Sittin’ with the OldOld man when the evening came tonight. He asks me about tomorrow’s luncheon. I try to tell him: “Most all that stuff you talk about goes right over my head,” …he likes to tell me during commercial breaks of the O’Reilly Factor. Now the OldOld man has been retired nearly twenty years, […]
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A Few Notes Before the October 2011 #NWITweetup Lunch & Learn
Hey, guys, We have just a few notes to remind folks before our first #NWITweetup Lunch & Learn. The lunch is free. We tried to get some vegetarian ideas but we’ll have to settle for some mixed dishes. Do you have a favorite social media tool? Have an idea of your strengths & weaknesses. Don’t […]
Thank You for the Support, Guys. But We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet.
I wrote a post yesterday I felt compelled to write. And I confess that I was nervous about the reception. But, once again, y’all overwhelmed me. Thank y’all for the affection and support. Not only was it revitalizing, but the suggestsions really caused me to pause and think. I don’t dabble in much social commentary. […]
Michiana’s First Night of Two Tweetups
Scheduling snafus, controversies, and an uphill battle were among the events encircling last night’s Northern Indiana Social events for those in Michiana. I would be less than honest if I didn’t confess that my thoughts on the drive up were with them. My thoughts were also on that drive up US 12 along the National […]
How to Raise One Hundred Dollars on Accident
I was gonna write about the fact that the iPad is coming to the office this week. Pretty excited… But something pretty cool happened over the course of the last couple days, and though I said I wouldn’t always do social commentary, I had to share. It all started with a Conversation on Twitter As […]
January 2010 #NWITweetup (Oh, What a Night)
Oh, what a night Late into the evening at BW3s What a very special time for we As I remember, what a night… Last night was my first Social Media event since I’ve been back from Ft. Myers, Margaritaville. I wasn’t sure how it would pan out. Wasn’t sure if it was going to be […]
Twitter Marketing for Dummies 140-Character Book Review During a Stopover in St. Louis
While on my cramped flight to Chicago with less then amicable elders, I found my escape in the form of: 1) “Reckoning” by the Grateful Dead & 2) “Twitter Marketing for Dummies” by Kyle Lacy. I pre-ordered Lacy’s book back in, what was it, October & I had it half-read in a few days. Then […]
A Unified Indiana Hashtag? What Do You Pick? (Indirect Open Letter to Amy Stark)
Hey guys – Amy Stark – innovator of the #indiana Twitter trend movement of December 10, 2009 and the founder of the Indiana Social Media Summit – just talked to a few of us on the prospect of developing one unifying Twitter HashTag for Indiana social media movements. I’m a fan. The topic needs further […]
Northwest Indiana’s Fight for Social Media Equality
I hope y’alls holiday is going well. Staying warm I hope? Fort Myers is being nice to my family. It might kiss 70 tomorrow. So brisk. So, y’all are probably wondering what’s up. Well, the folks of Northwest Indiana are in a battle with Indianapolis for Internet Marketing supremacy and apparently I’m not keeping up […]
Lafayette Tweetup Tonight – LiveBlog on NWITweetup.com (If Possible)
(Looking forward to heading down towards the Tippecanoe River and take in a tweetup) I’m actually trying to convince myself to go to bed early so I can get in a fair amount of client work before I head out to Lafayette, IN for their tweetup. I’m looking forward to the event. Not only am […]