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Let He Who is Without Buzz.. er, Don’t Judge Social Media by Failure of One Tool

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

I was intrigued by the latest tirade from Leo Laporte, hoist of "This Week in Technology" (TWiT), a podcast I listen to every week. After discovering that Google Buzz had not been updating for a couple of weeks, he was more miffed by the fact that noone seemed to notice ...

Social Media Top 5: Writer’s Block, Real Value of Location Services & Promotional POV

Friday, June 25th, 2010

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Writer's Block by thorinside on Flickr"][/caption] 1- Writer's Block. I have skipped some weeks writing my Social Media Top 5 posts on this blog lately. Why? Am I burnt out? Other friends in the industry are saying similar things-- there seems to be a general malaise, with some folks feeling ...

Pan-Mass Challenge Update (Not a) Solo Ride

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

The Pan-Mass Challenge is in less than two months (August 7-8)! Fundraising and training have both picked up. Here's a short update below- and to join in as a PMC ride sponsor to help beat cancer, please go to http://bit.ly/PMC2010- and thank you! I took off last Saturday (June 12) on ...

Tony Cennamo: Jazz Lover, Teacher and Mentor

Friday, June 11th, 2010

This week saw the passing of Tony Cennamo, a legend in the Boston Jazz and Radio scenes. Tony was a lot of things to a lot of people: jazz expert, music lover, family man, veteran, Brooklynite, baseball fanatic, Jeopardy! addict, stroke survivor, teacher, combatant (or debater, if you prefer, but remember ...

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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

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Monday, May 17th, 2010

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

Marine Week Boston: Hitching a Ride in the Osprey

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

As part of Marine Week Boston, I (along with a few other boston social media community members) were lucky enough to be invited for a ride on the V-22 Osprey vehicle on Tuesday, May 4. First, big thanks to our host, Eric Schwartzman, for the invitation. Here's the bird we flew ...

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

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Last week, I attended 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 ...

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

Monday, April 5th, 2010

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 ...

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

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

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 ...