January 2010
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A special New Years Message from Kaitlyn!
Download now or watch on posterous IMG_2165.MOV (581 KB) Happy New Year everyone!!! Posted via email from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
December 2009
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A nice early morning view to end the year!
An early Happy New Year to all! Posted via email from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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For those of you who doubted the insanity of Kat's...
Told you it was crazy… Posted via email from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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This is what happens when you run out of Pez on...
Why, oh why did my mother ever give her Pez… Posted via email from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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10 Small Business Lessons From Zappos : Marketing...
10 Small Business Lessons From Zappos Dec 22, 2009 - Stories of Zappos, the online shoe retailer, and how they have pioneered a new way of doing customer service, using social media, and selling products online are now all over the business and trade media. From their policies such as...
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Yet another reason why I love Stephen Colbert......
via perezhilton.com Posted via web from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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The Holidays are a "Time To Share" :: The Honora...
The Holidays are a “Time To Share” Donate $30 to Share Our Strength and receive a $100 Genuine Leather and Mother-Of-Pearl watch courtesy of Honora! With only two weeks of the holiday season left, we wanted to take an opportunity to give back to those who are truly in need this year. Inspired by author Seth Godin’s recent decision to give away preview copies of his upcoming book...
The Customer Revolution →
It is coming… mark my words. 2010 is the year of the customer. People are just beginning to realize the power of their individual and collected voices. When they do, it is going…
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Watchgary:
My Le Web Keynote ( please note some dirty Language so please dont play around children )
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Best Christmas Light Show EVER!
This is only one of the genius holiday videos on Tim Jahn’s site. Click here to see the rest of the holiday cheer! Posted via email from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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Albany and the Q Social Team visit Honora's NYC...
Albany and the Q Social Team Joel and Albany play with bags of Freshwater Pearls Albany found something she likes! Albany and Joel at the Honora Offices She might just like these better… decisions, decisions… Albany locked herself in the vault… we swear! Albany tries her hand at stringing… it does not go very well… Posted via email from The...
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Integrating E-Mail and Social Media - eMarketer
via emarketer.com For those who are trying to figure out where to put your 2010 marketing budget, here is a look at what the rest of the world (or at least a cross section of them) are doing. Posted via web from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
Customer Vs. Community →
The conversation around community and business is popping up more and more as the warm and fuzzy glow of Social Media begins to shift into the colder and harder phase of…
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Study finds Americans consume 34 gigabytes of...
via engadget.com That is a heck of a lot of gigs… Posted via web from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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The HEART of Social Media
Online rules of engagement are changing. Old school business approaches and methods are getting left behind for dynamic new mediums that offer more interaction and less broadcasting. Businesses and industries are realizing it’s no longer possible to simply say what you do - you need to say what you can do… Click Below To Read Morevia dannybrown.me It is no secret that I am a big fan...
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Double Feature!!! Kat insisted that we pay for...
Anyone seen either of these? Posted via email from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
Hands down the best gift Kat recieved on her...
Nicely done Kristin! Posted via email from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
Is the Tweet Generation the new Beat Generation? →
I know there is a temptation to ignore these kinds of comparisons, but indulge me for a second. I was listening to a recent episode of the Media Hacks Podcast and
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A view from the couch...
Not a bad way to start the day! Posted via email from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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Even Coke knows that Google is their Homepage!
Several years ago, Coke realized that Coke.com is not their home page - it is Google.com, digg.com and YouTube. Take the time to keep abreast of what is showing up for your brand in these new social sites and search engines. via blog.hubspot.com The single biggest misconception people have about their site is that the homepage that the spent countless hours redesigning is not nearly a web...
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Tiger Woods Vs. Jay Z [PIC]
via zee.posterous.com Yep… 99 seems to be a good estimate… Posted via web from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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Seven mind-boggling shots
via holykaw.alltop.com No idea if this is enhanced, but it sure is cool! Posted via web from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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The evolution of a web design...
via theoatmeal.com An amusing, yet highly biased opinion of the web redesign process… Be sure to check out the whole journey (especially the part with Mr. Miffles!). I’ve had similar experiences as the client, sadly the web designers were not nearly this good. Posted via web from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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Seth's Blog: Is it too late to catch up?
Here’s a list of my top ten things to consider doing: Use gmail to give every person in the organization that can read English an email address. Use a free website creating tool or even Squidoo to build a page about your company. Nothing fancy, but list your locations, your people (with addresses) and make it clear you want to hear from people. Start an email newsletter using Mad Mimi or...
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Made to Stick: How to Stand Out in a Crowded...
via openforum.com If you arent offering anything unique, you might as well not offer anything at all these days… Really interesting stuff from Dan Heath, guess I am going to have to add Made to Stick to the reading list. Posted via web from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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Do you think my two year old is trying to tell me...
Yes, she staged this all by herself and that is indeed a goldfish cracker she put inside his mouth… Posted via email from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
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If you need a mid-day laugh: Man Vs. Toddler...
via feedproxy.google.com This is nearly identical to the way I parent! One of these days Kaitlyn is just going to kick me… Posted via web from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »
A Little Direction Never Hurt Anyone… Right? →
Welcome to the first steps towards a new (and on its way to improved) MichaelSchechter.me. As I mentioned in my previous post, I really want to start stepping up my game…
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The Cutest Video Of A Kitten You’ll Ever See....
via feedproxy.google.com I don’t even think my wife can hate this video and she hate EVERYTHING cat… Only time will tell Posted via web from Michael Schechter’s Posterous | Comment »