Everything Is Dead

Everything is dead

The print industry is dead, yet we still use a version of ink for the ebooks that killed print. The news release is dead, yet we still count print publication mentions as a measure of success. Advertising is dead, yet we still spend almost $120 billion every three months. Blogging is dead, even though the… [Continue Reading]

Grow Some Balls

Grow some balls

We need to grow some balls. Not all of us – there are some folks that have balls the size of Jupiter and show them every day. But they’re becoming fewer in numbers, and that’s a shame. A lot of folks blame social media for this. I can see why. If you question someone and… [Continue Reading]

Stagnation & Self-Righteousness

We’re a funny bunch in social media. We bitch and complain that the medium we’re practicing in doesn’t get taken seriously as a medium, and that many businesses are still way behind when it comes to adopting. We call brands out – companies and individuals – because they don’t do something the way we feel… [Continue Reading]

Why Being Yourself is the Only Thing That Matters

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I’m getting a little jaded currently by various professionals, consultants and business “superstars” on their blogs and other online forums. The biggest issue is where a point’s been made by the author, someone disagrees because of a personal opinion, and the author backtracks and jumps the other way. Why? If you didn’t believe in the… [Continue Reading]