Dodging The Linkedin White Lie

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April 3, 2013

The timing of reading Erika Napoletano’s post on Linkedin endorsements and seeing an aspect of it in action was perfect this morning. While I went through my social media related emails I noticed I’d gotten a connect request on Linkedin from a local journalist. My interest was piqued despite it being a bland, default...
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The Thing About Guest Posts…

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March 26, 2013

It’s a dream of a lot of bloggers: write about something you love and attract a huge reader base, and at one point become notable enough that other writers gravitate toward your site to contribute their own ideas. It’s a win/win in most cases, as the guest poster gets the recognition of the host’s reader base...
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Internet Explorer 10 For Win7 Users

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March 18, 2013
Internet Explorer 10 For Win7 Users

The initial pickup of Internet Explorer 10 was slow, as it was only available for Windows 8 users. Within the last few weeks Microsoft has released it for Windows 7 users as well, and while doing some other updates I decided to upgrade. Why not, I figured. For the few times I have to...
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Goodbye Google Reader

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March 17, 2013
Goodbye Google Reader

This weekend through various social media channels I saw mention of Google’s decision to close its Google Reader service — to the chagrin of many users. The Next Web featured an article that says some 500,000 users began migrating to the Feedly service. In this last year Google has made some pretty rapid changes...
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Definition Of Insanity

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March 11, 2013

…is mis-quoting someone over and over. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” We’ve all probably heard this quote, most frequently attributed to Albert Einstein. It’s one of those nuggets that keeps being repeated so often that it’s taken without question, but there is actually...
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Social Media As A Connecting Force, Not A Digital Rolodex

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February 8, 2013
Social Media As A Connecting Force, Not A Digital Rolodex

Recently I received a connect request on Linkedin from someone local with a few mutual connections, and while I don’t usually accept random requests from people I don’t know I decided to seize the opportunity. After accepting I sent a thank-you message of sorts for reaching out, and said I’d love to learn more...
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Pantech Breakout “Broken Out” Custom ROM

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January 2, 2013
Pantech Breakout “Broken Out” Custom ROM

I’d blogged previously about rooting the Pantech Breakout, which despite not being able to overclock was still advantageous for the ability to uninstall the junk software Verizon puts on the phone. When I’d originally written that post there were no custom ROMs available, but that’s changed. As I started reading about the “Broken Out”...
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Getting The Fee You’re Asking For

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December 12, 2012

I was reading a post from a few months back at Firepole Marketing about challenging conventional wisdom with pricing in your business. In a nutshell the idea is that you should list your prices publicly, even on your website. (For service industries, not retail.) I was drawn in. The traditional rule of thumb is that you...
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Adding A Twitter Follow Button To Your Blog

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December 11, 2012
Adding A Twitter Follow Button To Your Blog

I’ve seen “Follow Me” style Twitter buttons that can be placed anywhere. I want one! There are a couple pages you should definitely look at that make doing this easy. First, visit the Twitter button page and input your handle/username. Change any other options you’d like, and it will generate a handy code you...
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Playing Offense With Anticipation

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November 29, 2012

We can manage our results by controlling our expectations. If we start thinking about tomorrow and our thoughts center on the challenges, the things we’re afraid of, or the things we have to guard against, we’ll simply be playing defense in our life the next day. We’ll be so focused on stopping those things...
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