Archive for October, 2008
Snail Nail Marketers Still Don’t Freaking Get It
Friday, October 31st, 2008The picture below shows what awaited me in my mailbox today:
Those papers were immediately discarded into my “spam box” in my kitchen.
Why don’t snail nail spammers get with the program? This crap doesn’t work. Though I’m obviously biased, if I was a marketer trying to reach a local audience, I’d choose to use showcase ads [...]
Amazon Windowshop - What do you Think?
Sunday, October 26th, 2008http://windowshop.com/
What do you think?
[via Arjun]
The Airlines are Hurting
Sunday, October 26th, 2008I haven’t flown much over the past few months, but I had the chance to fly to Houston last week to attend REBarCamp and noticed something I haven’t experienced before — an airline charging for a (non acoholic) beverage. Even though it’s just $2, it still feels wrong to have to pay for a beverage [...]
The Thought of Self-Publishing a Book
Sunday, October 26th, 2008I’ve often wondered whether I’ll end up writing a book at some point in my career. I still don’t have the answer to that question, but there’s an article at MediaShift that’s worth a quick read for those who have thought about writing a book — 6 Ways Authors Can Succeed by Self-Publishing Books.
Defining Moment
Saturday, October 25th, 2008Off to Houston for REBarCamp Tomorrow
Monday, October 20th, 2008I’m off to Houston tomorrow morning for REBarCamp Houston — looking forward to my first ever trip to Texas (outside of the Houston airport)! If you’re in the Houston area and want to meet up at some point, shoot me a mail at meyers dot drew at gmail (dot) com.
Can BarTab Work? Yes — If Yelp Buys Them
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Facebook announced the 25 recipients of their fbFund who received $25k grants today — BarTab was on the list and the description caught my attention:
Send a drink to a friend, with Facebook! BarTab allows users to send real drinks to each other for only $1. Drinks are redeemed through the user’s cell phone at partnered [...]
Mainstream Media is Starting to Link
Sunday, October 12th, 2008I think this article in the New York Times is a very good sign that mainstream media is starting to “get” this whole linking thing.
I Need to Visit Alaska at Some Point…
Saturday, October 11th, 2008After seeing a photo like this (via a friend on facebook), how could someone not want to take a trip to Alaska?
Want to Help Make a Real Difference? Help Us Purchase Some Concrete (Literally)
Saturday, October 11th, 2008Notice anything about the picture below?
If you didn’t catch it, the point I wanted to make is that the floor of this home is composed of dirt.
I’m taking another trip (I went last year) to the Dominican Republic in late November with a few friends. In addition to getting more microfinance experience and visiting some [...]
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Microfinance
Friday, October 10th, 2008It’s no secret we’re experiencing a financial crisis worldwide right now. Ryan Calkins asks the question “Will the Global Financial Crisis Hurt Microfinance?” over at myKRO.org — if you have an opinion or thought you want to share, leave a comment!
A Quick Laugh
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008If you had purchased $1,000 worth of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago, you would have $49 left.
If you had purchased stock in Fannie Mae, you would have $2.50 left of the original $1,000.
With AIG, you would have less than $15 left.
But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, [...]
A Few Thoughts on Tonight’s Debate
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Social Security:
McCain said that fixing social security is easy and he knows how to do it. Really? That’s funny — why the heck hasn’t anyone done anything in the last 30 years to fix it then? And note McCain has been an active figure in Washington DC for almost 30 years and nothing has been [...]
Want to Make Money from Blogging?
Sunday, October 5th, 2008For anyone hoping to become rich from blogging, there’s an article at Win Extra worth reading. Here’s one interesting excerpt:
Anyone who is looking at blogging as being their primary income source needs to understand that all that reading - all that networking - is done in order to help make you an authority that other [...]
Everyone Gets Sick Every Now and Then
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Alcohol has an effect on everyone…even pumpkins!!