October 2011
I’m breaking a rule of mine but I bought this! It’s amazing! This’s one of the best investments I’ve made online! http://bit.ly/suzLhG Enjoy
Brynn models her Fairy Princess costume. Too funny! Her imagination is amazing! http://bit.ly/v1T0vj She’s a scream. Enjoy the laugh!
If you’ve read “The Lord of the Rings,” or watched the movies, you MUST see this conversation on YouTube! http://bit.ly/tYGGb3 Hilarious!
Happy Halloween to all our our many friends online…from The… on Twitpic http://twitpic.com/78w69g#.Tq7d0DEKTCE.pingfm
I’m having a really cool meeting with a new client! Showing off what inbound marketing can do! Fun!
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I monitor social media in myriad ways. My XeePV is tragic! ;-( XeeMe Look at it this way, it could be a Klout Score! http://bit.ly/vlaV30
Coldplay’s “Mylo Xyloto” is great! “Hurts Like Heaven” “Paradise” & “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall”? Awesome! Paradise video? Huh?
What set me off? This article: “America’s Exploding Pipe Dream” By Charles M Blow http://nyti.ms/tLEjaA We simply need a new focus…& soon!
Tired of people saying the US has lost it! America, Love It or Leave It! Terrible slogan! But ENOUGH! Geez! People DIE trying to come here!
“I’m thankful to all those who said ‘NO’ because of them, I did it myself!” Albert Einstein
“Good night Mrs Calabash, wherever you are!” Mr Jimmy “The Big Schnozzola” Durante ~ Talk about an amazing man!
Sadly, the idea of duplication, divorcing one’s self from any 1 segment & depersonalizing the business for later sale is appealing to many.
@intmf Yup! That mindset can be traced to Gerber’s E-Myth Revisited & duplication. Godin’s “Linchpin” demands excellence & individuality!
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@intmf Absolutely! A group of people sat down with a business plan & decided to define social media & its participants! Klout was hatched!
“Battle: Los Angeles” must’ve been funded by USMC! Average, at best 2.5/5 stars. “Margin Call” Amazing cast 4.5/5 Great moral hazard lesson!
Lesson 1: ALWAYS copy the post before clicking “Ping it!” when using Ping.fm Do anything else & you’re playing Ping roulette! Ping or GONE!
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@intmf Great comment regarding Klout & its erratic & inept attempt to define social media & its influencers! http://bit.ly/rSlRAr
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@Klout…is a brand gone bad. It’s time…Klout educated their staff….Has Klout…heard of…Community? http://bit.ly/rSlRAr I’d say no!
I was asked how I “got” 34k Twitter followers 1) Talk to everyone 2) Be human 3) Be HUMANE 4) Be consistent 5) NEVER ignore 6) BE YOURSELF!!
“Linkin Park visit Ishinomaki City with Save The Children” http://youtu.be/GGQSe0UUQsQ So very sad! But lots of smiles 4:30 into the video!
@convorecordings Great! Given the response I’ve had across social media, “Ohio” is going to be big! She has a “Cranberries” sound? Love it!
You know what I told a group recently about success in music? They sent THIS guy home! http://vevo.ly/rM9mso Insanity!
Pumpkins! Brynnie says, “No! Yuck!!” Kailyn carves away! ;-) http://twitpic.com/778ock#.Tqs8fCm2YIA.pingfm
I LOVE my clients! Kids trying to sort out their lives. Men & women trying to survive the economy. It’s not a business, it’s a scared trust!
”__has had nothing but good things to say about you & what you do. We appreciate…taking the time to…work with us” Email from a referral!
“Success is the progression towards a worthy ideal!” “The Strangest Secret” is more valuable today! http://bit.ly/8vXPg It changed my life!
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Lava Room Recording sets the standard in audio recording, merging talent with experience & expertise! http://bit.ly/vg90Tw Rock&Roll video
Was I harsh re Klout? They got mashed on Mashable! Here’s Social Media Today’s take http://bit.ly/ulPMRG & here’s UII’s http://bit.ly/vI8ODp
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“We’re still going strong. We’ve come too close to give up…Not making it…reignited our desire…” Daijreous 4Shore http://bit.ly/sF4Y6P
I hate to say it based on a trailer but Tower Heist looks like it’ll be a winner! Murphy & Stiller http://bit.ly/sHsH2s The Lego Bit? Ha!
“Complaining Via Twitter? Don’t Expect Much” http://bit.ly/tFK2wu Know why the 55+ cohort expects more? Because we DON’T accept mediocrity!
Super video! A wonderful expression of talent! Robin Bacior’s “Ohio!” And I’ve GOT to love “Ohio!” http://bit.ly/tKepRb This is a keeper!
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32 minutes…then 30 days! I’ve used this over & over again & it works! Priceless Success bit.ly/8vXPg “The Strangest Secret!”
After being freed, a celebration of life ensued! The humpback leapt 40 times…as if to say thanks for saving my life! http://abcn.ws/tGZHRS
Humpback Whale Saved From Tangled Net Video http://abcn.ws/tGZHRS I shard this earlier! Worth a reprise! We are all connected…all of us!
Klout 14 Mos Later: Still Unreliable & Erratic http://bit.ly/vI8ODp Thanks for the comments via Twitter & FB! This post REALLY hit a chord!
Yesterday was amazing, a charmed day, something special, when everything falls into place! http://bit.ly/sI6Y7Z Yesterdays fuel our todays!
I received my signed, limited edition print from Hugh MacLeod & @gapingvoid honoring Steve Jobs. It’s better than I’d envisioned! Wonderful!
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Pet Foursquare peeve? When “Accepting” someone? FS throws a big box of suggestions (always the same ones) in your face! I avoid Foursquare
OK! Enough of this. Off to work! Wait a minute? I’m already at work…home…where the heck am I? Ugh! Well, as soon as I sort it out…..
Didn’t sleep for 48hrs during a marketing client’s launch. Revelations 1) I’m NOT a teenager anymore 2) It’s all about the POST launch! Phew
One of my all-time favorites “If you talked to people the way advertising people talk to people, they’d punch you in the face!” Hugh MacLeod
Slidedecks are pretty. Sadly, we go for glitz. A marketing firm with 100% image above the fold? On the HOME page? They need an SEO course!
@Julian_Pearce Great stuff Julian! You have a real gift! Thank you for sharing your new song with me! http://youtu.be/pYCuvCU_i8k
Use Google Alerts to track online efforts! 2 examples of why: http://bit.ly/tbdOSw & http://bit.ly/w1Ej1D MY videos used by others…DAILY!
“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” Victoria Holt (1906–1993)
“The best way to make your dreams come true is to WAKE UP!” Paul Valery [emphasis added…it’s Friday!]
Reading: “The Hughtrain” by Hugh MacLeod. Great stuff! You can get the free PDF here, no strings & worth the time! http://bit.ly/vrRKO9
How do companies re-invent themselves? The same way humans re-invent themselves. I know it shouldn’t be that simple..but it is! Hugh MacLeod
“We are here to find meaning. We are here to help other people do the same. Everything else
is secondary.” Hugh MacLeod