Archive for July, 2009
I was told my success came from my job!
Many of you know about my affinity for skype. It’s my power tool of choice for connecting with new people and staying connected with friends. Last week I was on a call with a friend of a few years. A friend that has seen me go from social media rookie to social media professional. A [...]
Follow Friday, Blogger Style
I wrote this post over the course of the week as I perused through my google reader and decided that instead of sending a lame tweet for follow friday that I would recommend some of my favorite bloggers. I decided to take a last look this morning through my google reader and saw that great [...]
Brogan gives 10 Minutes of Social Media Gold!
I wrote about this video quite a while ago on my Magic Woodworks Blog, and I really wanted to revisit it on this blog. This is Chris Brogan at PAB 2008 giving a jolt. I think it is one of the most important talks you can hear if you have even a slice of interest [...]
Community Mavericks
I promised you a few days ago that I would unveil my Community Mavericks links. I am a professional community manager and social media outreach professional with Best Buy Remix so this list is near and dear to my heart. If your not reading these blogs and your in the community building space, well… [...]
Plastic, Plastic! Please do your part…
Please help do your part
Does your family home have a stash of plastic bags like my house does? I’ve been using these bags daily for years as small catch all garbage bags in the Kitchen. Think about this…I’m putting plastic inside of plastic! It honestly disgusts me! A few months ago, I told you that [...]
My rule, a crappy book, and a rant!
There is a rule that I have been using all the time during interviews, chats with coworkers, and calls from colleagues. It’s really simple, but I am not sure it’s getting through everywhere.
Never approach your network or individual in your network with a greedy one sided agenda! ~ Keith burtis
Friends….It’s that simple!
Greed can [...]
Ninjas in my Blogroll!
I have been thinking a lot lately about the ‘Karma’ of the web and took a quick glance at my blogroll and realized I really needed to Update it. Today I am updating the blogroll with Social media Ninjas! In my opinion these folks lead the field in social media and social media marketing. If [...]
10 Industry Types that ‘SHOULD’ be using Social Media and why…
This post will cover ten industries or business specific cases that could easily leverage social media. We will show real world examples of how sharing, engaging, and content creation can prove vital to a businesses bottom line. At the same time we will give examples of the flow from social spaces to real income. More [...]
What Makes for a good Blog Chair?
This post is an attempt at humor. Wasn’t born a comedian, but I want to share with you my blog chair. Today my wife (Michelle) came home with a medium sized classic wingback chair. I have clamed it as my blog chair. Here is why:
Blog Chair Benefits:
Happy Blogger:
Get yourself a blog chair today!
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How Can I Serve You Better?
I have been working quite hard lately on providing content that is unique and of massive value to you the readers. However, I am a bit worried that I am not quite filling a need. I am looking to you to help me with a quick three question survey so that I might better explore [...]






