As I continue to consider the most effective application for each of these platforms, my thoughts have been on what I am looking for when I visit each.
I recently posted that about 50% of what I get on Twitter has no value to me, and a friend asked me to describe my criteria. At the [...]
When my internet connection goes soft, there’s a series of steps I take to determine where the problem is:
1) Close and reopen Safari. Usually does the trick.
2) Reboot the Mac. Yes even Mac users should reboot occasionally.
3) Repair Permissions. PC users, never mind. You can’t do this.
4) Restart the wireless router. Unplug, count to 30, [...]
Something Cali Lewis mentioned on a recent GeekBrief episode flipped a switch in my brain and sent me off on a wild goose chase of ideation*.
See if this provokes any different thoughts for you.
Cali reported that Twitter was changing it’s basic question from “What are you doing?” to “What are you thinking about?”
THAT restarted a [...]
Despite the attempted humor in the headline, we are excited about my brother John’s decision to run for a seat on the Redwood City (CA) Council. This is a video of his announcement event, during which he “blames” me for being the influence that led him to throw his hat into the ring.
I suspect he [...]
My Facebook screen asked What’s on your mind?
My LinkedIn profile asked What are you working on?
The answer is Where do I go from here?
My personal strategy audit indicates I have done a good job establishing my credentials as someone others can rely on to ask probing questions that help companies move past their roadblocks and [...]
Here we go again.
Your brand is that metaphysical collection of images and ideas that make up the customer’s internal impression of who you are. The more consistent you are with your messaging and imaging, the more likely you are to plant a franchise in the mind of the customer.
That’s Marketing 101.
Consistency isn’t necessarily about [...]
Frosty “The Man” Seybert went to sleep on the morning of March 21, 2009 and didn’t wake up. He had been suffering from some illnesses and was miserable, so his Papa fought back a flood of tears and took him to the vet so they could help him sleep.
Frosty came to live with the Seyberts [...]
My name is FROSTY -
I am the large, all white, neutered male cat who allows Jim and his family to sleep in my house.
This morning Jim put me in the travel carrier and we went on a car ride. “Jim, I don’t care for car rides,” I told him in my most pathetic voice, but [...]
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