Archive for October, 2009

When was the last time you quid pro quo’d?

QUID PRO QUO
A friend inserted this phrase into my daily vernacular a few years ago. According to Wikipedia it is, “(From the Latin meaning “something for something”)[1] indicates a more-or-less equal exchange or substitution of goods or services.”
It’s a phrase that runs through my mind a lot lately and prompts me to ask — when [...]

Do you suffer from the perceived innovation quotient?

I was typing up some email thoughts following a meeting with Kaon Interactive yesterday and used the phrase, “perceived innovation quotient.” It got me thinking that most people would say, “What the heck does that mean? You just made that up.” Perhaps, but in my head it made perfect sense.
The perceived innovation quotient’s fundamental starting [...]

Define yourself

There are so many things that define us. Your job might define you. Your family situation might define you. Your upbringing and/or childhood might define you. Your financial situation, your health, your appearance, your propensity to give and care about others…the list goes on and on.
Social media forces definition — and a very public definition, [...]

Blogging with my nine-year old

It’s amazing the varying degrees of shock and disbelief I see/hear from people when I tell them that my nine-year old son wanted a website and we agreed. It was not a decision that my husband and I entered into lightly. Nor is it one that our son is undertaking alone. He’s learning to blog, [...]

@TheCr – The Community Roundtable LIVE!

Last Friday I participated in my second live lunch event sponsored by The Community Roundtable. During the lunch, Rachel Happe (@rhappe) and Jim Storer (@jimstorer) asked us what we thought the most important part of being a community manager is and to describe it. There were many thought provoking responses. In the end, I settled [...]