Upgrade time

I’ve delayed upgrading this blog long enough. And with the long weekend. It’s time. So it’ll be down. Then back up. I hope. Wish me luck. 2.8.4, here I come!

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Increasing convenience, FTW

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Increasing convenience isn’t about being bigger than the competition. Being better than the competition doesn’t mean you’re increasing convenience for your customers. And while doing things faster is a worthy goal, it’s not the same …

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Upcoming speaking engagements

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In the last year or so I’ve made it a priority to find more speaking gigs. Yes, I’m a huge attention whore and love being the center of …

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Social Media + Storytelling success story

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Congrats are in order for my buddy CC Chapman. Today he announced that his company, The Advance Guard, has been acquired by Campfire. That’s a huge win for both companies.
I know little of Campfire other than a non-typical campaign I …

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The Disconnect: Reasons Companies fail at Social Media and how to Succeed

That’s the fancy title of my talk tomorrow at the Social Media for Business event, put on by SocialMediaAZ. This is a pure business event. It costs money to go. (I wonder how much I get?) And the talks are specifically for people in business. Less touchy-feely. More …

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Phoenix Innovation Foundation launches

I’m not one to jump on the nationalism bandwagon, but it’s pretty clear I think that Phoenix rocks. But not because of some arbitrary lines drawn on a map. And I’m not beholden to any specific municipality. When I speak of Phoenix, I’m talking about the greater …

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The incredible edible whuffie

It took me a month to finish Tara Hunt’s book, The Whuffie Factor. That’s a very long time for me to spend on a book. And I’m glad I did. Also, you’ll not be surprised that I’m recommending you buy it.
But some of you will be skeptical. What if you really …

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Keep hope alive

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Sometimes, it’s the little things that make me the happiest. Many of us with the nontrepreneurial sprit devote significant amounts of time into activities that have zero chance for payoff. I’m not talking only about direct payoff. I’m talking …

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Drop your assumptions at the door

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Everyone knows what an “elevator pitch” is, right? Wrong. Over the weekend I attended Laid Off Camp Phoenix. Side note: a great event. You should put one on in your city if you’re looking for work. Some fabulous ideas and connections were made! …

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Advertisers need social media triage

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Supposition: Any time survey data is used to support “trends”, be skeptical. In fact, you can ignore it all together. For all (yes, I said all) surveys are deeply flawed.
Take this report by the Association of National …

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I don’t have to like everything about you

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Chris is a gamer and writes about it on his blog. A lot. I’m not a gamer, so I don’t care. So in essence, I have to “put up with” Chris’ writing about gaming.
Tyler likes to rant on his blog. A lot. I don’t have the same …

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The future of serialized audiobooks: my interview on Bibliotech

w00t! My good friend Mark Jeffrey has edited and posted his interview with me on his video show, Bibliotech. We get deep into the history, present and future of the serialized audiobook. A podiobook, if you will. And we spend some time talking about the future of …

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Why I tweet out when I eat out

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Many of us have a habit of tweeting where we’re eating. We use Twitpic to take snaps of the food we’re eating. We tweet about the food, the service and the place in general.
We do this for many reasons. Some of us are compulsive …

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The time-sink is in the details

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Details matter. And I suck at them. My posts, updates, emails and damn near every form of communication is littered with typos. I go fast. I’d like to slow down. I’d like to catch them before they get published. I know I need to. …

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The Next Big Thing

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On Sunday, I was interviewed by a reporter for the Phoenix New Times. I’ve done a fair share of interviews over the years, and you never know how the final piece will turn out. Sometimes the journalist has a slant, sometimes things get …

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Prepping for Big Distance at Ignite 3

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My talk on Big Distance has been selected by the fine folks at Ignite Phoenix 3! So now I know what I'm doing the evening of February 25th. Oh, and the weekends leading up to that, as I still need to finish the talk. It's called "Big …

What does #evfn stand for?

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The next time someone asks "What does #evfn stand for?", please direct them to the link behind that query.

Or you could just tell them it stands for East Valley Friday nights. But sending the link above is much funnier. Here's the …

I'm on The Scotch Cast

In a recent trip to chilly Cleveland, I was invited by the boys at The Scotch Cast to guest on their show. Being an avid fan of single malt scotch, I humbly obliged.

Humble being the key word. These boys know their scotch. I show -- in this incredibly long 57 minute …

CareerCamp dates announced

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Douglas E. Welch is smarter than me. It's that simple. He's also nicer than me and generally more helpful and caring. I strive to be like him. I fall terribly short. I'm grateful that he's allowed me to be the point-man for New Media …

Google shuts down six services you probably don't use

Image by evo_terra via FlickrGoogle is shutting down some services. When you catch your breath, read on to find out why I don't really care.

• Dodgeball - I'm using Brightkite. Think of it as "location-based Twitter". The user base is no where as large as Twitter. And it …