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Mapping Your Own Social Media Genome: Managing the Parts as a Whole

jmacofearth — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:44:08 +0000

How do you map and manage your social genome?

Not Enough Time: Paying Attention To What's Important & Unplugging

jmacofearth — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:17:03 +0000

"It's like it's even hard to keep up with each other using all this stuff, blogs and facebook and emails. All this 'online' stuff. It's just too much. Makes me want to pull up roots, pull out the plug and move to the mountains." She was heading to the mountains of Colorado for two weeks during the summer.

Just Click It Links for Monday 5-17-10: Microsoft IE, Facebook Privacy, Apple iPad

jmacofearth — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:08:14 +0000

Just Click It Links, Monday 5-17-10, Starbucks gets together with Foursquare, Facebook Kills More Privacy, Verified Twitter Accounts, iPad for Business at Bazaarvoice.

Are You What You Drive? What Does Your Car Say About Your Tribe?

jmacofearth — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:49:43 +0000

My quick tribe list: bmw, longhorn, tennis, Forest Trail Elementary. // And from that several things can be deduced. I play tennis, I went to UT (I actually did), I drive sporty German cars, and I have a kid or two at Forest Trail Elementary. That's a lot of info. On eHarmony or some other dating/matching site, I think that would draw a pretty solid picture.

The First Cut: Applying The Way of the Sword to Life and Tennis

jmacofearth — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:42:39 +0000

In principle, the serve is a single motion and attack, when executed effectively puts the opponent on the defensive. In my game it is my single strongest weapon. Nothing gives me more confidence than to have my opponents complement my serve at the end of a match. At the completion of a doubles match, hearing "We just couldn't get a handle on your serve tonight," is truly the highest complement one can receive in tennis. In addition to the WIN, that is.

What Have You Tweeted for Me Lately? or Burnout In Twitterville (update 5-15-10)

jmacofearth — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:46:35 +0000

We're all learning this process in our own ways. Some people like to tweet about TV shows and what food they are eating or making. That's cool, but not for me. And I'm not for everyone either. I try not to get bummed when going through the "not following you" section and learning that some of my real-life friends are no longer following me. One friend said, "I was following you for a bit, but you are insane. 90% of the time I have not idea what you are talking about. So I had to unfollow you."

F-in Like It? Has Facebook's New LIKE Button Excited You? (A Better LIKE.)

jmacofearth — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:47:59 +0000

I'm not trying to knock innovation where it lives, but calling Facebook the most innovative company on the web, and then announcing how hugely successful the LIKE-BUTTON already is, is... Well, a bit self-serving both for Facebook and the Social Media Media (SMM) that covers such new and powerful technologies. [If you are detecting sarcasm, I'm sorry, it was intentional.]

The Sony DASH Launches, the Kindle Still Sells & The Apple iPad Steals Their Hearts

jmacofearth — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:53:04 +0000

So what is it about the Apple iPad that is so different from the Sony's just released Dash, and the Amazon Kindle and Kindle DX? Today my friend Patrick Moorhead wrote a nice post about the Kindle vs iPad, and his opinions are well considered. He has been a long-time Kindle owner and user. And [...]

Conan O'Brien, "Things happen for a reason…" & Sets His Plans (60 Minutes Interview)

jmacofearth — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:04:29 +0000

This is a good look at Conan's afterlife. What he's been doing, what he's been thinking, how his wife took it right beside him. // I look forward to the return on cable of the man with the shocking red hair and the sometimes extremely funny skits. His spirit shows through in this interview. I doubt we will ever hear the honest story from the other guys.

Finding and Establishing Cadence: Team Updates & Milestones – Timing Is Everything

jmacofearth — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:18 +0000

The issue I was having with the team building was one of commitment. I had several Directors as well as several peers in this group. And the mission of the project was to define and establish new "innovation" projects for Dell.com. There were two problems with that idea right off the bat. 1. I was not an established "leader" to the Director-level team members; 2. "innovation" was not always tied to ROI, and thus people's commitment to do the work was going to be a matter of "leadership without authority."