Month: October 2012

  • Hensojutsu on Halloween

    Giving financial aid guidance at College Goal Sunday Halloween is the one holiday of the year that has interesting practical applications for the ninja art of hensojutsu, the art of disguise. As you get ready to celebrate the day, consider dipping a toe into the water of actual disguise and impersonation. In old Japan, hensojutsu,

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  • Hurricane Sandy: How You Can Help

    Updated: The Red Cross is asking for immediate help with blood donations. Hold on for one week. Mark your calendars to check in and donate on Election Day, November 6, 2012. I know the urge will be to immediately try to find ways to help, but here’s the rub of any natural disaster: the greatest

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  • Signs that your product is too complex

    A sign that your product or service is too complex? When you have Certified Professional accreditations for implementation and operation. Things you don’t see in the marketplace much: Certified iPad Configuration Specialist Certified iPhone Application Installer Certified Frying Pan Operator Certified Leaf Raking Professional Certified Fast Food Purchasing Expert (I’m sure there are a handful

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  • Simple Ideas Before A Storm

    A few simple reminders before the storm… 1. Write down important phone numbers before you need them, on paper, so that they’re not stored in a mobile phone’s address book. Oh, and find your old landline phone and plug it back in. 2. Pour drinkable water in ziptop bags and stash them in your freezer.

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  • Klout Product Review: Sony MDR-X10 Headphones

    Full Disclosure: Klout sent these to me for review. No other compensation was provided. The latest Klout perk I got was Sony’s new headphones, the MDR-X10 headphones. Packaged nicely, these large over-ear headphones are supposedly the next great thing. Let’s see how they stack up. Fit: They fit very comfortably. They don’t apply vise-like pressure

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  • How to share your blog reading list

    One of the most powerful aspects of Google Reader that almost no one knows about is its ability to create reading lists, or bundles, that other people can share and enjoy. Today, we’re going to look at how to share the best of the best with your friends. First and foremost, there’s no obvious way

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  • The next big thing in digital marketing

    Look around. What’s the hot topic of the day? Influence. But there’s something beyond influence, something that’s even more powerful – commitment. What we see today are influence scores that are based on popularity. What has to come next are commitment scores, a multiplier of not only how powerful someone is at broadcasting or retransmitting

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  • Clay Shirky on open-source government

    Good morning, all. Unfortunately, the recent travel has done me the disservice of giving me back my head cold, so while I rest up today, I’ve got some Clay Shirky for you. The idea that one day, we could all be participatory code reviewers and contributors for legislation is an exciting one. I doubt it

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  • When is the best time to tweet, 2012 edition

    A Twitter follower asked me to update a popular past post for 2012 on the best time to tweet. The fundamental question remains thoroughly flawed, years after it was first asked. There are times of day when people are more in a sharing mood, more in a consuming mood, more in buying mood. And here’s

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  • Mobile Analytics 101: Finding Your Mobile Traffic [Video]

    Today’s post is a simple explanation of what you need to do in order to find your mobile web traffic and understand what you should be doing with it using Google Analytics.

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