Doug Haslam

Gischeleman: "To Create With the Mind"

April, 2010

Pan-Mass Challenge Update; 30-Miler, Fundraising & Telling Equipment Who’s Boss

As April rolls to a close, I am happy to say many of you have already helped me raise $1,790 for my Pan-Mass Challenge ride to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. That’s way ahead of last year’s pace, but at 42% (of the $4,200 minimum goal) we still have a way to go. Those [...]

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New Comm Forum; Return of the Bad Kid’s Table

Last week, IĀ attendedĀ the New Communications Forum in San Mateo, California; belatedly, it was my first time. Over at the Voce Nation blog, I have delineated some of the learnings, thoughts, comments and questions that came up over the week. Please have a look and add your two cents if you like. Beyond that, it was [...]

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Social Media Top 5: Infuriate-Ning, Promoted Tweets, fun with Hitler and Flaming Lips

Re-Align-Ning: Is “Free” Eroding? This past week, a memo leaked that showed social network provider Ning will be eliminating free accounts, going to a paid-only model, as well as laying off about 40% of its staff. It seems that Ning needed to realign its resources to survive, but the way it was communicated (or not) [...]

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Social Media Top 5: Whining Dad Bloggers, Schools Blocking Facebook & the Birthplace of Social Media

Just four this week, but they’re all good… Dad Bloggers Deserve Respect? I’m assuming this post is a bit tongue-in-cheek. Do “Daddy” bloggers really not get respect? Does it offend you that there are a lot of “mommy blogging” groups? Are you calling for gender-neutral terms like “parent bloggers?” Do we need a “BlogHim” coference? [...]

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Pan-Mass Challenge: First 2010 Training Ride

After a winter of spin classes and other workouts, my training group got together on Saturday, April 3 for an honest-to-goodness outdoor ride- our first of the year- in preparation for the Pan-Mass Challenge August 7-8. We went a short but good 24 miles, starting out slow but increasing our average speed to 15 mile [...]

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Social Media Top 5: Doing Better than Facebook “Likes” & Worst iPad Joke Ever

Facebook Changes Brand “Fans” to Brand “Likes” I get the idea that asking people to “like” a brand is likely to get more people than asking them to be “fans.” I also understand that that lower barrier, equaling more fans likers, also equals more potential ad revenue for Facebook. Well played. Like is so well-used [...]

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BanAsbestosNow.com Supports My Pan-Mass Challenge Ride for National Asbestos Awareness Week

It is amazing how people come out to help each other for good causes. First of all, thanks to all of you who have helped sponsor my Pan-Mass Challenge ride (you can still sponsor here: http://pmc,org/DH0159). We are just under 40% of the total goal of $4,200, and at $1,640 raised so far we have [...]

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