Comcast Business You Are a Mess

Comcast Business, you are a stinker:

Don't Miss Out on the SEMPO Panel Event on Oct 26 at 7:30 am in Cambridge

It features 3 great panelists, held at HubSpot in Cambridge. I will be there. You should, too.

SEMPO Boston: The Evolution of Search

My Blog is PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

It looks pretty, too.

ARE YOU DOING YOUR MONTHLY CHECKS  FOR LUMPS OR IRREGULARITIES IN THE SHOWER?

If not, it is NOT too late to start. Do it.

My First Horse Show in Many Years...

It was a great time. Got a bunch of ribbons - first in Light Horse Pleasure. Did 2 jumpers classes - Cash's first time ever competing in Jumpers. He loves to jump. He's getting the hang of it. I need more work on my jumping equitation. That's why I like the timed courses - doesn't matter how you look. Ellie did amazing, she won Reserve Champion.

Facebook is the New Google

Not for search, of course, but if everyone is spending all their time on Facebook, it doesn't seem that Google will be able to capture them and convert them to Buzz or whatever else they come up with. Plus 1, etc.

I'm still trying to figure out what it will look like 5 years from now. This is important, because planning the direction of an online marketing business means you gotta be ahead of the curve.

Facebook owns 21% of all ad impressions. That's incredible. Microsoft's Bing is doing some fascinating work in integrating its "like" data into search results.

New innovations are going on every day; the ability to keep up and quickly learn how to integrate them into your marketing plan is, for me, one of the biggest challenges.

I just found out that I founded Picasa Web Albums

If you don't see what I mean, here is the screen shot. I'm thrilled. Um, why was I not paid for this?

Why I Love to Fly Little Airplanes (and yes, I wish I could fly big ones too!)

I've just started flying little airplanes again after almost 3 years. It still gives me the same feeling of awe as it did when I first started training over 10 years ago.

First, the fact that we are still "allowed" to fly these wonderful machines, by our government, never ceases to amaze me. You can't text while driving, but you can go way up into the air in an aluminum airplane and fly, read charts, talk on the radio, all simultaneously!

Second, the incredible sense of freedom that you get from being able to point your plane where you want (well, yes of course there are restrictions and rules that you must follow, but you see my point) is THRILLING!

Third, the perspective you gain on the world as seen from above is something that stays with you long after you've landed and put your bird back into its nest.

Fourth, then coolness of all the electronics and instruments you get to play with is irresistible to someone like me, having become an amateur radio operator at age 12 (back when morse code ability was required).

Fifth - It's a challenge! You know the feeling you get when you've accomplished something that took much study and practice? That's one of the rewards of flying.

I have to add a sixth - you can actually use your pilot's license to go places that would either be very difficult to drive to quickly (think Provincetown from Eastern MA) or that might be useful for your business (I have flown to see clients from MA to NY & NJ - much better than taking the airlines or driving!). Of course you can use it to explore places, I have my favorites but I'm excited about finding more cool and exciting places - a beautiful small town in the Adirondacks, for example.