I am typing this post from Caffe Calabria this morning, surrounded by Dad’s watching the Italy-New Zealand World Cup matchup. It’s a great morning, and for no reason in particular. As my coffee cools to a temperature close to ‘room’, Italy just caromed the tying goal off the post, and the crowd deflates as I [...]
Categories: Reflections
Tagged: dad, family, father's day, holiday, reflections
Southby Recap 2010 This year’s show seemed much different than year’s past. Not sure if it’s the evolution of the show, or Matt Browne, or both. The last two shows I was blown away by the content of the panels and keynotes. I literally couldn’t take notes fast enough. I was consistently taken aback by [...]
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Ya know, I’ve been doing a lot thinking about the simple question, ‘to carry business cards, or not to carry business cards.’ For some it’s not even thought. It a corporate requirement, or right of self passage, or whatever. You don’t think about these things. And don’t want to. And you probably should abandon this [...]
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Tagged: business cards, viral loop
I wrote a status update that I think some of you read last month. I talked about the new Facebook privacy settings and how they are down right evil. The privacy updates are so slimy, they’ve prompted me to reflect on how I use the service. In fact, Mark Zuckerburg (Facebook’s CEO) is touting how [...]
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For 72 hours only, they are waiving their Joiner fees. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week (12/8 – 12/10) you can sign up for the ‘Y’ for about $30- your first month’s fee. That’s a saving of anywhere from $100-$250 depending on what package you choose to enroll in. If you haven’t considered [...]
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I find it rather ironic, that the biggest social network (speaking in offline terms) within any enterprise, is comprised of the people that work for the company. Social bonds, cliques, and circles form to create relationships and a unique company culture. Yet, that culture is rarely reflected within the social sphere. And I’d like to [...]
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Tagged: consulting, enterprise, social media
Clay Shirky delivers a stellar presentation on the ‘how/why’ social media will change our lives. For anyone in marketing, this is a must watch! You might also like… Garfield Wet Reflections Mirror and Radio Boston Acoustics Reflection Series RS 230 Satellite/Bookshelf Speaker (Gloss Black, Each) Elinchrom EL 26216 Reflection Cloth for EL 26156 Quadra Boston [...]
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Tagged: clay shirky, Marketing, social media, video
Last week was an exciting week in tech. The 3 bigs, Facebook, Twitter, and Google made some very relevant announcements that will have an affect on us all. The first major announcement was Twitter Lists, which went live to all users on Friday. I agree with Scoble, Twitter Lists are the most significant upgrade to [...]
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How do you measure the ROI for social media? Can you put a price on averting a PR disaster? Can you find an equation to measure the cumulative effect on social media? This is last post in a 5 part series documenting my takeaways from Blogworld 2009. These were the questions the panel at the [...]
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Tagged: blogworld, roi, social media
Don Lemon, anchor of CNN, led the social media charge to Beat Cancer last weekend at Blogworld Expo. This is part 4, in a 5 part series documenting my takeaways from Blogworld 2009. Don Lemon and #beatcancer from What Gives. Twitter and Facebook has enabled charities and causes to do some amazing work at healing [...]
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Tagged: #beatcancer, charity, cnn, don lemon