Monthly Archives: June 2009
What’s your name?
There’s no “right way” to name a business. But Seattle entrepreneur Chris Rugh’s article in Octane magazine provides an excellent overview on issues to consider. Continue reading
Filed under Marketing Communications, SEO
FTC determined to root out payola in the blogosphere
I confess: One of my largest clients manufacturers and sells safety equipment, and I’ve been known to blog (on my own blog) about the importance of having safety equipment in the workplace — without mentioning that I have an association … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Social Media, Uncategorized
Off topic
How many of you clicked through when you saw the post title “Off topic”? The promise of something different, something unscheduled, intrigues. I was at a literary conference this past weekend with many outstanding panels. In several of these panels, … Continue reading
Filed under Communication
Are you ready for the black swan?
Bryan Alexander, the research director at the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education, has written a sweeping article on the implications of emerging online and digital technologies. If you’re interested in thinking about how we may be living our … Continue reading
Filed under Online Work/Life, Social Media, Uncategorized
Obama reconnects speaking with information
I’m hoping that Obama is (in addition to cleaning up our international reputation and getting us humane, affordable healthcare) going to change the way we speak and talk and make clarity and substance the standard. Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Writing
Worth checking out
• Charlie Hamilton’s post at Web Worker Daily on the new Palm Pre, and why he hasn’t bought one…yet. • Fahim Farook‘s new children’s game for the iPhone, Hoot Dunnit? Learn about animals and the sounds they make. (Note: Farook’s … Continue reading
Filed under Fitness and health, iPhone
What do good blogging and good journalism have in common?
Easy: Great stories and great writing. Bloggers often (and justifiably) criticize traditional print journalism as stultifying and ho-hum. But here’s a front page news story from the Seattle Times that adheres to all the journalistic standards, including the fact-filled lead … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Journalism
