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The Mic Is On: We're Talking Cartoons!!

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Th-th-that’s right, folks!!

Fred Flintstone Snoopy Porky Pig

We might also talk about

  • Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam
  • Donald and Daffy
  • Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
  • Ren and Stimpy
  • Scooby Doo

And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)

Oh, and bring example links.

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Silly Out-of-Context Tweets — Can They Hurt?

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Ever heard someone describe something you weren’t prepared to hear about? Ever had it happen online? Ever had one of your random “tweets” show up in a Google Search or a Google Alert?

Tabz said: @lizstrauss Yep. Some of my random tweets show up in Google Blog Search.. it’s weird.

Aruni said: @lizstrauss yes, it’s weird. I’ll get a Google Alert with one of my tweets but it’s not consistent…

It can be weird. It can be funny. But the potential of words out of context doesn’t feel good. We know what we meant, but not everyone who see those out-of-context words would.

Imagine how a random tweet might seem to folks who just dropped in to see who we are, to get reference, or to explore some social media topic our comment was in. It’s probably a good thing most clients or family wouldn’t start with Google Blog Search or a Google Alert.

Can silly out-of-context Tweets hurt?
The Internet has a long memory and no eraser.

Andrew Lightheartsaid Re: Alerts – it does worry me a little. I *try* to not say anything too out there just in case…

Twitter is discoverable in court.
Twitter is findable by Google.
Twitter is more than 140 characters that float away on the stream.

As the phrase goes, I’m just sayin’ … what do you say to that?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: What Were Your Favorite Cartoons?

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Join Us Tonight

JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7PM

Th-th-th-that’s Right, Folks!

Tonight we’re talking about our favorite cartoon characters!

Oh, and bring example links, pix, and favorite memories.

The rules are simple — be nice.

Do be nice. 🙂

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Social Media Grill by the Stroutmeister

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Where Were You on July 24, 2005?

The Living Web

If you want to get to the intent and motives of the suspect, Aaron Strout, CMO of Powered, Inc, is the guy. CITIZEN MARTKETER 2.1’s 45 in 45 –45 Expert Interviews in the 45 days leading up to SxSW — is grilling 2 score and 5 more social media practitioners on the art of the social web.

It was my turn in the hot seat today. Click through to read what happened.

Perhaps the lights in my eyes were brighter?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Have You Tried the DO Strategy of Social Business Success?

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Relationships in Business

We’re not just tools and sticks. Business is inherently social. People add value to or interrupt the flow of every transaction we make. We interact with coworkers, our customers, our clients, our vendors, the person who delivers our packages.

How well we do at getting to our goals is our definition of whether we succeed.

I’ve been watching people who succeed. They have common traits. They know what they do well. They are focused on their destination. They’re saturation learners and more than anything, they DO what it takes to get themselves where they want to be.

Malcolm Gladwell talks about it in his book, Outliers: The Story of Success
on page 39 when he says

… the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he o she works. That’s it. And what’s more, the people at the very top don’t work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.

They do the work.

I’ve been thinking about doing as a strategy for success. It’s got some research (like Gladwell’s) behind it. It also make plain sense. Try this for the next two weeks.

  • Do what you’re good at.
  • Do what you say you will.
  • Do it when you promise.
  • Do your homework before you ask question so that you don’t waste other people’s time.
  • Do it right the first time, so you don’t have to do it twice.
  • Do what you were asked, not what you think is better unless you’re 100% certain everyone will agree.
  • Do what’s right, what’s beautiful, what you know you’ll be proud of when you look back in 10 years.
  • Do own your missteps and mistakes so that bad spirits don’t linger.
  • Do care about the people touched by your work, your words, and all you do.
  • Do hold control for your success in your own hands.

I wonder if these are the “DOs” Nike had in mind?

Have you tried the DO Strategy of Social Business Success? What do you DO to succeed?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Would You Do a Working Weekend with a Dream Team in Social Media?

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150 People Looking in the Same Direction

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  • in a room that only holds 150 people — all focused in the same direction
  • without worry because the food and the wireless are outstanding.

A weekend learning with Chris Brogan and Julien Smith
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