New England." There's also a video component to it each week, and a companion blog, both of which are fun to do.

That's me with Alyssa Stern and Shayne Gilbert, the two people with whom I work on the Nantucket Conference and several other events.

We've finished the speaker roster and are putting the final touches on the tenth edition of the Nantucket Conference, which will be held on April 30th - May 2nd. After that comes Convergence, in June, which is being held in Newport, RI for the first time.

If you're trying to contact me, that information is here. (E-mail is always best, unless it's exceedingly time-sensitive.)