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Taking Time Off

April 11, 2012
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Hold on to your butts. It’s about to get personal-ish. I’m a full-time, not-so-single dad, dating an incredible, not-so-single mama. Last year, I took an awesome job at a fantastic company. Last month I walked away from that steady paycheck into the great unknown of grab-n-growl freelancing. This is the part where other people...

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Why I Hate Teaching

February 10, 2012
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A more balanced approach to aducation

I love education. But I hate teaching. Far too often we confuse the two, and I think that’s a big reason the US education system is the battered & bruised behemoth it is. Well, that and demagoguery by pusillanimous politicians. If you look at how...

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A Musician’s Opinion on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

January 18, 2012
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Stop SOPA and PIPA

I am a musician. I write, record, and play songs. I spend months pouring my deepest feelings into a dozen or so 3 minute tunes. In the good ol’ days, I could’ve signed a deal with some huge record label, borrowed a ridiculous amount...

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Top 5 Reasons I Hate Marketers

January 4, 2012
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First, let me be clear: I’m talking about what you do, not about you as a human. Second, I’m a marketer, so I’m just as guilty as you from time to time. Speaking of which, you should listen to some of my music or even...

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3 Predictions About the Future of “Social”

December 14, 2011
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3 Predictions About the Future of “Social”

In the US, there are  tens of millions of searches every month for things related to social marketing, social media marketing, and the like. But, if you look at Google Trends, it also looks like that search traffic may have peaked (for now, anyway)....

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