jeff marmins blog: misc. musings.

In the midst of a tough day yesterday I was humbled by this recommendation I received: “Enthusiastic (and hilarious) advocate of social media. Get’s it.” by Ward Supplee, Silicon Valley Thank you Ward!  Providing recommendations and testimonials for your associates, customer and vendors is best done online.  This recommendation appeared on Mr. Tweet.  Recommending individuals [...]

The evolution of the privacy issue continues. My mother was concerned about people posting information about their holiday travels.  At the sames time, many have begun to transmit their coordinates via GPS to connect with other friends by searchable proximity.  This alleged crime via Google Earth, however, falls into a “I know what’s in your [...]

I just connected to a friend, Lane Kintigh, from high school! It really brightened my morning. Who would have guessed that i had an old friend that teaches German and knows Library Sciences? Linkedin just keeps growing. It’s a great way to connect professionally or just catch up. It doesn’t replace picking up the phone [...]

Lots of Info out there.  How do you deal with it?  Updates and news bulletins in your email, weblogs, online seminars, continued education, news-feeds, and now pod-casts.  I try and batch by subject and research area, starting with those things that relate to my primary client list and family first.  Anything after that varies by [...]

Amtrak to San Jose from Sacramento was going to be so late that I had to drive to make my first appointment on-time.  So much for hours of focused reading and writing.  I had thinking and catch-up phone calls in traffic instead.  It was worth it.   I had wonderful meeting with an old acquaintance and [...]