B.S. Degree
“Thanks to Social Media, we’re all now qualified to grant ourselves honorary doctorates from the University of Me.”
Tags: Humor, Social Media
This entry was posted by Ike on November 9, 2009 at 5:40 pm, and is filled under My Quotes. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.
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Attention Deficit Misnomer
about 2 days ago - 4 comments
Sometime this week, I will go over 5,000 followers on Twitter. If it’s a typical day, I’ll snag a handful of people, but later than day I will lose a few who are either spammers who got their accounts busted or people who got offended that I didn’t follow them back, and revoked their interest More >
My Audience, My Enemy
about 5 days ago - No comments
(Another classic from the mcarp archives… the prophetic genius and brilliance are his;
the ones/zeros, pixels, pictures and subheads and pull-quotes are mine.)
The ordinary viewer is just so… ordinary.
“You know what your problem is?” My news director was putting the question to me — not in an accusatory or critical tone, but with the demeanor of More >
Well, I Had to Kill the Kids’ Hamster
about 1 week ago - 3 comments
(Another classic from the mcarp archives… the prophetic genius and brilliance are his;
the ones/zeros, pixels, pictures and subheads and pull-quotes are mine.)
“But I gave him a fighting chance.”
- Former television news director (1978)
I never understood why anyone wanted to be a news director, anyway. Talk about a thankless job. Now, it’s gotten to where some More >
Regression to the Mean
about 1 week ago - No comments
It’s time for the return of the Demotivational Devotional.
(made with the Despair.com Do-It-Yourself De-Motivator)
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Mount Everest is in Alaska
about 1 week ago - 1 comment
(Another classic from the mcarp archives… the prophetic genius and brilliance are his;
the ones/zeros, pixels, pictures and subheads and pull-quotes are mine.)
“You mean it’s not in Wisconsin?”
The phone rang, and an intern picked it up. She listened for a moment, then put her hand over the receiver and looked at me.
“Where is Mount Everest?” she More >
Stay on Message
about 1 month ago - 1 comment
On of the communication challenges for any business or organization is sticking with your core competency and staying on message.
Below, you’ll find an example of how to fail.
…unless there is something in tainted Krispy Kreme doughnuts that spurs follicle growth.
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Out and About
about 1 month ago - No comments
Last year, I did a bit of traveling and speaking. While it’s been nice to share, it’s also nice to learn a little. For the next few weeks I’ll be doing a bit of both.
Friday the 29th, I’ll be at the University of Alabama, talking with the faculty of the College of Human Environmental Sciences More >
What I Am Up To
about 1 month ago - 4 comments
“You don’t write about your job anymore.”
After a couple of gentle prods, I was reminded that I don’t talk about my work as much as I used to. The nature of my work with Alabama Power is quite different than what I did with the American Red Cross. The Red Cross is in the spotlight More >
Failure by the Numbers
about 1 month ago - 2 comments
Sudoku.
It’s a logic puzzle that involves placing numbers or letters in a grid such that you get no repeating characters within a given row, column, or highlighted grid.
I got a book of puzzles for Christmas, and things finally slowed down enough I could check it out.
You’d think a publication so prestigious to be designated as More >
Hair-raising Legal Issues
about 2 months ago - No comments
Legal disclaimers are often annoying, and sometimes hilarious.
The Bumpit is a toothed, plastic arc that is embedded near the scalp to provide the illusion of more voluminous hair.
Just remember, each disclaimer is there for a reason. Because someone did.
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