Unconnected Ramblings of a Disconnected Mind
So I’m sitting here typing away on the laptop as the electrician replaces my electrical breaker panel. Batteries and 3G networks mean that I’m not really cut-off from modern technology, I just have to adapt a bit. I thought this would be a great opportunity to just sit down and write something, given the hour…
A Pragmatic Social Media Strategy
Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Google+, and Pinterest, and Goodreads, and… Back in ancient times; before the era of Social Media Ninja Gurus, 1994 to be exact, James Collins and Jerry Porras published the landmark Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies [Affiliate Link]. While it achieved landmark status (whatever…
Slanderer’s List
I just sent out a tweet that got me thinking: Wondering when the downside to lists will come: Suppose I created a list called “Zipperheads” or “Dumb People”… might cause a stir Twitter just released the List function to all (or most) users, and people are busy playing with the feature, constructing new lists from…
10 Creative Lessons from Bowie in Berlin
Sometimes you read a blog posting and just say: “wow, I wish I had written that.” Mark McGuinness over at Lateral Action, just posted one of those. (In fact I’ve stolen his title too) 10 Creative Lessons from Bowie in Berlin combines two “Mike” things, Bowie & Marketing. I could summarize it for you, but,…
Obama's VP SMS – Epic Fail, Ultimate roxorz!!!1
This is not a political post. No Really, it’s about permission marketing, new media, and the last stand of the old media guard. By now you’ve most likely heard that Sen. Barack Obama has selected Sen. Joe Biden as his Vice Presidential running mate; but how did you hear about it? If you’re a bit…
3 Lessons from the Umbrella Lady
This is one of those: “the only lessons I ever needed, I learned from my first job” kind of posts. My first job was sort of unusual for a suburban kid from Edison, NJ. I worked at a farm market officially named Giles Farm Market, but know by everyone in the area as “The Umbrella…
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