Going Postal: Never Treat Your Customers as if They are Stupid

May 9, 2012

My wife and I recently had a bad experience at our local post office. A bad experience with the U.S. Postal Service? I know, right? Our son is in the Czech Republic for five months and he asked us to send him a few things. We sent the two items he requested in two separate [...]

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Culture Surfing: How Small Businesses Can Ride the Waves

May 8, 2012

I have never surfed. In fact, I know that if I tried I would probably fail miserably and hurt myself. I am, however, quite the body surfer. In fact, I am the “World Body Surfing Champion of Ocean Isle Beach, NC” for about 25 years running. OK, so that title and competition don’t really exist, [...]

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The Blogger’s Bottomless Idea Bag

May 7, 2012

Mary Poppins had her bottomless carpet bag, out of which she pulled everything from a hat rack and a mirror to a large plant and a tall lamp. That purple dinosaur had his famous Barney Bag, from which he pulled just about every craft component known to mankind. Then there was Batman, whose utility belt [...]

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The Social Life of Frank & Linh: What the Internet is Made for…

May 6, 2012

In case you haven’t seen the latest Internet obsession… Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now Have fun and enjoy! Written & Drawn by Jeff Burkholder. See previous installments of The Social Life of Frank & Linh.   Related articles The Social Life of Frank & Linh: Happy Anniversary! (inklingmedia.net)

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How Will Other Social Networks Respond to Facebook’s Organ Donor Campaign?

May 4, 2012

The big news this week is that Facebook is encouraging its users to sign up as organ donors, and then adding their organ donor status to their timelines. Not surprisingly, a lot of people are signing up and the effort, along with widespread media coverage, is making an impact. It’s less about matching people with [...]

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Nonprofits: Which Story are You Telling?

May 3, 2012

I want to share two stories with you, both of which are fiction, but could be real. Story One – Debbie I went to work yesterday and spent the first hour of my day going through emails and responding to the important ones. My work at the homeless shelter is rewarding, but somewhat frustrating. The [...]

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