The Walking Bread
Posted on November 8, 2012 Written by
Roadblocks
Posted on September 6, 2012 Written by
I was constructing a fairly serious blog entry in my head this morning as I was taking my morning walk around downtown Ames. I have a usual pattern I follow, but this time I cut that pattern short and then detoured across town and down a street towards the high school. As I turned the corner, I realized an equally important post was forming. As I made that turn, in the distance by the high school I could see the flashing red lights of a train crossing. The sound of the warning bells … [Read more...]
Not Everybody is a Social Media Fan
Posted on September 5, 2012 Written by
Last week I had the opportunity to attend an afternoon talk by Jason Falls, part of the Social IRL series. The event was held at the Des Moines Science Center and was fairly well attended. I've been a huge skeptic of "Email Marketing" over the years, but Jason's new book was coming out and advance copies were available for a modest fee at the event. I picked up a copy, and it now sits beside my autographed copies of Attention by Jim Kukral, Twitter Power by Joel Comm, Get Seen by Steve … [Read more...]
Awesome PR or Violation of Privacy?
Posted on September 1, 2012 Written by
Everybody within social media has done it at some point, as have countless thousands (or millions) of others: complained about a product or service using social media. From Twitter, to Facebook, to Foursquare, it is easy to go on your phone and tell the world about the bad experience you had at a business. But what if the business did the same to you? A news story making the rounds this weekend involves a DVD rental place in Los Angeles, CA called Old Bank DVD. In a desperate move, they … [Read more...]
How I Get 6% Cash Back on Almost Everything
Posted on August 30, 2012 Written by
I admit it, I am late to the credit card rewards game. I have thrown away more frequent flyer miles that I can fathom. I have a credit card I don't use that promised cash back rewards, points, and everything else that I just keep in a safe for emergencies. Then one day I realized what I was missing, and how to use it wisely. Enter American Express Blue I never liked American Express. I had a couple incidents with them in the past when I had a business "gold" card, and swore I'd never use … [Read more...]
