Surround yourself with good influences

Recently I attended a friend’s graduation ceremony. She just finished grad school. (We were very proud of her!) I was very pleasantly surprised at the great quality of the commencement address. The noted speaker gave one point I’ll share with you… Surround yourself with deep people. He was citing Richard Foster – but the speaker […]

The Influence of Social Media on Elections: An Interview with Neenz, Part 2

Hopefully you saw part one of this interview (link at the end of this post) with L.P. Neenz Felafine. Here are more insights from her about the great value of social media and how it’s shaping politics today. Q: What are some ways you see social media changing the face of politics in the United […]

The Influence of Social Media on Elections: An Interview with Neenz

L.P. Neenz Feleafine is a mover and shaker in the world of social media. She also runs Guy Kawasaki’s very useful Alltop site. Bred, born, and raised in Hawaii, Neenz has some unique perspectives on social media and making connections. We first met at SOBCon in 2009 and have been in touch since then. It […]

5 Search Engine Tips

Here are five tips to help you search for what you need on the web: 1. Google: In the left column of Google’s search page is a “More” link. Check that out. One useful possibility I like is the Blog search. Another is Realtime, which allows you to search Twitter and Facebook postings. 2. Just […]

What to Feature About Your Product or Service

I bought a new pair of jeans recently from Old Navy. There’s a logo on the inside saying that when the water they use to make the jeans is finished, it leaves the factory clean. A good thing? Yes. What they didn’t tell you was that the extra energy and ink used to put that […]

Campaign Lengths

How early should you run a campaign to promote your product or service? Barack Obama and Donald Trump have an answer for you – wait. As of this blog post, we are about 18 months away from the election for the president of the USA. And I’m already tired of hearing about which candidate would […]