Archive for May, 2010

Pan-Mass Challenge Update: Riding Strong, & 60% of Funds Raised

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

May has come to a close, and there are only two months left until the Pan-Mass Challenge. There has been lots of good news on both the training and fundraising fronts: As of this writing, many of you have helped me reach 60% of my $4,200 minimum goal. Still, there is ...

(Yet Another) Plea for Ego

Monday, May 24th, 2010

In the past, I have seen people bristle at the notion of "personal brand." You know, and I know, people who have gotten high off their own Google Analytics and displayed an inflated sense of their own self-importance. So what? Really, so what? That's no reason to sublimate the ego in social media. It is, ...

My Privacy Policy

Friday, May 21st, 2010

First thing first. No, I am not deleting/deactivating/scorning my Facebook pages. It's not because I am afraid of this (although on some level I am- and btw, some NSFW language on this South Park clip, if you can believe it): On the other side of the issue, neither am I one of ...

Wow. ESPN=Dumb

Monday, May 17th, 2010

"Worchester?" Posted via web from doughaslam's posterous

Social Media Top 5 (2) You Might Not Vomit But Your Head Will Spin

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

(Social Media Top 5) Social Media InfoGraphics Perhaps my previous post on Google Buzz vomit fuels my nausea meme, but my new acquaintance LaSandra Brill (met her at Smash Summit this past week) posted a SlideShare presentation she compiled of social media infographics from a variety of sources. Extremely useful, but I ...

Social Media Top 5 (1) Google Buzz Vomits on My Twitter Stream

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

(Social Media Top 5) Buzz Kill? To keep track of goings-on in the social media world, I use bookmarking services. For a long time I used Delicious, which made it easy to see and share wjhat I had saved. I did sometimes have difficulty accessing it via mobile. With my ...

Mets Vs Cardinals: Fan’s-Eye View of a 20-Inning Game

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

On April 17, my son and I went to the second of three Mets-Cardinals games at Busch Stadium in St Louis, as part of our annual baseball vacation. Little did we know we would spend nine hours at the ballpark. Here are some snippets from our experience... Mets at Cards - ...

Social Media Top 5 (2): Teaming Up in Social Media For a Cause

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

I am breaking up my usual “Top 5″ post for a couple of reasons: first, the two (not five) topics I picked were enough material to stand on their own; second, I wanted to monkey with the format to see if the posts turn out better if they are a ...

Social Media Top 5 (1): Utterli Depressed

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

I am breaking up my usual "Top 5" post for a couple of reasons: first, the two (not five) topics I picked were enough material to stand on their own; second, I wanted to monkey with the format to see if the posts turn out better if they are a ...

Pan-Mass Challenge Update: A Big Wet One

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

With May here, I want to make sure I get some riding in any day I can, as I train for the Pan-Mass Challenge (to sponsor my ride against cancer, please go to http://bit.ly/PMC2010) What's bike training season without a good weather disaster? Ignoring the forecast this morning (Saturday May 8), ...