Tag Archives: initiatives

Thank You Operation Survivor Bloggers Encore

While I have already thanked all of the wonderful, generous bloggers who have blogged about Operation Survivor since Labor Day, there has been a countinued outpouring of support. As a result, I have added all of the new posts, banners, Twitters in addition to the initial posts — as of 25 November, this is everyone.

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links for 2008-11-03

Survivor Corps - Peer Support
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Charity Folks | Online Auctions
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Netvantage Marketing Blog
Let’s face it, we’re in a recession. In the past five weeks, the stock market has tanked, the credit market has dried up, and a very large rescue/bailout plan has seemingly had little effect. Companies are now cutting back and employees are being let […]

My Firm Helped Sponsor BarCamp Africa Today

I am super-proud that my Director of Operation, Saul Wainwright, took the initiative to secure the funds from Abraham Harrison to financially help out BarCamp Africa, taking place at the Mountain View, California, Google campus today. Here’s Saul’s report that I found posted over at Marketing Conversation, Abraham & Harrison Sponsors BarCamp Africa:
Tomorrow is […]

Sarah Palin Comment Thread Par Excellence

If you have not been keeping on top of all of the great comments streaming in to the AH Poll entitled “If John McCain died or became incapacitated, would Sarah Palin be competent to be President?” you are really missing out! Some of them are the most insightful, thoughtful, and brilliant collection of thoughts […]

Always Remember the 95 Theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto

Markets are conversations.
Markets consist of human beings, not demographic sectors.
Conversations among human beings sound human. They are conducted in a human voice.
Whether delivering information, opinions, perspectives, dissenting arguments or humorous asides, the human voice is typically open, natural, uncontrived. […]

I Actually Am “That Guy”

According to an online quiz on Details, “Are Your That Guy,” I am totally that guy: a total douchebag, apparently.

1 You initiate fist bumps.
Yes
No
Someone told me that high-fives are passe so I have replaced them with bumps and regular, manly, handshakes.
2 You order foreign dishes in an accent.
Yes
No
I ask for foreign dishes, yes, properly. If […]

Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka `Aina I Ka Pono

“The life of the land is preserved in righteousness.” Via Tree Hugger and Renewable Energy World
Sea-Water Air Conditioning Plan for Honolulu, Hawaii Finishes Funding
Recently the state of Hawaii passed a law requiring new buildings to install solar water heater. Now investors have secured the final funding for another green initiative in the island state: […]

We Will Miss You George Carlin

George Carlin was my first adult comedian. My dad — my parents — loved him. He was a true disruptor and free thinker, using comedy as his platform. Please check out George Carlin’s Wikipedia entry and the lovely obituary from the New York Times.

CokeTag Facebook Application is Fun and Useful

I just spent some time setting up my own CokeTag for my Facebook Profile after hearing about it from CC Chapman.

What I like about it is that it isn’t nefarious. One just sets it up to reflect one’s interested, passions, properties, and there you go! There’s a lot of fun there because you can set […]

Where Chris Abraham Clarifies the Notion of Swag

Well, in the blogger-to-blogger dialog between Norman Birnbach and me, starting with How Do You Establish Metrics for a Blogging Initiative? Take a page from the campaign for Jerry White’s book then moving onto Guy Kawasaki on the impact of bloggers on PR and buzz, then Gifting Bloggers Doesn’t Mean Pushing Swag, Stevie Wilson on […]