How to Fix A BlackBerry

How to Fix A BlackBerry

Pull the battery out of the BlackBerry.  Put the battery back in the BlackBerry.  60% of the time, it works every time.  You’re welcome. Share

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When Social Media Specials Break a Brand Experience

When Social Media Specials Break a Brand Experience

Recently, my wife, my dad and I visited an ice cream shop on the Riverwalk.  As I checked in on Foursquare, the location based service, it notified me that there was a special at the location.  I was pleasantly surprised.  According to my BlackBerry, it said “While you’re in the hood, you should hit up [...]

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‘Best Seller’ Marketing Team Winick & Whitlock To Help Authors Build a Platform

Peter Winick is a friend of mine. I met him a few years back in Vegas when he was working with Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone and Who’s Got Your Back (amazon affiliate links). Thankfully, he and I have been able to keep in contact. He’s worked with other incredible authors and speakers [...]

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My View on the Burns, Bacsik, Bowen Issue

My View on the Burns, Bacsik, Bowen Issue

During a recent Spurs game, Mike Bacsik (@mikebacsik) wrote despicable tweets that would make most people cringe.  Today, Peter Burns (@peterburnsradio) and Bruce Bowen (@bowen12) hosted Mike to talk about the situation.  Unfortunately, the discussion between Bruce and Peter turned sour.  Each was passionate about their position.  Mike was wrong, undoubtedly, and some suggest that [...]

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The Alamo City Rollergirls Taught Me A Lesson

The Alamo City Rollergirls Taught Me A Lesson

Sunday night, Ashley and I attended our first roller derby bout with the Alamo City Rollergirls – Las Tejanas (@acrollergirls) against the Beaumont Spindletops with a number of our good friends from BMPR.  The Rollercade looks as if it has been the same for the past forty or so years, with a new coat of [...]

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Sprint | Blaze Across America with 4G Contest – HTC EVO

Sprint launched a 4G contest to win an android powered HTC EVO smartphone. Here’s my contest entry.

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You’re the Worst, I Have Proof

You’re the Worst, I Have Proof

Have you ever been told “that person can do no wrong in your eyes” or “give the guy another chance, he’s a really nice person”?  This past week I found out that those preconceived notions have a name: Hypothesis Bias or Confirmation Bias.  In the case of someone you may not like, you’ll look for [...]

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Jesus and the iPad

Jesus and the iPad

The past few weekends have been brilliant in proving that audiences vary all over the world.  Two different events with which I had a personal experience painted a vivid picture.  First, the iPad launch.  I’ve read a number of tweets, blogs and even a clip on Modern Family asking why someone needs an iPad.  It’s [...]

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The Best Annual Reviews

I received a call this week from a close friend regarding her annual review. She described how her boss explained to her that they really liked how dependable and trustworthy she was in her position. The quality of her work is of the highest caliber. Her boss then explained that he felt that she needed [...]

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SXSW 2010 – DONE!

SXSW 2010 – DONE!

Well, @alanweinkrantz and I survived SXSW 2010 and produced an astounding 55 posts between us over the course of a week.  It was fun, exciting, exhausting and there are stories I won’t write down.  Interested in recapping some of the fun, such as interviews with internet famous folks like Sloane Berrent (@sloane), Ramon De Leon [...]

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