Disqus - Latest Comments for planetrussell

Re: Catholic Composer David Haas Accused of “Sexually Predatory” Behavior

planetrussell — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:04:55 -0000

If we're truly concerned about unsalutary influences and misalignment of values among those who write music used in Catholic liturgy, consider Mr. Haas' close friend and collaborator, non-Catholic/UCC member Marty Haugen, proud of his wife and daughter wearing pink pu**y hats, and protesting at the pro-abortion Women's March. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: When Postwar France Came to Love Bach | Catholic World Report - Global Church news and views

planetrussell — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 22:50:03 -0000

Wonderful stuff. I grew up in Philadelphia, and the extraordinary Wanamaker Organ (so named for the now-defunct department store; now a Macy's) was a source of boundless inspiration. That magnificent instrument filled the cavernous 8-floor atrium with its extraordinary sound, and attracted the best organists of its day (Virgil Fox, E. Power Biggs) play and record there. Website: http://www.wanamakerorgan.com/

Re: Patti Maguire Armstrong: Be the CEO of Your Life, Lessons from JPII

planetrussell — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:27:15 -0000

“John Paul II never looked at people in general. He looked at people in particular."..."What John Paul II saw was each person’s innate human dignity. So he acted accordingly.” That says it all, I think.

Re: PA Books: “Spies in the Continental Capital”

planetrussell — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:45:04 -0000

Good companion video of author/historian John Nagy on C-SPAN: "Invisible Ink: Spycraft of The American Revolution" http://is.gd/PYdeGN

Re: Explainer Network - Splainers Video: SMS for Life

planetrussell — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:47:22 -0000

Kudos to Splainers and Lee for sharing this terrific info. At Crisis Camp / CrisisCommons, (http://www.crisiscommons.org) much of the relief work of my volunteer friends and colleagues for Haiti and Chile centers around open data sources and strategic use of SMS, the e-mail of the developing world. If you're not familiar with their work, I'd also encourage you to become familiar with Ushahidi and FrontLine SMS.

Re: http://www.socialcomputingjournal.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=856

planetrussell — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:25:20 -0000

Steve, good to see your 20 fine Cluetrain-for-Gov 2.0 theses reprinted here.

Those who have interest may want to see the photos of our Government 2.0 Camp DC session "Get on Board the Government 2.0 Cluetrain or Get Hit by It" here: http://tr.im/wHcq

Re: Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online: The Future of Gaming?

planetrussell — Sat, 30 May 2009 09:55:44 -0000

Adam, nice redux of EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online.

I think you've nailed it: the well-tuned subscription "annuity" revenue model - with the prospect of some virtual good(ie)s in the mix - should keep players engaged by providing a subtly-evolving experience month by month. To boot, the ubiquity and easy access via EA's savvy use of social networking logins is, as Yogi Berra quipped, the "gravy on the cake."

Folks may or may not be aware that Tiger Woods and his management organization have been social media-savvy for years. When I was Eastern U.S. Evangelist for The WELL's professional services group (circa 1997), our team built and moderated Tiger's first online fan community, back when the TigerWoods.com site was part of CBS Sportsline. I think the EA approach is a natural evolution of that early experience.

Re: Guest Post- Why Cant We Be Friends

planetrussell — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:15:11 -0000

Nice guest post. We've found it helpful when working with IT folks to let them know we're not competing with them for resources or attention. Also good to help them understand that if a project goes south (for reasons beyond their or our control), they won't be left holding the bag...But they WILL share in the credit for its success.

Re: Proper Attribution, or What’s Up With All This Via Crap?

planetrussell — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:14:05 -0000

Joe,

Good points here about attribution.

In the Twitter/microblogging universe, I contend this is equally important, as well. If something originated with, say, @coolguy, but @smartgrrl added additional, original insight ...or summarized in a particularly helpful way, I believe it's appropriate to say RT (i.e., re-tweet) @coolguy, via @smartgrrl. Beyond those two, I'd say nobody wants to see the entire geneology of the post, though.

Re: Proper Attribution, or What’s Up With All This Via Crap?

planetrussell — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:12:09 -0000

Joe, Shashi et al...

Good points here, re attribution.

In the Twitter/microblogging universe, I contend this is important, as well. If something originated with, say, @coolguy, but @smartgrrl added additional, original insight ...or summarized in a particularly helpful way, I believe it's appropriate to say RT (i.e., re-tweet) @coolguy, via @smartgrrl. Beyond those two, I'd say nobody wants to see the entire geneology of the post, though.

Re: It's About People, Not Technology

planetrussell — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:26:56 -0000

You're more than welcome. Actually, the spirited exchange here has prompted some additional thinking about this topic for me.

I've written (or should that be composed?) a new blog post which may be of interest: http://tr.im/toomanynotes - If social media is "music"...Can There Ever be “Too Many Notes?”

Re: It's About People, Not Technology

planetrussell — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:46:44 -0000

Fred, I think Dr. Mark Drapeau's point about the inherently self-organizing nature of social media is well taken. By definition, there can never be "too much" or "too little" discussion of Britney Spears, quantum mechanics, how to make noodle kugel, or anything else. Rather, there's exactly as much as the marketplace wants there to be, irrespective of whether you, I, or any other single individual may have interest in any given topic at any given point in time. Of course, *conversations* between free people are the marketplace -- the agora of ideas, if you will. That's the fundamental idea behind work like The Cluetrain Manifesto, and social media itself.

It's like the classic confrontation scene between the Emperor Joseph and Mozart in the film Amadeus. There can never be "too many notes." http://bit.ly/1kzOPw

Re: Mashable on Tumblr - Social Media Marketing Madness Spot on!

planetrussell — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:45:24 -0000

I am an analyst and writer who posts comments to Tumblr blogs belonging to online publications who aggregate cartoons satirizing obsessive, mutually self-affirming social media marketers and their enablers.

Re: My Site Dressed in Thesis

planetrussell — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:03:58 -0000

Nice. Your previous theme, "Premium," by WP Remix was no slouch either, especially with Snowy Day's beautiful customization.

Chris, what specific *functional* (as opposed to design or visual) considerations led you to choose the Thesis theme? TIA for sharing with us.

Re: Stuck in the Trenches

planetrussell — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:01:32 -0000

For a guy who doesn't sleep (much), Chris certainly has a knack for seeing and sharing non-obvious truths with clarity and even a soupçon of "tough love," when necessary.

Yep, it's absolutely, totally counterintuitive to take career risks during scary, uncertain times. Those of us who are parents and spouses instinctively want to protect our families from hardship and to ensure that their needs are met.

Ultimately, it can be a lot scarier in the long run, though, to tread water in place and keep doing the same stuff, in the same way and achieving (surprise!) the same - or even diminishing - results.

So, good on ya' Chris, and good on us all. May God inspire and enlighten us with the insights we'll need to utilize our gifts to the fullest, and to discern and fulfill His will in 2009.

Re: User-Generated Government

planetrussell — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:55:56 -0000

You're more than welcome.

Re: User-Generated Government

planetrussell — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:32:47 -0000

Kevin, I've been writing a post on this topic as well. I'd like to cite the term "User-Generated Government" with appropriate attribution to you, obviously.

Given your campaign experience, are you OK with being referred to as the "Gen-Y/Millenial Joe Trippi?"

Re: How You Can Help End the Problem of Blogs With Great Content and No Readers

planetrussell — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:03:25 -0000

I've just re-launched my new-and-improved blog that gets whites whiter and colors brighter...while genuinely attempting to provide useful info to folks. I'm all in.

Re: He Didn't Have to Be

planetrussell — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:26:23 -0000

Inspiring post, Dorian. A confidence builder, too, for those of us who grew up without a dad, and are striving to be the best men we can be for our own children.

Appreciate your encouragement, as well, for potential adoptive parents who may be apprehensive that these beautiful kids won't be loved as much as their natural/biological children. You've debunked that effectively, I think.

Re: Webware: Cool Web 2.0 apps for everyone

planetrussell — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:09:11 -0000

Ye olde comment for testing purposes...

Re: Why Smart People Fail To Make Money Online

planetrussell — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:31:17 -0000

Excellent, practical takeaways, Brandon. Thanks for your insights.

Re: The Basics

planetrussell — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:22:40 -0000

Simplicity + Clarity + Integrity. Beautiful.

Re: The Bully Pulpit

planetrussell — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:49:32 -0000

Good friend Nick Jacobs is a hospital CEO who writes extensively on his blog about bullying...in the workplace in general, and the hospital in particular.

From Nick's old blog:

Hospital Bullies take a Toll on Patient Safety
http://is.gd/2RYe

New blog:

http://askahospitalpresiden...

Bullies don't stop one they grow older...the stakes just get higher. (That's "grow older"... not the same thing as "grow up.")