Howto create your own url shortening service (Video)

December 10, 2010 By 7 Comments

Earlier this week you might have read my post about why it might be time to create your own URL shortener. Today I am responding to several reader comments and providing a detailed video on how to do it. If you are looking to create your own URL shortening [...] Continue Reading…

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Why it might be time to host your own url shortener

December 6, 2010 By 31 Comments

Have you ever vested time and energy into something only to have someone else let you down and abandon, sell or give up on it? Not long ago I was a big advocate of drop.io I had used it extensively, became an affiliate, created youtube videos and much more. [...] Continue Reading…

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Freezing my butt off in “Sunny” California (Video)

November 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I noticed my Youtube channel was feeling a little neglected so I took the camera outside and put this together. Checking in and wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Did you get enough family, friends, food and fun?

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So much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Day

November 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I think I found the perfect time to write this post about what I am thankful for. I just returned from producing the first “Rotary in the Valley” podcast with the host Bill Randall and first guest David Behring. Upon my return I’ve been at my computer going through [...] Continue Reading…

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Episode Summary Charlie McHenry of Trilobyte Games Interview on Blogtalkradio (Podcast)

November 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Last week I had not scheduled a guest for Wednesday’s Podcast. I have been making an effort to be more consistent in both blogging and my podcast in particular recently. I decided to post on Twitter, Facebook and Amplify looking for impromptu guests. In the past I was able [...] Continue Reading…

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Determining the business value of HootSuite Pro

November 22, 2010 By 12 Comments

After receiving an Email from Hootsuite informing me that it was time to “Go Pro or Stay Free” I had actually already made my decision. The price they are charging to me seemed fair and after having evaluated the alternatives I will save a lot more than $5.99/month of [...] Continue Reading…

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The Value of Serendipity in New Media

November 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I had a great serendipitous experience this month, it all started when I noticed a great blog post that had some un-answered comments. The author happened to be someone that I have now learned is exceptional about responding to comments but there had been a technical challenge making it difficult for [...] Continue Reading…

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Episode Summary Juliette Powell Interview on Blogtalkradio (Podcast)

November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

In early September I had the honor to interview an extremely intelligent and savvy guest – Juliette Powell. Juliette is the author of 33 Million People in the Room, Co-Founder of the Gathering Think Tank and frequent keynote speaker. Her clients include Nokia, Cirque du Soleil, E! Entertainment Television [...] Continue Reading…

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Why I need more Female Subscribers (Video)

November 18, 2010 By 4 Comments

If you’ve followed me for a while you probably now I am sort of a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks kind of guy when it comes to web 2.0 and social media. I’ve tried all kinds of different services, honestly I’ve lost track. I only [...] Continue Reading…

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How to Solve the Information Overload Problem

November 17, 2010 By 2 Comments

There has been a lot of discussion about the Facebook announcement on Monday November 15th. In fact there was a lot of hype leading up to the announcement. I can’t help but think it was sort of like the run up to the Google Buzz announcement and I could [...] Continue Reading…

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