Budget Crisis, Red Tape and teenage crushes…
Okay, first, the random – I heard this morning from Twitter that Corey Haim died this morning, looks like it’s true, being reported by CBS as well as TMZ as of the time I’m writing this. So sad. The Coreys were my teenage crush. One of them was going go swoop down in my small [...]
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Phooey on social media privacy
As with most of what I read these days, someone (Denise over at Aday VA actually) posted (tweeted) a link to this article “Social Media Privacy? Get Over It.” It’s interesting and a conversation I’ve had over and over with colleagues and friends. How much is too much information? I’m pretty open, I don’t lock [...]
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Austin Leading in Economic Recovery
Don’t get me wrong, I love all of my clients, but this is my 12th year living here in Austin (yes, I realize I never get to be “from” here, always a transplant) and I’ve come to absolutely love this town, the people, the businesses… just everything. Oh, I never would have believed I’d become [...]
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The breakfast that wasn’t…
This morning, I was supposed to attend the Social Media Breakfast with a friend and colleague. We left the house at 7am and managed to go 5 miles in 45 minutes. Yeah, we turned around. You see, Austin was getting sleet at that time. So traffic… yeah, it sucked and there was no way we’d [...]
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SXSWi – A first timer’s jitters
I live and own a business in Austin, TX. The fact that I’ve never attended SXSWi or even SXSW is pretty sad, eh? Well, this year I decided to remedy that and I’m going to SXSWi. All registered and confirmed and all that stuff. It looks like a lot of fun too! Geek stuff galore. [...]
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Networking: bibles and bumper stickers need not apply
Warning: Sarcasm ahead I had 2 networking groups yesterday with two very different experiences. The first was “great” group that a client has asked me several times to go to. It was not too far from me (about 30 minutes I figured) and she endorsed how wonderful it was. Good enough for me – and [...]
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OffAssist Team Member Goes the Extra Mile
Lanel Taylor, one of our team members, is doing the Komen for the Cure. Please click here to if you are able to help. Even $5 helps this worthy cause (and it’s tax deductible). Thanks much! This has affected a few of my family members and I’ve seen friends go through a few scares as [...]
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5th Anniversary….
In July 2004, Lana Newlander of Virtual Business Solutions and I held our first virtual assistant meeting in Austin. The story is kind of funny actually… She posted to the listserv at IVAA that she was kind of new and had someone contact her wanting bookkeeping services and needed a contract. I replied and said [...]
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Book Review – Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff
I don’t usually post my book reviews on my blog, but this was such a great book for business that I wanted to share it here as well… Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff Wow. They get it. I’ve read various articles and blogs and books [...]
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TweetCamp San Antonio at GeekGyrls.com
I know this poor blog is a bit neglected, working on that soon – promise… make sure to stop by GeekGyrls.com and see the post I put up today about my trip to TweetCamp San Antonio. Many thanks to the organizers for putting on a fantastic event!
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