January 2012
2 posts
The Car Phone
Remember talking on the phone? Not just a quick, see you soon call, but a long relationship building discussion? Seems a bit lost these days in our sea of email and text.
I often joke with my friends and tell my kids about my first Bell Atlantic Cell Phone or should I say “Car Phone” and its bills. The thing was built into my car, looked cool, was always charged, sounded perfect,...
So much new and not much has changed
I talk to folks all the time about taking advantage of new technology and developing electronic media to better their business or association. They often suffer over decisions relating to the technology options and which with get them the best return. The suffering comes from sincere caring about what they perceive as important. It struck me again tonight that with so much new mobile...
December 2011
2 posts
Daily Patricia: what to make, what to make →
patriciahandschiegel:
Have you ever read posts here and wondered, “how can we make things that fit into the future of the internet now?”
Today’s post is for this.
1. The internet as a platform for improved education — The internet has incredible capacity to redefine and modernize the education system at a lower cost…
Just a few more good thoughts.
Daily Patricia: here's why apps are not the... →
patriciahandschiegel:
There was an interesting blog post today about why apps are not the future.
I believe it is written in the context of ‘apps’ being those things you download on your smart phone, etc. versus websites. The post refers to the ‘web’ and I’m not sure what that means. For the sake of disclosure, I…
Just a thought. There is a lot of opportunity being missed. We have...
November 2011
2 posts
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A New Vehicle for Stonehouse Media
Okay folks, this post is a bit of a pitch for our biz, but sometimes you just have to talk about yourself and your people. I hope you don’t mind a couple graphs of pump about SHM. I loved our website and it served us and our people well. This post is about our old site and our excitement about the new. Thanks for allowing me a bit of time to pitch. Rod
In “Internet time,” Stonehouse...
New Orleans is always worth the miles
Just got back from New Orleans this week to enjoy our October snow storm and power outage. The trip to New Orleans was excellent. The roads were clear, the pavement was smooth or it was being repaired and widened. I experienced very little congested traffic. The total ride was around 2400 miles. Takes about 20 hours each way from PA if you just stop for gas and an occasional sandwich.
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October 2011
2 posts
So many good things are happening!
I have been traveling a lot by motorcycle around our country the past four months. In those 12,000 miles of recent travel I have made personal observations that warm my heart and contradict much of what I have seen reported. For a country that sounds like it is in crisis when you listen to the news media and many of our politicians, I believe there are many great things happening.
If you are...
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February 2011
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A special day, been blown away!
I can’t believe what they said! We just finished editing video interviews of users who we serve with online training and education on www.cfitrainer.net. The interviews will be available online soon, but I couldn’t wait to say that sitting in the edit suite and seeing the passion coming from these people we visited around the county was one of the most rewarding experiences...
August 2010
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Spirit and Soul in our work – the great reward
What defines reward from our work? Is it the rush when we get something just the way we wanted? Perhaps it’s the great feeling when we fall back into our recliners, “as seen on TV”. Maybe a great reward from our work is resolution of conflict between a creative team or business relationship. Maybe it’s as simple as being part of a team and knowing that you have people around you that you can...
March 2010
1 post
APPLE iPAD with no FLASH?
With such beautiful products, an ever strengthening position in the market and a history of serving the people and the arts, why would Apple not support FLASH? Flash is a pristine video solution that has been embraced by the hands of people who are often driven by their Apple computers. Flash is the leading embedded video web format. Much of our Internet and business relies on Flash and...
February 2010
2 posts
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What a day! New Life out in e-land
I see new energy building out there in our electronic media land! Energy and commitment that extends beyond the mere pump of a new technology or buzz.
In the meetings that I am attending, people are trying to “do the right thing” more each day! We are currently responding to more demand for new programs for promotion, education and training than I can remember! The best part is...
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January 2010
3 posts
Twilight Wish Foundation
If you are interested in letting people from our older population know how much you appreciate them, you can personally help make a wish come true or simply make a donation at www.twilightwish.org. There are very few ways that we can communicate gratitude to our elders who are often forgotten during our busy and hectic lives. Twilightwish has found a way to help each of us “do good and...
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December 2009
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November 2009
1 post
Funny, I originally wrote this in the late 90's.
Tech-Cuffs
In an economy where we are looking for recovery, during a time when government and business are being re-designed, leaders need to re-evaluate who runs the show and how we can invest in flexible, longer term solutions that can serve up quality content while building new audiences or markets. With so much electronic media washing over us, it’s tough enough to differentiate your agency,...
October 2009
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June 2009
2 posts
The four hour press
I’m sitting in row 10 on a US___ flight from Dallas. My intestines are jammed up like coffee grounds in a French press. If I keep my legs jammed into this seat in front of me, I’ll get gangrene and they will need to cut off my legs to save my life 36,000 feet over the Midwest! What a mess!
Today I became a frequent driver again. I will drive 20 hours before considering the...
January 2009
9 posts
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