Posts from ‘October, 2008’

What would you blog about if you were a state legislator or a legislative candidate?  Here’s some ideas:

Your comfort level with computers.  Now be honest and don’t be afraid to say when they intimidate you.  And share whether you’re Mac or PC.
Your understanding of blogs.  Maybe you don’t really get them, but you’re doing it [...]

I bet neither candidate for the Michigan state House in the 39th District have read Seth Godin’s new book Tribes.  You decide.
The two candidates–Lisa Brown and Amy Peterman– in the state’s affluent Oakland County are working hard to represent West Bloomfield, Commerce Township and the Village of Wolverine Lake.  They’re both attorneys, involved in their [...]

What should a candidate for the state legislature blog about?
I’ve found that candidates have a tough time wrapping their head around an answer to this.  Many have been exposed to blogs to some degree, some a little and some a little more than that. 
But, most, if not all I’ve talked to, don’t see topics [...]

With mobile devices, it’s possible for families to stay connected and close.  Is that actually happening and is it making a difference?The Pew Internet & American Life Project released the findings of research about how the internet and cell phones have become central components of modern family life.  Some quick stats from their report:

89 % [...]

My 24-year-old son who has the blog–Oatmeal Stout-Justin Thorp’s Web 2.0–was quoted today in the Washington Post for being one of the organizers of Barcamp DC2, a special unconference of computers geeks.
Justin works as the community manager for web developers at Clearspring Technology.  They’re a startup that’s taking the web to the next level with [...]

Your boss asks you to recommend a book about social media to explain what all the fuss is about. What would you recommend to her or him?
Jeremiah Owyang, in his blog–Web Strategy by Jeremiah–recommends three. He’s regarded as a top thinker and tracker of social media and he recommends Cluetrain Manifesto, Naked Conversations [...]

Super-wife and I decided to attend last Saturday night’s service at Riverview Church in Holt, MI.  The auditorium was packed with at least 500 worshippers who were half our age.
There was an incredible energy in the church where the music vibrated the hot, flavored coffee in my hand.  It was almost like the Holy Spirit [...]

I bet my friend will start his political campaign with both a static website and a blog.
The election is for a seat in our state senate and it won’t be open until year after next.  It’s early, but he’s starting to lay the groundwork.  And one of the topics is a website.
Two weeks before this [...]

Is your church looking for more money?
Here in mid-Michigan where the economy is mired in unemployment organizations of all stripes are looking for ways to pay the bills.  I know that the local church especially in our part of the state has to be included.
What about selling ads on church websites?The blog, Church Marketing Sucks, [...]