February, 2012

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My dad died last night. It was too soon.

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My dad died last night. It was both brief and a long time coming. When my mom told me I was very angry. Our life together was not done. It was too soon. I want more time with him. I wanted to hug him again, and see his smile, mischievous.

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Enough with the social media donuts already

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Wow. It doesn't take much to create a social media meme. If you have one of the few, exclusively available Facebook accounts, you've probably seen the "Social Media Explained" graphic that has been making the rounds. I could spend hours, but I won't, tracing its origin, which seems to be.

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Social media gurus: slow down for God’s sake!

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In the course of just a couple of weeks, Pinterest "buzz" went from "chick niche site social network version of Etsy" to "the next amazing revolution in social business" to "Watch out, they trample on copyright holders! I just deleted my account." Did the world really change that much in less.

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Advertisers: Super Bowl’s real competitors

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With 30-second Super Bowl spots commanding as much as $3.5M, marketers are relying more heavily than ever on social media. So reports the Financial Times (and others). Advertisers aren't replacing broadcast with social media -- they're integrating the two for more impact. The real change, as the Times alludes, is to.