A road trip down memory lane reveals the absurdity of what we now call “social media”
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!. . . or “The post in which I really date myself.” Gather ’round, kids, Grandma’s got a story to tell. Get comfy … So I’ve been in a funk lately, as you may or may not have gotten from recent posts and encounters with me in person (or lack thereof). Common wisdom says that if you’re in a funk, a change of scenery will always do you some good. Saturday I found myself with a...
Read MoreSocial media is way too smurfy these days.
[If you know me in person, chances are you've heard this before, but I'm at the point now where I feel it just needs to be written down.] I hate the term “social media.” Really, I do. Why? Because it’s too hard to define. I’m definitely not the first person to blog about this, and I’m sure I won’t be the last. But here’s the truth: All media is social media. Media, at its very ethos, is social. Cavemen didn’t paint cave paintings and not talk...
Read More25 Words of Social Media Wisdom Project: COMPLETE!
Wondering what that post with the Gonzo picture was all about? Liz Strauss did a “25 Words” project with a bunch of us SOBs, collected them all, and put them into a wonderful presentation. Enjoy! 25 Words Of Social Media Wisdom Project View more presentations from Liz Strauss. Many thanks to Liz for putting this together and to all the contributors who made it so...
Read MoreMy 25 Words of Social Media Wisdom
It’s more complicated than we think. It’s a lot simpler than we think. We think ourselves in circles out loud, online — everybody thinks we’re crazy. (Entry for Liz Strauss’ 25 Words of Social Media Wisdom...
Read MoreFastTrac Entrepreneurs: It’s not a question of whether you have a website, it’s what comes next.
A week ago today I “graduated” from an entrepreneurship course called FastTrac® New Venture™, which is sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation (yes, the one that underwrites NPR & PBS). It was administered by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (MISBTDC) in Flint. It seems like a great program, and true to its name, it does move very quickly. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize until after I enrolled that I’d rather not work for myself....
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