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Re: Top 10 Reasons to Follow Someone on Twitter

maniactive — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:08:27 -0000

Because Mr. Tweet told me to.

Re: You’re Going To Spend A Lot Of Money On Social Media Strategy In 2009

maniactive — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:29:53 -0000

Content is one of the cornerstones of web marketing.

Nice to know the importance of social bonding over online content is gaining mainstream acceptance.

Re: Playing Hurt

maniactive — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:03:23 -0000

Lee, this is the question of the year!

It's a hard call. Twice in my life, I have been rather ill before a major presentation. Each time, I thought of canceling, thinking that I could not possibly go on.

In each circumstance, I rallied. At the last minute. I was able to go on and give a better-than-regular presentation.

In both instances, I was too embarrassed about being sick to tell my hosts. In both cases, my hosts took one look at me and recommended an out -- "we can tell the audience you're sick..."

In both cases, I found myself saying, "No. I'll be fine..." but thinking, "Shut up, mouth! Take the out! You cannot go on, you're ill." Like an out-of-body hallucination: my mouth says, "Sure!" while my brain is going "Nooooooo!"

I can also recall one presentation where I had way too much coffee previously. I was shaking like a leaf up there. Looked like a meth addict. Someone should have gotten the hook and dragged me off.

So I'm still flummoxed about who makes that call. When I'm sick, I hallucinate that "I can do it!" -- so I'm not sure if I'm in any shape to make a coherent decision. But apparently, I've hallucinated correctly twice -- which could just be a coincidence, and I'm setting myself up for future disaster.

Re: PowerPoint Design in 2009: “Very Superstitious…

maniactive — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:57:03 -0000

One of my favorites lines is,

"Don't believe everything you believe."

But then, I'm a fan of irony!

Re: Free startup idea - mac.stream()

maniactive — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:22:20 -0000

Agreed.

Kind of like how the concept of "renting a truck when you need one" and driving a smaller car or using public transportation for 97% of your daily needs hasn't really caught on in the US, either.

What will it take to make "thoughtfulness" and "consideration towards others" more desirable values?

Re: Bookmarked: Presentation nightmares (British Airways Business Life)

maniactive — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:43:48 -0000

Wow. Latte on a white shirt! Been there! De ja vu!

Re: Content is Not King

maniactive — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:24:31 -0000

I love Cory Doctorow's take on this topic. He wrote:

“Content isn't king. If I sent you to a desert island and gave you the choice of taking your friends or your movies, you'd choose your friends - if you chose the movies, we'd call you a sociopath. Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.”

Re: fb.me: Facebook Now Has Its Own URL Shortener

maniactive — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:02:46 -0000

This is going to sound spammy, but..

... fb.me sounds dirty to me.

There. I've said it. Sorry.

Re: http://stanyann.tumblr.com/post/391055844

maniactive — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:28:37 -0000

Thanks for the positive mention, Stan! I'm honored.

Re: The Least Shareable Words on Facebook

maniactive — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:54:34 -0000

Instead, use George Carlin's 7 words on FaceBook. Guaranteed Results!

Re: Laughing Your Way to the Bank

maniactive — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:42:27 -0000

There might be a GNCD (gross national comedy deficit) at Harvard - because the elephant, halibut, et.al. examples are shockingly unfunny. Bad puns & analogies are not representative of good humor among working adults.

Re: AP Stylebook Adds 42 New Guidelines for Social Media

maniactive — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:02:39 -0000

I hope @fakeapstylebook soon follows suit with 43 new guidelines for social media...

Re: http://wordsdonewrite.blogspot.com/2010/10/12-reason-i-wont-follow-you-back-on.html

maniactive — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:06:27 -0000

Blinky Avatar. All caps tweets. All caps handle.

These 1990's netiquette no-nos stop me from following you on Twitter.

Re: Speak Schmeak: Training vs. experience

maniactive — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:53:25 -0000

In class yesterday, we did a storyboarding exercise. The students drew storyboards, instead of writing a speech. After they drew the storyboards, they got up to tell the story.

Big difference from 'reading the words' and 'describing the pictures you see in your head'. Storytelling helped speakers connect better with the audience.

If I could add a #7 to your list:

"Try getting away from the words. Think in terms of stories."

Re: If You Had An Extra 30 MInutes

maniactive — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:12:42 -0000

Not to be dense, but we all have an extra 30 minutes. Think about it.

Re: Jennifer Aniston Smart Water Ad Lampoons Viral Memes [VIDEO]

maniactive — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:32:33 -0000

The video has nothing to do with water. It could just as easily be a commercial for...anything.

Re: Speak Schmeak: Four tips for a better networking event

maniactive — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:24:16 -0000

On the other hand...

I went to a marvelous networking event that was all tables, as you describe. Here's the big difference:
On each table, there was a giant ice bucket in the middle. Each bucket was filled with a different type of bottled beverage. One table might have micro-brew beer, another wine coolers, another bottles of soda, another cheap beer, etc.There were no bottle openers at the event.So, people formed groups not based on who they knew or liked, but first on what kind of beverage they preferred. Next, we had to brainstorm how we were going to open these beverages. This involved wandering around, finding people who might have an opener on their key chain or in their purse. It totally worked. I bonded with people I might not otherwise have met -- over beverage choice! And over a creative puzzle -- how do we get our beverage?

It was fun. Also, I was popular -- because I had a bottle opener key chain!

Re: Speak Schmeak: Don't distract: Contract!

maniactive — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:18:16 -0000

Remember guys and dolls? None of the gamblers used contractions!

Re: ‘No woman will ever be an editor at the New York Times’

maniactive — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:23:11 -0000

Today, men know not to say stuff like this to your face.

They've learned to act supportive, while doing you dirty behind your back.

Re: Stay N Alive: Too Much Noise on Google Plus? Here is How I Deal With It

maniactive — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:40:08 -0000

If you make the mistake of adding a Pirillo or Scoble: good luck trying to knock them out of your feed completely. The inability to remove undesirables sucks.

Re: Stay N Alive: Too Much Noise on Google Plus? Here is How I Deal With It

maniactive — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:41:20 -0000

Um, not that Scobe or Pirillo are undesirables. But not being able to remove people from your feeds is bizarre.

Re: Where’s the Missing “Link” for Your Facebook Profile Status Updates?

maniactive — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:17:16 -0000

Yet oddly, the "link" feature is still present on 'pages'.

Just not the profiles.

Curious.

Re: http://coachlisab.blogspot.com/2010/11/speaking-from-script-doesnt-have-to.html

maniactive — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:33:37 -0000

One time, I had to read a script for a one minute video voice over project for a health insurance company.

It was a TERRIBLE script! Some of the sentences were outrageously long and contained phrases like e.g. and parenetheses. Who actually SAYS e.g. or speaks in parentheses???We were prohibited from re-writes. The customer told us it had to be spoken AS IS.

It was one nutty day in the studio. It started out stressful, but we ended up laughing SO HARD.

"That was awful! Now do it, and pretend you're Yosemite Sam! Christopher Walken!"
It was awful, but given the constraints, we gave the client the straight, awful reading -- and the hilarious Foghorn Leghorn reading as a bonus.

Regrettably, they went with the straight reading. Go figure.

Re: Want To Work At Twitter? Watch Their Hilarious New Recruitment Film [VIDEO] - AllTwitter

maniactive — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:28:00 -0000

This hiring video certainly showcases Twitter's commitment to diversity...

Re: Speak Schmeak: Do you have an uninterested face?

maniactive — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:07:54 -0000

How funny -- I was writing about this topic earlier this week!

Some of us (I won't mention any names here) have the exact opposite of a disinterested face!

Gaah! Turn it off, turn it off! I can't take my eyes off of you!