Category Archives: What’s Going On

Tweeting To A Million

Image representing Twitter as depicted in Crun...

It made news a couple of months ago when Ashton Kutcher hit the million follower mark on Twitter.  Since then, he’s been joined by Ellen, Oprah, Jimmy Fallon, and as of this writing 19 others at the million mark.   By the way, I only have 999,600+ to go – feel free to follow. Continue reading

Leave a comment

Filed under digital media, Growing up, sports business, What's Going On

Did You Say Over?

Animal House

I can hear many of you answering that classic question from Animal House. “Nothing is over until we decide it is!” and despite the subsequent attribution of the Pearl Harbor attack, it’s damn good advice. In fact, we’ve had two incidents this week in the world of sports that bear it out.

There is , of course, a business lesson in there too. Continue reading

Leave a comment

Filed under Helpful Hints, Reality checks, What's Going On

Hi Yo!

I’m sad to read that Ed McMahon has passed away.  For those of us who grew up on Johnny Carson and Ed as a special treat when we could stay up late, it’s really the end of that era.  Unfortunately, too many folks today will remember him for his later work as a solo pitchman rather than his skill as Johnny’s sidekick (and his cry of Hi YO!) but we’d all do well to remember the really important role he played in the success of Johnny and The Tonight Show.  In fact, we’d all do well to remember that none of us, even if we’re as supremely talented as Johnny Carson, can afford to be out there without someone like Ed McMahon. Continue reading

Leave a comment

Filed under Reality checks, Thinking Aloud, What's Going On