Monthly Archives: January 2009

Quality writing matters

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I originally posted this as a comment at ChrisBrogan.com, but since all that gets buried under the huge weight of his traffic, I though I would put it here as well. Quality writing matters. Attention to detail — even in … Continue reading

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It is not about the weather, people

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Barack Obama made one comment about schools closing because of a little bit of snow. According to the Washington Post, he said: My children’s school was canceled today… Because of what? Some ice? . . . We’re going to have … Continue reading

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Getting followed by the best

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Robert Scoble has decided finally to follow me on Twitter. I’m not sure what prompted him to finally join the DogWalk, but since I’ve been following him and commenting on his blog for a while, maybe he just found me … Continue reading

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Bart Simpson will always be 10 years old

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Here is the secret to the sustainability of The Simpsons: Bart Simpson will always be 10 years old. At first, this statement seems a bit puzzling, but think about why other social media icons have fallen away. The Brady Bunch … Continue reading

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Design by committee

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This is really only funny to people who have never been in these kinds of meetings. Another reason to never, ever go into graphic design. Tweet

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Four stages of a on-line service company

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I was reading and commenting on a post by Bob Scoble in which he rails on Facebook for bumping Joel Comm due to him having too many friends, fans, etc. which probably just amounted to a whole bunch of traffic … Continue reading

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The Mac OS goes to the dogs

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Steve Jobs, we dogs think it was a mistake to start naming the MacOS X after cats. Really, not cool. In the interest of Think Different, may I propose a name for your next version? Snow Shepherd Tweet

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