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Entries from December 2007

I’m tagged again.

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

I’ve been tagged again. This time by Angela of Garden Bliss, who is asking what I am thankful for.
Its real simple for me. I’m happy that I wake up each morning and get out of bed. While it may sound saccharine, every day is a blessing.
Others who were tagged by Angela:
Weeder at Weeder’s Garden
Trey, the [...]

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You gotta be true

December 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

My friend Gary Vaynerchuk, of WineLibraryTV, who is even more exhausting than Chris Brogan, was interviewed by Daisy Whitney on her site.
Several of the points he made ring very true to me when it comes to producing a show in this new media space
You can’t sell out, you gotta be true.
People can sniff out fake [...]

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Green people aren’t the granola crunchers we think of

December 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Something I’ve said more than once in my conversations with people about ‘where all this is going’ and I pointed out when I spoke at VON Boston; people who are attracted to ‘Green’ lifestyle choices are older than the stereotypical granola crunching treehuggers, and have more disposable income.
Ad Age posted an article about this,
In the [...]

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Social Media can be quicksand for corporations

December 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Both Walmart and Target have recently gotten stung in the social media world by trying to hide their affiliation with people/groups promoting their brands.
The Ignite Social Media blog has several posts about this, so rather than re-invent the wheel, read their posts on their site. They summed it up with this paragraph:
…it blows my mind [...]

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Lifehack.org links

December 1st, 2007 · No Comments

its late and i’m surfing thru the blog LifeHack and i keep running across neat posts. Here are a few:
Greatest Tools #7: Tie Rod Separator
 10+ Things to Do with Dry-Erase Markers
 Cheap Battery Conversion Hacks
5 Ways to Use Twitter for Good
Right Tool Right Job- Social Media 

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