What can you do with 5 bucks?
There are lots of things you can do with a fiver. I’d really like you to consider donating a fiver (one day’s coffee, a bus ride, a sandwich) to support research to fight Diabetes. I’m doing my part by riding…
3 Counter-intuitive ways to use Pinterest
Pinterest is an addictive, visually-oriented way to highlight ideas, arrange and gather images, and understand what memes, colors, and things appeal to your friends and to the marketplace as a whole. You might be tempted to just “PIN. ALL THE…
What’s it like to work at a Standing Desk?
In a word, intentional. I’ve been reading a lot about the dangers of sitting for many hours a day and I took the time to watch a video by James Levine on moving around more. I also read an article that suggested…
Should I be using a link shortener?
This is a guest post from Adam Loving. Adam’s been researching link shorteners in preparation for launching a new social marketing tool. The short answer is yes, but only for the campaigns that you want to track. Most big social…
Pinterest is brilliant because it solves the tagging problem and makes it mainstream
Source: flickr.com via Greg on Pinterest For a couple of weeks now I’ve been hearing about Pinterest. The references have run the gamut from fawning tech portrayals of the service (“Fastest to 10 million users in history”) to shares from…
What would you do if you lost everything in a house fire?
Hi there. This isn’t a normal blog post, because life isn’t always normal. Meet Sharon. My friend Sharon Angle, who teaches at Foothills Music Academy, had a house fire last night here in the Seattle area. And lost everything. She’s…
Does sharing pictures make you a better photographer?
Chris Brogan asked the question “Does Instagram Make You a Better Photographer?” today which got me thinking about the underlying question of practice. No, I don’t believe Instagram makes you a better photographer. Yes, I do believe that the practice…
Say Thank You – It’s the Best Advice I’ve Received
Thank you for reading this post – really! When I started at Gist I had been on the job for only a few weeks when I answered a question from Brad Feld, one of our key investors. It must have…
Actually talk to your customers, and they’ll come back
If you were starting a business today, would you avoid talking to your customers? Yet that’s exactly what many businesses are doing today by choosing not to engage on Twitter or Facebook. Social media is a valuable channel that can…
