December 2009

Next steps

December 29, 2009

Ideally, we all should remember the past, act in the present and think of the future. Too often act from the past, think of the present and predict the future. This philosopher only had it halfway right: “Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing. Hmph. Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh!” ((You’re [...]

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Floored by Pomplamoose Music

December 29, 2009

Really, really great musical talent. Sold 20k albums and have, so far, refused to sign with any labels. Proof that being awesome can, sometimes, be all that you need. But you better be really, really awesome. Hope these two get what they’re after. Damn. iTunes link. </object> Posted via email from Tyler says…

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That’s just funny!

December 26, 2009

Wow. Hilarious. Funnier than you’d think. </object> Posted via email from Tyler says…

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Mistake of attention

December 26, 2009

Celebrity deaths make the news. Celebrity affairs dominate the front page. Terrorist attacks are discussed for days, weeks, months and far too often, years. But why? Why are we so focused on the what goes wrong? Seldom do huge successes make the news. Avatar is making the news because we’re SURPRISED that it doesn’t suck. [...]

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Are we done yet?

December 26, 2009

Are we finished talking about social media? Are we over predicting what’s next? Are we through looking for a magic bullet? Can we stop begging for support? Can we accept that local businesses, while a very important part of our community, need to sell NECESSITIES, not just extras, in order to gain our continued patronage? [...]

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Hey book publisher! Shove it!

December 21, 2009

I can’t say you’ll learn anything from this book. Probably won’t inspire you to do great things, nor will it make you want to be a saint. But it’s a damn good read. If anything, Paul Carr is EXACTLY what he says he is and we love him for it. Sadly, you don’t often get [...]

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Removing Barriers

December 18, 2009

Motivational books are usually worthless to me. Chock full of inspirational tales that are mostly luck, chance or coincidence, it’s hard to get behind them. Born To Run is not one of THOSE books. It’s motivational, but I’m pretty sure it was never meant to be. Sure, it’s about running, but not in the way [...]

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Viral Video

December 17, 2009

The world is full of people who say dumb things. While we normally see large organizations actually think twice about what they put online, those assumptions don’t seem to add up at AdWeek. Adweek published their Best of the 2000s list today, with readers choices right along side. Their pick for marketing innovation of the [...]

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Rick Simonetta Tribute

December 17, 2009

When Nick Bastian asks for help, smart people say yes. When Nick asked me, I said yes anyway. The following is a tribute to outgoing Metro Light Rail CEO Rick Simonetta. Be sure to check out the RailLife cameo near the end.

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CenPhoCamp

December 16, 2009

CenPhoCamp is here. Yes, it’s another camp. Yes, we’re going to be going over a lot of the same things PodCamp does. But it’s more than that. Technology doesn’t answer everything, and this will be a forum for finding answers, as well. CenPhoCamp will be open to and for ALL local businesses looking to learn [...]

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