January 2012
1 post
3 Words for 2012 →
Resolutions are pointless. You set them and never achieve them. You have the best intentions, but that is not enough.
Goals and rituals have a higher chance of success both in the short and…
December 2011
12 posts
When Facebook Attacks [Infographic] →
I spent much of my Christmas holiday trying to clear a virus off my son’s computer. It was the worst one I’d ever seen. Like a monster from one of those Syfy original movies, it kept growing…
★ Merry →
Late last night, inspecting Santa’s handiwork, a simple thought occurred to me. A decade or so from now, when, say, I’m waiting for my son to come home from college for his winter break, and, when…
12 Tips For Beating the Social Overeating Habit →
Post written by Leo Babauta.
While I’ve learned to eat much healthier over the last six or seven years, one of my biggest challenges has been overeating on social occasions.
There are holidays…
Apps for Water →
Great apps, great cause.
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The 2011 Top 12 Best Ever Last Minute Tennessee... →
Admit it. You blew the entire weekend before Christmas not getting out there and expressing your consumer spirit — the spirit necessary to send this old Scrooge of an economy packing….
The difference between a failure and a mistake →
A failure is a project that doesn’t work, an initiative that teaches you something at the same time the outcome doesn’t move you directly closer to your goal. A mistake is either a failure…
Sitting and Watching →
‘No matter what gets in the way or which way the wind does blow… I’ll just sit here and watch the river flow.’ ~Bob Dylan
Post written by Leo Babauta.
Have you ever felt that we are rushing…
Every Day is Someone’s First Day →
I took my first ever yoga class the other day, thanks in part to having a yoga instructor girlfriend. It was at a really nice studio in northern Massachusetts called Roots to Wings….
No Copyright Intended →
Andy Baio: Remix culture is the new Prohibition, with massive media companies
as the lone voices calling for temperance.
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Ads will possess your phone using subliminal sound... →
Er, we don’t want to sensationalize this or anything, but your phone could soon be at the mercy of inaudible sound pulses that trigger location-specific ads, sales promotions and other…
New York’s Commuters Can Shop Toys R Us Via QR... →
Retail toy store opens virtual stores in New York airports and 40 New Jersey transit stations.
Why executives and lawyers aren’t creative... →
This morning, I noticed the tagline (slogan? mission statement? mantra?) at the bottom of each page on the website of the Small Business Administration:
“Aid, counsel, assist and…
November 2011
5 posts
A Banner Day for Black Friday Retailers →
This year, Black Friday began earlier than usual with many chains opening on Thanksgiving and even more starting as early as midnight instead of the usual 4 or 6 am on Friday.
Toys R Us…
The essence of Nashville, and marketing... →
Milt Capps of VentureNashville.com has linked again today to the interview of me he ran a month ago. And that’s super-cool, but check out the blurb (click the image to enlarge):
I’m…
Amtrak Promotes WiFi With Great Designs [Gallery] →
A series of posters cleverly integrates the WiFi symbol into the artwork.
It’s not really free, you know →
We take a lot for granted in this “free” culture of ours … but maybe we should take a few minutes to appreciate what we have.
Everyone is freaking out about a fee on debit cards. But who pays for…
ProductCamp Nashville (this Saturday) →
If you live in the Nashville area and you’re in product development or management, product marketing or involved in a startup, you should attend this Saturday’s inaugural ProductCamp…
October 2011
3 posts
Haven’t Had Time to Blog →
I met with someone yesterday who said to me that he didn’t have any time to blog. Moments later, he told me what was happening on “Ice Loves Coco.” Earlier in the day, a woman explained…
The atomic method of creating a Powerpoint... →
The typical person speaks 10 or 12 sentences a minute. The atomic method requires you to create a slide for each sentence. For a five minute talk, that’s 50 slides. Each slide must have either a…
Yonge Men →
Yonge Street, North of Dundas.
September 2011
6 posts
Total Chrysler →
The vehicle being used in the new Total Recall remake, seen at UofT’s King’s College Circle.
Like you mean it →
Sasha Dichter gives a tremendous talk that was just picked up at TED. Other than an insane amount of effort and practice, what’s his secret? He’s speaking his own story. Rather than following a…
Qwikster fiasco proves Netflix still doesn’t know... →
Poor Netflix just can’t catch a break. The company already caught hell from subscribers over its recent pricing changes, and last night it announced that it’s spinning off its DVD rental…
My 30 Favourite Free WordPress Themes For 2011 →
It’s almost a year since I shared with John Chow Readers My Favourite Free WordPress Themes From 2010. Since that time there has been a lot of improvements in the WordPress platform.
…
Back to (the wrong) school →
A hundred and fifty years ago, adults were incensed about child labor. Low-wage kids were taking jobs away from hard-working adults. Sure, there was some moral outrage at seven-year olds losing…
The Great Twitter Unfollow Experiment of 2011 →
This week, I unfollowed everyone on Twitter. That was over 131,000 people. I didn’t do it manually, but rather, with some help (ask @jesse, if you need custom help like that). My reason was that I’d…
July 2011
2 posts
Only One Month In, Google Plus Shows Promise For... →
It may have only launched a mere month ago, but Google Plus is already showing signs of promise to online marketers, especially in its ability to drive traffic to other Websites. Google’s brand…
Finding Time →
People often ask how I can put out so much content, how I can be everywhere, how I can respond as often as I do. I read a while back that Gandhi said that we all have the same 24 hours in…
June 2011
5 posts
The 50 Best Social Media Blog Posts In The First... →
Every once in a while I like to share some of the blog posts about social media that have been influencing me over the last few months and with that in mind I wanted to share some of the best…
Google Investigation Over Potential Abuse Of Web... →
US Federal Trade Commission antitrust inquiry will examine heart of Google’s search-advertising business.
When Social Falls Short →
This post is for anyone who has had to ask (or been on the receiving end of the query) where did our social media marketing strategy go wrong?
The answer may be two-fold.
It is possible…
The Who, Why, and How of Twitter →
Tweeter infographic shows at-a-glance what the Twitter ecoystem has become since it launched in 2006.”
Can You Say It In One Short Sentence? →
I woke from a perfectly good sleep with this sentence in my head:
“Host your own TV show.”
It wasn’t a goal of mine, I don’t think, so I thought about the sentence a bit more. It might…
May 2011
7 posts
Infographic: Artistic Impression of Social Media →
This is fun Infographic that caught my attention and I couldn’t resist posting it. In terms of what you’d usually look for in an infographic it’s not up there with those that provide many interesting…
Subway Tries Out Upscale Cafe Concept [Pics] →
Baked goods and coffee will be on the menu and the decor will consist of lounge-style seating and a crackling fireplace.
Power Up Your LinkedIN Profile →
If you want to power up your LinkedIN profile, there’s a one-two punch that matters in getting the most out of the software. If you want to make that platform work for you, do these two…
How bin Laden emailed without being detected →
Despite having no internet access in his hideout, Osama bin Laden was a prolific email writer who built a painstaking system that kept him one step ahead of the U.S. government’s best eavesdroppers.
Taliban’s Twitter Account Starts Tweeting in... →
The Taliban has extended its propaganda efforts into the social media realm, sending its first tweet in English from the handle @alemarahweb. The …
Predators stay alive in Vancouver →
The Predators, the little-engine-that-could, stunned the home team Canucks with an impressive come-from-behind victory to extend the series to a sixth game on Monday back in Nashville.
Write what you do not know →
Write what you know is one of the most often repeated cliches when it comes to content creation. There’s good reason for it – by sharing the knowledge and experience you have, you can contribute…
April 2011
9 posts
3 Dangerous New Books to Help You Be Awesome →
I do a lot of public speaking and no matter if I’m in front of real estate agents, hardware store owners, top level executives or social media devotees I often get asked how I got to where I am…
Gmail Lets You Manage Other Mail While Your... →
New in Gmail’s Labs section is a feature that’s a saving grace for anybody waiting out a big attachment or slow server. Once activated, “Background Send” lets you can move on to…
The four horsemen of media--here comes tiny media →
The first is when you talk about yourself. Directly to people who care to hear you out. The second is when you pay someone to carry your message. Media for hire, we call it advertising. The third…
LivingSocial financials leaked: $2.9 billion... →
Financial details of daily deals service LivingSocial were recently leaked — revealing the company’s valuation at $2.9 billion and total revenue of $50 million per month.
The information…
Turning the habit of self-criticism upside down →
Perhaps this sounds familiar: When it’s time to write a resume or talk to a boss or discuss a project glitch with colleagues, the instinct is to spin, to avoid a little responsibility, to sit…
How to fail →
There are some significant misunderstandings about failure. A common one, similar to one we seem to have about death, is that if you don’t plan for it, it won’t happen. All of us fail. Successful…
Ikea’s Maze-Like Layout Results In Huge Amount Of... →
According to Alan Penn, professor of architecture at University College in London, the store is designed to confuse shoppers and lead them on a long path full of subliminal messages and…
Will QR Codes Gain Mass Adoption? →
QR Code on Moscone Center San Francisco during SES 2010
QR codes are getting quite a bit of buzz lately and as a self-professed marketing nerd, I find them to be a clever way to connect…
Too Lazy To Count Calories? Now You Can Just Take... →
Wow. If this app had been pitched to us on the 1st, I would have been sure it was an April Fool’s joke. Coming in a few days later, however, it seems almost genius.
Given that my job of…