#Memstorm Ignites Twitter taking Memphis by storm: Power of Twitter to Communicate in a Crisis

Feb 25 2011

 All the essentials #memstorm by @BrennanSomers   Fortunately the storm that brought The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore ( @jimcantore on twitter) to Memphis blew through with mainly straight line winds and thankfully no tornadoes.  Bad weather can strike in Memphis–sometimes without warning–and it’s always good to have a plan according to one of our favorite weather sources, Erik Proseus (aka @memphisweather1 on Twitter) who posts at MemphisWeather.net and tweets his blog.  An important part of having a plan is communication and how information is shared.  Twitter is a great way to engage and share “real time” information.  Yesterday, approximately 7 hours before…

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PR Re-Invented: SocialSlam 2011 is COMING to Tennessee #SoSlam

Feb 01 2011

  I am looking forward to attending and participating in Knoxville’s #SoSlam (Social Slam) event April 13th, 2011 and meeting Jay Baer ( @JayBaer ) and Bryan Winter ( @BrianWinter ).  I am fortunate to say that I know Christina “CK” Kerley ( @CKsays ) and Trey Pennington ( @treypennington ) in real life as many of these folks came to Memphis last May for @ChrisBrogan ‘s event.  This April event, organized by my good friend and master blogger @MarkWSchaefer–is shaping up to be one of the best yet.  Along with sponsor Pyxl and Knoxville’s Social Media Club, there will be additional sponsors as we get closer…

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Raising Children While you Work: Balance & Benefits

Jan 30 2011

See the full gallery on posterous I’m thankful that my children do not read my blog or log onto my website.  At this teen and pre-teen stage of their lives, they have zero interest in what I do professionally.  They do however think I have a “cool job” and they have mentioned on occasion that they appreciate my earning some extra bucks to fund the things they like to do. (Like keep the heat on and put food on the table, I often reply). I was looking through my photos on my laptop and discovered these here obviously taken while…

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Fun Feeding South Main Police Gumbo! Good Neighbors

Jan 27 2011

    Recently we had the rare and great opportunity to feed the South Main Police in our office last Friday.  We just thought it would be fun to get to know our neighborhood police and feed them steaming hot seafood gumbo on a cold winter day! We had lots of garlic bread and cheese to go along and we had a great time. Thanks to Automatic Slims for providing the most delicious seafoood gumbo!  We loved meeting our downtown police and we are glad to say, they all rock!   Here’s what I learned:  Being a police officer is…

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You Are What You Tweet: Content & Company Define Us

Jan 22 2011

As little as two or three years ago for most of us, we relied on information mainly from the mainstream media.  Today, the internet is content rich (and of course has been for longer than a few years) and with “everyday” folks like me joining Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, etc. the content available is incomprehensible.  I could go into all the stats available to support it, but since that’s not where I’m headed, I’ll skip that.  Where I am headed is this: you are defined, categorized, listed, judged and perceived by both the content you post AND the company you…

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Roadmap to MCS School Success: Clear Vision, Exceptional Strategy, Collective Effort

Jan 14 2011

Recently I began working with Senator Mark Norris—someone I have known for 25 years—on his position regarding the current Memphis City School Board’s actions and his duties as the Senate Majority Leader (R-Dist. 32).  For the past week, our office has been fielding media calls and collecting questions for clarification, setting up interviews and generally helping him keep up with what folks need and want to know.  As a parent with two children in the public school system (Shelby County) I am also personally interested in learning more about what we can do to collectively help our children in both…

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