Nice post a few weeks ago from Church of the Customer (found them today on Seth's blog, good stuff) about the art of the thank-you note. A handwritten note is about the cheapest and easiest way to make a memorable micro-connection. But when you're going to be memorable, take an extra minute to get it right. I'd add two suggestions to Church of … [Read more...] about Make a Connection for 50 Cents
Archives for November 2007
StumbleUpon Friday: November 30, 2007
No need to spend two hours Stumbling for something good, here are seven pre-selected entertaining time-wasters for your enjoyment. Top 10 Bizarre Literary Deaths. Only click if you like adorable photo sequences of pets. Phrase Thesaurus. A paid service, but you can fool with it for 20 minutes for free. And isn't that what StumbleUpon is truly … [Read more...] about StumbleUpon Friday: November 30, 2007
It’s Time to Get off our Ass and Save the World
Seth Godin directed our attention this morning to an organization called Room to Read, a nonprofit group that builds schools and libraries for children in some of the world's poorest rural communities. Here are some stats from their site. In the past seven years, they've built 287 schools, established more than 3,700 libraries, published 146 new … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Get off our Ass and Save the World
A Manual for the Odd and Lonesome
Tonight I offer you a lovely post by Shane of Shane and Peter about the process of learning to connect with other people. I have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of folks who read this blog (certainly the person who writes it) can identify with the gawky, geeky boy who didn't know how on earth to meet all of those other humans milling around him. … [Read more...] about A Manual for the Odd and Lonesome