I love mobile nerdery. I do. Of all emerging (yes, it's still emerging) channels of consumer engagement, this one is occupied by some of the best nerds out there. And they embrace it. But although they're "beyond zealotry," the industry is still one of "almost there" with metrics and "almost there" with regard to synchronized clapping.

As a tourist or out-of-towner, what do you think of when someone says NYC? Probably hotdogs, Broadway, the Naked Cowboy, Donald Trump, crowds, bright lights, dirt, commerce, and delicious, overpriced foods. As an NYCer... what do you think of? Probably irksome slow walkers, too close-for-comfort stander-byers, overpriced dining, crowded bars, live music around every corner, squirrels, and shopping you can no longer afford. Well then, it's almost like NYC & Company (nycgo.com)Coke -Cola, American Express and Jet Blue really had their earholes to the streets because the official restaurant week kickoff party at the shops at the Time Warner Center …

After last night's book party for Chris Anderson's book "Free," I settled down in front of the TV, which coincidentally is a Samsung, pulled the boy's laptop close to me and refreshed myself on what route to The Samsung Experience in the Time Warner Center I'd be taking (thank you hopstop). I cringed as I set my alarm for 6:18 a.m. - intending to give myself enough time for breakfast even though the Gotham thing is a breakfast panel. I'm wise to what they mean by breakfast: tiny dry cookie things and mini croissants. I'm about as much a morning …

I'm back! I feel like it's been forever since we've gotten together. Over a week is definitely close to forever in online media years, so let's get to it. As I'm writing this, I am also grinning out the window at what has to be one of the most beautiful days NYC has seen yet. The air in the shade is fresh and as cool as a squirrel's belly, while the sun on the bright side of the street warms the skin gently, not August angrily. You'd never know by the smiling faces of oblivious tourists and the half-naked homeless …