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Archive for January, 2009

Fun music for kids

Monday, January 26th, 2009

This is way off topic for our blog, but one of my mother’s old friends, Pennie Sempell, was kind enough to send my family a set of CDs from her company, HealthierHappierLife.com/. These are happy songs for kids on health issues, done in a radio talk show format. My 18-month-old is Read More...

How Lawyers Can Grow Billings Using Online Networks and Internet Marketing

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

I’ve been engaged lately in several projects for attorneys and law firms, with the objective of expanding their business clientele through an online presence. Consider it “LinkedIn and Beyond for Lawyers.” An online presence — in social networks, blogs, webinars — has become more acceptable, even expected, for attorneys in the last few years.

LinkedIn, the Read More...

Nine Lives for Executives in Transition

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

I thought many people would be interested in the insights of Mike Lorelli on “Nine Lives for Executives in Transition”. Mike has been CEO of five private equity-backed companies, and is currently CEO of Water-Jel Technologies.
Nine Lives for Executives in Transition
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High ROI Initiatives for the New Obama Administration

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

I have a number of friends/acquaintances who are involved in various ways in the incoming Obama administration. I wrote to them roughly the following note:
I realize that everyone you know is now deluging you with their advice on how the country should be run, in the hopes that you could get their ideas to the Read More...

Composing Music Collaboratively

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Sites for posting and sharing music have democratized the music business to the point where any aspiring artist or band can get their music heard. The downside, of course, is with so much music freely available, full-time musicians are finding it more difficult to make a living. The NY Times has written Read More...

Twitter Phishing Scam Alert, Password Safety

Monday, January 5th, 2009

I’d heard this was going on, but I just received my first one of these, so I figured I’d better share it with everybody. I received an email that looks like a Twitter direct message notification:

I was a bit suspicious of the message and URL (http://twitterblog.access-logins.com/login), and Google Chrome (my new default browser since Read More...