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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2enclosuresfull.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><title>Mr Business Golf</title><link>http://www.scotduke.com</link><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/scotduke/UrIl" /><description>Putting Business Back on Course..the Golf Course</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:16:23 PDT</lastBuildDate><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/scotduke/UrIl" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="scotduke/uril" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Putting Business Back on Course..the Golf Course</itunes:subtitle><item><title>Facebook: How Risky is it to Your Business?</title><link>http://www.scotduke.com/business/facebook-how-risky-is-it-to-your-business/</link><description>&lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/facebookIcon.png"&gt;&lt;img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1513" style="margin: 10px;" title="facebookIcon" src="http://www.scotduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/facebookIcon-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Yes, I have this Love vs Hate relationship with Facebook.  Well, maybe it is more of a WTF? though towards Facebook being worthy as a business networking source.  I find a lot of my High School friends there, but as far as anyone saying…Hey, send me a contract or sign me up..Nada! 
 
I was reading &lt;a href="http://thenextweb.com/members/davidreinhardt/"&gt;David&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/business/facebook-how-risky-is-it-to-your-business/"&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Spruce Up Your Blog with a Thesis Theme</title><link>http://www.scotduke.com/average-stuff/spruce-up-your-blog-with-a-thesis-theme/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;(This is not a paid advertisement even though I am part of the Thesis Affiliate program, they did not require me to post this blog..this I wanted to do because the Thesis Theme rocks!)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=202505&amp;#38;u=455374&amp;#38;m=24570&amp;#38;urllink=&amp;#38;afftrack=" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 5px; display: inline" border="0" alt="Thesis Theme for WordPress: Options Galore and a Helpful Support Community" align="left" src="http://www.shareasale.com/image/24570/thesis-300x250-1.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;p&gt;The other day I was looking at my download file on my PC and&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/average-stuff/spruce-up-your-blog-with-a-thesis-theme/"&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Really? Can You Make Business Connections Playing Golf?</title><link>http://www.scotduke.com/business-golf/really-can-you-make-business-connections-playing-golf/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline" align="left" src="http://www.scotduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/iStock_000010580809XSmall.jpg" width="240" height="163" /&gt; While talking to a group of young entrepreneurs this past weekend I was asked..I hear you can make a lot of business connections playing golf..exactly how does that work if you suck at golf?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Naturally I answer the question in stride by going through the explanation of how at some point in everyone’s journey to learn to&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/business-golf/really-can-you-make-business-connections-playing-golf/"&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>How Do You Best Learn Something?</title><link>http://www.scotduke.com/business-golf/how-do-you-best-learn-something/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IBGSBusinessEdConfer.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " border="0" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " align="left" src="http://www.scotduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IBGSBusinessEdConfer_thumb.jpg" width="240" height="180" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Being out in the business world and golf world most of the day I see a lot of people making simply mistakes in both.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Most are not aware they are making a mistake and will continue to make the&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/business-golf/how-do-you-best-learn-something/"&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Open Camp Rocks the Tech World</title><link>http://www.scotduke.com/business/open-camp-rocks-the-tech-world/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/opencamp.png"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="opencamp" border="0" alt="opencamp" align="left" src="http://www.scotduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/opencamp_thumb.png" width="400" height="84" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; It has been a very long while since I have been to a conference on blogging..heck, I don’t remember have ever attended a conference on blogging..if I did, it was not as memorable as OpenCa.mp.&amp;#160; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I have been around hundreds of startup events in&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/business/open-camp-rocks-the-tech-world/"&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Why Putting a Face on Golfers Social Media Efforts is a Must</title><link>http://www.scotduke.com/golf/why-putting-a-face-on-golfers-social-media-efforts-is-a-must/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gravatar.png"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="gravatar" border="0" alt="gravatar" align="left" src="http://www.scotduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gravatar_thumb.png" width="150" height="150" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; In a recent forum I attended on the effective business use of social media, each attendee was asked what their challenges were in their business.&amp;#160; Being the ONLY golf business in the room I was picked on a little, but in a very productive and&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/golf/why-putting-a-face-on-golfers-social-media-efforts-is-a-must/"&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><media:rating>nonadult</media:rating><item><title>Links for 2010-09-01 [del.icio.us]</title><link>http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-09-01</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-09-01</guid><description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.consultantjournal.com/blog/average-consultant-fees-and-success"&gt;Average consultant fees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Sounds GOOD to me.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/m/screen?id=11535128"&gt;Gunman Enters Discovery Channel Headquarters, Employees Evacuated - ABC News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Links for 2010-08-31 [del.icio.us]</title><link>http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-31</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-31</guid><description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/mind-blowing-wordpress-plugins/"&gt;Mind Blowing WordPress Plugins from OpenCamp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
One of the WOW sessions of OpenCamp.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Links for 2010-08-29 [del.icio.us]</title><link>http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-29</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-29</guid><description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/business/open-camp-rocks-the-tech-world/"&gt;Open Camp Rocks the Tech World | Mr Business Golf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Links for 2010-08-27 [del.icio.us]</title><link>http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-27</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-27</guid><description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smediam.com/digg-redesign-met-with-a-thumbs-down/"&gt;Digg: Did they really have to re-design?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Digg is not getting a good reception&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bizgolfcc.net/2010/08/27/bgcc-chapter-clubs-are-cooking-in-summer-heat/"&gt;BGCC Chapter Clubs Are Cooking In Summer Heat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Summer Break is almost over&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bizgolfcc.net/2010/08/27/new-facebook-look-for-the-bgcc/"&gt;Business Golf Country Club Gets a New Look on Facebook.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Its a start!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://openca.mp/blog/opencamp-weekend-overview/"&gt;See You at the OpenCamp Launch Party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
The place to be in Addison if you are registered for OpenCamp&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/Phil-Mickelson-stumbles-to-a-cut-missing-second-?urn=golf-265718"&gt;Phil Mickelson stumbles to a cut-missing second round finish - Devil Ball Golf - Golf&amp;nbsp; - Yahoo! Sports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
What is all this talk about Lefty Retiring?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/aug/27/phil-mickelson-74-barclays-without-talking-golf/"&gt;Left Snubs the Media after Missing the Cut at the Barclays&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
I am sure the Barclay Reps had Phil on their cellphone as he left the parking lot.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Links for 2010-08-26 [del.icio.us]</title><link>http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-26</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-26</guid><description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paula-berg/social-media-and-the-lega_b_690679.html?ref=twitter"&gt;Social Media and the Legal Ramifications of Saying&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Interesting&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://freelancefolder.com/5-good-ways-to-close-a-new-client-deal/"&gt;5 Good Ways to Close a Client Deal | FreelanceFolder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Wow, great list.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.texasfranchiselawyer.com/2010/06/24/do-you-know-who-you-are-dealing-with/"&gt;Do You Know Who You Are Dealing With? | Looking at All Things Franchise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Great Point&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.texasfranchiselawyer.com/2010/06/17/franchises-keep-it-simple/"&gt;Franchises: Keep It Simple | Looking at All Things Franchise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Good advice if you are looking to franchise or buy a franchise.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Links for 2010-08-23 [del.icio.us]</title><link>http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-23</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-23</guid><description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bizgolfcc.com/"&gt;Business Golf Country Club: The Place for Golfers to Be!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
The BGCC takes another step towards helping put golf back on course...  Now offering advertising packages.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bizgolfcc.net/2010/08/23/john-speed-raser-chats-with-mr-business-golf-on-clambake-cafe/"&gt;Mr Business Golf has Video Chat with John Raser on ClamBake Cafe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Had fun chatting with John Speed Raser this morning&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ap-woodsdivorce"&gt;Tiger Woods and wife officially divorced&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Will this help GOLF?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.clambakecafe.com/2010/08/23/john-speed-raser-chats-with-mr-business-golf-on-clambake-cafe/"&gt;John (Speed) Raser on ClamBake Cafe &amp;mdash; Clambake Caf&amp;eacute; &amp;trade;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
This video is getting a lot of views..don&amp;#039;t miss it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Links for 2010-08-22 [del.icio.us]</title><link>http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-22</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://del.icio.us/businessgolf#2010-08-22</guid><description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/22/skype-etiquette/"&gt;Skype Etiquette&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Glad to see some else is having these problems.  What is up with people?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scotduke.com/business-golf/john-raser-makes-his-appearance-on-clambake-cafe/"&gt;John Raser Talks with Mr Business Golf| Mr Business Golf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
I have a chat with John Raser tomorrow on the CLamBake Cafe&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/golf/story/index.html?id=213510"&gt;@johnraser on the ClamBake Cafe makes the NY Daily News..Yea!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Looks like JR is getting some notice from the blogs I post.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/aug/22/ai-miyazato-wins-safeway-reclaims-world-no-1-golf/"&gt;Miyazato Has What it Takes to Win the Safeway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Well played solid round of golf..enjoyed watching Ai win.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.clambakecafe.com/2010/08/22/john-raser-makes-his-appearance-on-clambake-cafe/"&gt;ClamBake Cafe Will Have John Raser to Talk About His Trek to the PGA Tour &amp;mdash; Clambake Caf&amp;eacute; &amp;trade;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
This should be a great interview.&lt;/li&gt;
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