Relevant Noise: Listening to the conversations

I’ve been looking into Zeta Interactive’s RelevantNoise and hope to get a closer look through a demo and maybe a trial run. Having worked in the blog world for several years, I know how powerful it can be to be able to track what bloggers are saying. Here is how they describe it: Are your…

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Looking forward to the Garmin Nuvifone

Glenn Reynolds mentions the new Garmin Nuvifone slotted to be released the 3rd quarter of ’08 — it looks awesome!! “Pretty cool” is right! My wife and I live on the Garmin Nuvi for finding our way around. This would totaly cement my geek-reputation. I’m going to have to see if I can get myself…

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John C. Maxwell: Laws of Respect, Intuition, and Magnetism

Just found a series of video clips by John C. Maxwell. Very interesting short tidbits on leadership. I think I’m going to go out and get me a copy of his revised/updated book. Best selling author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell walks through the Laws of Respect, Intuition, and Magnetism. Taken from his completely…

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Great time to be an Indie Recording Artist

Ouch! These RIAA lawsuits against music listeners is just plain abuse of the legal system, and certainly poor public relations. Don’t get me wrong — I don’t condone downloading free music through bit-torrent (file sharing sites are blocked on my computer), but suing some poor guy for backing up his music on his computer is…

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Back in business…

Helo! If you’ve been here recently, you may have noticed some technical difficulties going on. I’ve been pretty consumed with a lot of things recently, leaving me with little time to dedicate to the blog. But now that I finished my MBA, got settled in my new job and got done with my travels and…

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Day Two: Conference for Minority Journalists of Faith

We started this morning with a session with photojournalists Gary Fong & Kenneth Irby. Interestingly, Kenneth is a ordained pastor, which made for a very fun Gospel-like presentation! I’ll be presenting along side La Shawn Barber at 1PM about the power of blogging. I have read La Shawn’s blog for a long time, but I…

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Day One: Conference for Minority Journalists of Faith

Dr. Robert Case is providing introductions for the start of the conference. I just heard the sad news that my good friend Rudy Carrasco won’t be here tonight. Herbert Lowe will be giving the introduction keynote speech. Herbert Lowe is director of communications for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, a nonprofit research and policy organization…

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In NY for WJI Conference for Minority Journalists of Faith

Hi everyone, Sorry I have been missing in action for so long. There has been a lot going on, starting with a recent job change and a move. I hope to keep blogging here, though it won’t be with the same regularity that you have seen in the past. I’m in NY City this evening,…

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Protecting Your Personal Brand Online

Your Facebook profile may cost you a job or promotion. In one University of Dayton survey of employers, 40 percent of respondents said they’d consider Facebook data when making hiring decisions. So while social- network lies might not immediately cost you a job, they could come back to haunt you. “We don’t know how long…

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Connecting your organization with new media

Rob Neppell just launched a new company: Kithbridge, Inc. was launched as an evolution of one of the blogosphere’s original and most successful blog-tracking sites, The Truth Laid Bear. While The Truth Laid Bear provides a portal and blog search engine for individual bloggers and blog-readers, Kithbridge provides customized technology, services, and strategies for businesses,…

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Heads Up: Conference for Minority Journalists of Faith

I’ll be part of a panel discussing blogs, and online writting at this year’s WJI Conference for Minority Journalists of Faith. You can see the full list of educators who will be presenting. Professional and college journalists of faith will gather together for the annual World Journalism Institute weekend conference for minority journalists of faith….

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