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When a good word loses its shine
We've all seen this many times. A perfectly good word gets noticed by a group of people, who grab it and seemingly hold on for dear life.The poor word. It has so many hangers-on that its coattails start to fray. It becomes overburdened. Overused. It keeps creeping up...
All maxed out
No, this is not a post about being overburdened at work. (Although it may be.)It's just that lately, a bunch of people have been referring to me in emails as Max.Now to be clear, my name is Martin (in case you hadn't noticed). So why is this happening? Why, in the...
Twitter trouble
Not being a user, I understand from some blog-griping that there's been a bit of dissatisfaction with Twitter recently.ReadWriteWeb offers some good online alternatives as well as some great offline suggestions.On the offline front, I'd just like to add:...
Unsubscriber blues
Guest blog by LOUISE ARMSTRONG, executive vice president, Palette PRWhen I turned 40, I decided to draft some resolutions for the second half of my life. Each goal is designed to simplify my life by eliminating time wasters – things that are a part of my day but which...
A degree in blogging
I sat in on a graduate level social media session today led by Josh Hallett at the 2008 Counselors Academy conference in Naples. (I was hoping to come away with a master's degree in blogging - an MB, so to speak - but for now those letters will simply remain the...
Don’t take it out so much in public
By it, I'm referring to cell phones, Blackberries and other personal communication devices (yes, walkie talkies count).I realize I'm not the first to say this, and yes, I am guilty of the habit, but I noticed a scenario yesterday that helped me see things under a new...