I watched the first 2012 presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
I’m undecided which was most painful to watch: the debate itself or the snarky comments about the debate on Twitter.… Read the rest
Tracking Great White Sharks
Who said mobile check-ins were just for humans?
They also work well for sharks, including great white sharks.
Great white sharks?
Yes. As a lifelong offshore sailor, I have a fascination and paranoia of the ocean’s ultimate apex predator.
Which is partly why I’m so amazed by the work of OCEARCH, a nonprofit organization that conducts “unprecedented research” on the ocean’s giants.… Read the rest
Selecting Better Marketing Technology Partners Through Better RFPs
Over the past 15 years, I’ve served on both the client and provider side of evaluations and Request For Proposals (RFPs) for emerging marketing technologies and services. These days, I spend a lot of my time on the RFP receiving end for enterprise social marketing technologies.… Read the rest
The Gripping Tale Of An Enslaved White Man On The Sahara Desert
I love maritime history.
I love how ships and the sea so heavily influenced — and continue to influence — the world around us.
Maritime non-fiction reading satisfies my craving for a time when men were really men — not softies like most men today, with their smart phones, tablet computers, paper cuts, cubicles, facial lotions and pedicures.… Read the rest
Value Of A Facebook Fan
In today’s digital marketing world, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest have become a powerful identity and communications grid that establishes intelligent connections between marketers and their prospects and customers.
It is crucial to understand how social connections overlap with your internal prospect and customer databases, how these segments differ, and how they can affect business outcome.… Read the rest