Sometimes we can’t see the forest for the trees, kids. Yep – another Homer Simpson “DOH” moment. Nothing too earth-shattering, but a lesson worth remembering, this time from the Mrs. We had our first child 23 years ago. We made a decision at that time that one of us was going to stay home. Long story short, I worked outside of the house and she stayed home and took on the kids as a full-time job. I built up a network of business contacts; she made friends. Sometimes the categories overlapped for me; there weren’t categories to overlap for her. Continue reading
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Another Twitter Security Issue
Twitter is having issues again. Unfortunately, the problem this time isn’t as obvious as the massive fails that have kept them off-line recently. This time, it’s something way more problematic for you and me and provides another great example of how companies that don’t get social media can hurt themselves. Even companies right at the social media epicenter! Continue reading
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Book ‘Em?
I’m thinking about writing a book. Seriously. It may be that I will be its only reader, but that’s OK. Sometimes the journey is as important as the destination, right? What am I going to write about? Why am I going to write it? Those are both good questions. It’s not that I have a ton of free time, it’s not that it’s going to make a ton of money, but I kind of feel that it would be a great way to help organize the years of business thinking rattling around in my head both for me and for you. Continue reading
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