So I caught wind via Jackie Peters (whose path I crossed repeatedly during my last month of travel) of a report by Cone, INC that threw out the most absurd statistics I’ve ever seen in a report. That’s probably because I don’t waste a lot of time reading reports, though.
At any rate, the Cone report [...]

I just had my first post go live on mashable.com, to the tune of “how to know if you should fire your social media consultant“.
I was a little nervous posting this, not because I wasn’t sure of the contents, but because I wasn’t sure who would take it personally, if anyone. So far, so good, [...]

One of the biggest lessons in networking is having a firm handshake. Not one that crushes your partner’s hand, but one that shows, “I’m confident and I care”.
Figuring out how a social utility could embody that kind of interaction has been one of the goals since I joined Anthillz as a consultant back in July.
We’ve [...]

I’ve historically been one to avoid the polarization of ideas. Even when there’s a clear good vs. bad, I find myself in the position where it’s been best to keep cool and simply act as a mediator, since I’m good at that task as well.
More and more, I’m finding myself not only comfortable, but confident [...]

About 3 weeks ago I announced my departure from Round3 and that I’d be pursuing new work as an independent consultant. The main reason for that announcement was my decision to put focus on continuing to grow IndyHall with Geoff while finding other projects and teams to consult with regarding their user communities, as well [...]