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Social Dying

The Way It Was Then 8:00 AM Celebrity sent to hospital 10:00 AM Celebrity pronounced dead 6:00 PM Local TV announces death Next Morning Story printed on page 9 of the local newspaper The Way It Is Now 8:00 AM … Continue reading

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Best Human-Powered Uses of Twitter

Twitter is a great tool, still lacking business model.  What I hate about Twitter is that a huge percentage of tweets are about Twitter.  What I love about Twitter is that it’s an open canvas; a new medium for creativity … Continue reading

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Why I'm Late to the Blog Party

I’ve been in the web publishing industry for a dozen years, and yet, I hadn’t started blogging until…well…a couple weeks ago.  Sure, I thought about it.  I even dabbled with LiveJournal as a personal open journal, but stopped abruptly when … Continue reading

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On Twitter, Everyone Knows You're a Dog

I’m feeling inspired, after ready Marty Cagan’s “Inspired: How to Create Products Customers Love.“  Marty describes some clear best practices for success when creating a new product, or updating an existing product.  He references segmentation, and points out the importance … Continue reading

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Mini-size Me: Web Businesses Think Small

Aspirations.  Aim high.  Reach for the clouds.  Thing big.  Take over the world. Not anymore.  More than ever, I’m seeing businesses with small ideas.  Niche ideas.  Some that have symbiotic relationships with other small businesses.  Perhaps there are bigger ideas … Continue reading

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Heard of Inbox Zero? What about Twitter Zero?

If you’re like me, you’re not in the top 5% of Twitter users (regardless of which system you decided is the best at rating you).  Most likely, you follow more than you’re followed.  Perhaps you follow @scobleizer, @davewiner, @skydiver, @mashable, … Continue reading

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