Uttercast: It’s Not Him It’s Us
Doug Haslam Now that Obama is President, I can look back and say how moving, impressive and awesome the whole campaign was. We have invested a lot of hope in Obama, and…
2009
Social Media Top 5; Lyons, Newbies and Email
The New York Times‘ David Pogue posts Twitter Tips for Beginners: A great common-sense starter guide for the bewildered Twitter newcomer. What’s hilarious is that Poguue was berated by some…
Uttercast Twitter=Star Trek Facebook=Chrysler
When actor Ricardo Montalban passed away Wednesday, I inadvertantly had reinforced for me the difference between Twitter and Facebook. On Twitter, responses to me referenced his role as Khan in…
Why I Ride the Pan-Mass Challenge
For the second year, I have signed up to ride the Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual 2-day bicycle ride across much of Massachusetts. Why do I ride? Well, it’s easy to…
Uttercast: Do Taglines Matter?
Do taglines matter? They’re supposed to convey the company or product meaning in a snappy few words. But do the audiences care? Forrester Research’s Jeremiah Owyang (http://web-strategist.com/blog) has done something…
Social Media Top 5: Digging for CES/MacWorld Excitement, Bowie in Berlin, *sigh* Lawyers
Genuine Enthusiasm Can Shine Through: Between Steve Jobs’ absence from MacWorld and the general economic pall over CES, I wasn’t expecting much excitement from either show this past week. Somehow,…
Uttercast: I Think I’m an Extremist (in News Consumption)
I think I have figured how my news consumption has changed & am wondering if anyone else feels this way; I’m an extremist. -My daily news reading has become extremely…
Uttercast: Father Flynn Blogger
Last weekend, I saw the movie "Doubt," starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman as a priest who may or may not be abusing a child, and Meryl Streep as the nun/school principal…
Uttercast: Ok Fine I Have One New Year’s Wish
I am still holding to my "no New Year predictions" and generally not peppering New Year’s with thoughts I should have throughout the year, but I do have this… In…
Social Media Top 5: “Concentrate” (Not a New Year’s Post)
I promised with heart crossed, swore up and down, and insisted to the edge of embarrassment that I would not do one of those “year end” posts, where I either…