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5 O'Clock Shadows

Off the cuff Top 10 Marketing Mistakes to avoid

August 16, 2007

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Recently I was asked (twice, because I’m a putz) to contribute to an article to be posted in Entrepreneur magazine. I’m hopeful that my ideas will make it in, but you never know. So, at the request of the [...]

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It’s OK to ask for help

August 12, 2007

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Celebration time. I just turned in my last chapter of Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies, due out from Wiley Press in November of this year. But unlike the first book Tee and I penned (Podcasting for Dummies), this one [...]

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Phoenix Media Makers afterglow

August 7, 2007

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Last night I had the chance to get together with the folks from the Phoenix Media Makers at a meetup at a little coffee shop near downtown. I met:

Marc and Nicole from The Wood Whisperer podcast
Chris from the Hands [...]

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A missed opportunity for ISPs

August 6, 2007

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One of the dumbest things and ISP can do is to put up a “This Page Suspended For Too Much Traffic” pages. Seriously. It’s a public relations and marketing fiasco.
You want to know what that says to the general [...]

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Filling the holes

July 31, 2007

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As I sit here not admiring the dozen or so holes in my walls from some recent and yet-to-be-completed plumbing work, my metaphorical mind is on overdrive.
All of us have holes in our lives — professional or personal… or [...]

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Yeah we’re movin’ on up…

July 29, 2007

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Man… moving is a pain in the ass. We’re not fully done, but we have quite a lot finished. And since I’ve been remiss about these as of late, I figured I’d crank out a Sunday Special.
Last night, I [...]

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Bring me your social media circles

July 25, 2007

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I hit this briefly on a recent post, but it’s worth going deeper. Rather than join the fray and argue my point, I’m going to make a statement.
I hereby promise to try out each and every social media application [...]

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Four things pissing me off this evening

July 18, 2007

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I’m not very happy tonight and certainly in a thumbs-down mood. Here’s why:

NPG Cable just might be the worst internet company I’ve ever had to deal with. I can barely keep my VPN connection open thanks to the constant [...]

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A Toony For My Thoughts

July 16, 2007

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Back from Canada! Didja miss me?
We had a great time. Well, apart from the jackhole who smashed the window of our rental car and nabbed The Lovely Wife’s camera bag, that is. Figure $500 for the window, another $4K [...]

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On Sheeple and advertising – a story of irony

July 2, 2007

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I know that most of advertising is pretty clueless. Hey, I work in the industry, so I have the right to say this… because it’s true. And often times, the irony is priceless.
Take the term “sheeple”, an amalgamation of [...]

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Lazy Sunday afternoon — but still planning

July 1, 2007

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Happy Canada Day! In celebration, I played a round a disc golf and didn’t hurt myself. Hooray!
Additionally, I added some events to my upcoming Seattle – Vancouver trip starting July 5th. Thanks to those of you who offered [...]

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Who knows Vancouver, British Columbia?

June 29, 2007

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I’m headed to Vancover the from July 9th – July 13th. This will be our third summer in this fair city, as my son plays hockey and takes a week-long intensive goalie clinic each year. So while he’s busting [...]

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The Fountain of Ideas™ needs your help

June 28, 2007

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I’ve got an idea I’ve been noodling with for a while. Since I jumped on the Pownce bandwagon today, it’s on my mind more than ever. And in order to make this new idea a reality, I need some [...]

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When small companies act big

June 26, 2007

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Since when was it out of fashion to be small? I, for one, enjoy the niche side of life and find it much more liberating to have, you know, actual conversations with clients and customers, rather than treating them [...]

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Less for Geeks to Fu over

June 25, 2007

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Though we’ve created our own term for it, podfading isn’t the exclusive property of podcasters. Books go unwritten, albums remain unfinished, construction projects abruptly end and companies close down divisions. “The End” is as natural as change, birth and renewal. The truth that all good things come to an end has yet to be proven [...]

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Five thing about me

June 23, 2007

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Mark Forman tagged me on this meme. It’s my first tagging, so be gentle. Five things about the “real” me, huh? Depends on your definition of real, I suppose. Let’s go for the Oprah moments, shall we?

I was born [...]

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Escaped from New York

June 21, 2007

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This is me pissed off on the plane. Not the best return flight, let me tell you. You can read about it on my Twitter feed if you car for the details.
The NYC trip was great. Got to hang [...]

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Zen, the Evo way

June 17, 2007

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I’ve been thinking quite a bit about zen as of late. According to Wikipedia:

Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism notable for its emphasis on practice and experiential wisdom—particularly as realized in the form of meditation known as zazen—in the attainment of awakening. As such, it de-emphasizes both theoretical knowledge and the study of religious [...]

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A freak disc golf accident

June 16, 2007

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Ouch. I hurt. And I have to put on a happy face and get through the party my wife decided to have. Today I popped my left arm completely out of its socket on the 17th hole today. Yes, my left arm. Yes, I’m right handed. Allow me to explain.
I haven’t played golf in about [...]

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Linkless Lamentations

June 14, 2007

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If you have ever put an embedded video, flash file or other sort of non-standard information1 in your blog post; take heed.
There are many of us (legions, you might say) who consume your information through RSS feeds. And chances are, the information you are embedding isn’t coming through your RSS feed or feeds. What makes [...]

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