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 [...]
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When was the last time you quid pro quo’d?
October 30th, 2009
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Define yourself
October 27th, 2009
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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, [...]
Posted in Cooking, Friends, family and me, Hospice, Music, Social media, Sports, Technology | Tags: Facebook, Social media, Twitter
Blogging with my nine-year old
October 26th, 2009
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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!
October 26th, 2009
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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 [...]
Posted in Job search, Social media, Technology, Web marketing, Work | Tags: The Community Roundtable
A new box of crayons blog
October 25th, 2009
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A new 64-count box of crayons sits on the table in front of me. I crack the lid, thinking about how I only have 64 of the 120 core Crayola ® crayon colors. I think, too, about the more than 400 colors they have introduced since 1903. For years I have been fascinated with their [...]
