Clout is in the Eye of the Beholder

Clout is an important thing to have. Klout can be a fun thing to have. Clout is the ability to influence, and get things done. Klout purports to be a measure of your online influence. Presumably, the more Clout you have in real life, the … [Continue reading]

On Jobs

The following my piece from a larger compilation of thoughts by the authors at Social Media Explorer. The History of Steve Jobs will forever be clouded by the Mystery of Steve Jobs. He will go down as an irreplaceable force of creative vision, … [Continue reading]

Shuffle

{{myquote|If you focus too much on the cards you're dealt, you'll miss the hand you might have played.}} … [Continue reading]

Forgive Me

{{myquote|Social Media is like Forgiveness. If you get hung up on reciprocity, you're doing it for the wrong reason.}} … [Continue reading]

Social and Utilities

I work for Alabama Power, and we just got nailed by a nasty pair of storm systems that collided and affected nearly a quarter of a million customers. That's more than one out of every six of our 1.4-million. So imagine my feelings when I saw this … [Continue reading]

Proactivity

{{myquote|"Being proactive" is *not* the same as being preemptively reactive.}} … [Continue reading]

Silent Shifts

{{myquote|If you can get everyone in the village to take a step, you have in fact moved the mountain one step closer.}} … [Continue reading]