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Back to SXSW Interactive Plus a Book Review
I'm back at SXSW for the second time, soaking up as much new information and having as many conversations as possible! No interviews this year, and so far, just adventures and no misadventures! From the Copyblogger.com writer's party (guest post coming there soon!) to being interviewed by the … [Read More...]
SXSW Peeps Book is Published!
Four hours to dictate everything I could remember. A couple of hundred bucks for transcription services [well worth it, too!] Eight hours reviewing handwritten notes, photographs, emails, and a stack of business cards Two weeks rearranging chunks in Scriviner while studying the calendar A … [Read More...]
Book Review: Enchantment, by Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki wrote a book, Enchantment (affiliate link), and talked about it at SXSW 2011. The book spells out in simple terms how to be liked and likable, inside and outside of the business world. For some, it's "old news" though it's not a rehash of Carnegie. For many - especially a certain … [Read More...]
Why You Should Stop Eating My Sister’s Lasagna
In the Beginning Let me tell you about my sister's lasagna - It's terrible. [Sorry sis!] For one thing, it's meatless. For another, she used cottage cheese - which I loathe. But our parents were happy to let her cook for the five of us, so we had it...far too often. In the Middle After I … [Read More...]
How to Waste a Workday in 6 Easy Steps
Start Work With Good Intentions...but first 1. Check email respond quickly to minor questions leave major questions and issues for later click on funny video your friend sent and watch half of it 2. Scan Your RSS Feeds skim a couple of articles click a few links read a few … [Read More...]
SXSW Business Cards
Before I went to SXSW Interactive 2011, I asked a couple of artistic friends to come over and take some pictures for business cards. For a while I had wanted to create a business card that was a picture of me handing you a business card. Two talented friends plus moo.com made it … [Read More...]
Planely Stories – David Alexander
I had one more interesting conversation and almost interview on the way back from SXSW - on the plane from Austin to Atlanta. Read the whole story on planely.com. … [Read More...]
Noise in the Basement at Road to Nightfall
Noise in the basement is playing in the Road to Nightfall series March 24 at Rhythm and Brews in Chattanooga, TN. We're excited to play somewhere besides the basement! Please join us if you can; arrive early and stay 'till the end because YOUR VOTE MATTERS MOST! We are competing for a chance … [Read More...]
SXSW Peeps – The Series
South by Southwest Interactive 2011, Austin TX (SXSW) I keep up with new technologies and trends by reading voraciously. Some of it is even relevant. This year, I decided to get out of my home office and go be there, go meet people, actually have...conversations. I know, radical, right? … [Read More...]
5 Reasons Why Lorem Ipsum SUCKS
Lorem Ipsum is the standard filler text that designers use (since the 1500s, apparently) to check text flow in layouts. Then they show it to clients, and the following conversation inevitably occurs: … [Read More...]
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