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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Posted in social media, twitter on Sep 9th, 2009
I was a hotshot roller skater back in the day. I could skate circles around most of my friends, always won ‘Shoot the Duck’ and ‘Limbo’ (my height might have had something to do with that) and never left home without my shiny, 4-wheeled whites and polyester spandex rainbow skirted unitard. But when it came [...]
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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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