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Just Confirmed My Speaking Time for Podcamp Michigan TOMORROW!

I have taken the plunge and signed up for a speaking slot at the first Michigan Podcamp that will be held tomorrow, November 8 in Southfield.
I’ll be speaking from 1:45 - 2:00. It’ll be a quick 15 minutes on one of my favorite topics.
Twitter for Small Business Owners - Lessons Learned and Profits Earned
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Off Topic Friday: Is it the Haves and Have-Nots, or the Will and Will-Nots?

I saw an interesting discussion on twitter last evening. As you might expect, there has been some serious discussion about the economy and the stock market (which are two DIFFERENT things BTW).
As you may know, twitter is heavily populated by “Web 2.0″ types that know far more about social media and the internet that I [...]

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Off-Topic Friday: Collateral Damage - Baby Boomers Forced to Delay Retirement

The Wall Street Journal this week highlighted a problem that’s only getting worse as the financial sector melts down. 
Baby Boomers Delay Retirement
Declines in Assets Force a Generation to Face New Reality
By KELLY GREENE
Nancy Davis, a 59-year-old senior marketing manager for a law firm in San Diego, had hoped to ease into her retirement after her [...]

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Off-Topic Friday: Trivial Pursuit, or More About The Author

The meme bug is sweeping the real estate blogging world again. 
@ToddWaller tagged me a couple of days ago to reveal potentially embarrassing facts, after he had supposedly done so himself. I didn’t see any embarassing things on his list, but there were a bunch of interesting things that I learned about him. So in the spirit of [...]

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Off-Topic Friday: Boston-Edison’s History Being Sold for Scrap

I have always been a fan of old homes. Not 1930’s and 40’s. Boring. I’m talking REALLY old ones from the turn of the century.
 
There’s something about walking through one of them when it’s vacant and listening. When I do this I can almost hear the sounds of the families that lived there. I imagine [...]

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