Archive for May, 2008
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
My city, Newton, Massachusetts, voted down a property tax increase yesterday.A a supporter of the increase, I see this as voters doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. There are things to fix at the city government level (so long, Mr. Mayor) in order to move on. What do ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
I've been getting a lot of laughs out the fact that my Twitter page is the 2nd overall result on Google for the simple word 'dough.' While the Google juice is meaningless, it does underscore the way words can become attached to identity. Forcing a word (Gischeleman, the original ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Ok, this is officially out of control. If you search the simple word "dough" on Google, my Twitter page is now ahead of Merriam-Webster's dictionary entry. Wikipedia, I'm gunning for you next!
Of course this is useless unless I open a bakery.
Technorati Tags: twitter, dough, wikpedia, Merriam-Webster
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Got up to 30 miles this weekend. Beautiful morning Sunday, with some great scenery, mostly from Dover MA.
Fundraising is on pace as well, but I could use your help, as I still am more than $2,500 from my goal. That's only 125 Twitter/Utterz/blog friends sponsoring me at $20 each!
To ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
My city is facing a property tax override vote tomorrow. A Yes vote means an increase for homeowners, and I'm leaning in that direction. If the No people lose, do they really lose? I think they are raising a lot of valid points about fiscal management that will come up ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Time for another Social Media Top 5. This week, I ponder taking a great social media/Internet meme and beating it into the ground like the Golden Spike.
It's time to continue the expansion of the idea of "Spam." We know Spam is unwanted, unsolicited email. since, then, Bacn has been defined ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Tha Pan Mass Challenge, a 2-day bike ride to raise money against children's cancer, has me thinking about how we approach the big goals. The PMC is daunting to me, as is the fundraising, but I have a plan. how do you approach those terrifying goals? (by the way you ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
I love all this free stuff- Utterz, Twitter, Wordpress- but what's the cost? can all this stuff stay free forever? Is it reliable? What would yo pay for? What do you pay for now? I pay for Flickr Pro and my blog hosting- perhaps I'd pay for ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Riffing on the recent flap about Gina Trapani of Lifehacker creating a blacklist if 'PR spammers,' I pose the question 'what is spam?' Wth social networking taking off in many forms, we receive- and send- tons of unsolicited messages every day. How do I know when you're spamming me, and ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
It's not if you make mistakes, it's when. How do you deal with your mistakes? What is your 'forgiveness strategy' for others' mistakes?Mobile post sent by DougH using Utterz. Replies. mp3
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