Do you know Dave…former felon and self-proclaimed “four time loser” gone successful breadmaker? Brush up on his story if you’re not familiar with it — it’s a goodie.
Dave makes great bread here in the Pacific Northwest. He’s built a strong brand and has a lot of loyal breadlovin’ fans. So what happened when the Killer [...]
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Posted in social media, twitter on Nov 20th, 2009
I was inspired today by a visit from a Twitter Fairy (you know who you are — and thank you).
Many of us grow up to believe, even from a very young age, that money equals power, and thus powerful people are wealthy. Possibly true in a lot of situations. But lately, a little blue bird [...]
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I just read a blog post by Rob Shields at Fight, a digital strategy company in Portland. He addressed the issue of social media strategy and its importance in a business’ decision to engage their audience online. Immediately I forwarded the post to a friend/colleague of mine (as I do with any article related to [...]
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Posted in social media, twitter on Aug 20th, 2009
It’s fairly obvious how social media has changed verbal communication between people. But how has it affected other traditional social ‘stand-bys’?
I remember the first time I met Jeff Bunch. He sat next to me at a Portland Social Media Club meeting. The handwriting on Jeff’s nametag read “@jeffreyrbunch”. I chuckled that the adjacent social media [...]
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Posted in creativity, design, social media on Aug 6th, 2009
I know we’re encouraged not to blame others for our actions, whether for good or evil, but I’m doing it anyway. I’ve started a blog – and I blame Twitter.
Before my relationship with Twitter began, I was happy. Happy either keeping my thoughts, plans and annoyances to myself, or sharing them with friends, family and [...]
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