December 2009
150 posts
“New Year’s eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march...”
–  Hamilton Wight Mabie
Dec 31st
“The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.”
– Oscar Wilde
Dec 31st
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Good video interview with Brian Solis
briansolis: Ideas Connect us More Than Relationships http://bit.ly/66FzZz
Dec 30th
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Chief Reputation Officer? →
I don’t think there is any question this article has impact no matter where you work.
Dec 29th
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8 Things Every Geek Needs to Do Before 2010 →
Jolie makes some great points and I plan on doing some of them.
Dec 29th
Check my favourite iPhone apps via @appsfire http://appsfire.com/selection.php?cid=1262048173-1672041383&title=My+apps
Dec 29th
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5 Social Media Crisis Comms Tips  →
Courtesy of @Bill Salvin, a solid set of tips to prepare for crisis.
Dec 28th
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5 Essential Sites for Professional Photographers →
Must have sites for those who make their living visually. Cross posted to http://militarypatechgeeks.ning.com/
Dec 28th
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Social Media and Aging Marketing Veterans →
Courtesy of @Brian Solis, something which can be helpful for our bosses who are new to social media. Cross-posted at http://militarypatechgeeks.ning.com/
Dec 28th
WatchWatch
Ohio School For The Blind Marching Band on performing in Tournament of Roses parade
Dec 28th
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Passengers help foil attack on Detroit-bound plane →
Think about this for a second — you go to Detroit to terrorize people? Are you nuts? These people have lived through race riots, the Detroit Lions and double digit unemployment. They will kick your tail for $2 and a ham biscuit if you try that trash!
Dec 27th
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“With social media growing so rapidly and no certification yet established, how...”
– There are 15,740 Social Media Experts on Twitter
Dec 27th
Dec 27th
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“The Army has always been a leader in transferring and sharing knowledge. I think...”
– Social Media Today | Drilling Down on the US Army’s Social Media Matrix— Is Too Much Not Enough? Great post and very insightful on using the social in social media!
Dec 27th
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“Avatar,” at least, suggests that technology cannot only make entertainment more...”
– Editorial Observer - Next-Generation 3-D Medium of ‘Avatar’ Underscores Its Message - NYTimes.com Great editorial on a really good movie.
Dec 27th
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"5 Star Wars Status Updates"  →
What would happen if the Star Wars universe had Facebook.
Dec 27th
“Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they...”
– Stephen Hawking
Dec 27th
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Amazon Kindle is the Most Gifted Item Ever on... →
An amazing day. Now can it maintain… infoneernet: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Kindle has become the most gifted item in Amazon’s history. On Christmas Day, for the first time ever, customers purchased more Kindle books than physical books. » via Amazon
Dec 27th
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“Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.”
– Fulton J. Sheen (via quote-book) (via infoneernet)
Dec 26th
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“ Sherlock Holmes Bit slow at times, but the end cleans it up and Downey totally...”
– read more at blippr.com
Dec 25th
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10 Corporate Blogging Tips and Strategies →
“You cannot have a social media strategy without first understanding your content strategy.” — AMEN BROTHER!
Dec 25th
“It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those...”
– Charles Dickens
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“Web companies are rushing to satiate our desire for instant gratification,...”
– 2010: Year of digital distraction? - CNN.com
Dec 24th
“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free...”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dec 24th
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“I’d much rather be giving out bits of information as it happens, even if there...”
– Good stuff from my friend Mike Nicholson @46alpha about the changing views on speed and using social media. When we say “speed kills” , we mean it several ways. It can be force multiplier, but it can also hurt your efforts as well. Social Media and attitudes on release « 46alpha
Dec 24th
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“There is a formula and a science to making social media efforts work. Dedicated...”
– Spend some time reading this one, especially the social media blocks. MediaPost Publications 10 Things Changing Marketing In 2010 12/22/2009
Dec 24th
“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper...”
– Robert Frost
Dec 24th
“The U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it....”
– Benjamin Franklin
Dec 23rd
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Experts Predict 2010 the Year for Social Media ROI →
ReadWrite has an interesting take on the ROI question.
Dec 23rd
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New searching extension for Firefox →
Glydo is a cool firefox addon that discovers news, videos, tweets, web pages and information related to what you are viewing
Dec 22nd
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Jeff Jarvis on How Bankrupt Newspapers Can Start... →
volkergerhart: “… Before it is too late, I’d like to see these companies — especially companies still in or going into bankruptcy — try more models: staying in print but splitting up the functions of the company andoutsourcing everything possible; investing in a widely distributed network of independent local and interest sites with the company adding value with curation and sales; creating a...
Dec 22nd
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“For today, terrorism is a media event in a second sense. Terrorists and...”
– Excerpt - YouTube War: Fighting in a World of Cameras in Every Cell Phone and Photoshop on Every Computer This should be required reading for everyone wants to understand the battle of the narrative.
Dec 22nd
“ Putting the Public Back in Public Relations: How Social Media Is Reinventing...”
– read more at blippr.com
Dec 22nd
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AP Stylebook for iPhone →
News courtesy of my wife…
Dec 22nd
“We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a...”
– James Boswell
Dec 22nd
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“Worse, too many leaders today use jargon in an effort to dodge accountability...”
– The Most Painfully Annoying Business Jargon Courtesy of @Hal Pittman… the-most-painfully-annoying-business-jargon: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance
Dec 22nd
Brutus Holiday Card →
Let me offer my wishes to my friend from Columbus!
Dec 22nd
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be...”
– Charles Dickens
Dec 21st
Avatar (http://blippr.com/b/14415): Story kept me interested and effects were outstanding. Loved Stephen Lang as the colonel.
Dec 20th
“ Avatar Story kept me interested and effects were outstanding. Loved Stephen...”
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Dec 20th
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Avatar
Just saw it and well worth it!
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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What Would an Always-On-The-Record Government Look...
Courtesy of Mark Drapeau… cheekygeeky: Recently, I wrote a post about Government 2.0 predictions for 2010-12, and one of them was that government would “always be on-the-record.” By that I meant that the combination of (1) the proliferation of tech-savvy citizens with mobile camera/video devices, (2) the prevalence of wi-fi or other Web connections, (3) the massive number of people using...
Dec 20th
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“I don’t accept anything as a given but Tom Rosenstiel identified these eight...”
– An Ode to Old School…. « DigiDave – Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Above from DigiDave. I’d agree the eight items apply across the board, new or old journalists.  Much is to be learned from both sides.
Dec 20th
“And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry...”
– Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village
Dec 20th
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Think-Tanks and the Reporters Who Heart Them →
Discussion of an interesting trend between think tanks and journalists.
Dec 19th
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I can't help your brand if you...
katykelley: Want to make your brand more human – but won’t commit any human resources to the task. Want to achieve something outstanding and out of this world – but require us to fit it into traditional formats. Want creative media usage – but cast media budgets and types in stone a year earlier. Want to create discussion and interest – but abandon anything emotionally charged. Want to get...
Dec 19th
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