tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52778605585245106682024-11-08T07:22:26.316-08:00drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172189564604556843noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277860558524510668.post-80495627768940514782014-06-18T15:35:00.000-07:002014-06-18T15:35:57.933-07:00

1. A catchy title. 2. Actual content. 3. Links! Sorry for the bait and switch. What's really going on is that my brain is shot, and I have nothing of real interest to write, but I am challenging myself to be more persistent with posting on the blog, and sharing things. Here's the deal: I spend all day working on creating content, messaging, blog posts, tweets, graphic designs, videos, and

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Here's a quick video that I put together looking at the first week with our new baby girl, Evangeline. I hope you enjoy it!

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Something incredible happened today, and it is a sign of greater things to come for our country, our future of innovation, and my hope, for our future. Tesla Motors today released all their patents to the wild. All of them. If you want to build an electric car, you now can find out how Tesla does it. While there might be some detractors to this action, I see this as an amazing first step

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Google buys Songza. Apple buys Beats. Facebook buys Oculus. The internet of things is a growing world, and connectivity is no more a question of "Who's connected?" but rather "Where are you connected?" Google Glass is now out of the box, and open for any US resident to purchase (for a mere $1500), and brings the wearables revolution to the masses. With Oculus Rift being purchased by Facebook,

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I went out for a cup of coffee at my local Starbucks today (I might make a few too many trips as a father to a newborn). Service was fantastic, the coffee was stimulating, and all was right with the world. Until I handed over my card to pay. What I saw unfold was something of pure silliness. What made it even more absurd, is that no one seemed to even notice what was going on. When my

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My wife and I recently had our first child, and you might expect me to say something about sleep, I couldn't be more excited and running off of pure joy and adrenaline this week! Something truly miraculous happened when I heard our baby girl emerge into the world; I have tried to figure out how to put some of the emotions and feelings that I have had the last week into words, and it just

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I don't think I've written anything specifically about faith on my blog here. That isn't/wasn't the purpose of why I started this (and occasionally remember to write in it). I just had an interesting encounter with a street preacher, here in Rochester, MN, of all places. No, I didn't have a confrontation, or exchanged words at all, but just the presence of a street preacher shouting to no

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When we were all kids, one of the lessons our parents really emphasized was "Sharing is Caring." When we grew up, we all stopped sharing as much. I have to take care of myself. I can't give away my expertise for free. What would happen if I shared something, and didn't get the credit? I think we need to bring back the values that were ingrained in us as children. Start simply with "sharing is

drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172189564604556843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277860558524510668.post-83130648555612324502014-04-19T10:32:00.000-07:002014-04-19T10:32:12.419-07:00

With my line of work in social media marketing, communications, etc. I've noticed something very alarming in the discussions and processes that happen: we forget about the one person that this all matters to. The end user. The end user is a marketing term to refer to you and me. The person on the other end who will see your posts, watch your video, click on your ad, buy your product, use that

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Not to sound ambiguous, but here's a question: Do you find yourself spending so much time focused on an event, day, phone call, interview, etc. that a week goes by and you realize that nothing has happened after that event? I am finding myself getting close to this being a routine with work, and in life; that I spend time working with teams for planning a big event, twitter chat, live hangout

drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172189564604556843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277860558524510668.post-71468723777437147822014-04-13T17:03:00.001-07:002014-04-13T17:03:35.777-07:00

My wife and I recently purchased a used car in preparation for our first child (our current vehicle is not too car seat friendly). Within a few days, we noticed small spots of oil on our driveway. We called the dealership we purchased the car from, and received an extremely poor response: "Well, if it's part of the drive train it's covered under warranty, but if not, it would be a service

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I've been chewing on a thought for a while now, but when was the last time you unplugged, put the phone down, and just took 15 minutes to think? Distraction-free with no email pings, text bells, tweet announcements, and all of that? What happened to the lost art of fire-gazing? I was reading about how Michelangelo spent nearly 4 months staring at the block of marble that would become the

drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172189564604556843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277860558524510668.post-11798604800846741432014-04-01T10:08:00.000-07:002014-04-01T10:08:48.580-07:00

Dieter Rams was born 20 May 1932 in Wiesbaden, Hessen and is a German industrial designer associated with the consumer products company Braun. His design is instantly recognized for it's minimalistic and functional focus, and he is a key source of inspiration for Johnny Ive from Apple.  Dieter Rams put together his 10 Principles of "Good Design" that are so amazing to me, and universal

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The collision of Net Neutrality, Snowden, Comcast and Time Warner merging, ISP battles, are leading us to become even more subservient to a potential monopoly/oligarchy of control of the internet. While this might not warrant many issues for some, others, like myself who's career and income are derived from having an internet connection see the necessity of keeping the internet open to

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I spend a lot of time crafting messages and content for not only my personal networks online, but also for the ones that I work for. One thing that I have found to be one of the key essentials for success with any social media effort is the art of Listening and Engaging. For you to be successful in listening and engaging, you need the right tools. There are dozens of different platforms that

drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172189564604556843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277860558524510668.post-83211851441021983002013-10-17T16:31:00.000-07:002013-10-17T16:32:27.683-07:00

One of my favorite apps that I that I have found for +Windows Phone is Timelapse Pro. I captured the video above with setting the app to take a photo every 10 seconds, and then exporting it at 30 frames per second with a Vignette filter. You have total control over how long you want the camera to take a picture, from 1 second, to days if you so choose. Not only that, but

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My awesome wife purchased a +GoPro Hero 3 White for my birthday, so I thought I would have fun doing a time-lapse video of my walk to work. Enjoy!

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Being part of the Social Media revolution, and someone whom earns a living working online 24/7, I like to take time and look at where things are going, where the trends are today, and what is the future of my vocation and career. The way we consume media has splintered into a thousand shards creating a vast network of niche interests that satisfy any craving. We no longer are held captive by

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It may be the Midwest virtue of politeness, or the need for passive aggressiveness in our culture, or even the aversion to offense that allows us to accept sub-standard, well, everything. I really need not recall personal experiences, because the experience of bad customer service, shoddy work, co-workers not pulling their weight is a universal one. We truly all need some tough love from

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Although it stands to reason that a samurai should be mindful of the Way of the Samurai, it would seem that we are all negligent. Consequently, if someone were to ask, "What is the true meaning of the Way of the Samurai?" the person who would be able to answer promptly is rare. This is because it has not been established in one's mind beforehand.  - Yamamoto Tsunetomo, expert from

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One of the biggest pitfalls with Social Media is the person who has a Facebook page, or maybe a Twitter account, and thinks "I know how to do Social Media. I'll take over for my company!" I love the passion that people have for Social Media, but sometimes there needs to be a certain level of training before the keys to the castle are handed over. So to help start the conversation, I present

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How we communicate is important in life, relationships and business. That's nothing new to anyone, right? Have you ever noticed those businesses you interact with that seem to have just missed it with a promotion, or way to communicate, that could have led to more business for them? I wanted to talk about three examples that I have noticed recently that if these people just tweaked their

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"Formal Education will earn you a living,  self-education will earn you a future." - Jim Rohn I have this quote written down in my red moleskin journal, and I can't for the life of me remember where I found it. Regardless, this quote really spoke to me. If you don't know me that well, I graduated from college with a BA in Youth Ministry. I wanted to be, and was for a time, a Youth

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I had something completely different to blog about today, but it seems that my attention was drawn to a more fortuitous direction. Perusing through the various RSS feeds I subscribe to, I found it intriguing to find two wickedly intelligent and innovative individuals (Brian Solis and Sir Richard Branson) both speaking about the same word: Disruption. Virgin seems poised to launching something

drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172189564604556843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277860558524510668.post-67730019160363781062013-10-01T17:06:00.002-07:002013-10-01T17:06:40.467-07:00

I need your opinion. Your help, your je ne sais quoi. I'm looking to get some Business Cards made up, since I'm not a full-time employee at Mayo Clinic, and therefore do not get any Business Cards. I wanted to go with something simple, and bold. The "M" is the logo I'm rocking right now on the website and blog, and with the back, you get all the pertinent information in one shot. What do you

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