February 2011
2 posts
Happy Singles Appreciation Day
Oh day of St. Valentine. For more years than I can count you and I have been at odds. Every year you arrive, usually around the same time of year, February 14th. You linger around through the attempts of every major retailor to have me succomb to buying flowers, usually red roses; chocolates, usually some truffle of sorts, but yet year after year I regret to inform you, Dear St. Valentine, that...
I Love Where I Live
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January 2011
2 posts
Pretty Mountains
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13 Must-Watch Marketing TED Presentations
Note: Post via Kipp Bodnar at Hubspot In 2006 the Sapling Foundation started curating TED (Technology Entertainment and Design), a global set of conferences seeking to spread innovative ideas. TED was founded in 1984 as a one-off event, and the conference was held annually and has been host to many of the brightest minds in the world, including Bill Gates, Larry Page, Richard Dawkins and many...
November 2010
3 posts
Grooveshark Really Needs to Stop
It’s only when I’m trying to work too…dammit Okay…keep it! Posted via email from Greg de Lima | Comment »
TSA Bumper Stickers
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Sir Ken Robinson - Changing Paradigms [VIDEO]
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October 2010
2 posts
Language by Stephen Fry
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Should Your Company Have a Chief Marketing...
While presenting Tuesday at Pivot Conference, Scott Brinker, president and CTO of ion interactive, explained why he believes organizations should take the next step toward digital proficiency by fostering a new breed of executives — the chief marketing technologist. Brinker explains this type of executive as: “… someone who has a hybrid between business and technology, a strong ...
August 2010
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7 Ways to Socialize With Your Employees
This post via Inc. Magazine Whether you need to foster teamwork, get a major project underway, or just show your team a fun time, there’s a wholesome - but not utterly nerdy - way. By Inc. Staff | Aug 11, 2010 There’s something to be said for birthday lunches or beers after work at the pub across the street. Simple, casual, all-staff events can foster a lot of camaraderie....
Dreams
The only dream worth having … is to dream that you will live while you’re alive and die only when you’re dead … To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or to...
July 2010
1 post
9 Tips For Better Writing
One of the things I like best about social media is the way it helps me discover talented writers. They remind me a lot of distance athletes with their deep conversations about seemingly minor details and long periods of time spent practicing alone. The web also has a downside. There seems to be a growing belief that having mobile access to information negates any need to regularly...
June 2010
2 posts
Life Should be Like This!
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Posted via web from Greg de Lima | Comment »
What Motivates Us? - Hint: Not Money
If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, even if you’re not, you need to watch this video. Only 10 minutes of your time, and some of the best insight around. Posted via web from Greg de Lima | Comment »
May 2010
1 post
7 Sites for Discovering Music
This past week Mashable! posted about 7 unique sites for discovering new music. These are all great websites, but I will forever be a fan of Grooveshark, their popular list is a great representation of the US top artists and songs. If you’re not well of enough, you can try their 5 bests websites to find music to suit your mood; my preffered site is Aupeo!. Stereomood tended to not mix up...
April 2010
3 posts
5 Tips to Make Your Presentations More Social
Over at Mashable, the post on making your presentations more social, is absolutely phenomenal. By creating anticipation, making socially friendly presentations, interactivity, and conversation, a presentation can be made social both online and off. Presentations have been receiving a lot of flak lately with, “Why Powerpoints Suck” and other similarly titled articles. But the truth...
Modern Maturity: Create More, Consume Less
“Masculine maturity used to be easy to spot and define: a man got married, sired some progeny, and got a job to support his family. He knew he was a grown man and everybody else did too.” The Art of Manilness is a phenomenal blog. It’s not misgynistic, it’s not flamboyant it’s truthful. Ranging from grooming, dress, behavior, all the way to simplicity and...
Stop Being a Spioled Little Brat
There a things a person comes to realize sometimes, and that for me has become that there are some spoiled-ass kids who don’t respect their parents and take for granted everything they get. Now, I have been luckier than most to have a range of experiences in my life, some of which include travels to 3rd world countries, lack of funds, working since I was 14 (earlier than most Americans my...
March 2010
13 posts
People Care
And, No, it’s not just about “global warming” People at heart truly want to do good things. They care, about their religion, their country, their people, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers. People Care. The problem is, we aren’t caring about the right things. We hoard ourselves into a life of self-centered arrogance where only the “I” takes presedence over the...
Keep Teaching
A couple days ago, TechCrunch posted about Why America Needs To Start Educating Its Workforce Again. A phenomenal perspective on why America’s workforce now revolves around a quarterly bonus and why we’re not giving a rat’s ass about our employees anymore. My take, stop caring directly about revenues and profits, but more your companies culture and the satisfaction of your...
Genius - Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre is a genius. Mixing viral, social, and technology all together to mash up YouTube videos submitted to make a version of Lux Aurumque. Read Eric Whitacre’s Blog to know how they did it. Posted via web from Greg de Lima | Comment »
FACTBOX-US healthcare bill would provide immediate...
Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:46pm EDT WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is heading for a Sunday vote on a sweeping overhaul of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system. Regulatory News | Bonds House Democrats are confident they can overcome solid Republican opposition and pass the bill. Leaders are using a two-step process where the...
Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds...
Autistic mind Temple Grandin explains how her own autism enables her to think differently and give a perspective that the majority don’t think of. With the use of “different kinds” of minds we are able to build the most success. My favority part also includes the education system, which is vastly flawed! Posted via web from Greg de Lima | Comment »
Why Your Business Needs Friends - ProBlogger
Over at ProBlogger, a new post (Why Your Business Needs Friends) Because so much of what I strive for in my Social Media Marketing work has much more to do with community building. The engaging strategies I build pretty much revolve around your friends and the trusting relationships you build in those networks. Image by Gymnast 19 Posted via web from Greg de Lima | Comment »
Cloudburst - Eric Whitacre
Quite simply a phenomenal piece. I absolutely love Whitacre’s compositions. This is just for you to enjoy. See Eric Whitacre’s Blog. Posted via web from Greg de Lima | Comment »
Great Samsung Commercial
I find this to one of the funniest and most true commercials I have seen. Feel free to pass it on! Via DailyShite Posted via web from Greg de Lima | Comment »
Thru-Hiking the AT
Aimee Maxwell talks about how people are literally hiking through the recession by going onto the Appalachian Trail. A 6-month long venture from Mt. Katahdin, Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia. This hit me because as a backpacker, it can tend to be one of those long-shot kinds of goals. Who knows maybe I will do it. Image by smooretech Posted via web from Greg de...
Why Companies Shouldn't Block Social Networks
Whatsnextblog.com posted yesterday Five Reasons Why Companies Should Not Block Employee Access to Social Networks. A phenomenal argument in itself and very truthful. I would also have to agree; I have not worked in an environment where this has happened to me, but I can entirely understand the frustration. Depending on your work you should have access to these resources and the ability to...
Social Media in Class? No Bull.
Another great post by Mashable about the benefits of using social media in the classroom. Although more university focused, it still shows the power of being able to use Twitter. What’s happening is the level of interaction is sky-rocketing. With the ability of anonymity, students are stepping out of their comfort zones and bringing forward questions and comments that normally...
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Doing a Good Thing
This post isn’t about me, it’s about my friend Emily. One of the most fabulous people that I know is going on a Mission trip starting in September of this year.
As the former Director of a mission summer camp, her leadership is some of the strongest and most effective I have ever seen. She is a strong person with a great heart to do many things for many people.
So what’s the...
Hey Teachers - Take a Hint!
Mashable has recently posted about How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement. In my opinion teachers and administrators of public education quite simply need to take a hint. Being able to embrace new technologies for educational use is nothing new. Most public schools already have insanely strict firewalls, with the allowed websites this concentration can be focused and...
February 2010
2 posts
Seth Godin on the tribes we lead
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Jamie Oliver - TED 2010
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December 2009
2 posts
Dear Iberia Airlines,
Tonight, you have made the day before Christmas Eve a hell hole.
I arrived at the Madrid-Barajas airport around 7:25PM expecting to leave on Flight 3618 on time to arrive in Rome and enjoy what was left of my day with my mother’s aunt, the only relative I have in the area to spend christmas with because I simply couldn’t afford to go home to Chapel Hill, NC.
Now, here’s...
My Social Media Predictions for 2010.
I did this video in kind of a rush, so please excuse the fact that I say “Secondly” twice.
Comments, let me know!
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