Posted on January 20, 2009
Today was a historic day and Obama likely gave a talk for the ages. Many pundits will pontificate about this talk, some will make sense, others will wax silly. To really figure out what went right, wrong and otherwise with Obama's Inaugural address, I conducted a phone interview with Nick Morgan, my personal speech coach …
Posted on January 19, 2009
Someone recently asked me if you can make money on Twitter (or Facebook). At first, I shot back, "only indirectly, by developing a following that drives personal brand awareness." In other words, your Tweets (or status updates on Facebook) keep you top of mind with your social network, and sometimes you add value through your …
Posted on January 16, 2009
Many of us are grappling with our fears in light of the current economic situation. If you own a business, you are likely battling manic depression. Does this help? Of course not. But how do we hack our way out of this mindset? Life hacker extraordinaire Tim Ferriss (author of the must-read book, 4 Hour …
Posted on January 15, 2009
In 2001, I produced a short video for the Yahoo sales conference. http://vimeo.com/2844214At the time, our business was in decline and we all came to work with that "Deer In the headlines" look. It was tough. I never received more emails from coworkers. Layoffs were coming, our dotcom customers were imploding. It was just like …
Posted on January 15, 2009
Of all industries, the home building business is ripe with false claims of being green. On Monday, reporter Lew Sichelman wrote a wonderful piece about this recent phenom, and along the way, gives a great lesson on what Greenwashing is — and how to spot it in advertising claims. Green Claims Get Big Buildup I'm …
Posted on January 12, 2009
Despite a difference in size, species and likely taste, the two creature in this video found a way to pair up. This video will likely elicit several emotions in you like it did me. If there's someone or a group of people in your life that you don't think you can find common ground …
Posted on January 12, 2009
Click here to view my Twitter profile and follow me. I'll post up short shorts on what I'm doing, thinking, responding to and wishing for. See you up there!
Posted on January 9, 2009
One of my best friends, Anthony, recently saw Jim Carrey's latest movie Yes Man. He loved it. He read that when the film was being taped, Carrey was "so into it, he broke four of his ribs." In the acting world, we call that being fully committed to a role. Carrey's generosity was the …
Posted on January 7, 2009
Today's daily catch comes from a thoughtful post by John Livesay over at Saving The World. He points out how Focus Features has a film in production that is greening up the process in every way possible. I've heard of green band productions, such as Radiohead of Dave Mathews, but this is a first for …
Posted on January 6, 2009
Today's great catch is fresh from the Consumer Electronics Show: Moto Goes Green With Entry Level Renew Phone It's about time! Up until now, you had to donate your phone via mailing it to a variety of causes (such as phones for soldiers). The rub is that eventually that phone is likely to end up …
