From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Dealing with Social Media Rejection

by Justin Levy on October 31, 2009

Every social network has some type of “follow” or “friend” feature that allows you to build communities on those networks. While there has been much debate over whether the number of friends or followers you have mean anything, there has been less discussion over the rejection that one may feel because of a friend or [...]

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7th Son Descent “Special Edition”

by Justin Levy on October 27, 2009

As you know, I regularly review books around here.  Since there are always so many great books that I want to read, I usually have to decide which ones capture my attention right now.  To help make that decision, Amazon allows you to read information about the book, about the author, reader reviews and a [...]

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Ignore Everybody Video Book Review

by Justin Levy on October 25, 2009

Are you looking for a book that, according to Guy Kawasaki, will “kick your ass and push you out of your zone of mediocrity and stagnation”?  What about a book that is described by Pamela Slim as bringing “the topic of creativity out of the lofty halls of academia…into a place where the average person [...]

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It’s Not the Tools, It’s What You Do With Them

by Justin Levy on October 14, 2009

One of the most inspiring and captivating presentations of the Inbound Marketing Summit was the keynote that Chris Brogan delivered.  Yes, I work with him at New Marketing Labs.  No, that is not why I feel the need to pimp the hell out of this presentation.  I have the distinct opportunity to hear Chris speak [...]

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Determining Social Media ROI

by Justin Levy on October 12, 2009

A few weeks before the Inbound Marketing Summit took place, Chris Penn and I were discussing what he should speak about.  Of that discussion came the decision to do the presentation on how to determine the ROI of social media.  Figuring out social media ROI continues to be a very hot topic not only for [...]

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Chasing the Human Web

by Justin Levy on October 11, 2009

Today AJ Leon stops by to share his thoughts on chasing the human web.  AJ is co-founder of The LaC Project, a regular contributor to workshifting.com (client project) and spends a lot of his time traveling the world helping impoverished communities.  You can connect with AJ on Twitter and Tumblr.
So, I’m about to walk [...]

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Missing in Action

by Justin Levy on October 10, 2009

Well, first of all, hello again!  Yes, I’m still alive.  No, I didn’t abandon you.  Yes, I feel extremely bad that it has been a very long month since I’ve written here, shared fun videos, or heard your thoughts on what’s happening.  I could make 1,000 excuses about why I haven’t written lately.  But, the [...]

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