Archive for the ‘ Social media ’ Category

What the?!

Everybody quiet. Nothing happened. The last four months were filled with regular blogging. No need to draw attention to– Doh! Haha, well I’m a jerk, but you knew that. There’s no way I can maintain my steady stream of ranting, writing and fixing the world. Something’s got to give! Lots happening. Lots to consider. First [ READ MORE ]

BWE10 closing: two observations

Another thing I noticed during BlogWorld was how much I still dislike self promotion. Maybe I should say shameless self promotion. Everybody has to self promote, sure. It's as basic as birds puffing themselves up for potential mates and all that crap. What I really dislike, though, is session hijacking[ READ MORE ]

Vegas, baby. Vegas

So yes, BlogWorld Expo. Me and 50,000,000 other bloggers. I'm here to scout for allies and infliltrate social media circles. Wish me luck, friends![ READ MORE ]

The stifling quagmire of fear

I’ll make everybody a deal. If I ever get fired for diligently striving for process improvement or sincerely advocating for change to improve an organization, I’ll shut up and munch on some grass. [ READ MORE ]

The inevitability of assimilation

So, as a man who understands one can only rage against progress for so long before drowning in the rising tides, I wonder if we’ll look back on ourselves in 20-30 years and think how silly we were to think and feel in isolation. There will probably be a good chunk of us who would welcome this assimilation. It would lead to vastly superior profits and performance, wouldn’t it? Just sayin’[ READ MORE ]

While you were sleeping

The 30th of June marked a significant milestone in my life. I’m sure for some, it was a wedding day. For others, there were some birthday wishes to make. And there were a few tens of thousands who woke up to the open Afghan sky, the underside of a Humvee, or even the bunk springs of [ READ MORE ]

Why Facebook is nearly dead to me.

The recent goings on with Facebook and privacy have been covered quite a bit in the last few weeks. While I’m glad to see the CEO of Facebook do a change in direction in the face of withering public outcry (and honest ethical concerns), the fact remains that my relationship with Facebook is on the [ READ MORE ]

Vendors and hawkers

While it may take time to engage the influencers in my life, I can either put in the work to listen to their needs and work with them to overcome obstacles, or I can be like these vendors and just shotgun blast everyone I see like the stereotypical car salesman[ READ MORE ]

The social media quagmire

I'm afraid the echo chambers and constant need to train newcomers are bogging down the revolution[ READ MORE ]

Can you stop by Afghanistan on your way out?

I got a call as I was heading out the door one morning from a Navy captain I know from the U.S. European Command. He said that Lt. Gen. Caldwell's office needed me in Afghanistan ASAP---sounded like something out of a spy movie or action flick[ READ MORE ]

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