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TV vs the Web: Who Wins This Super Bowl?

Feb. 8, 2010

Today’s newspapers and internet headlines scream the score of last night’s game and point me to repositories of the advertisements to watch. Considering I didn’t follow pro football all season, why be an ignoramus and pay attention at the final hour? No thanks, not my style. I spent the day out of town instead and [...]

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Ajay Bhatt is Not Your Typical Rockstar — and Nor Are You

Jan. 28, 2010

I watched this online video moments ago and cracked up in laughter.

Ajay Bhatt is not your typical rockstar for the reasons illustrated therein.
But you are not Ajay. You are someone else. Why aren’t you a rockstar? (Or are you?) Why aren’t more people asking you for YOUR autograph? Why don’t pretty women orgasm when YOU [...]

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Haiti and Social Media: How They Merge

Jan. 15, 2010

This is not a blog post about why it is important to donate money and knowledge to help the hundreds of thousands of dead Haitians nor is this about what’s happening on the ground every second of every day. No. This is a blog post about Haiti and social media, a look at how the [...]

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Something Wonderful

Jan. 1, 2010

I met someone at a New Years Eve party last night. R is a successful businesswoman who, because of her job, does not want prospective clients to search the web in advance of meeting with her. It’s not that she has cobwebs to be found, but she would rather meet with a client like a [...]

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How Avatars Changed Online

Dec. 25, 2009

It used to be that an avatar was a character you created to represent yourself on bulletin boards, interactive games, and other internet places. The idea was rather than showing your own face, you could transform into someone else to do your bidding on your behalf. You controlled the strings, but other people (or other [...]

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How to Manage Your Personal and Professional Lives Online: Cross the Streams

Dec. 11, 2009

There comes a time for everyone online to answer questions such as, “What is the best way to share myself online? How much do I push content out, versus engaging in conversation? Do I merge my personal chatter with friends and family with the business side of me that communicates with bosses, clients, and vendors?”
Everyone [...]

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