eric rochow

social media handyman, creator of Gardenfork & Real World Green

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Gardenfork on the Clip Show

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

This slipped past me and its a big one to let slip past. I did not realize The Clip Show had done a review of Gardenfork last fall. Some very nice things were said. A big thank you for Jim Kirks and Charlie Baker for putting Gardenfork on.

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Tags: Online Video · social media

Gary Vaynerchuk speaks. ( how unusual )

March 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

My friend Gary of Winelibrary.com sent me this video clip of a talk he gave to a group recently and he made a few good points here.
Gary says “You are your own Brand” and I’ve found this to be very true.

His point about business cards has happened to me many times. Someone wants to [...]

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Tags: social media · social networking

Read Chris Brogan

March 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

I am not the most prolific blogger, for some reason it seems to take me a long time to write simple blog posts. I do do a lot of microblogging on Twitter and on Chris Brogan’s blog.
Chris recently posted an invite to ask his readers to tell our readers about his blog. Chris writes and [...]

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Tags: social media · social networking

Tot Swap Shop Launches

February 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

My friend Mabel, who is one of the smartest people I know, has launched Tot Swap Shop, a website for people with children who want to give items they no longer need to people who do need them and vice versa.
Mabel bought me lunch several times while developing Tot Swap Shop to get my input [...]

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Tags: community development · social media · social networking

Recent Gardenfork reviews from iTunes

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

I just checked on Gardenfork’s iTunes page, and noticed some new viewer reviews, which are always fun to read. Haven’t gotten any angry comments yet. I can’t really put it into words, but people watch an episode of Gardenfork and there is this ‘connect’ that happens to a lot of those who watch.
Here are a [...]

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Tags: community development · social media

The Greenhouse tops 100 members

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

The Greenhouse has surpassed 100 members. Neat. According to Ning’s stats, the site has had 35,000 views. From what I can tell, more people learned of The Greenhouse from Gardenfork than from Real World Green.
The Greenhouse has been showing up in Google searches. One new member specifically cited a Google search for yogurt cheese [...]

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Tags: social media · social networking

Twitter Daily Digest is turned off

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments

I set up Twitter Tools a while back to post a daily digest of my Twitters on my blog here. I’ve decided to turn that particular feature of Twitter Tools off. I’ve found that while my Twitters have some relevance, they aren’t great blog posts, and people who subscribed to the blog don’t need their [...]

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Tags: social media · social networking

Nicole and Marc of Wood Whisperer on Ustream Live Streaming

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments

my social media friends Nicole and Marc of The Wood Whisperer gave a talk at Podcamp AZ about using Ustream.tv
Nicole makes some very good points about stickiness and building viewers into foamers.

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Tags: Online Video · social media · social networking

Jeff Pulver interviews me on Pulver.tv

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

I was invited by Andrew Lipson and Jeff Pulver to appear on Jeff Pulver’s Blogtv.com show, Pulver.tv. It was great. Thanks for having me.

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Tags: Online Video · Uncategorized · social media

Over - Twitter

January 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Twice in two nights of talking with the social media types of New York it has been said to me:
“Yeah, I’ve cut down on my Twitters.”
Twitter is great for learning about news and links and what your friends are doing, but there are those who over-twitter. One wonders what they do besides Twitter. A [...]

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Tags: social media · social networking