Archive for August, 2008
Dealing with Boorish Messages from Strangers
I walked to the mail box with a garbage bag in my hand. I was going to simply toss my trash in the dumpster, but the mail woman was driving up to my mail box, so I walked out to retrieve my mail with my sack.
The mail lady handed me my mail. I set the [...]
Who are your REAL friends?
Are you a social media bigot? Years ago, I remember watching a public service announcement on TV. A worried little boy was talking to his grandfather. The conversation went something like this:
Boy: “Grandpa, Billy said I was prejudiced.”Grandpa: “Who’s Billy?”Boy: “Billy is my Jewish friend.”Grandpa: “Billy’s right. you ARE prejudiced.”Boy: “Why?”Grandpa: “Because you think of [...]
Two Easy Wordle Website Branding Exercises
I’ve been noodling with the delightful Wordle.net application for a few months now. Initially, I used Wordle to create word clouds that I use as art in PowerPoint presentations.
For example, I entered my opening remarks on a presentation about Social Media for Business, and Wordle generated a unique and relevant welcome slide image. The main [...]
