Not too shabby
Can you guess where I was Friday? Let me describe the scene. I sat at a table with about six other people. We had a few conversations. Some were about business. Some were about holiday shopping. And some conversations were more like debates. There were probably about seven tables in the room hosting similar conversations. […]
Have you tried Qik? It’s a video network and mobile app. It (and a few more apps) make it easy to take video with your smartphone and put it on the Internet. Live. Once you figure out how video works on your phone, it will be easier for you to post video than it will […]
I don’t know what to write today. I have no blog ideas. So I’m going to skip writing today. I tried. Honestly. Here’s where I looked: RSS Feeds: I have an impressive library of RSS feeds that I monitor. That’s where I found this great post on finding blog ideas from Duct Tape Marketing. Which […]
I’m usually in favor of starting the day with a good breakfast. But I have trouble swallowing this premise today: “Your business can’t afford to not have a Facebook presence.” via Secrets to Using Facebook to Market Your Business. Really? You know me. I’m a social media kind of guy. But I have to wonder […]
There is a family-owned business in Portland that I love. The service is good. They have the best quality products. I can’t find anything like it in Maine. Not everyone agrees. Someone has a beef with them. And this anonymous person wrote about it in a strange place on the Internet. Not in a blog. […]
It’s like I’m speaking a different language. I use words common in fields I follow that you don’t understand. You’re not stupid. You just don’t expose yourself to the same content I do. That’s why you read this blog. To find out what I learn. It doesn’t help that I use words I make up […]
Happy Black Friday. It seems like a strange way to work off the Thanksgiving feast calories. But to each his/her own. While much of the media concentrates on finding deals, I want to reach out to the retailers and merchants who are hoping for a strong holiday sales season. So I’m sending links to helpful […]
I have discovered the third rail of blogging. Last week I wrote Get over yourself. Stop being perfect. Write. Which drew an observation from TMIFred, “But I get beat up about my grammer and spelling;}” About six months ago, one of my 9 Ways to Improve Your Writing was “Don’t worry about grammar so much.” […]
Sorry but I didn’t write this Friday like I promised. But after writing the blog entry about Bob O’Brien’s presentation at Social Media Breakfast, I had another writing commitment and a chauffering commitment to a teenager. But enough about me. You want to learn what Rob Hatch, COO at Human Business Works, had to say […]
A community for Santas – What could go wrong?
by Carl Natale on December 16, 2010
Even though you have a great idea for a community, it doesn’t mean it’s going to be all holiday spirit. You never know what you’re going to get. It could be the greatest gift to mankind. Or a place for Scrooges to hang out.
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