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The Break up

Jeff Marmins — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:02:54 +0000

Recommend Others Online

Jeff Marmins — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:34:32 +0000

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 on Linkedin and businesses on Yelp is great for helping build their credibility online. You’ll feel good about doing it. They’ll feel even better when they get it.

Thieves ‘using Google Earth to steal koi carp’ – Technology.am

Jeff Marmins — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:44:42 +0000

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 backyard” category. Is it an invasion of privacy to peak if a company like Google has made the data public without our permission? Can I fill out a form somewhere that says my house is a little black square on the map? Should I be concerned or should I embrace it at the same level as my drooling over a kite boarding advertisement in Facebook that understands my interests? I guess I’d feel differently if I had Koi pond.

Thieves ‘using Google Earth to steal koi carp’ – Technology.am

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The LinkedIn Blog: CNBC gets LinkedIn

Jeff Marmins — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:36:27 +0000

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 or connecting in more personal ways. I believe it will continue to grow as social networking services continue to be the thriving business model online.

The chasm between personal and business continues to diminish. Every kind of connection brings us closer to ways we can help each other have success. How are you connecting?

How do you handle the info flood?

Jeff Marmins — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:58:07 +0000

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 the idea thread, or occasional distracting URL rabbit hole. You’ve been down it – 20 sites deep from where you started.

Tabbed browsing really helps. Use Mozilla FireFox instead of Microsoft Internet Explorer. It’ll cut back on your pop-ups and virus vulnerability as well.

Do you have suggestions? Need some more info to add to your pile? A valuable page at Forbes.com that I look at every week is "People to Watch, the week ahead." at http://tinyurl.com/79cgm.

A good day in San Jose

Jeff Marmins — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:59:21 +0000

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 a new one (that I met through linkedin). It was that first meeting
that made my day. You know the feeling when you make the right connection
with someone? And you realize that there is HARMONY (one of my favorite
character traits for effectiveness) with the potential to do great things
together.

My meeting was with Michael
Gaines, a Principal of John Epperheimer’s company, Workpath Group. I know
less about Workpath than I do about Michael and his enthusiasm (I had planned to read lots of stuff about them on that train!) – and that’s
what really made me want to do some work with Workpath. Michael is a sharp guy
with a unique ability. He whittled the capabilities of mine to fit
best with areas where he could leverage my talent based on what he gleaned from
my story and passion. Effective, efficient, productive, and fun.