Category Archives: shout outs

happy independence day to my family and friends

Independence has been a significant theme for me this year in many ways.  So, I wanted to share a wish for all of you on Independence day…July 4, 2010. More than anything, I wish you “mindful independence.” I wish you choose to pursue life, liberty, and happiness with vigor and resilience and patience…that this pursuit is [...]
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a story i am proud to share

If you haven’t been exposed to it, this was an inspiring event in my life.  I have been fortunate to share it with a few folks who appreciated it.  Just search “zen surfing benjamin bloom” and it will show up. (Actually, it doesn’t any more, so here is a link http://www.benjaminbloom.net/zenandtheartofsurfingandworking.htm) photo credit: joiseyshowaa photo [...]
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behavioral systems

Further below is a really interesting and insightful thought about “neuro-linguistic programming” from this site about psychology and business. While this applies in many contexts, I think the most profound is the overall human relationship context and how people interact in general. A great manager I met from Microsoft once put it this way, “people [...]
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very cool to come across this today – kinzan and scoble

what was cool is this post (not related to the pic below…but the pic is bad-ass too). see an excerpt of the post below between garland and robert scoble. as background, i worked with garland (and many other bright, talented people) at kinzan…I left and went to Siebel Systems before this dialogue happened…and [...]
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nice, simple, marketing…and fun too

haiku and ascii…hahaha! aha!
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Akin Arikan is THA MAN! (web analytics expert)

Unica’s Akin Arikan presented in one of the eMetrics Marketing Labs session with Michelle Rutan of National Instruments where they provided a jaw dropping showcase of the power of the NetInsights product.
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thanks @waynesutton for capturing and posting this social media interview

enjoyed the mashable atlanta mixer last week…met a lot of cool folks. thanks to wayne for capturing and posting this!
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thanks to leland

It’s great when people help you as part of marketing to you – this IS the future of marketing. Leland @ Themelab posted a great article – clear, concise, good pictures, etc. Honestly, it was one search to get just the solution I needed (and frankly should have started with…but I did get a [...]
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good wiring

After complaining about idiots for just a minute or two earlier today, I’ve decided to just be thankful for the human brain across the board…I shouldn’t complain, sometimes I am also an idiot.  If you have human brain, you are an amazing creature…other humans just urge you to use it more often than not [...]
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penelope and mito

My co-worker faces a tough battle every day (outside of work). Her adorable daughter has mitochondrial disease, and I wanted to post some information about it. Historically I’ve worked with several people who have children with special needs and illnesses, and it is quite amazing to hear some of the stories and challenges [...]
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