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Defending working with social media

I was about to skip the blog post today when I jumped on Twitter to see @Ape_Smith’s tweet this morning From now on when people ask me what I “do” I’m going to say life insurance… Telling them Social Marketing/Media is too painful at times. My suggestion was simple. Carry a short case study in…

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RockMelt: The Convergence of Social Information

With so many social networking sites out there, it’s dizzying for the mere mortal to keep up with. There’s never has been one really good place to funnel all that information. I had settled on using Gmail Filters to funnel all the notifications into one place that I knew I would consistently return. Even then,…

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My Birthday Wish

Well, for those who haven’t been of Facebook this morning, today is my birthday. I’m one year older, attempting to be a year wiser. I’m not one to celebrate my birthday. Never have. But this year, I want to celebrate. But just a little bit differently than normal. I’ve decided to donate my Birthday to…

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Being part of something special makes you special

Last night I got home to find a great comment left by Chris on Monday’s post. In his comment, he mentioned that “The online community in Birmingham is very special and I’m honored to be a part of it”, and frankly, I couldn’t agree more. We have such a great diversity of talents, ages, and…

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Something of your own

In between dealing with relatives and fighting off a tryptophan-induced coma this Thanksgiving, I tried to take some time to reflect on just what I’m the most thankful to have. While good health, good job, and great friends were near the top, I can’t say they were number 1 thru 3 this year. This year,…

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