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Being Logical in an Illogical World

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Sometimes you have to throw logic out the window. I have many conversations with people about their businesses. I try to keep things lighthearted and not get too too serious about any subject. Sadly, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, I don’t have any conversations where the outcome will truly affect the world on a global scale – so … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday Google+ – 17 Interesting G+ Facts

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So Google+ turns a year old. 17 interesting things you should know. So after a short writing hiatus due to moving, work, and life I figure it’s appropriate to break my fast by writing about a subject very near and dear to my heart – Google+. As I sit here and write this on the eve of Google+’s FIRST BIRTHDAY, I am overwhelmed by lots of … [Read more...]

Social Advertising: Pay for Your Facebook Page? Google Places Moves into Google+

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So some pretty interesting things happened this week in terms of social media, user experience and advertising. After taking much of this activity in, I’ve made some realizations. I was reading a very thought provoking post by David Berkowitz where he asks the question, “Is Social Advertising Broken?”. I’ve thought for some time that Facebook in … [Read more...]

Google Makes Big Moves – Bigger Than You May Realize

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In case you haven’t been paying attention, this week has been a pretty huge week for Google. They have made some big announcements that, I think, will have some pretty big influence on the future of technology. They may not seem like much on the surface or by themselves but when you see them all on the same page together the story takes a different … [Read more...]

Am I Obsessed? A Fan? Or Just Right From The Beginning?

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The New Phone is Here! The New Phone is Here! I know, it sounds like a scene starring Navin R. Johnson but I just can’t help it. I got a new phone –finally. I’ve been tormented by a jail broken iPhone 3GS for longer than I care to admit to. In Apple’s defense, they don’t make their phones to be jail broken but in mine I don’t like the way they … [Read more...]