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That’s a great idea, but nobody cares because you are a nobody

March 15, 2010

Pretty harsh title, I admit but it is really just there to get your attention. Did it work?
People don’t care about great ideas. They care about great personalities with average ideas they can understand. How else can you explain Sarah Palin’s book, Going Rogue: An American Life (Please don’t buy it.) or the raving success [...]

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SXSW – on a Mission from Dog

March 15, 2010

I was given a marvelous opportunity recently, namely representing DogWalkBlog at SXSW. Jumped on that offer immediately, because who wouldn’t??
I was also given a few tasks to accomplish while I was there, mostly along the line of “see if you can find Chris Brogan, aka @chrisbrogan, and say “hi” to him. Some of [...]

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Hotels are going to the dogs

March 4, 2010

I watched a video on Chris Brogan’s blog where he spoke at Like Minds and he mentioned the Roger Smith Hotel. As frequently happens, my mind wandered as Chris rattled on (sorry Chris!) and so I went out to Google and checked out the Roger Smith Hotel.
Turns out they have this dog named Henry who [...]

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The complete Olympic Games include the Paralympics

March 1, 2010

My editor wrote this over at GerardMcLean.com and I had to share. It is something that I privately champion at every opportunity, and this being one of those time, here you go.
UPDATE: @Neenz just published the Paralympics page at Alltop.com last night, Mar 5. If you know of or write a blog on the Paralympics, [...]

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You are not lost, you are here and you know where here is, right?

February 1, 2010

You are reading DogWalkBlog.com, produced and written in Dayton, Ohio. We are talking with Rufus, one of the key writers of the blog where he reminds us why you, time and place are important for blog credibility and reader orienteering.
I was reading a blog from a linked tweet this morning and halfway through it, my [...]

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Airlines hate women… and guitars… and dogs

January 25, 2010

Ok, pretty strong statement, but what the heck, it will rank high in Google and get some people to start thinking about the unintended consequences of stupid company policies. So, Women Who Blog, if you are out there and have even the least bit interest in this, sharpen the pens.
I tweeted this out:
Airline luggage fees [...]

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Corporations are not human, people are not brands

January 22, 2010

The logic of the latest Supreme Court ruling has me scratching my head a bit and scrambling to read my copy of the United States Constitution. I found all sorts of references granting rights to people, but none that granted rights to corporations. In fact, apparently there is no right of the people to incorporate, [...]

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Rupert Murdoch gets the Internet… really, he does

November 20, 2009

My BFF Rupert Murdoch* has been taking some hits lately about him wanting to block Google from indexing his sites and putting up pay walls. I understand his reasoning and don’t think he is too far off the mark. In order to explain my thinking, I have an analogy.
Say you own a small grocery store. [...]

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What keeps Webinar attendees from bailing?

November 18, 2009

I got an email from the GoToMeeting folks with the subject line; “What keeps Webinar attendees from bailing?” and immediately thought:
Well, duh!
1. Charge for attendance
2. Create great content
And people will attend.
Most Webinars are rehashed crap designed like a bait presentation for a time-share condo on Key West. If you want to actually have [...]

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Reminders of mortality

November 11, 2009

Either I am old or the people putting together Web site user interfaces are a bunch of insensitive punk kids.
I am one choice away from the last age you can be to use the Internet.
Enjoy your youth while it lasts, kids! And get off my lawn.

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The funniest tweet response today

November 10, 2009

Enjoy!

@JessicaGottlieb

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PupPeroni is even more fun than ice cream

November 4, 2009

Charlie and Sallie love Pup-Peroni after walks. If I run out, they won’t take any other treat.

So, I happened upon the Web site (printed right on the bag) and found this really cool, fun movie maker where you can write messages on the billboard the dogs hold in their mouths. (If you have a [...]

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How social media is failing social media… and business

November 2, 2009

The Center for Media Research sent out their email Research Brief today about how small business are not into social networks for leads. As a small businessman myself, I agree with them. Kinda. I can’t recall the last lead I got twittering out my latest status or a coupon deal or where I am going [...]

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Being naked is not a sex crime*

October 31, 2009

This is a response to Police Chief Mark Beckner trying to ban the annual Naked Pumpkin Run in Boulder, Colorado.
Here is the logic of “being naked is a sex crime.” Genitals and breasts are used during sex. A display of genitals and breasts in public is a crime. Therefore displaying your genitals and breasts in [...]

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How I know anyone who predicts the future will be wrong

October 30, 2009

Here is my simple test to know that technologists who predict the future don’t really know crap.
Go to Netflix or Blockbuster and rent a futuristic movie made 20-30 years ago. Start counting how many video screens are all over the place. Now, notice the aspect ratio. They are either full-wall or larger versions of a [...]

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Nobody in the railroad industry knew who Orville and Wilbur Wright were either

October 27, 2009

I was talking with a colleague of mine this morning about how Social Media is taking shape and changing the world, and that it would be good for people in business to know who the movers and shakers are. People like Chris Brogan, Gary Vaynerchuk, Danny Brown, David Armano, Robert Scoble, Hugh Macleod, Shannon Paul, [...]

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Why you should have a Twitter account even if you never tweet

October 27, 2009

Forget everything you’ve ever been told about Twitter. Forget about what you think you know about joining the conversation, being authentic, getting folks to follow you, following people you find interesting, etc.
Forget about not doing self-promotion or even tweeting. You don’t have to do any of those things.
But, you do need a Twitter account.
Because I [...]

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Aw, eff it today

October 6, 2009

This was supposed to be a blog post that has been bubbling in my brain for the past week but maybe I’ll flesh it out later when I have some time, patience and have found some peace. Right now, the whole social media world can go…..

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Woman’s Day Magazine?

September 29, 2009

Ok, not really sure how they found me or what value this blog can possibly give them, but since they sent me an email with a link to some pet products they wrote about, what could possibly go wrong with passing the info along? So, I pulled one of my favorite products from their list [...]

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How important is a human legacy

September 28, 2009

I watch a lot of History Channel. It lends some perspective.
One of the series they are running is about the Knights Templar. All the legends aside, the one thing that was striking to me is how long some of the stone tablets with their histories and accounts survived, since the 1100’s or so.
The same goes [...]

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