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Fueling the Fire of Entrepreneurship – Colorado Companies to Watch

Steven Groves — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:04:51 +0000

Last Friday I was able to attend an event they were a part of at the City Hall event venue and met a great group of people - Melodie Reagan of i2i WorkForce, Sam Bailey from the Colorado State Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Debra Zimmer from ExpertMarketingCoach.com, Sandy Morris from Lift-Off Communications and Pat & Larry Nelson of W3W3 Talk Radio. We drank wine, talked about Colorado business with Sam and checked a new art project on display at the City Hall Event Space. I really enjoyed myself and here are several pics from the event that I think you’ll enjoy posted on Facebook.

I guess I knew it would happen eventually. After serving a a volunteer on the OTEF board for several years and helping stage the Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference for the first five years of it’s life, I should have expected to get invovled in something entrepreneurial in Colorado before long – and I did. I like the mission of recognizing these second stage companies that represent the bulwark of our economy and I’ll do what i can to help in the mission.

The display was called ‘Terminal Kings‘ and represented 3 artists working to produce a functional art project of 100′x8′ panels that will be used as construction barriers for the next 5 years at Denver international Airport. The combination of the art work, the venue and the company made for a pretty fun evening. I had to return the next night and filled a Pinterest board with some of the images I liked best.

Colorado Companies to Watch (@ColoradoCTW and at Colorado.CompaniestoWatch.org) is a Denver-based organization I’ve thrown in with that recognizes ‘second-stage growth’ companies for being that essential part of the Colorado economy that these organizations represent. The second-stage description means that the companies that have made it through the first few year of getting launched and they’ve becoming revenue generating. As a ‘second-stage’ company, they are contributing to the Colorado economy with jobs, capital and innovation and through this program, they can be recognized and promoted. The initiative is a joint public-private venture staged with the support of the Edward Lowe Foundation, the Colorado State Office of Economic Development and International Trade, an awesome group of media partners and sponsors and a hardy group of volunteers.

What’s next for my involvement with the group is to lend some assistance in content development (pics, & videos maybe?) and see how I can again support the building of entrepreneurial fires, in Colorado this time! Thanks for having me gang!

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How Brands Will Use Google+(IMHO)

Steven Groves — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:49:36 +0000

Enjoying the growth of Google Plus for a specific reasons – 1) it let’s me connect to my community in a way that is relevant for the messages I want to post and 2) it’s the best, most viable competition to the behemoth that is Facebook today.

Brands are not yet settled into G+, but it’s reported that Google is looking for the optimum combination of brands and consumers so that it’s a more natural extension of how consumers want to connect to brands. My hope is that it is not yet another iteration of the interruption driven model that has predominated marketing for decades, but I got to wondering what would it look like if G+ actually addressed the paradigm and sought to try something better, what would a brand interaction in G+ look like? Here’s my take on what it might be like.

For brands to connect with consumers on G+, (when they can) the consumer will have to opt-in to the brand and include them into a Circle that they see regularly. I think we’ll see a permutation of the Google AdWords product that is smarter. Keywords will be scanned and the connection between the conversation and the offer will take on a better meaning. I think that brands will be able to better identify the real influencers in respective markets IF (and this is a big if) the brand can be given access to the social graph / Circle stats of the consumer. How will they get access? Consumers will grant it – usually in exchange for something of value. What kind of value? Some people will trade access to their social graph for a cup of coffee at , others will require a bit more consideration.

Accelerators to adoption will include connections between products like +Personal.com, which I really like, but do not yet understand how they’re going to be relevant if I cannot connect my permissions and profile to the social networks I’m using – profile fatigue is starting to set in with consumers and we, as an industry, have to find a solutions. OpenID, Google profiles and Facebook Connect are just placeholders for now and the real power in this space I think has yet to emerge.

What to do for now is to develop a presence in the social space in a way that is both genuine and in a way that recognizes that your persona can vary relative to the audience you wish to address without being disingenuous. Learning this, knowing it and being able to act on it for a brand though will be a challenge – too many of them are wrapped up in an old-school mindsets that places monthly and quarterly.

What if the ROI was higher by being nice?

Steven Groves — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:16:00 +0000

People, people, people…

I just had to take a moment to comment on a recent article I read over at MediaPost about copyright trolls, RightHaven, and their heavy-handed tactics in copyright enforcement. The article written by Wendy Davis cites a lawsuit brought by RightHaven against an autistic blogger for $150,000 for posting an image originally posted by the Denver Post.

Following what I understand is their standard modus operandi , RightHaven does not first ask for compliance, they file a suit first and ask questions later. No warning, no letter or email requesting compliance – just a lawsuit that the offending party needs to respond to or end up being thrown under the ever-turning wheels of justice. Justice? Sorry, this action does not appear to be about justice – it seems to be about RightHaven lawyers looking for more and more billable hours I think.

In the article, Reporters Without Borders, (a free speech advocacy group,) has asked the Denver Post parent organization to please reconsider their association and behavior in respect to employing RightHaven tactics. They, and I, have no problem with a media agency wanting to retain control over its creative output, but is hiring a lawyer to bring suit the right first step if you believe a copyright infringement has occurred?

What ever happened to the idea of just asking to have the content removed? Polite manners aside, what’s the ROI in paying a lawyer $250 an hour vs. a staffer $20 an hour to send an email that says the same? If the offending party does not comply, maybe the $250 an hour lawyer IS the right way to go, but I’d make a bet that the $20 would often get the same result – and save the Denver Post thousands of dollars in legal fees.

This kind of behavior deserves the full light of the blogosphere to be regularly and constantly turned on it (stay in touch on these guys at RightHavenVictims.com). As to RightHaven and the Denver Posts’ behavior – I just want to say shame on you guys! If you want to protect your content and save money, think about email and letters before lawyers. But going after a 20 year old autistic bloggers?! WTF?!

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How Will You Address Consumer Privacy in 2011?

Steven Groves — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:08:30 +0000

Consumer privacy is about to take center stage in social media marketing. In 2010 we flowed to the questions about how to establish an ROI and tool vendors responded in droves to help companies uncover and manage the mountains of data. ROI has become an underpinning of social marketing now primarily because social media is probably the most measurable form of media ever. It’s the right move to quantify it and connect it to actual revenue for both online as well as offline vendors.

2011 will be the year that focuses on who really owns the data about the consumer though; the ramifications will be felt throughout advertising and marketing from now on. The vendors that support transparency in the consumer dataset will prosper; those that do not give consumers access and control over their data will diminish.

The drivers for this initiative are varied, but let there be no mistake that the consumer will want to be in charge of their data. I’ve been following the posts in the ProjectVRM usegroup that Doc Searles and a number of others have generated on Vendor Relationship Management (VRM), which in it’s simplest terms is CRM stood on it’s head – the conversations are very forward leaning in terms of where we’re going and what’s possible even today.

A Wall Street Journal series has been tackling the issue and the article by Emile Steele outlines a new initiative from several industry data collecting companies. It is going under the name of the ‘Better Advertising Project’ (BAP) and the Open Data Partnership (ODP). The partnership is promising to provide consumers the ability to:

get a snapshot of the information that companies have collected about their interests

gain more control over that information, from editing to opting out

It looks like they are trying to get in-front of the rising consumer sentiment around their privacy by providing an opt out capability; notably absent from the list of participants are Google and Microsoft / Yahoo however.

I think BAP will be successful in providing consumers an opt-out capability in alignment with the FTC guidelines, but I think there will be a good deal more noise in 2011 and businesses will want to make sure they dodge this bullet by making their involvement with BAP noticeable from day 1.

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How Not to Handle a Social Media Infraction

Steven Groves — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:28:44 +0000

The online community is bursting with a companies poor handling of what they consider to be an infraction against them by a Twitter user. The Twitter user in question had around 20 followers and they posted something about mold in their rental unit. They referred to someone in their post as ‘Horizon’. Jay Thompson brought the post to my attention in his blog at PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com

What it looks like is that a real estate company named “Horizon Realty Group“, a company that manages about 15 properties in the Chicago area, has taken issue with the post and filed a lawsuit for $50,000 in damages from the person who made the post, Amanda Bonnen. What did Ms. Bonnen say that was so bad that Horizon felt compelled to file a suit? It looks like a reply to one of her followers / friends that said “You should just come anyway. Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s okay.” (the account @ABonnen is now inactive BTW)

Its a good thing that Horizon is savvy enough to monitor the social media world for it’s brand and mentions of it’s company. Now we begin to explore what should you NOT do when you find a post like this.

Should they have filed the lawsuit for $50,000? Maybe, but now that the story has made it to the mainstream media, the likely impact to the company filing the suit will likely be something much more more than the $50,000 they are seeking from Ms. Bonnen, who could not possibly be found at fault for the loss of revenue after this story has made the rounds. I’ll say they probably should not have filed the suit.

The overwhelming penalty in revenue and social capital will not be because of the initial Twitter post made by Ms. Bonnen. The impact will be because of two other things being talked about regarding this event.

First is that the property management company opted to file the suit to begin with. They might have handled it a hundred other ways, but a lawsuit is the way they decided to handle it. They did not apparently attempt to contact Ms. Bonnen before filing the suit. Whether or not they did attempt to contact Ms. Bonnen is now irrelevant though. It’s the next item that really I think closed the door for Horizon and their reputation.

The second item is a comment by Jeffery Michael, who’s family has run the real estate company for about 25 years, who said in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times “we’re a sue first, ask questions later kind of company”.

hmm…

My thought after reading about that comment was “… well, that’s good to know that about that real estate company – I’ll make sure I NEVER rent from them”.

It’s a thought that I think it will be the assessment of hundreds, if not thousands of other potential renters over the next few days, weeks and years. The impact to their revenue will be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost rentals, maybe millions of dollars.

Chicago is a city of of over 2.8M people. If Jeffery had held his tongue, MAYBE 20 people would have heard about it. Now that the media has picked it up, all 2M+ Chicago residents have or will likely heard about it. Heaven knows how many more million of people across the country and now the world will hear about it.

Now when people search for “Horizon Realty”, guess what will likely come up as the #1 result? Probably not their well constructed site – it will be this story for the next several years to come. It’ll be the comment that the company is a “sue first, ask questions later” kind of company. This could be bad for revenue.

What To Do? If I were to advise Horizon, I get them to immediately withdraw the lawsuit, apologize to Ms. Bonnen, and comp her rent for a year. I’d make it known that legal action is a last step, not a first. There are a few other actions I would recommend as well, but I’m sure they’re getting a big dose of social media crisis recovery consulting right now – they can contact me if they would like a few other tips.

Technorati Tags: social media, faux pax, bad press, bad publicity, horizon real estate, strategy, crisis management

Surviving a Facebook Phising Scam

Steven Groves — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:44:31 +0000

Learning a lesson about phishing scams seem to me to be a lot like the lessons learned about the likelihood of data loss on a computer, namely that there are those that have lost data, and then there are those who have not lost data… yet – *sigh*.

I suppose it will happen to all of us at one time or another, but it still really bites… this was my turn I guess.

I consider myself a pretty literate user of computer technology and to allow this to occur, for me, was a sign that I was just not paying attention to what is probably one of the most important elements of an online presence – securing my identity.

The fact that it happened to me on Facebook was disconcerting; Facebook is a relevant social network for me, TheSocialMediaBible.com Community site is more so and FastPitchNetwork.com is coming up fast as a place for me to hangout lately (very nice B2B environment BTW, well worth a look-see if your are a small- to medium biz wanting to connect / sell to others).

On May 21st I get an email from the phiser, via Facebook, that looks like an email from a friend, Pat Kitano. I know Pat to be a pretty literate user as well, so I do not question the source of the message. Little did I know what will come out of this message from a trusted friend.

The message looked like other emails I’ve received from my community via Facebook, and says I should “Check <>”, which looked like a legitimate link – I happily click thru to the site. Still OK…

As the site comes up I fail to inspect the site closely. It looks ‘Facebook-ish’ and I give up my Facebook login credentials – poof… almost immediately I begin getting tweets from friends telling me that I am spamming them. As I hear from my friends, at first I am incredulous. I value my online community and I’d NEVER intentionally spam my friends, it just couldn’t happen!

…then suddenly the realization comes over me – I’ve been phished… dang… I think through the steps next to take –

Stop the spamming, if I can
Reset my credentials on Facebook ASAP
Apologize to my network for the bad judgement / lack of presence that allowed it to happen
Move forward – not the end of the world…
Share the experience so others do not get caught too

I know how to do most of this, but unsure on other parts, so I tweet about my predicament. I get back a series of responses on what to do next that range from deleting my Facebook account and restarting to simply changing the login credentials. Another, very techy friend suggests I may have even been hit with a downloaded component that may have infected my local computer. I’m working at home, so fortunately I have another computer nearby that will allow me to keep working.

I get to work on establishing just what the phisher might have done to my laptop. I make sure my WiFi is turned off and then reach around and disconnect the Ethernet cable and drop off the net on my laptop. I start a virus scan; I use Avast AVG as my anti-virus provider and AVG updates almost everyday so I believe that it is current. Click, click – I kick off the virus scan right away.

I get back to the web and keep checking replies from the community – the suggestion that I might have downloaded something by simply logging onto the phising site is clarified that it in order for it to have executed a download of anything, it requires that I be on IE. I breath a sigh of relief – as much as I like Microsoft products, I rarely use IE as my browser; I’m usually in Google Chrome or Firefox for browsing, feeling like I might have dodged a bullet there, but still let the virus scan proceed.

I then look at the change of credentials. I know I cannot delete my name, I want to still be ‘Steven Groves’ and while my community on Facebook is not large (362 as of today), I am in no way interested in trying to recreate the connections I have there. Just changing my password will probably do what I need, which is to keep the phiser out of my account. I think about password management and realize that I lack a robust capability to generate and manage passwords. I have multiple computers, dozens of accounts and if I want to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of this happening again, I need a better solution.

I had come across LastPass.com a few weeks earlier and begin to explore it in earnest – I love what it does. LastPass connects to FireFox as a plug in and can securely manage an identity online by generating wonderfully random characters for a password and by handling the fill-in for the login page. As I implement LastPass, I’m feeling fairly secure but recognizing the weakness of counting on the LastPass.com solution to handle this critical capability of managing my online credentials.

Paranoia and conspiracy theories only travel so far with me, so I make the plunge. LastPass can generate a powerfully cryptic password, one a human would NEVER remember and one that, I hope, a hacker would never discover either. As I work with LastPass on other accounts, I realize how powerful this kind of capability is, that is the ability to auto-generate a secure password for ALL my accounts. I like it – a lot… I decide to also get the USB key, which turns a thumb drive into an authentication device so now you need my thumb drive, my password protected laptop, account access to LastPass and know where I have accounts to have an impact on my online presence. Feeling significantly better now.

Finally, the virus scan completes – no known viruses found. I breath a very big sigh of relief… definitely feel like I’ve dodged a bullet here and feel badly that I’ve spammed so many people.

Lessons Learned – consider using ‘non-industry standard’ web browsers more, pay attention to the links you click on, check into a password / single sign-on management product like LastPass.com. Will it make a difference? Yes, I think so and the solutions out there make the implementation very easy and non intrusive once you’ve got things set up.

Image credit – The Tech Herald

Technorati Tags: social media, phishing, facebook, repair, password management, lastpass

Getting Back in the Saddle; Thank You to Everyone

Steven Groves — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:02:03 +0000

I am getting back to the business of what I do after the tragedy of losing my son and wanted to begin by saying thank you to everyone who has helped, commented, sent a well wish and / or made a donation. I’ll cover that whole experience soon enough, but until then please hear how grateful I am to everyone. I took some time off, got connected to reality and have been working through all the thoughts issues and situations that come from such an experience.

My takeaway from the experience is to an evangelist for telling the people close to you that you love them everyday, every time you part with them – it’s a powerful message that helped make the loss of my son more manageable for me. You can expect to hear it again… kind of like what I do.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-21

Steven Groves — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:23:00 +0000

@heatherwags – happy to; umm… mind if I help myself to the liquer cabinet while I’m there #
Arrived safely in Payson; ahhh… Cool and comfortable #
Fed, gassed up and on the road to PMC camping / retreat – out of pocket off / on Twitter thru Sunday #
@RManning_Mynt – I succumb to a FB Phising scam; need more for your article? in reply to RManning_Mynt #
RT @AmandaVega: Everyone now…happy birthday @tdhurst! w00t! that old dawg?! #
hmm… noticing that TweetDeck does not aggregate incoming ‘All Friends’ from multiple accounts in 1 column like Seesmic Desktop #
@dneighbors – got it… and agree… nirvana is best expressed as ‘…’ – ‘swhy u c me use it so much… in reply to dneighbors #
Facebook is listed under Social Networks > Tools on P.452 in The Social Media Bible; What, How, Who, Founder & Should You are answered #
@dawnshrum – the new TD is MUCH imporved – no need to log out / in to use another acct. Loved the feature in Seesmic, nice to c in TD in reply to dawnshrum #
Interesting eye that gal @IAmChanelle has – here is her Flickr stream for #IgnitePhx http://tr.im/oWsk #
Facebook vanity URL is now http://www.facebook.com/StevenGrovesAZ – lagged on getting StevenGroves too long *dang* #
@chrisdickens – no MotoQ? Love the Q! Heard a rumor that VZN may be getting the iPhone though… any news on your side re; that? in reply to chrisdickens #
Liking the new capability and interface for TweetDeck; thumbs up and recommended! #
RT @cnnbrk: Continental jet whose pilot died in flight will be landed by two first officers at Newark airport in New Jersey. #
hmm… how to add another acct in Tweetdeck… #
RT @dneighbors: Im at — …. yes? where?! #
@BrianCamen – yep; Ning can be completely private if you wish in reply to BrianCamen #
FB RT: Dana Lam I love my life. Me too Dana! Some days better than others though… #
@BrianCamen – have done several Ning sites; wazzup? in reply to BrianCamen #
No error – charging ahead… #
Started up #Tweetdeck and was presented with a notice of another available update, said yes. Error came up. Will try to recreate. #
Loading up TweetDeck AGAIN for a feature comparison with Seesmic Desktop (which has become my fav BTW) #
Just joined #FlockToMe to connect with people under: #socialmedia, #strategy, and #entrepreneurship http://bit.ly/oGAlb #
G’Morning Tweeters! 1/2 day today for me – a couple of meetings and then off on Men’s Club Retreat; gonna miss you @Goodmansales! #
@paulvalach Did you ever get to sleep!? Thanks for coming by to visit the #KristalKafe and letting me prattle on about cooking! in reply to paulvalach #
PR / Mkt use of personas is being discussed #mashchat http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
The new #TweetDeck is FAR better than the prior version http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@mashable sez that most ppl using Twitter today are not doing so thru Twitter http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
BRB – you all behave… http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@jmarbach: ReTweet – CEO’s Should Tweet http://pea.to/rt *sigh – shakes head* http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@fetchplus – good call… in reply to fetchplus #
@jmarbach: ReTweet – CEO’s Should Tweet http://pea.to/rt – got it! Pls cease… http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@fetchplus – fractional attention good? or bad? http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@sigepjedi: TNN -> Twitter News Network + very nice! http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
fractional attention is becoming more permissible – have you taken you ADHD meds today? http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@jackalert – interesting observation http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
LOL – quality content measure at #140conf was the sound of keyboards http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@mashable and @PRsarahevans – how many followers should a CEO look to gather before they have a critical mass? http://mashable.com/chat … #
per @fetchplus – conversation is king; vs. content? http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@PRsarahevans – Twitter is a great tool for building a personal brand #mashchat http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
#BeOriginal – how quotable are you? http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@jackalert – happy to oblige Amigo http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@josephkyle – check http://www.TheSocialMediaBible.com for the social media bible; @Mashable is the Social Media Guide http://mashable.com/chat … #
@mashable – thx for the eval on Tinychat http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
CEO might require more specialized support for Twitter orientations http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@fetchplus – checked your blog Amigo; more of the same? http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@fetchplus – you sounds like a pundit; is there anything you like about this preso? http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@fetchplus – Desktop Clients are not useful? I disagree http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@paulvalach! good to see you here! http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
Cause marketing next up for the @mashable discussion http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@lisalarter – search for Seesmic Desktop http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
Gotta have a way to handle the stream – TweetDeck OR Seesmic – why both? http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
Social media allows companies to connect with clients – @mashable http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
Is there a strategic role for Twitter in a corp effort? http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
Twitter for marketing @mashable – using TinyChat for the first time – prtetty neat! http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
currently chatting @ http://mashable.com/chat #mashchat #
@samuelisaac – really nice to connect with you today up at @Matadorcoffee; look forward to chatting again on SM4 NPO! in reply to samuelisaac #
@jowyang – I like the one with the orange rattail comb in reply to jowyang #
A lesson for biz and govt on the power now in the hands of millions, particularly the hands of the next generation – http://tr.im/oROO #
@neoblog excellent news that @mrsneo is OK Amigo in reply to neoblog #
Enjoying @TysonCrosby Flickr Stream from #IgnitePhx – http://tr.im/oREx – thx to @IAmChanelle for the luv! and comment on my pic! #
@neoblog – just breath bro; blessing is she could call at all. You can replace cars, not ppl #
RT @brianshaler: @StevenGroves rocks. Haven’t said it in a while, but it’s still as true as it’s always been. *sniff* thx Amigo! #
@austinmiles – turn AWAY!, TURN AWAY! Don’t acknowledge the transgression of a bad towing policy! TURN AWAY NOW! in reply to austinmiles #
Enjoying a cheeseburger at In-N-Out… nummy #
I’m attending Fourth Annual Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference — http://bit.ly/kzydy #
@samuelisaac – cool! Try one of Mom’s baked goods… just killer! in reply to samuelisaac #
@samuelisaac – I too recommend @Matador Coffee – say hello to Mario for me and tell him I have my 3P meeting there today #
Finished my meeting with @RedPear – great team; look for announcement soon #
RT @krysvs: Just had a great meeting with @stevengroves. He’s rad.- umm… thx from me too… LOL – the danger of having 2 Twitter accts #
OMW to Steves Espresso and a mtg w/ @bwilley #
Wine at la Bocca with @cookn, @cpropst and @paulvalach for the after-party for #Ignitephx #
Off to the afterparty for #ignitephx at la Bocca #
@leogodin217 suggesting failure is the path to success at #ignitephx – very good preso! #
@mattwynn tell us why govt data requests in Phx is so inane at #ignitephx #
@globalscout1 is sharing her lessons learned from global travel – I agree with her that PMA matters #
I’m so surprised, @msherr found a way to get up on stage for #Ignitephx #
Great first half at #ignitephx – way too familiar with what happens to a dead body… #
OMg windy at #IgnitePhx #
Fighting traffic to get to #Ignitephx #
otw to #ignitephx w/ @cpropst & @cookn #
@boldavenue – think we’re all taken up, chk w/ @celsius; rumor has it he may have one or two xtra in reply to boldavenue #
@bwilley – what was the topic? in reply to bwilley #
just got the link to install v.3 of Seesmic Desktop – like it so far… a bit cleaner, more space for columns #
@DaveMcCollom – of course they will – need to remember my acct name & PW to get to the screen where they can *sigh* waiting on PW now in reply to DaveMcCollom #
@DaveMcCollom – was hoping to find a better, quicker, more timely solution than filling out a web form *sigh* in reply to DaveMcCollom #
one ticket left for #IgnitePhx in my bag o’ tricks – my understanding is that reserved parties will need to be together to be admitted #
Reading a MS published guide on performance tuning in Vista – hoping for tips on improving video performance that I need – http://tr.im/oH3B #
@paulvalach – not on a Mac; trying to do editing / production work of the .MOV on a PC #
2 add’l tix for #IgnitePhx reserved @Lonsafko and a guest are not able to make it – anyone need tix? DM or @ me #
pretty frustrating – trying to work on a .MOV format video in #Camtasia; playback is stuttering – cannot find any support / help on web #
Need a good & inexpensive (free maybe?) option to translate .MOV files to WMA or other HD format for a PC – any ideas? #
Suggest you not use #TwitterTrain – asks for your Twitter PW = very bad… #
What has happened to Googles Spam filter?! I am not getting two to six spam emails a day that they used to always get *sigh* #
Would you unfollow someone who posted this message? “TWITTER= MONEY MAKING MACHINE. USE IT NOW.” – I did… #
Cool! Google Docs now supports Office 07 format! Been using Google more and more to do work on text and spreadsheets #
@Mashable is running a contest to win a social media library which includes The Social Media Bible! http://tr.im/oFp8 #
For those without the AZ Republic, @EvoTerra (and 2 others) made a mention on the #IgnitePhx article in Section B – go get a copy to frame! #
When life hands you lemons, put a rind twist in your martini #BeOriginal #
Whew – seemed like a busy day; did I get anything done? #
RT @KellyNeufeld: The Social Media Bible 10 Commandments http://tinyurl.com/kqwtvo #
whew – just cleaned up the 570 emails I sat down with this morning… #
Next wkend #
RT @InPlainEnglish: Wiley’s Social Media Bible just out. Over 800 pages. Superb collection of very helpful info – http://cli.gs/JXQVM0 #
RE: Hello Bobbie Jo and the fundraising effort was not mine, but established by some friends. They did have it set to ex… http://disq.us/f9k #
RT @chrislee: RT @TwestivalPhx: The date for the next Global Twestival will be announced tomorrow at the #140conf! #
RT @austinhamilton: how many more days do I need to tweet about #squarespace? – I dunno; at least once more I bet… #
Reading “The Coming Change in Social Media Business Applications” at http://tr.im/oyZG #
Anyone else watching the Twitterstream for #iranelection? Change coming for those ppl… violence in the transition process though #
RT @KarenYetter: Social media marketing gaining ground http://tr.im/oyTp – going Global! #
RT @JobCaesar: I have a book in my hand as thick as Econ 105 textbook in college: Social Media Bible… textbook for the New Economy? #
@erencelik – looks like you get to trade sleep for a worldwide reporting stint – best wishes and be safe Mi Amigo in reply to erencelik #
@JKWleadership – thx… good to be back at it… in reply to JKWleadership #
@JamieHS – visit other blogs, comment there, link back to your blog – particpate Mi Amigo in reply to JamieHS #
The difference between school and life? School = you’re taught a lesson and given a test. Life = given a test that teaches you a lesson #
@joankw – oooohhh… have to look through the china and silversets left by my Mother – get back to ya’ in reply to joankw #
RT @cookn: @stevengroves What happened to your avatar? It’s blank. – might be updating – just reset it to the initials logo #
@dbarnhart knows what a demitasse spoon is @cookn – it’s a little tiny spoon used to stir a freshly brewed, steaming hot espresso – yum! in reply to dbarnhart #
@cookn – ah, thought it might just be me with the civilized demeanor in reply to cookn #
Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks. – Regina Brett, 90 years old #
I do not mind being reminded of being punked on April 1, 2009, but I just HAD to let the Twitter PRO avatar go this morning… sorry y’all #
@bwilley OMG yes… BTW, when do you get into the office Amigo? in reply to bwilley #
Very good chance you all will see me and Cyn at #Ignitephx – Daughter may have a dive meet #
Does anyone else keep demitasse spoons at the espresso maker to stir in sweetner? Or is it just me? #
Good to be hm, back from a few dayz off. Have many, many to acknowledge and 570 emails to sort thru; backyard repair / watering done though #
Last foodie update for a while – San Diego’s BEST burgers = Rocky’s in Mission Beach off Ingraham at La Playa; OMG good stuff #
Accessing Google Maps on the Moto Q to chk traffic / closures – prompted to d/l new version to since 2-3 days ago #
@cc_chapman – excellent fam outing to see UP… good story, awesome 3D graphics #
Been considering social media consulting programs & offerings; want to est. std offerings w/ customization options. Concern re; scalability #
Verdict on Space Age Restaurant in Gila Bend; Good Patty Melt, crisp-toasted rye bread and the Reuben was flavorful. O-Rings waayy overdone #
@celsius – doing pretty well; anxious to get plugged in again and get to work #
Hmm… The ol’ Twitter PRO pic has returned; seems like the avatar changes randomly at times; anyone else get the same? #
I’m up in N. Valley – Desert Ridge / Citynorth #
@ricknovy – it’s a #Twitter thing; not touched a thing for over a week… *sigh* #
@jenn_ex Thx for the well wish, back to Phx now… prob back by dinner time #
*sigh* on I-8 otw to Phx #
Last morning to awaken in San Diego; pack, b’fast & then drive across the desert b4 it gets hott #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-14

Steven Groves — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:23:00 +0000

Back from morning bike ride along the beach…. Ready for Bloody Mary & Beachfront Reading Room #
G’morning tweeters! San Diego is turning out to be just what the Dr. Ordered; much needed rest and relaxation #
Bit of beach reading, split a Reuben and now shopping for the kitchenette #
Just chk’d in in Pacific Beach @ 1A – time for a cocktail & walk on the beach #
Field fire at Gordons Well, CA – exit 151; interesting odor – eeewwww! #
Going thru Gila Bend – do we stop at the Space Age Lodge / Restaurant? #
Feeling some tension drain – otw to visit San Diego… Sissy is watching the house & feeding the cat… been a tough week #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-07

Steven Groves — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:23:00 +0000

Man… So happy that is done… What an amazing display of community at my sons memorial svc – Wow. Still numb… Looking for a drink #
Viewing last night, celebration of life today… thanks to everyone who has been a blessing and a supporter in this effort… #
Viewing is over – back to the house w/ friends #
Off to the mortuary – wishing I did not have to go… #
@HeatherWags @NetworkingPhx @stevengroves @lonsafko @hardaway @Jenn_ex @Marc_Meyer @chrisheuer @wbaustin @poppy_zabelin #FollowFriday in reply to HeatherWags #
@HeatherWags @AmandaVega @tdhurst @NetworkingPhx @cookn @jackalert @hardaway @SocialMediabbl@Jenn_ex @linhtang @lonsafko #followfriday #
RT @JohnKremer: Book Marketing 2.0: 5 ways you can use Web 2.0 tools to promote your book: http://budurl.com/tzz8. Great blog post? No blog #
@callkathy – thx… in reply to callkathy #
@iboughtamac – kinda like it! But I’m a fan of your work anyway #
Introducing @stephaniegroves to Thai food at Sala Tha – 32nd & Shea – she’s diggin’ it #
RT @tdhurst: Neutrogena, your men’s, non-foamy shaving cream is fantastic. very surprised – good product Ty – I’ve tried it and like it #
@shailesh – I like B’Fast… and you… and prob Sandy… in reply to shailesh #
@appassure – checking in on the Evangelist you were looking for… found them yet? #
@NetworkingPhx – you’re where I send EVERthing Networking Gelie (even if I do misspell your name sometimes) in reply to NetworkingPhx #
@lisajmetro – you’re welcome and thx for the review on the ASBA preso! in reply to lisajmetro #
@lisajmetro misspelled @networkingphx name – it’s Gelie Akhenblit; best resource I’ve seen in #Phx in reply to lisajmetro #
@lisajmetro – check with @networkingphx and Ghelie – http://www.networkingphoenix.com/ in reply to lisajmetro #
RT @HeatherWags: Result of today’s mtg w/@stevengroves? Amazing best s/media consult we’ve met with. http://www.stevengroves.com Check him out! #
Haircut day w/ my son – Memorial Svc is Saturday @ 1:30p #
Lunch w/ my son… discussing, well… everything #
@andrewkfromaz – All in all, it’s just another brick in the wall in reply to andrewkfromaz #
“Mr. Social Media” Chris Pirillo, on The Social Media Bible – http://tr.im/ni7C #
@HeatherWags – you around ma’am? where did we settle on for the interview? in reply to HeatherWags #
RT @hardaway: @stevengroves Oh good. Seeing you online feels good to me. – *smiles* thanks Francine #
Found the illy pods at BB&B #
Looking for the illy coffee at Whole Foods… Want the pods for the espresso maker #
Wondering what’s for lunch… looking in fridge… oh, look…. a berry pie! Lunch of champions! #
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. ~Maria Robinson~ #
RE: Today is Tuesday, I’m getting through some of the thoughts and emotions that this event has brought on, plowing thru… http://disq.us/8tz #
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. ~Stephen Covey~ #
@HeatherWags – Yes! Very excited about it! Are you by a phone, can we chat for a sec? in reply to HeatherWags #
The show of support around my sons passing has been… amazing… have to get back at it, stuff to do… #
Tough day.. Just hanging chill… Try again tomorrow #
Taking a distraction – going to see Up in 3D at the Harkins at Scottsdale 101 #
@sdbargainmama – headed to SD next weekend for a week; any hot bargains / tips? in reply to sdbargainmama #

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