January 2009
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E-mail newsletter options
BryanPerson Research options for sending e-mail marketing newsletters. Looking at @BlueSkyFactory, Constant Contact, and MyEmma.com. Other suggestions? 21 minutes ago from web
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cococello @BryanPerson another vote for Campaign Monitor
tgruber @BryanPerson thanks for the email vendor roundup. We use Jangomail (robust and inexpensive) but always good to see the options
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July 2008
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Opinions on Evernote
BryanPerson What’s your take on Evernote? Noodling around with it now and wondering how it would replace Google Docs for my workflow? 36 minutes ago from web
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chris2x @BryanPerson for me I see Evernote more replacing my notes app which had been SOHO Notes
pixel8r @BryanPerson From what I can see, could evernote really be a replacement to Gapps? They...
June 2008
3 posts
What's worse than bad PowerPoint?
Question:
BryanPerson: Just wondering: What’s worse than bad PowerPoint?
Responses:
clgoodman: @heidimiller @BryanPerson My DH is an eng. At an eng conf, the backup speaker began: I didn’t have time to prepare & I’m not a good speaker. helenium: @BryanPerson. Stepping on Lego with bare feet. Nothing else. heidimiller: @BryanPerson What’s worse than...
Test
zik @BryanPerson Truely a wonderful thing to be discussing cricket with you on twitter. One of these days you’ll have to join us live :) zik @BryanPerson The fact that in cricket a result other than win or lose is possible makes it even more appealing to me and much closer BryanPerson: @Zik: 5 days and more than 30 hours of cricket — and a draw. As an American, it’s one part of...
February 2008
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Takeaways from the Social Media Breakfast
On Wednesday, February 13, Social Media Breakfast events were staged in both Boston and the Twin Cities. That led to this question: Question: Bryper If you attended today’s Social Media Breakfast in Boston or the Twin Cities, what was your biggest learning/takeaway? Responses: slolee @bryanperson It usually takes baby steps to...
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What can we do to make our presentations suck...
Good and bad presentations are on my mind this week, after finishing up Garr Reynolds’s excellent Presentation Zen book over the weekend. Question: Bryper What can we do to make our presentations suck less? Responses: KarenRussell @BryanPerson: remember it’s about the audience, not the presenter. chelpixie @BryanPerson Best Presentation...
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The trouble with the pursuit of perfection
Question: Bryper Can being a perfectionist at our work slow us down? Should we be content with good enough and keep going? Responses: adamcohen @bryper I spend a lot of my time coaching business folks and developers on projects on trying not to make good enough, perfect mediaphyter @Bryper I think I have...
January 2008
13 posts
I speak with my Twitter pal, Trula, about...
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Finding work/life balance
Question: Bryper What’s your best tip for ensuring a good work/life balance (… or trying to)? Responses: rondean @bryper I do things in a series 1 blog post, .5 hour on a social networking site, .5 hour down time etc randelaw @bryper W/L requires a flexible boss and sig other to allow home office to be open/closed as needed + mobile...
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When and where do we write and blog?
Question: Bryper Where/when do you write/blog best? Responses: EdenSpodek @Bryper I write most of my posts at home at night usually hanging with the kids while they do their homework. jljohansen @Bryper I find myself writing, re-writing, and then re-writing again in little bits across 8 hours of work. I struggle to post in 1 sitting. ...
RSS for internal communications
Question: Bryper How are you using RSS/social bookmarks, if at all, to share information internally with co-workers and manage workflow? Responses: eden_spodek @Bryper We use del.icio.us to share reference materials, relevant blog posts and those we’re monitoring. The notes field comes in handy too. philgomes @bryper:...
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Twitter and Facebook
Same late-night musings about Twitter and Facebook drew a flurry of responses from my Twitter crew. Answers are in reverse chronological order. Question: Bryper Facebook has lost its sizzle with me, but Twitter remains as shiny a tool as ever. What about for you? Answers:mediaphyter @Bryper I was thinking that earlier. I barely go on FB anymore now that I...
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Must-have Facebook applications
Question: Bryper For those of you in Facebook, what are your 2-3 must-have applications? Will post your answers later on Tumblr. Answers: adamcohen @bryper assuming you are asking about non-standard fb apps? visual bookshelf, snowreports (ski conditions), birthday calendar are all good jeckman @Bryper Must have app on...
Will you starve doing what you love?
I asked this question yesterday: Bryper Career coach Marty Nemko says “do [the job] you love and you’ll starve.” Agree/disagree, why? http://tinyurl.com/2o5u9o The replies: jljohansen @bryper There is a difference between doing what you love and picking 1 job you must have. I want to write for a living but novels are out. ...
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Why are we so bad at follow-through?
Posted this one way back on November 27 (ironic, given the topic, eh?): Bryper This may become a blog post: Why do we suck at follow-up and follow-through? jeffhinz @bryper I would respond but my follow up sucks……. conniecrosby @bryper because thinking of the big picture, coming up with...
Your ideal job
My question to the Twitter community today: Bryper Assuming there’s nothing standing in your way, what is your ideal job/career? The replies: achitwood @bryper - I just can’t afford that dream just yet… achitwood @bryper - ideal job? work full-time with non-profits around collaboration &...
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Who or what inspires you?
My question to the Twitter community today: Bryper My question of the day: Who or what inspires you? (Will gather all responses and post to Tumblr) And the replies: anwith1n Passionate people who come together to achieve a goal with full commitment to the goal and each other KeithBurtis @bryper, check out Rev Runs inspirational...
Being a leader at your company -- without a title
My question to Twitter today: Bryper Question for you: How can you “lead without a title” in your organization? May use your answer in a blog post for Monster next week. Replies from my Twitter pals: warrenss @Bryper 1 more on leadership. It’s not what they call you, but what you contribute to the team and how you help. Check out Egonomics book...
In search of new podcasts for 2008
My question to Twitter today: Bryper Looking for new podcasts to listen to in 2008 that motivate, inspire, and teach. Have a good recommendation or two? Replies from my Twitter pals: davefleet @bryper - checking out ‘Social Media’ podcast (not to be confused with ‘Social Media Today’ or...
December 2007
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How to choose the perfect gift
This post will have the wheels in my braining spinning (even if a brain doesn’t, in fact, have wheels) for the rest of the day: How to Choose the Perfect Gift. I’m a guy who is usually does holiday shopping at the last minute — and this year is no exception — and someone who struggles with the notion that buying material gifts for others every December has somehow become...
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Geoff Livingston's presentation at Social Media...
Just chatted with Geoff Livingston, who’s flying up to Boston on Monday morning to present at Social Media Breakfast 4. Here’s the question that Jeff’s asking all of us to think about ahead of his talk: How do you view people that use social media? Audience Stakeholdesrs Community And why? Should be a great talk — and a great breakfast. Can’t wait.
Awful Commute Wiki
After seeing commuting tales from woe from the likes of Doug Haslam and Christopher Penn, I decided to create the Awful Commute Wiki to collect stories of awful commute from friends and colleagues that I hang with online. Yesterday’s snowstorm in the Boston area was a mess for everyone on the road. I hope people will share their accounts on the wiki, or just provide links to their own...
Finally putting Tumblr to use.
One of my problems when blogging is that I self-edit far too much — to the point that my output really suffers. My Tumblr site will be a place where I just get content out quickly, without worrying too much about style or word choice. Doing this thing freestyle — and with content that wouldn’t necessarily fit any of my other blogs, anyway. Thanks.
@ServantOfChaos: Took advantage of a quiet house tonight! Family stuck at my sis-in-law’s place for the night.
Great voice chats tonight with @ServantOfChaos, @audaciousgloop, @ConnieReece, and an old friend from North Carolina!
@TDefren: Have you seen @ChrisBrogan’s Tweets? You might want to leave at 3:00am! Go soon and sleep over.
Feeling awful for @DougH and @ChrisBrogan and their terrible commutes home. Thank goodness I worked from home today.
Chatting with @ServantOfChaos via Skype.
I just called @ChrisBrogan for Call Chris. He must be on the other line — or cursing Mother Nature.
Tweeterboard Top 100: http://tweeterboard.com/top-100.php
@Astrout, @Jangles: Bloody Twitter lag! I’ve deleted duplicate posts.
Nice post from Leesa Barnes on boring bios: http://tinyurl.com/2yvxpz
Nice post from Leesa Barnes on boring bios: http://tinyurl.com/2yvxpz
@AStrout and all: List of registered attendees for SMB 4 is at the bottom of this page: http://socialmediabreakfast4.eventbrite.com/
I like the way @WayneSutton represents himself and his work at http://www.wayne-sutton.com/
@JStorej: You’re Twittering while driving in a snowstorm, eh?
45 unread message in my gmail-filtered “BACN” folder of Twitter and Facebook invites.
Bryan is twittering: Great voice chats tonight... →
@JasonAlba What on earth are you talking about? … I don’t eat apple pie!
However, I’m of the view that you shouldn’t keep a player out because he did steroids in 90s or early 2000s.
@Akula: If allegations are true about Clemens, it just helps explain why his numbers were so good so late in his career.
@hooeyspewer I did not see Kerry Wood’s name in there. I did see Juan Gonzalez’s, though.
@KFlaherty And Donnelly is now a free agent. Sox didn’t tender him last night. Coincidence?
I think the report is an indictment of MLB more so than the players themselves.
@KFlaherty: Yeah, read that on Theo re: Gagne. He acquired him, anyway.