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Do you know what people are saying about you on the Internet? Even if you don’t have a Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter page, as a small business owner, you should monitor everything that is said about you.

I went to meet our new clients in Rochester with Lisa Gordon and Anthony Miller.  When we got there, I decided to give them each a copy of my book, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Social Media but were afraid to ask... Building Business Using Consumer Generated Media....

I can't believe the summer is over.  It seemed so short.  September always marks a new year for me because it's when the kids go back to school and the hectic schedules begin. It doesn't matter if your child goes to elementary, middle or high school. It's all the same...

As I was walking on the boardwalk in Long Beach, I looked around and saw so many possible pictures to snap and yet, I didn't have my camera.  If I did, this is what I would have taken... The first snapshot would be the fierce water making big waves and...

With social media becoming so prevalent, a lot of people ask me if I think traditional media is going to die.  And you know what I tell them? Absolutely not! Yes, there are a lot of newspapers and other media outlets closing their doors but that's not the majority.  New...

  The Good: The other day I put up a blog post about geolocation sites.  I microblogged the information out to Facebook and my other social networking sites.  I wanted to know what the community thought about the new Facebook Places.  One of the responses I received included: Frankly, there...

Do you remember the book, 1984 by George Orwell? Written in 1948, the book is about a totalitarian state where every citizen is under surveillance and the government knows exactly what everyone is doing all the time. That’s where the phrase, “Big Brother is watching you,” came from.

Ever hear stories about people who have terminal cancer and beat the odds? For years, people have said to me that you can cure yourself. But I never believed them. When I read the book, The Secret Language of Your Body: The Essential Guide to Health and Wellness by Inna...

Did you ever play golf and not keep score? The other day, I played Lido Golf with a friend and it we decided not to keep score. We started at the back nine because the course was being aerated. We got through it so fast that we decided to play...

I've passed by signs for Empire Kayaking for a long time now and never really thought about going kayaking until my staff retreat last month. I decided to do something active with my staff and thought that Kayaking would be perfect. One sunny day in July, we took out three...