July 2011
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I Am Going To Unfollow You. Here's Why.
I was originally planning on doing it a few months later, but I changed my mind.
As you may or may not know, today is Social Media Day. “A day to celebrate the revolution of media becoming social.”
Sure, we’re all social. We’re also humans. In an effort to get back to embrace real relationships, I will be unfollowing every single user on my account. To 0.
When I first...
June 2011
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“We’re still just scratching the surface of marrying human relationships with information,” he says. “There’s a huge opportunity which someone else will fill — or we will fill.”
— Google search engineer Amit Singhal | Inside Google+ — How the Search Giant Plans to Go Social
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Is The Shortage of Twitter Employee "Power Users"... →
Personally, I think Twitter employees are discouraged from talking about work except for innocuous things (like free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream). I check the Twitter Team list periodically and it’s usually all about dinners out, music, late trains/buses/planes and vacation Tweets. I rarely see links to blog articles, talk about projects people are working on or really anything that...
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A New Look
Spent some time tonight tweaking my new theme for my Tumblr blog. In case you’re wondering, it’s the Scaffold Theme, available here.
It took me a while to pick out a new theme, as I knew I wanted a premium one and have been pondering my options carefully. Here it is. I’m very excited about the selection and know that it’s another step towards establishing my online...
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The A.P.P.L.E. Code →
If you’ve ever been inside an Apple store, you’ve probably interacted face-to-face with an Apple Store employee. But did you know that they have strict guidelines on how they communicate and interact with their customers? Here are some of the more interesting points:
The acronym APPLE. “Approach customers with a personalized warm welcome,” “Probe politely to...
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American Airlines Will Now Offer Samsung Galaxy... →
Here’s an exciting idea: Add tablets to enhance the in-flight experience. It appears American Airlines will do just this, announcing today that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be integrated into select flights later on this year. According to the press release, “American is the first North American airline to offer a branded tablet onboard its aircraft”.
To all airline competitors:...
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