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Entries from June 2008

Members of Congress start using Twitter

June 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Representatives John Culberson and Tim Ryan are now using Twitter. Other politicians use it, but its usually their staff that send out the posts. These 2 are sending their own. A quick review of some of their posts reveal their outlook on current topics

Of the two, Mr Culberson is using Twitter for what it does [...]

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Tags: community development · social media · social networking

Eclectic is hard to describe in an email signature…

June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been fine-tuning my email signature, trying to find those few simple words, that 5 second elevator pitch, that sums up what I do.

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But nothing really seemed to work, I was trying to use phrases and words that I’ve seen other people use, but they all sound vague, and I want to tell [...]

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Toolmonger, a niche blog that works for me

June 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I think most blogs are successful if their focus is a niche, rather than just a ramble of thoughts. ( ok, mine is a ramble of thoughts )

Today I learned that Mark Frauenfelder of Make Magazine has a blog, Dinosaurs and Robots, which I learned about from Make Magazine’s daily email. While reading about Mark [...]

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Be careful how you use mass email

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Like me, you probably get a few of these a week. An email with a subject line that sounds familiar. You open the email to find it is from a group, usually a non-profit, about an event or some issue they are working on.

I’ve replied to a few of these emails, asking the sender where [...]

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Real World Green gets a sponsor

June 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Real World Green is now sponsored by Primo Water. The deal was negotiated by Matt Snodgrass of Porter Novelli and Paul Kontonis of For Your Imagination.

Primo Water sells water in large 5 gallon containers at retailers and you return the container for it to be re-used. Its individual water bottles are made with a plastic [...]

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Ok i’m back.

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments

you might notice a gap in postings here. i’ll explain more later, but we’re back on track here, and we’ll be updating you all on the shows and The Green House.

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