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Re: I’m baaaaack!

Andrea Weckerle — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:01:00 -0000

Ain't technology grand? When my computer acts funky and my connection doesn't work, I'm lost. Good to hear everything's working fine again.

But Lee, since you used my name in the image, the least you could have done is tagged this post with my name as well :-) Also, there's no way in hell that as a child I'd have been caught with a silly collar like that, never mind the hair bow. And now, it's still so very much not my style.

Re: With tears in my eyes

Andrea Weckerle — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:23:37 -0000

Thanks Lee, beautiful story. I had to get a tissue.

Re: Second Life – first impressions part four

Andrea Weckerle — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:59:51 -0000

A little friendly podcasting booth competition going on? And I also see that your Avatar is now a man... a vast improvement :-)

Re: Second Life business mag to launch

Andrea Weckerle — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:22:12 -0000

Glad to see you've ventured off the island.

Re: Putting an extinguisher to bridges still burning

Andrea Weckerle — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:50:21 -0000

Well, after having recovered from nearly choking to death (see Kami's comment from yesterday) and having read this post, I can see you didn't anticipate that some people might be taken aback (I considered it a bit over the top in its exclicitness). For me, there's a difference between jokes made privately and those made in an open forum. Ah well, your apology was sincere :-)

Re: Second Life – first impressions

Andrea Weckerle — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:36:10 -0000

I'm still exploring the surrounding area myself. If we cross paths, I'm sure you'll recognize me :-)

Re: Communication Genders – what’s your preference?

Andrea Weckerle — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 21:35:18 -0000

Excellent post, Lee. Interestingly, I've been thinking about this topic myself lately. I probably fall almost equally within both camps (differing in my preference simply based on the situation or issue at hand), hence my years of analytical, abstract and goal-oriented academic studies. From a client perspective, I've had clients with both "male" and "female" communication preferences, regardless of their actual gender, and am thus required to be proficient in both. This places a greater responsibility and time-investment on me, of course, but keeps things interesting. With regard to my blog reading, I probably, like you, have a good mix of styles I enjoy. And with regard to my own blog, my guess is I use both the traditionally "male" and "female" styles, but an outsider would probably be able to evaluate that better than me.

Re: MySpace set to become MyBloodySpace?

Andrea Weckerle — Tue, 09 May 2006 12:35:31 -0000

Yes, the *other* Lee Hopkins is a bit scary looking. Too bad your name was already taken. I did notice your BetterComms page already has 1 friend. It's a start :-)

Re: MySpace set to become MyBloodySpace?

Andrea Weckerle — Mon, 08 May 2006 10:25:54 -0000

Lee, will you be one of the first to join?

Re: Shameless grab for a free copy…

Andrea Weckerle — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:21:27 -0000

Lee,

This is double-shameless. Don't forget to e-mail Trevor too :-)

Re: Where do I even begin?

Andrea Weckerle — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:53:12 -0000

Yeah, some days I could use two :-)

Re: Where do I even begin?

Andrea Weckerle — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:20:40 -0000

Lee, maybe this will help http://www.karatedepot.com/punchingbags.html And while you're at it, please order one for me too.

Re: How to create a global project management tool in 72 hours

Andrea Weckerle — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:06:44 -0000

Lee,

Actually, would you believe that the end of my name is pronounced "lee"? So you and I have a lot in common!

Re: On being a nobody

Andrea Weckerle — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:04:51 -0000

Another confirmed Nobody, yahoo!

Re: Your age by chocolate

Andrea Weckerle — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:02:51 -0000

Lee:

This is bizarre. And I'm not telling anyone how often I want chocolate!

Re: Scoop!

Andrea Weckerle — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 13:07:48 -0000

Lee,

Completely unrelated, but... where's your April 1 joke post? There have been some really good ones out there already (see Wikipedia), but in the PR realm it's got to be Hyku leading right now.

Re: Which car best describes you?

Andrea Weckerle — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:45:13 -0000

Lee: Oh great, I got the in-your-face, Dodge Viper guy car -- "You're all about raw power. You're tough, you're loud, and you don't take crap from anyone." I think this quiz must be wrong.

Re: Weckerle dines with Klau

Andrea Weckerle — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:48:00 -0000

Rick has many fascinating stories to tell, and I really appreciate that he took the time to share some of them with us. Very many thanks for your kind words about the interview!

Re: Happy birthday to me!

Andrea Weckerle — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:45:45 -0000

Happy 1st Lee. When you come to DC I'll treat you to a drink.

Re: News Release: Internet stops for 24 hours

Andrea Weckerle — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:49:54 -0000

Lee,

I read this first thing in the morning and couldn't stop laughing.

If you had sent this via a free news release site, perhaps Google would have picked it up. *That* would have been very interetsing.

Re: A game guaranteed to make meetings less boring

Andrea Weckerle — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:23:43 -0000

Lee,

I know when I need a good laugh I can count on you. Thanks!

Re: THAT ad campaign is such a winner

Andrea Weckerle — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:41:26 -0000

Today’s Wall Street Journal article about the campaign quotes Tom McFarlane of M&C Saatchi as saying “What we think this captures is the real Australia and who we really are – an easygoing, welcoming nation.” I think it’s a great campaign; it certainly works for me. Now if that plane ticket would just finally arrive…

Re: On Blogging (and podcasting) for Benjamins

Andrea Weckerle — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:25:15 -0000

Lee, for some reason I think the man in the maroon jacket, colorful shirt, black pants and cool shades is really your slick podcasting alter ego. :-)

Re: Where pen and paper knock digital for six

Andrea Weckerle — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:26:57 -0000

Ah, the feel and scent of paper. And how about writing with an ink cartridge pen… real ink, not a ball-point pen? Many years ago I did that, and there was a timelessness to it that’s hard to describe.

Re: BCR #26 – advance your career by monitoring your behaviour

Andrea Weckerle — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:49:45 -0000

Lee, I was going to ask *you* when my airline ticket is arriving...

With regard to podcasting, if I were invited, I would gladly be your guest. Just let me know :-)

Re: BCR #26 – advance your career by monitoring your behaviour

Andrea Weckerle — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:39:29 -0000

Lee, so that's the voice behind the words!

BTW, I found your point about competent vs. spectacular employees very interesting. With regard to future topics, I’ve always been interested in questions related to dealing with competitive colleagues whose approach to “getting ahead” involves misrepresenting and sometimes sabotaging the reputation and work of others. This becomes particularly problematic when the boss doesn’t witness this behavior and therefore thinks highly of the offending employee.

Re: Any guns for hire?

Andrea Weckerle — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:29:40 -0000

Lee, I sent a link of this post to someone I know who designs blogs and websites. I hope they'll get in touch.

Re: Link love and Technorati rankings

Andrea Weckerle — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:36:26 -0000

Lee,

My take is that Technorati rankings are but one of several imperfect tools to measure a blog’s impact. The real question is whether a blog is being read by the right people, not necessarily by how many (although I’d argue that there is overlap). The “right people” of course differ depending on one’s goal for the blog in question. The challenge comes in when an unknown blog tries to get in front of these target audiences; a higher ranking can serve as an introduction.

Dan,

Would it be possible to open your comments feature to non-Blogger account holders? This is the comment I would have left on your blog:

You definitely point out some of the flaws in the “more links are better” debate. The Technorati system and others measure hard facts, i.e., how many links by how many different sites, but say little about the *reason* behind those links: Authority, agreement, disagreement, link baiting, etc. Perhaps, as Lee suggests, the number of links over time is a better indicator for measuring a blog’s impact. But what is a proper measure of time? And how can we compare one blog to another, given their different start dates and number of posts?

Re: And the franchise rolls on…

Andrea Weckerle — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:00:32 -0000

I nearly spilled my coffee laughing when I saw this!

Re: PubSub and the PR rankings

Andrea Weckerle — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:43:04 -0000

Lee, savor the moment to the fullest!

Re: AjaxTrans - cool in any language

Andrea Weckerle — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 23:40:51 -0000

http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en) and World Lingo (http://www.worldlingo.com/en/websites/url_translator.html) for blog post translations (German to English and vice versa) and didn’t find the results satisfactory. But maybe they work better for English to Portuguese translations!

Re: Hands off my sickbag

Andrea Weckerle — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:21:12 -0000

What parents really need help with (even more than learning about fun creations like sick air bag puppets) is a way of dealing with irritable passengers who make their displeasure about families traveling with young children painfully known. I know several families who don’t go on vacations involving air travel because they don’t want to avoid any in-flight unpleasantries. Too bad there isn't something like a "parents’ night at the movies" for air travel.

Re: Tweaking TypePad

Andrea Weckerle — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:09:31 -0000

Yes, this is much better. Just a little observation... the light blue font color is a tad difficult to see, at least for me.

Re: Tweaking TypePad

Andrea Weckerle — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:46:46 -0000

You corrected it, great!

Re: A horrifying glimpse into my future

Andrea Weckerle — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:23:01 -0000

Don't know whether to laugh or scream... that'll be my reality in about ten years. Love the yoghurt part ("the red one with the stripe").