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Companies and People Make Mistakes
An excellent post from John Moore at Brand Autopsy reminds us that every company makes mistakes. No business is perfect. NONE. Business is a game of progress, not perfection. No business will be perfect. It’s an impossibly unattainable goal. But while that goal is unattainable, the most endearing and enduring businesses seem to always aspire…
Recap of PRSA Boston Social Media Event
Mark McClennan, President of PRSA Boston, and CustomScoop’s own Sarah Wurrey have both written good write-ups of the PRSA Boston social media event that took place on Monday night. As I noted before, I was unable to attend because I am out of town for another commitment, but after reading these two posts I wish…
Twitter’s Reverse Adoption Problem
I had promised I would not write about Twitter since it is clearly overexposed right now. But I haven’t seen this particular angle discussed elsewhere so I thought there was some value in contributing it to the dialogue. For most online services with a social networking component, they need to attract more users to reach…
Loose Ends from Demo 07
Several companies have provided me with additional information to clarify my confusion about their offerings, and I am including revised information below. In addition, one company did their demo after a speaker on the afternoon of Day 1, but I didn’t realize they were coming so they didn’t make my wrap-up of that session. eJamming.com These…
Should I Opine About Politics? That is the Question
Some of you know that in a past life I was involved in politics and policy in Washington, DC. I spent time on Capitol Hill, with a think tank, and in various advocacy or public affairs positions. I haven’t been involved in politics regularly in about 7 or 8 years, but every so often the…