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What Twitter as email would look like.

If only I could recreate corporate email. <sigh>
What you’re are seeing here is TweetDeck overlaying my Outlook. I only use Outlook at work because I have to. I love the simple fact that TweetDeck let’s me divide Twitter into groups. I’ve organized this by my local friends and everyone else. TweetDeck automatically separates replies […]

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Why Desktop Linux will to cross the chasm

When it comes to the Webernet, I’m a total geek. I know this and I embrace it. I also know a thing or two about marketing, business models and innovation (at least I think I do). And I think that Linux has a major market opportunity right now.
But, when it comes […]

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Walking the Razors Edge

Social media workers walk a dangerous line everyday. Everyday they walk into a battlefield not knowing what fate awaits them. One wrong word, one misinterpreted email, a delayed response to a blog comment; any of these things can start a fire storm that could ruin the reputation of the company or the social […]

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Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?

I run Ubuntu on a laptop at home. It’s what I’ve been using to teach myself some basic coding skills. I love it. While not quite perfect it’s far and away the best Linux platform for your “Linux Curious” n00b (like me).
I think that it could be better and in order for […]

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Web 2.0 Summit Roundup

Here are some random thoughts and links from the Web 2.0 Summit:
Video highlights of the speakers and interviews - http://web2summit.blip.tv/
Context will be the killer app for advertising.
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How to Implement New Media inside Your Company

These tips are for all of my friends working inside of large companies, wanting to take advantage of new media but are not sure where to start. Here are some steps I recommend. This advice is meant for deployment *inside* your company. I find it a much easier sell to your higher […]

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Who Killed E-Mail?

We all did.
“I’ll just send him/her a quick e-mail .”
“Can you send that over in an e-mail?”
E-mail is very convenient. It’s simple, fast and quicker than picking up the phone. Unfortunately in most business settings, other than the phone, it is the only way people communicate.
This is a problem.
How many emails do you […]

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Communication Convergence

Mike Manuel is one of my favorite bloggers and has been for quite a while.  His posts are always thought provoking.  This one especially struck a nerve with me.  He points out the amount of overlap in companies and agencies right now surrounding new media.
Media Guerrilla: New Media Twister, Everybody’s Playing…
Some folks will say that […]

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Giving your employees a square peg and a round hole

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions are expensive, difficult for your IT team to integrate, never do what you’d hoped them to accomplish, and ultimately are hated by your employees (I wonder if those last two have anything to do with each other).
Why are there so many problems with them? They were designed by programmers […]

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