I had the privilege of welcoming “The Queen of Facebook”, Mari Smith, to my offices. She was in town to speak at the Northern Colorado Social Media Social, so we had an opportunity of spending the afternoon together before the event. Mari and I both purchased the newly-released iPad from Apple. We decided to do…
What would you say if I told you that you can boost your profits by typing just 140 characters? (That’s about the length of this paragraph.) If you’re smart, you might say “Which ones?” If you’re really smart though, you’d say “I know.” That’s because the power of Twitter isn’t a secret any more. CEOs…
I’m not sure how it crept up on me so quickly, but I turned forty-nine years old yesterday. It seems like just yesterday I was graduating from college. I’ve watched my kids grow to become young adults before my eyes. I’ve been in the internet business eighteen years. Time truly does fly. As I look…
(Written by guest contributor Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D.) Recently, I had a very candid conversation with an entrepreneur whom I’ve known for a long time but who has never shown much interest in elevating service at his business. During that conversation he said something like, “Joseph I know you believe service is an important value…
Social media has become an integral part of my daily life. Like millions of others, I confess that I am guilty of checking in on my Facebook friends regularly throughout the day. Seeing what others are up to, updating my own status, sharing links and joining the conversation is as natural to my day as…
I recently received a blog comment from someone telling me that I should stop encouraging people to go to live events because they didn’t really learn anything useful and that they were only beneficial for people in the “circle”. That’s the biggest load of Barbara Streisand I’ve ever heard. (figure it out, ok?) I will…