On Cousins…

All of a sudden I have a ton of cousins.  I'm not complaining.  As a matter of fact, I like it. Both my uncle's married late and had children late, so my first cousins weren't around when I was young.  Then, one of my uncles remarried and his wife had...

My Big/Lil’ Bro…

September 9 is my brother's birthday.  He is actually five years younger than me but don't tell anyone, I think he looks older! Tonight we celebrated his birthday with him.  His wife made an amazing dinner. He reminded me that when he was a little boy, Sesame Street just started....

I Work Out With A Trainer…

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....

Back to School Again…

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...

Snapshots…

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...

Is Traditional Media Dead?

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 Bad and The Ugly…

  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...

Where Are You? Now Everyone Knows…

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.