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Blogger Social 08 – Going to the Big Apple

  It’s all CK’s fault. She’s the one who talked this timid traveler into venturing all the way to the Big Apple. To be fair, there was no arm-twisting involved. I wanted to attend Blogger Social ’08 from the moment it was announced. But first I had to make sure I could swing it budget-wise. [...]

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Debut as Top 25 Marketing Blog

On February 9, 2007, an idea was born–and you’re reading it. The idea came out of conversation around a table at Starbucks with Mike Chapman and Kelley Burrus, two professional colleagues who were fast becoming personal friends. I was venting about the PR firm that had brought us together but not let us use our [...]

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Community vs. Cancer

People who do not invest time in social networking often wonder about the quality of online friendships. They doubt the depth or strength of connections made with people you’ve never met face to face. My thoughts match those of Shel Israel: “My virtual friends are all real.” (I’m paraphrasing something you said in an interview, [...]

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Connie’s Mother’s Blog

This morning, as I’m scrolling through my Google Reader, drinking coffee, and checking on the news of the day, I’m certain I must have broken into a huge grin when I came across the headline, Connie’s Mother’s Blog, posted by Shel Israel on his Global Neighbourhoods site. It reminded me of a time earlier this [...]

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Digital Renaissance Man

A group of us were gathered in the downtown San Marcos, Texas, home of online media entrepreneur Scott Gregson, following the successful Blogtoberfest 07. Laura Fitton and Chris Brogan had flown in for the day from Boston to participate in the event. John Moore of Brand Autopsy fame spoke. My business partner, Connie Reece, was [...]

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