September 2009
52 posts
My wife and I are introducing a friend to Flight of the Conchords. We’re just talking about the issues: http://bit.ly/3W89tG #fb
Listening to Pomplamoose this morning. A recent discovery thanks to their YouTube channel and a rec by @christhomas http://bit.ly/LAesd #fb
Loaded Google toolbar to see the new side wiki feature. May be game changer for bloggers who don’t allow comments. Just ask Seth Godin #fb
New post: “How To Get An Internship w/ Social Media According To My Intern” - http://bit.ly/OwaPH [how @tessfeinerg got the gig] #fb
What is this bright ball of light coming through the clouds in the sky? I don’t recall seeing such a thing in Nashville in a long time. #fb
Never knew what a Nittany Lion was but thanks to Wikipedia I do now: http://bit.ly/2QXCwl #fb
Heading back to Nashville soon. Been a good day. #fb
Day trip to Huntsville, AL to meet with client. Had to play Elton John’s “Rocket Man” when I passed the AL welcome center Apollo rocket. #fb
Come on Gmail…work with me! Gmail has kanyed what was supposed to be a fairly productive morning.
Passed a tow truck broken down on the side of the road. Who’s he call when he needs help? Hmmm. #fb
New post: “3 Things We Can Learn About Social Media from Billboards” - http://bit.ly/DfqFj [meet needs, give more info, be clear] #fb
Very interesting tablet PC that Microsoft appears to be working on. Hope this is the real deal. http://bit.ly/tgj3z #fb
[Smart music mktg idea.] Download a Free Mp3 from the new Jack Johnson Album En Concert from @brushfire records here http://bit.ly/jackmp3
Crazy busy day. Finally get some time to get caught up on email.
Good story sent by a friend stationed in Iraq about U.S./Iraqi relations and two pilots from each side: http://bit.ly/6pqR9 #fb
Good post from @fastcompany: “9 Scientifically Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twitter” - http://bit.ly/jIfg5 #fb
For anyone in the Knoxville, TN area, I’ll be speaking at a breakfast meeting on Nov. 11: http://bit.ly/M1I0x #fb
My 5 year old just go back from a checkup at the Dr. Me: What did the Dr. say? Her: Well…I don’t have any flooz. #fb
New post: “Real Life Example: How Not To Pitch Bloggers” - http://bit.ly/1FHYoO #fb
Just signed up for Barcamp Nashville: http://barcampnashville.com If you’ve never been to an unconference, you should come to BCN. #fb
Have a presentation tomorrow morning via Skype. By far the earliest in the day I’ve ever done one: 6:45AM. Should be interesting. #fb
Ended up doing the presentation without coffee this morning. Time to get a little caffeine.
New episode of The New Mediology is live online and in iTunes: http://bit.ly/19gYdF Topic: How NOT to Pitch Bloggers ie Brody PR debacle #fb
New post: How Social Media Has Redefined Celebrity & Made It Free for the Taking - http://bit.ly/3FHU0i [Know a biz that gets this?] #fb
Predict “Kanye” will become a verb meaning: To steal one’s moment of victory. To upstage. To force oneself in someone’s spotlight. #fb
Michael Scott from The Office kanyes his coworkers all the time. #kanyeisaverb
Ah, good one @JohnWEllis #kanye-verb #kanyeisaverb
As a longtime Tennessee fan I am cautiously optimistic but quite excited about how things are going thus far this season. @fb
Video of the week: The Love/Hate/Love Roller Coaster Ride - http://bit.ly/K5Uqf #fb
Took the girls fishing for the first time tonight. Didn’t catch anything but it was fun. In the meantime I need a fishing consultant. #fb
New post - Case study: Auctioneer gets 80% of his business via social media - http://budurl.com/xlbb [video interview w/ @TNAuctioneer] #fb
Getting ready to do blog training with a client this afternoon. Going to review some unpublished posts & show how to make them stronger. #fb
Scratch that. Wordpress just ate my post. I’ll take it as a sign. #fb
Have new idea & blog post simmering for days now but something’s missing. It needs to bake longer but I really want to hit “publish” #fb
New post: Facebook fan pages vs Ning (or private social networks in general) http://budurl.com/c2xk [social networking for business] #fb
Another good podcast recorded with @nathanmoore this morning. We talked about how Fox recently integrated Twitter into some programs. #fb
I’m very happy to see college football back in action. Pleasantly surprised by Vols today, hate that Sooners lost, & still love the SEC. #fb
Just discovered the new sports calendars option on Google calendar. Added the Vols and Titans. Pretty handy.
For better or worse, I introduce you to a recent discovery…People of Walmart: http://peopleofwalmart.com #fb
Video of the week: “My Wawfully Wedded Wife” - http://budurl.com/b6gp (Suspected this might be fake, but I’m pretty sure it’s real.) #fb
Need feedback: Have an intern starting with MicroExplosion and want her to blog about the experience. What should we call the blog? #fb
Ready for second Skype conference of the day. Then a conference call. Then the weekend.
Had the chance to talk to the Houston Chronicle’s Career expert about using Twitter for job searching. http://budurl.com/xls2 #fb
New post: “The Gmail Team Gets It! Five Things To Do After A Failure.” - http://budurl.com/2gxf (Good lessons for any business.) #fb
New post: “Getting Started on Twitter: The Presentation” - http://budurl.com/shcp - (copy of presentation I did recently) #fb
Gmail will be a trending topic on Twitter in 3…2…1…
Techcrunch is regularly updating a post with the latest on the Gmail issue - http://budurl.com/tvtg #fb
So gmail is down…do we play Twitter rock/paper/scissors? Who’s up first. Give me two players. DM me your play.
Trending topics are always “interesting” first thing in the morning as the U.S. is waking up and the rest of the world has been in control.
Monday mornings are always better after a good night of sleep.