Category: Random

This post is directly taken from my response to a question on Quora, a Q&A website in which I answer questions about social media marketing. Q: Why do people engage in social media? A: This has to do with the evolution of the Internet and it’s usage. When the Internet first became available to the […]

If you’ve never heard of the grief cycle, it’s five sequential stages of grief that will lead you to acceptance, the last stage. Defining the stages can help people who get stuck in grief to over come it. Here are the five stages of grief, applied to when we get parking tickets. Denial – This […]

I’m not a subscriber to Food & Wine Magazine, but I do follow their twitter. Today, through Twitter, they got me to contemplate subscribing to their magazine. Not by ever mentioning the magazine to me, but by simply helping me out. I’ve never done a thing for them, but they’re providing me a service for […]

I saw somebody running across the street with a suit on today. It looked goofy. He was a regular looking guy with a briefcase in one hand and good posture. But running in a suit can look weird, or out of place. Who do you think you are? James Bond? Sure, I realize he was […]

Using this trick, I’ve made 4 meals for $10. It’s not really a cooking tip, however you will use a frying pan. Whether or not its original, I’d like to give credit to my friend Aaron Forman for introducing this to me. He told me he made the best fried rice, and when I asked […]

I’ve been studying and analyzing social media marketing for a few months now and there’s a few things I’ve noticed. One of them is that many small businesses seem to not realize the difference between a “Social Media Expert” and a “Social Media Marketing Expert.” The keyword here is obviously “marketing.” Social Media Expert – […]

Blogs are dumb. That’s what I used to think. I tried starting one twice in the past, but both times, blogging quickly became a chore. This time it will be different, and I can tell you why. If you’ve been thinking about starting a blog, let me tell you about why blogging is awesome. You […]

Recently, I came upon sunglasses sold by the student government of my alma mater (Claremont McKenna College) that read, “CMC. Wearing it since 1946.” While I can imagine their excitement when they came up with a way to infuse a popular slang used around campus with a pun that can be printed on a popular […]

Do you know anybody who carries two blackberries? One of which they fear and loathe, knowing they must stop whatever they are doing to focus on work for a quick second, or in some cases all afternoon. Through my phone, I can connect with my colleagues, friends, and family through text message, email, Facebook, and […]

Last night, as I walk up to the bar, I’m greeted by the bouncer with a handshake. As I make my way toward my part of the bar, I stop along the way to give hugs to the usuals I see weekly. I get to the bar and high five the bartender who is just […]