Category: General

I thought HR people knew how to drink. I thought marketing people knew how to drink. But corporate communications people know how to put it away. As I was on the bus back from the gala dinner tonight singing Elvis Presley’s greatest hits with a busful of wine-infused communications people I must add them to […]

Thanks to Alex Goldfayn – the ‘Technology Tailor’ – I was profiled in the Chicago Tribune today along with Guy Kawasaki. With a HUGE picture. Good Lord – it’s like a freakin’ billboard. Greetings to readers from the Trib! I also appeared on Alex’s talk show on WGN radio. And HUGE congrats on Alex’s new […]

Michael’s viral video, Entrepreneur Idol, just launched as part of the campaign for Book Yourself Solid. Check it out! (Flash animation by our own favorite Rob Schultz!)

Guy Kawasaki reports in on his first 120 days as a blogger: 1. Think “bookâ€? not “diary.â€? First, a bit of philosophy: my suggestion is that you think of your blog as a “product.” A good analogy is the difference between a diary and a book. When you write a diary, it contains your spontaneous […]

The Boston Globe profiles blogs for your career: ”It’s the new public relations and it’s the new home page. Instead of a static home page, you have your blog,” he said. It’s a way to let people know what you are thinking about the field that interests you.

Thanks to everyone that called their congresscritters. Members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 34 to 22 against a Democrat sponsored Internet neutrality amendment that would have prevented congress from abolishing Network Neutrality. If the act is removed by congress, it would allow the formation of a tiered Internet on which service […]

Great advice. Including: Smallest font-size used is the age of the oldest audience member divided by two.

Feel Good Girl Stephanie Brail inteviewed me recently about blogging, Blogwild! and the coaching industry. This is the first interview in her just launched site, OnCoaching.

I’m breaking from the usual blogging tips of my newsletter to bring you a public service announcement crucial to anybody that does business online. The foundation of business online is open and free access to the complete internet: no limits, no fences, no boundaries. This is called ‘Net Neutrality.’ Over the past two decades, the […]

From Sharp SEO: Being generally rude and making fun of people, especially those who are well known in the blogosphere, has proven to be outstanding linkbait. Just look at thosebastards.com. They’ve made a business out of poking fun at high profile bloggers and others. The Rich Jerk is another great example of rude/asshole marketing. This […]