Roadblocks

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 [...]

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Not Everybody is a Social Media Fan

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 [...]

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Awesome PR or Violation of Privacy?

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 [...]

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How I Get 6% Cash Back on Almost Everything

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 [...]

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Freeing Your Mind By Moving Forward

Everybody likes to feel accomplishment in their lives.  Whether it is the launch of a new product or service, or simply folding clothes from the dryer, life’s minor and major accomplishments can have a big impact on how we live. One of the goals I have aspired to lately is getting things done. This can [...]

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