From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Transition of the Dark Days

December 18, 2008

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The darkest days are upon us. I’ve had two encounters this week that will punctuate the transition of this Solstice forever in my memory.  Tuesday night I visited the Woodbourne State Correctional Facility.  Today, I witnessed a three family home engulfed in flames.
The trip through the lock down labyrinth was my first.  Many [...]

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When Search Becomes Paramount

December 17, 2008

(a companion post to today’s guest post over at Liz Strauss’ place)
I’m convinced we do not yet know how to use search effectively.  Not so much for what we are looking for today, but in terms of what we will be looking for tomorrow.  Back in October at the New Marketing Summit, when Don Peppers [...]

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Perspective

December 16, 2008

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“That which is worth doing is worth doing well.”
As we head into the final few weeks of the year and the sun slows down to meet the darkest day, I find it helpful to take a step back from engagement and attempt to gain a glimpse of the big picture.  I know many [...]

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Learning from a rural farmer’s market

December 15, 2008

Our area holds a fairly successful farmer’s market on Sunday mornings from late May through November.  Over the last three years it been a great place to observe social behavior in a microcosm, including my purchasing behavior.  The first thing that sticks out: most of the locals do not attend.  Instead it’s the weekenders (folks [...]

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Like the Red Baron

December 14, 2008

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I sit in the cockpit of an old biplane and at first I’m not sure how to fly it.  I’m then flying low over water and I realize I need to pull back on the stick.  Once I do, I gain control of the plane and begin to fly over the harbor.  I [...]

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Here we go again…tagged

December 13, 2008

I’ve been tagged by Liz Strauss in Bloggy Tag. There’s some unexpected value to participating in these types of viral activities that I’d encourage naysayers not to dismiss to quickly. This time the rule is to share seven things. The last time I was tagged I focused on endurance as a theme I can trace [...]

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How do we ban auto-generated DM’s?

December 12, 2008

So here’s my story.  When I first got in touch with all these tools I was enthralled.  I can feed this to there, loop it back over here and have automatic messages sent when I’m not even on-line…wow!  When we turn folks on to these platforms, it’s to be expected that similar enthusiasm will ensue.  [...]

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The Proof is in the Pudding

December 11, 2008

I need to share how grateful I am for the network that has developed around the steps I’ve taken in this space, taking space in the broad sense, meaning across the social media stages.  For the past five months I’ve been tasked with learning about how the place I work, The Family Foundation School,  might [...]

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The Persona and Personal Branding in Social Media

December 11, 2008

“The persona is that which in reality one is not, but which oneself as well as others think one is.” ~ Carl Jung (CW 9i, par 221)
What does it all add up to?  All this social media activity with our interactions and our presence across multiple platforms (or stages as I like to think of [...]

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Walking at Grandparent’s Place

December 11, 2008

I’m walking on the street below the house my grandparent’s lived in, approaching the blueberry patch.
Amplification:
I appeared on SOBCon Blog Talk Radio yesterday (see widget in side bar) and during the preparation for that gig, I was thinking about the rural posture we have adapted and how it is relevant to my activity in this [...]

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