Month: August 2010

When I was in high school, I always had an assignment book. Well at the beginning of the year I’d have an assignment book, anyway. The assignment book was like a planner except that, appropriately enough, it catered towards my needs as a student. You could look at a day, a week, a month. Heck,… Continue reading Have a plan

One of the weirdest things happened about a month ago. I was on Twitter chatting with my good buddy Stanford Smith (@pushingsocial). Somehow, we got to talking about his hometown. As it happens, we grew up probably no more than 10 minutes apart. Even though Mr. Smith no longer resides in our forlorn Buckeye state,… Continue reading Beware of the Buckeyes: An interview with Stanford Smith (PushingSocial.com)

A lot of people agree now that Social Media has become an integral part of marketing. A lot of people know what Facebook is. Fewer people might know about Foursquare or Gowalla right now, but it’s all catching on. In perusing what’s out there in Social Media, it’s easy to find a lot of information… Continue reading How can my company use Social Media?

Thanks to my status as a life-long Cleveland Indians fan, I’ve seen my share of announcers trying to explain why pitchers are so incredibly bad. I’ve seen pitchers literally dribble the ball towards homeplate. I’ve seen pitchers walk 6-7 people in a row. Inevitably, when the game gets too painful, the announcers start talking about… Continue reading Do you follow through or do you ask for feedback?

Every morning, I wake up and do the same things in the same order, pretty much without fail. I do this for a few reasons. First, my IQ is basically not present when I first wake up, so without a set plan I would very likely end up trying to walk to work with shoes… Continue reading Extend beyond your comfort zone

What did I think of The Referral Engine? That’s what you really want to know. Right?