March 24, 2011 · 12:06 pm
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I received a note from an old friend this morning. He caught me up on the changes in his life (wouldn’t it be nice if someone you knew over 50 had some stability?) and said he was prompted to reach out by this blog. Apparently he’s been reading me for a bit and felt as if he should acknowledge that. Of course he didn’t really need to but it goes without saying I’m glad he did. It also got me thinking about some of the reasons I do this. No, I’m not going to repeat this post on my reasons for blogging. But I do want to point out a couple of things that may help you to think through why you might want to give this a try or, if you’re currently writing a blog, areas of focus for your business blog. Continue reading →
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October 6, 2009 · 10:57 am
I’m not sure if this goes into the “well DUH” file or if it’s actually a good reminder. You’ll have to tell me. I’m talking about the FTC‘s publication of some new guides for bloggers with respect to disclosing relationships they may have with those companies or products they review. In a nutshell, bloggers are advised (they’re not actually rules or pay a fine) to say if they’re being given free product or paid somehow for their review by the reviewed entity. Those same standards don’t apply to “traditional” media such as newspapers. There is a good explanation of the arguments here and of course the blogosphere is buzzing but to me it’s a whole lot of “so what.” Continue reading →
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June 15, 2009 · 11:19 am
I’m a big believer is doing things oneself. I’d like to think that comes from the enjoyment of the task and not some weird paranoia about the incompetence of others. I believe, as Shakespeare said, “Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie.” Given that what I do is provide outside resources to folks, is that weird? Continue reading →
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