Random obvious opinions that are entirely my own. I hope you disagree with every one of them.

Archive for April, 2009

If you can’t define the next level, don’t work on moving up to it

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Brand Awareness, Business, Social Media | No Comments »

I'm not sure where I heard I heard this little bit of wisdom a very long time ago, but it is one of those things that stuck in my head ... Read more..

Quick, punk my brand, please!

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Posted in Brand Awareness, Business, Social Media, Stuff | 2 Comments »

I was reading this blog post on businessinsider.com and it struck me that there are a fair number of brands that have been skewered by social media over the past ... Read more..

Who pays for Social Media?

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Business, Social Media, Stuff, Technology | 2 Comments »

Chris Brogan dropped this line in his post today and it really got me thinking that while he may get Social Media, he probably doesn't really get business or ROI. People ... Read more..

Branding is getting out of hand

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Brand Awareness, Business, Culture, Personal Branding, Social Media | 1 Comment »

I think many folks may have overcomplicated the purpose of branding. Here is a way of looking at branding: The purpose of a pencil is to make marks. Now, that pencil, ... Read more..

How Twitter is going to drive up prices and reduce competition

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Brand Awareness, Business, Social Media, Technology | 2 Comments »

Originally published on DogWalkBlog. I was reading this blog post by Leah Jones. It is a thoughtful look at what happened with the #amazonfail twitterstorm and makes a case for journalism. ... Read more..

Seth Godin isn’t dead wrong on social media, but he is semi-comatose

Sunday, April 12th, 2009 Posted in Brand Awareness, Business, Social Media, Technology | 22 Comments »

A few weeks ago, I watched this video hosted at the Open Forum. You have to go to the Web site as they don't have an option to embed the ... Read more..

The real 11-18 social network

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in Brand Awareness, Culture, Social Media | 2 Comments »

Now that parents are joining Facebook in droves, being friended by their kids and Twittering, they feel they have a sense of "I know what my kid is up to." ... Read more..