http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com Beer, Wine, Golf and code Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:46:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seth Godin is one of my favorite writers. Yesterday he posted an article titled "Advice for Real Estate Agents (quit now)". The "quit now" advice is directed at the order takers who sit by waiting for the phone to ring. He goes on to lay out a plan explaining how ... http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/34 I have been giving a lot of thought to the idea of microblogging as a replacement for the email conversations I find myself having all the times. Things like setting up a tee time for golf between two or three friends. This currently happens in close-to-real-time email with everyone ccd ... http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/33 It's interesting, that when something surfaces it seems to start poping up everywhere. That is how it seems to be for me now with e-cards. I'm hoping to spark some discussion on the subject. I hope you will take the time to give me your feedback. A newsletter I receive regularly ... http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/32 I just left the Home Depot site where I was trying to locate a strip light for behind a valance in our living room. Working from home I am on a not-so-broad broadband satellite connection and every page load is painfull. Especially considering the site would probably take 30 seconds ... http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/30 From Tom Peters This I Believe: 32. Branding is for ... EVERYONE. Whoever has ... THE BEST STORY ... takes home the most marbles. "Branding?" "Branding is a character issue. Next question?" It is almost that simple. And, thus, that hard. http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/29 My favorite weekend morning pastime is catching up on my on-line reading. This weekend having read everything Seth Godin has read in the past 8 months or so I wandered over to ChangeThis where I found a manifesto (that is what ChangeThis calls them) on personal branding. http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/28 I stumbled across a post this morning by  Chris Anderson (The Long Tail Blog). The post itself talked about how Chris was tired of being spammed by PR people who have apparently purchased media lists and indiscriminately blast their press releases to every one on the list. He went so ... http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/27 I just discovered one of the best essays I have ever read. Although it talks specifically about software development and marketing but I can see how it would apply to almost any business. As you read the essay, think about your role in your company. Is your job to support ... http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/26 Power is back on. I was out of the office when it went out (my office neighbor said it was about 9:00 AM). The city said it was a fire on a pole near a substation. The battery backup carried everything very nicely for the expected 45 minutes but that was ... http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/25 Right after I posted about hosting video tours, I see where Marc Andreessen posted this about how the real estate downturn may be permanently changing where and how agents advertise their listings. Read it here. http://kens.sandbox.rwre.com/archives/24