Turn Your Intro Out, on what it means to be an introverted business owner in the digital age
In any discussion of social media, blogging, networking, or any means of connecting one person to another, there is an inevitable point of resistance for many: I am an introvert. Wallflower, you bring me joy. You there in the corner, shy, soft-spoken, it’s time to turn your intro out. It might surprise you to know [...]
planned obsolescence: not in this lifetime, or the how the digital & analog worlds are merely reflections of the same image
As the mother of a two year old, I am acutely aware that there is one life skill that my daughter may never really need to learn: how to read an analog clock. I can remember many hours (days… weeks…) being spent on this important skill. Little hand, big hand, counting by fives, system of [...]
WordPress Quick Tips: About Me Blurb
If social media has changed anything, it’s made us all think more about how our businesses and ourselves are one and the same. That’s why I recommend to all over my web design clients that their mug shot & a tiny bio appear in a prominent place on their website. Customers & clients want to [...]
how are you creating context for your business?
The next wave – Web 3.0 – will organize itself around two different elements: context and the user. By “context,” I mean the intent that brings you to the Web, your reason for surfing. Looking for a job is “context,” as is planning a trip or shopping for clothes. Fundamental to context is the user. [...]
500 million users & chris brogan can’t be wrong
Well, last week Facebook raced past 500 million users. And this week Chris Brogan announced that families run on Facebook. Every demographic, every interest group, every religious & political group, every income level is represented on Facebook. If you’re not using Facebook to market your business, you’re missing out. Your customers are on Facebook. When [...]
